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Chair
John Barrett lsnahs@gmail.com
Purpose
The Subcommittee on the Homeless seeks to help LSNA and its membership better understand and advocate for compassionate and responsible responses to homelessness in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Please email lsnahs@gmail.com with any homeless-related concerns in advance of the next committee or board meeting.
Statements of LSNA Policy
Letter to Mayor Nutter, March 2008
Under construction. More documents to be posted shortly.
Next Meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 at 7 p.m. at CityView, 2001 Hamilton St., North Garden Room
Please RSVP to lsnahs@gmail.com to be informed of any changes in meeting time/location.
[Please note that the November meeting has been rescheduled. Please email lsnahs@gmail.com for further information.]
Regular Meeting Times
The Subcommittee meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.
Even-Numbered Months (Aug., Oct.): CityView, 2001 Hamilton St., North Garden Room
Even-Numbered Months (Sept., Nov.): Park Towne, 2200 B.F. Parkway, North Bldg., Suite #205
Again, please RSVP to lsnahs@gmail.com to be informed of any changes in meeting time/location.
Resources/External Links
Homeless-Related Resources
City's New Homeless Initiative
Neighborhood Resources Contact Sheet
Philadelphia's Sidewalk Behavior Ordinance
Center City District (CCD) Homeless-Related Proposals
Project Home Advocacy Positions
Center City District (CCD) Report on Panhandling
Homeless-Related Organizations & Volunteer Opportunities in Logan Square Area and Environs
Back on My Feet
Bethesda Project
Broad Street Ministry
Grace Café at Broad & Arch Streets
Project Home
Ready, Willing & Able
SafeHome
Share Your Thoughts on Homeless-Related Concerns
- LSNA has partnered with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and hired professional planners to prepare the Logan Square Neighborhood-Parkway Plan, a shared vision for the Logan Square community based on the input of residents, businesses, institutions, and other key stakeholders. Click here to learn more about the year-long planning process. The Subcommittee on the Homeless encourages you to share your opinions about homeless-related matters.
- Please also contact Subcommittee Chair John Barrett directly at lsnahs@gmail.com.
Join Us!
We are a small group of volunteers, so please consider contributing some time — as little or as much as you can spare — to help LSNA with homeless-related concerns.
Logan Square Town Watch Recruitment Meeting
Logan Square Town Watch, an independent organization, will be holding its fall recruitment meeting on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Atria (formerly Sterling Glen) at 20th & Race Streets. To RSVP and learn more, email logansquaretownwatch@gmail.com.
Holiday Trash Alert
Please note that, as a result of the Veterans' Day holiday, which falls on Tuesday, November 11, 2008, trash will be collected one day late for the remainder of the week. Please visit the Health & Safety Committee's Resources page for links to the Streets Department's holiday schedule and other sanitation-related information.
Health & Safety Committee's December Meeting
Please join the Health & Safety Committee for its December meeting on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 7:45 p.m. at CityView, 2001 Hamilton St., North Garden Room. (Please RSVP to lsnahs@gmail.com to be informed of changes in time, date, or location.) To help make efficient use of meeting time, please email lsnahs@gmail.com with any health and safety-related concerns before the next committee or board meeting.
Please also visit the Health & Safety Committee's web pages for resources links and other contact information, crime reports, crime prevention tips, homeless-related resources, and other health and safety-related information relevant to the Logan Square community. Learn more...
Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Q&A Session with Captain Dennis Wilson - Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.
On Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Captain Wilson of the Ninth Police District will be available to answer questions from the Logan Square community. The Q&A session will take place in the regular LSNA meeting space in the Academy's cafeteria, which is accessible through the rear entrance on 19th Street, just north of Cherry Street. (The LSNA board meeting will start at 7:30 p.m in the same room.)
Holiday Trash Alert
Please note that, as a result of the Columbus Day holiday, which falls on October 13, 2008, trash will be collected one day late for the remainder of the week. Accordingly, pick-up normally scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, 2008 will now take place on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, and pick-up normally scheduled for Wednesday, October 15, 2008 will now take place on Thursday, October 16, 2008. Please consult the Streets Department's holiday schedule for further information and the Health & Safety Committee's Resources page for additional sanitation-related links and information.
Health & Safety Committee Meeting - Monday, Oct. 13
Please join the Health & Safety Committee for its October meeting on Monday, October 13, 2008 at CityView, 2001 Hamilton St., North Garden Room. Please RSVP to lsnahs@gmail.com to be informed of changes in time, date, or location. (Please note that the Committee usually meets on the first Wednesday of every month but that the October meeting was rescheduled.) The meeting schedule is as follows, so please attend any or all portions of interest to you.
| 7 p.m. |
Homeless Subcommittee |
| 7:45 p.m. |
General Health & Safety Committee |
| 8:15 p.m. |
Streetlighting Task Force |
Please also visit the Health & Safety Committee's web pages for resources links and phone numbers, crime reports, crime prevention tips, homeless-related resources, and other health and safety-related information relevant to the Logan Square community. To help make efficient use of meeting time, please email lsnahs@gmail.com with any health and safety-related concerns before the next board or committee meeting.
Logan Square Town Watch Recruitment Meeting - Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.
Logan Square Town Watch, an independent organization, will be holding its fall recruitment meeting on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 8 p.m. at 113 N 23rd Street (Yo Darkroom). Please attend to learn how you can participate in Town Watch and help make our safe neighborhood even safer. For additional information, please email Ed Novack at logansquaretownwatch@gmail.com.< Learn more...
Posted: Sunday, October 12, 2008
On Saturday, October 11th, 2008 at 16th & Market Streets, traffic disruption and helicopter noise may result from a film shoot. For further information, please consult the announcement provided by the Ninth Police District. Learn more...
Posted: Friday, October 10, 2008
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