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Defiant girl rejoyces in her new website _ and link to the initial wibsite for the Rainville Tenants Union  
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 Home City Housing property management companys logo of a curved window above a door, and link to thier site  A picture of Mitch Snyder and a link to a video about his life and death, and how he helped the homeless in the United States  Jay Levy's book cover on homeless people and a link to where you can find buy the book   people behind a sign that says "Save our Homes" with a link to a National Alliiance for HUD Tenants by that name.       rainville.tenants@yahoo.com     a picture of a roof witih text under it and a link to the website of the National Coalition for the Homeless   syalized image reprewenting a house which is the logo for the Western Mass Regional Neetwork to End Homlessness  hardly descernable image from and a link to the video documentary about efforts to end homelessness in Springfield, MA   Raivile 32 Byers Street Board of Directors yahoo Groups link    

 

A personal note, this building project (the renevation of 32 Byers Street) was started by a group of non-profit and anti-poverty agencies and people in the early 1990's.
By 1996 they were renting out the units which inclue a room with a kitchenett for sleeping and other activities and a seperate bathroom and closet.
By the beginning of 1997 a "crime watch" group had been started that eventually turned into or "birthed" the Tenants Union.

An individual must be homeless at the time they apply for admission to this
"Housing First" dwelling place. There is only one rule prior to admission
and that is that one is clean and sober at the time they sign the
papers and lease for the apartment. So they remember
what it was they signed and can start fresh.

We also have various "house rules" that have been developed over time so that all of us who had some difficulties can leave here peacefully without disturbances "from the paast",
and so that people can live in harmony here. The monthly General Tenant's Meetings and the House Birthday Party put on by the Tenants Union helps to build "community".

 

 

 

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