Traverse City commissioners will consider approving a resolution tonight (Monday) recognizing the rights of people experiencing homelessness.
Adopted and recommended by the Traverse City Human Rights Commission, the resolution states that the "rights, privacy and property of those experiencing homelessness shall be adequately safeguarded under the policies of Traverse City." According to the document, every …
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Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse has offered to purchase a city-owned warehouse at 517 Wellington Street for $50,000 – a proposal that could reopen commission discussions to make it a homeless shelter. Sale of the property would also make it one of the first to go through a new city property disposal process.
Safe Harbor …
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It started with one school and four students because Laurie Borysiak had to start somewhere. She and her husband took $500 of their own money to buy food and send care packages home every Friday with those four kids at Traverse City’s East Middle School so they would have something good to eat over the …
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Northern Express' November 9 issue will be a "salute to veterans" and will help raise money for northern Michigan vets - and you can help.
Readers may purchase a "star" with the name of a loved one on it. A "wall of stars" will be published in the November 9 issue, along with several feature …
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is inviting all veterans who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, or living in a less than safe or operable house to attend the Veterans Stand Down in Traverse City on Friday, July 17. The meeting will be held at VFW Post 2780 (3400 Veterans Drive) from 10:30am to …
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If these early Spring days have you lacing up your running shoes and thinking about doing a race, The Ticker is offering up three races for good causes in the coming weeks:
Fri./ Sat., Apr. 17 & 18 – The Traverse City Trail Running Festival happens this weekend and features all off-road running through the …
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For Lauren Harmstein, every day is a gift. The single mother of two young children has survived job loss, homelessness, and divorce. This Christmas, she’s living in a stable home and working at a job she loves -- and she credits Goodwill for saving her and her family.
It was just three years ago that …
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Determining how best to care for Traverse City's homeless population has generated considerable debate in the region over the past year. Yet few of those conversations have included the voices of residents actually experiencing homelessness. In this week's Northern Express – sister publication of The Ticker – investigative reporter Patrick Sullivan goes inside Traverse City's …
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Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse quietly opened for its 11th season a few days back – a day after the region saw its first snowflakes – going about its mission of providing overnight emergency shelter to homeless individuals during the cold weather months.
The “quiet” is a stark contrast to the months-long controversy over a …
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As a Special Land Use Permit (SLUP) application process stretches on for Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse to use a city-owned warehouse at 517 Wellington Street as an emergency homeless shelter, City Manager Jered Ottenwess says "it has become clear that it is not possible for Safe Harbor to operate at the property during the …
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