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12/20/2006 update Dec. 10-Dec. 16 Christ Episcopal--Delavan Dec. 17-Dec. 23 First Baptist--Delavan Dec. 24-Dec. 30 Creek Road Community--Delavan Dec. 31-Jan. 6 St. John's Lutheran--Elkhorn Jan. 7-Jan. 13 Delavan United Methodist--Delavan Jan. 14-Jan. 20 St. Benedict's--Fontana Jan. 21-Jan 27 Chapel on the Hill--Lake Geneva Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Christ Episcopal--Delavan Feb. 4-Feb. 10 First Baptist--Delavan Feb. 11-Feb. 17 Creek Road Community--Delavan Feb. 18-Feb. 24 St. John's Lutheran--Elkhorn Feb. 25-March 3 Delavan United Methodist--Delavan March 4-March 10 St. Benedict's--Fontana March 11-march 17 Chapel on the Hill--Lake Geneva March 18-March 24 Christ Episcopal--Delavan 10/25/2006 update
Schedule:
October 22-28 Chapel on the Hill--Lake Geneva
October 29-Nov. 4 Christ Episcopal--Delavan
Nov. 5-Nov. 11 First
Baptist--Delavan
Nov. 12-Nov. 18 Creek Road
Community--Delavan
Nov. 19-Nov. 25 St. John's
Lutheran--Elkhorn
Nov. 26-Dec. 2 Delavan United
Methodist--Delavan
09/07/2006 update Reminder:
Walworth County Emergency Homeless Shelter will hold a meeting
September 12th 6:30 p.m. at Chapel on the Hill, N2440 Ara Glen
Drive (just off Hwy 50) Lake Geneva. Recent publicity over housing
people in tents and earlier in the year in our area churches has
caught the eye of many concerned citizens. We met with the Delavan
City Administrator as well as Walworth County Administrator David
Bretl, and most recently, representatives from Congressional
Representative Paul Ryan's office. All Walworth county churches,
city and town administrators, board members, mayors, police
departments and interested people are urged to attend the meeting.
06/01/2006 update IMPORTANT SHELTER NEWS
As requested by those in attendance at our last meeting, we will gather on Thursday, June 22nd, 9:00-11:00 a.m. at the Delavan Community Center in the strip mall on Geneva Street (Hwy. 50) between Ace Hardware and the Community Bank…820 E. Geneva Street, Delavan.
The purpose of the meeting is to evaluate the successes and failures of our first year’s shelter work for the homeless and to make plans and changes for the coming year. Having been reduced to seven host churches, we are pleading with you to consider participating as a host church in this coming year. For those who are participating as a host church, please make a deliberate and concerted effort to contact and invite your colleagues to one, be at the meeting, and secondly, to pray about participating in the shelter project which begins September 3rd of this year.
For the summer months, we have set up tents on property donated to us by the Masonic Lodge, located at 1007 S. 2nd Street (Hwy. O South) in Delavan. At the site we have rented port a potty and sink facilities and a gas grill for cooking. Currently we have three temporary residents. To make arrangements, call the shelter phone 903-WARM (9276). We encourage you to provide food that can be prepared in a campsite setting for people you may be recommending to our “tent city”. Clearly, this is a trial situation and we’ll access at the end of the summer how this is working. More information will be provided at our June 22nd meeting.
Continuum of Care Matthew 25:34-40 03/26/2006 update Dear Everyone....
The following is a complete calendar from the
start of the Shelter through to the end of May. We'll need to have
another meeting closer to that time, ...the actual date and
time will be scheduled later. FYI, Father Bill Myrick, from Christ
Episcopal Church, Delavan, will be out of state on a sabbatical from
April 24th until approx. May 20th.
Also included are the Shelter Rules for Guests in
English and the newer Spanish translation - thanks to Pastor
Ricardo Broach!
We are still waiting on an email that we can
forward to everyone showing the resources available in our county,
we received a photocopy of those resources at the last meeting, but
it was our understanding they are updated several times per month,
and we have not yet received an email update that we can forward to
you all. If someone has access to that, please send it to
christchurch@pensys.com
Thanks.
Don't forget that one resource available for food
is the SunMist Cafe in downtown Delavan (Walworth Ave.), they will
give you their left over food - soup, salads? for the Shelter
guests. That food is available after 8 p.m. each day, (call first,
and identify yourself as a Shelter Site Host) and although it may be
too late for the dinner meal that night, you may be able to use it
the next day, or as items for lunches if you pack them for the
shelter guests.
Thanks again to everyone for all you are doing!!
Don't forget to spread the word to other churches in your
denomination in Walworth County, or other churches in other towns
within Walworth County who are not already involved in the Shelter.
Please pass this on to others, my apologies if
I've left anyone off the email list, if any of you know of others
who should be getting this info, please forward it to them.
In Christ,
Roberta Karstetter, Parish Administrator
Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan
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Walworth County Emergency Overnight Homeless Shelter Calendar of Emergency Overnight Shelter Sites
2/12, 7 p.m. - 2/19, 8 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan
4/9, 7 p.m. - 4/16, 8 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan
4/16, 7 p.m. - 4/23, 8 a.m. Chapel on the Hill, Lake Geneva (with assistance from Emmanuel Lutheran, Lake Geneva)
4/23, 7 p.m. - 4/30, 8 a.m. 1st Baptist, Delavan (with assistance from Our Redeemer Lutheran, Delavan & Friendship Baptist, Walworth)
4/30, 7 p.m. - 5/7, 8 a.m. United Church of Christ - Congregational, Delavan.
5/7, 7 p.m. - 5/14, 8 a.m. Community Reformed Church (with assistance from St. Andrew's Catholic Church), Delavan
5/14, 7 p.m. - 5/21, 8 a.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, Elkhorn (with assistance from St. John in the Wilderness, 1st Congregational & Sugar Creek Lutheran of Elkhorn)
5/21, 7 p.m. - 5/28, 8 a.m. United Methodist Church, Delavan
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Rules for Shelter Guests
Shelter Guests must remain in the building once they enter. No
coming and going.
Lights out at 10:15, quiet should be observed after lights out.
Wake up &
breakfast at 6:00 a.m.
Infractions of these rules could result in explusion from the emergency shelter.
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Rules for Shelter Guests (in Spanish)
REGLAS PARA LOS HUÉSPEDES DEL REFUGIO Una vez entrado en el refugio, hay que quedarse en el edificio hasta la mañana siguiente. Si uno sale antes de la hora sin permiso, no se puede regresar adentro. No se permite fumar, ni llevar armas, ni alcohol, ni drogas en el refugio. No se tolera ni comportamiento violento, ni amenazas verbales o físicas, ni discusiones, ni pleitos. Los huéspedes deben quedarse en las áreas señaladas del refugio. Los objetos de valor y las pertenencias del huésped son la responsabilidad del huésped mismo. El refugio no tiene responsabilidad por ningún artículo perdido o robado. Las luces se apagan a las diez (10:00) de la noche. Se espera que haya silencio y tranquilidad después de esa hora. La hora de despertarse y desayunar son las seis (6:00) de la mañana. Los huéspedes deben salir del refugio a las ocho (8:00) de la mañana. Cualquier infracción de estas reglas puede resultar en ser expulsado del refugio. Los voluntarios que trabajan en el refugio siempre tienen el derecho de negar servicios.
02/28/2006 update
Greetings in Christ!
The following will be going out in postcard form
to all the churches we have in our data base (in Walworth County),
but please pass it on incase we miss anyone.
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Walworth County Emergency Overnight
Shelter Meeting
There will be a meeting on Thursday March 16, 9:00 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 503 E. Walworth Avenue, Delavan. All Walworth County churches and interested people are urged to attend. We would like to get more churches involved in hosting the shelter. As you can see by the map, the majority of the host churches are in Delavan, with one host church being in Elkhorn and one near Lake Geneva. Ideally we could have host churches in each community of the county. Those who have hosted have found it to be an extremely rewarding experience and will be on hand to answer any questions you may have about becoming a host church. If your church is not a host church, please attend the meeting to find out the details about becoming a host church. For more information, please call Christ Episcopal Church (262) 728-5292. Incase you missed the email about the new Shelter Phone.... The Walworth County Emergency Overnight Shelter now has a cell phone; the number is 262-903-WARM (9276). This cell phone will travel with the beds, etc. from site to site. Someone at the hosting church will have it with them at all times during their week so that other churches, agencies, etc. can reach the appropriate shelter site at any given time to arrange shelter. ===================================================== Update from Chapel on the Hill on their week of hosting the Shelter: I thought you might like an update on the status of the shelter occupants this past week, Feb19 -26th.
We had four men most of the week, a new gentleman, Randall,
joining us on Sunday night. Oh yes, Len's dog, Sammy, was with
us too. No Problems!
Everybody had a good week and Victor was able to move into Twin
Oaks on Saturday when a room opened up.
Currently Bryon, Len, and Randall are in St. Andrews care and
are being put up at the Super 8 Hotel this week. My wife and I
are dog sitting for Sammy.
The Emergency shelter phone, 1-262-903 WARM, was given to Ann
Schuh from St. Andrews for this week.
02/25/2006 update Hello All,
The Walworth County
Emergency Overnight Shelter now has a cell phone, the number is
262-903-WARM (9276). Because we have a limited time
plan and after that time, pay by the minute, it should only be used for
Shelter purposes. This cell phone will travel with the beds, pillows,
totes, etc. from site to site. Someone at each church should have it
with them in non-shelter hours so that other churches, agencies, etc.
can reach the appropriate Site of the Shelter at any given time.
Please pass this on to others we may have
overlooked in sending this email out to. Sorry if we've missed anyone.
We also need to schedule a meeting, or
arrange somehow to continue the calendar of shelter sites. We are
wondering if some of the other churches who had expressed an interest
previously and were waiting until their congregation or church councils
gave approval, are now ready to host a week for the Shelter?
More info about a future meeting will be out
next week. Any suggestions from any of you is welcomed and appreciated.
God bless,
Roberta Karstetter, Parish Administrator
Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan.
P.S. Christ Church had wonderful
experiences hosting the Shelter the week of Feb. 12 - 19th. The 3 men
and one dog we had as our guests were very nice, the dog well behaved
and had NO problems with them at all. We found them to be very nice
men, and our people were blessed by the experience of coming to know
them. We continue to hold them in our prayers, as well as all who are
hosting & assisting the Shelter and helping out too
02/09/2006 update Dear all....
We've had several more contacts from
individuals and churches expressing interest in wanting to know more about
the Emergency Shelter ... I had sent this out to a member from the Walworth
UCC (Jack Meredith), and although some of it is repeat information for many
of you, (the forms etc.), some of it may be information you would like to
pass on as well. The latest updated calendar of sites is also included as
well as a brief history so far, from what we remember. Apologies if we've
missed anything we should have included. We are still working on getting
the cell phone for the Shelter and will let you know soon the number and
more info. We also should schedule another meeting for those who are still
wanting to get on the calendar (which is filled up to April 9th.). Any
ideas on when we should schedule the meeting? Let us know.
Blessings to all...
In Christ,
Roberta Karstetter
Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan
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Walworth County
Emergency Overnight Homeless Shelter
An Ecumenical Ministry UpDate "I was homeless and you took me in...." (Matthew 25:35) A BRIEF HISTORY: For many months in 2005, a group of concerned people, churches & agencies had been meeting to come up with an emergency plan to help house the homeless in Walworth County, especially during these colder months. We have ONE homeless shelter in Walworth County, and that is filled to capacity, with a waiting list that could fill it again. The group has been looking at a Continuum of Care structure and a Hands of Faith model as things that could be implemented in churches around Walworth County. Members of the subcommittee included Twin Oaks Homeless Shelter Manager John Hembrook, Rector at Christ Church Fr. Bill Myrick, Delavan Community Action Community Services Program Manager Jody Stickney, and Capt. Scott McClory of the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department. After many meetings among themselves, they called meetings (held at Christ Church) of churches, concerned individuals & agencies; on November 17th approx. 35 people attended & on December 8th, approx. 60 attended. At our latest meeting on January 19th, churches who had hosted or would be hosting, or helping met together to discuss issues, concerns, good news and more in our sheltering guests overnight. Approx. 30 people attended that meeting. At the first meetings it was decided that the homeless face emergency situations and several churches, from many denominations stepped forward to offer their facilities to help with the homeless needs. Many more churches were going back to their communities to ask them to step forward and help too.
Originally the churches decided to offer housing overnight at the
shelter sites to women and dependent children, and offer vouchers for
hotels to homeless men. It became apparent that women and children may
have a greater need for hotel rooms and conveniences, so after the first
week of operation, the decision was made to offer men housing at the
site locations, and give vouchers for hotel rooms to women and
children. Unless a shelter site has facilities to be able to house both
men and women separately, and the staff to care for each. The only
Shelter Site at this time that has those facilities is Chapel on the
Hill.
Because of the IMMEDIATE need for emergency housing Christ Church
volunteered to take the very first week, starting Sunday evening, Dec.
11th at 7 p.m. Each weeknight, from 7 p.m. until 8 a.m. each morning,
the Parish Hall and downstairs bathrooms was to be in use for the
emergency homeless shelter. The shelter moved after 8 a.m. on Sunday,
Dec. 18th to the next location which was Chapel On The Hill, Highway 50,
Lake Geneva. Each week there was/will be a different church hosting the
Walworth County Homeless Shelter. It was decided to run the Emergency
Overnight Shelter from Sept. through May of each year. At our last
meeting we also approved the purchase of a cell phone specifically for
this Emergency Overnight Shelter so there would be one phone number for
police, agencies and churches to be able to contact people in charge.
This phone would travel with the beds, pillows and totes to each Shelter
Site location each week.
We have received support from many sources, The Borg Foundation donated
$3,000, The Tavern League of Walworth County and of WI donated $850,
Christ Episcopal Church donated $500, Shopko gave us great discounts on
the 20 inflatable beds we purchased, the Plaza Pharmacy, Elkhorn donated
toiletries and first aid supplies, many other individuals have brought
us bedding, donated additional monies, food, and more. We have had
publicity as well from almost all the local newspapers in Delavan, some
in Janesville, and in Milwaukee too. As the word is getting out, the
shelter is being recognized more and more "guests" are being housed at
the site locations.
Please keep these ecumenical efforts in your prayers as well as the guests we house and minister to.
Ways You Can Help
* Volunteer at the Emergency Homeless Shelter - our shelter will depend
on the work of volunteers, from those who sign people in, serve meals,
provide overnight security (MEN are especially needed for this), help
with set-up & light clean-up, laundering sheets & blankets, transport
people & beds to the next church, or to jobs during the week, provide
opportunities for movies or games, etc. on site & more.
* Each week the Emergency Overnight Shelter will operate at a different church site, each church is in charge of getting volunteers to help with their week. However, some churches may need additional help from others outside their own church. If you can help in anyway, at ANY of the Shelter Site locations, please let your church know that so you can be added to a list of volunteers. * Understand Who the Homeless Are - Help dispel the stereotypes. Learn about the different reasons for homelessness, & remember, every situation is unique. * Respect the Homeless as Individuals - Give the homeless people the same courtesy and respect you would accord your friends & your family.. Treat them as you would wish to be treated if you needed assistance. * Respond with Kindness - We can make a difference in the lives of the homeless when we respond to them, rather than ignore or dismiss them. Try a kind word and a smile and pray for our guests & volunteers too!
Calendar of Emergency Overnight
Shelter Sites
12/11, 7 p.m. - 12/18, 8 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan 12/18, 7 p.m. - 12/25, 8 a.m. Chapel on the Hill, Lake Geneva 12/25, 8 a.m. - 1/1/2006, 8 a.m. Chapel on the Hill, Lake Geneva 1/1/2006, 7 p.m. - 1/8, 8 a.m. St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Delavan 1/8, 7 p.m. - 1/15, 8 a.m. United Church of Christ - Congregational, Delavan 1/15, 7 p.m. - 1/22, 8 a.m. Community Reformed Church, Delavan 1/22, 7 p.m. - 1/29, 8 a.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, Elkhorn (with assistance from St. John in the Wilderness, 1st Congregational & Sugar Creek Lutheran of Elkhorn) 1/29, 7 p.m. - 2/5, 8 a.m. United Methodist Church, Delavan 2/5, 7 p.m. - 2/12, 8 a.m. First Baptist Church, Delavan (with assistance from Our Redeemer Lutheran, Delavan & Friendship Baptist, Walworth)
2/12, 7 p.m. - 2/19, 8 a.m. Christ Episcopal Church,
Delavan
2/19, 7 p.m. - 2/26, 8 a.m. Chapel on the Hill, Lake Geneva 2/26, 7 p.m. - 3/5, 8 a.m. St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Delavan 3/5, 7 p.m. - 3/12, 8 a.m. United Church of Christ - Congregational, Delavan 3/12, 7 p.m. - 3/19, 8 a.m. Community Reformed Church, Delavan 3/19, 7 p.m. - 3/26, 8 a.m. St. John's Lutheran Church, Elkhorn (with assistance from St. John in the Wilderness, 1st Congregational & Sugar Creek Lutheran of Elkhorn) 3/26, 7 p.m. - 4/2, 8 a.m. United Methodist Church, Delavan 4/2, 7 p.m. - 4/9, 8 a.m. First Baptist Church, Delavan (with assistance from Our Redeemer Lutheran, Delavan & Friendship Baptist, Walworth)
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EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER FOR MEN
SUNDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12TH - SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19TH (this date is one Christ Church used for hosting) EACH WEEKDAY EVENING/MORNING FROM SUNDAY TO SUNDAY Help in serving a simple dinner meal, breakfast, & a sandwich bag to go when they leave at 8 a.m. (or sooner) We will have the food on hand in the freezers or in the kitchen or food pantry cupboards - you will NOT have to purchase it. Evening meals will be served if the guests have not eaten dinner. If there is a large amount of guests, you would be called at the number you provide to come and help prepare and serve our guests, if there are a small number of guests, the overnight security will be able to provide these services. It will be at the discretion of the security people on whether or not to call the meal servers. Until we know how many guests we may (or may not serve) we have purchased frozen dinners, pot pies, etc. that can be put into the oven or microwave. Breakfast would be served between 6 - 7 a.m., cereal & milk, toast & canned fruit, or bagels - something simple, that will be frozen or is non-perishable. Sandwich bags to go can include a meat sandwich or PB&J, chips & juice box. (these supplies will be in the refrigerator or on the counter in the kitchen & can be made in the evening once we see how many guests we have to serve.) This also involves clean up after the meals are eaten of the kitchen & table areas. Sun., Feb. 12th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name ______________________________________Phone ________________________________ Mon., Feb 13th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed. (and clean-up of kitchen & tables) Name _______________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Mon., Feb 13th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name _________________________________________Phone ________________________________ Tues., Feb. 14th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed. (and clean-up of kitchen & tables) Name _________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Tues., Feb. 14th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name __________________________________________Phone ________________________________ Wed., Feb. 15th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed. (and clean-up of kitchen & tables) Name _________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Wed., Feb. 15th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name _________________________________________Phone ________________________________
Thurs., Feb. 16th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed.
(and clean-up of kitchen & tables)
Name ________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Thurs., Feb. 16th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name _________________________________________Phone ________________________________ Fri., Feb. 17th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed. (and clean-up of kitchen & tables) Name ________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Fri., Feb. 17th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name _________________________________________Phone ________________________________ Sat., Feb. 18th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed. (and clean-up of kitchen & tables) Name ________________________________________ Phone _______________________________ Sat., Feb. 18th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Serving dinner - on call if needed. And making sandwich bags to go. Name _________________________________________Phone ________________________________ Sun., Feb. 19th, 6 - 7 a.m. Serving breakfast - on call if needed. (and clean-up of kitchen & tables) Name _________________________________________ Phone _______________________________
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EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER FOR MEN
Sunday, Feb 12th - Sun., Feb 19th (Dates can be changed to fit your site times) Volunteers Needed for the following:
Help in set up on Sunday, Feb. 12th after coffee time at approx. 11:30
a.m.
Set up some bed areas, move tables, set up dining area. Name ____________________________ __________________________________ ________________________________________ ____________________________________
Possible transporting of "guests" if they do not have vehicles in the
mornings at 8 a.m. or sooner if they have jobs they need to get to.
This may be on call as needed, or if needed.
Name _____________________________________ Phone ______________________________ Name _____________________________________ Phone ______________________________
Help in clean up of areas vacated during the week (if the guests are not
returning the next day, we need to do some clean up of the bedding,
mattresses, etc. prior to the evening shelter opening again.) This may
be an on call job.
Name _____________________________________ Phone ______________________________ Name _____________________________________ Phone ______________________________
Help in laundering bedding after it has been used (this may be during
the week if we have guests for less then the whole week, and it will be
at the end of our week, after Sunday morning, Feb. 19th. Laundry will
include, sheets, pillowcases and blankets.
Name _______________________________________ Phone ______________________________ Name _____________________________________ Phone ______________________________
Help in deflating and transporting the beds to Chapel on the Hill, Hwy
50, Lake Geneva on Sunday noon or early afernoon, February 19th.
Name _______________________________ ______________________________________ Clean up and rearranging of Parish Hall tables and chairs after the guests leave on Sunday, Feb. 19th. This can be done on Sunday, or Monday, the 20th too. Name _______________________________________ ________________________________
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EMERGENCY HOMELESS SHELTER FOR MEN
SUNDAY EVENING, February 12TH - SUNDAY MORNING, February 19TH (dates can be changed to fit your times) EACH EVENING/EARLY MORNING FROM SUNDAY TO SUNDAY OVERNIGHT SECURITY ARRIVE AT 6:30 P.M. - LEAVE BY 8:30 A.M. (There should be AT LEAST ONE MALE present each evening/morning, of the two - three volunteers) If we have enough volunteers we could do shifts instead of all night long. If we have no one for the shelter by 10 p.m., you may leave but will be "on call" should the police come upon someone needing shelter after that time. Shelter guests may arrive between 7 - 10 p.m., after 10 the doors will be locked and guests must have a law enforcement person accompany them to be admitted. Sun., Feb. 12th, 7 p.m. - Mon., Feb. 13th, 8 a.m. ________________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________ Mon., Feb. 13th, 7 p.m. - Tues., Feb. 14th, 8 a.m. _______________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________ Tues., Feb. 14th, 7 p.m. - Wed., Feb. 15th, 8 a.m. _______________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________ Wed., Feb. 15th, 7 p.m. - Thurs., Feb. 16th, 8 a.m. _______________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________ Thurs., Feb. 16th, 7 p.m. - Fri., Feb. 17th, 8 a.m. ________________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________ Fri., Feb. 17th, 7 p.m. - Sat., Feb. 18th, 8 a.m. ________________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________ Sat., Feb. 18th, 7 p.m. - Sun., Feb. 19th, 8 a.m. ________________________Ph# ________________ ________________________Ph#______________ ________________________Ph#_____________
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Rules for Shelter Guests
Shelter Guests must remain in
the building once they enter. No coming and going.
No smoking, no weapons, no alcohol or drugs permitted. No violent, threatening behavior or fighting or arguments tolerated. Guests must remain in the designated shelter areas of the building. Only Shelter Workers are allowed in the kitchen area of the shelter. Valuables & belongings are your own responsibility, the shelter is not responsible for lost or stolen articles.
Lights out at 10:15, quiet
should be observed after lights out.
Wake up & breakfast at 6:00 a.m.
Shelter guests must leave by 8:00 a.m.
Infractions of these rules could
result in explusion from the emergency shelter.
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Additional info from other emails....
Each church hosting the
Shelter would have certain items passed on to them from the Church
who hosted the Shelter the week before.
Items provided with funds donated to the Emergency
Overnight Homeless Shelter, already purchased are:
17 inflatable single beds (with built in mechanisms
for inflating) - we hope to have an additional 3 purchased in a day
or two.
20 pillows and 20 pillow protectors.
Also a box of white plastic (garbage) bags, that are
to be put over the pillows, but under the pillow protectors.
9 large plastic totes for storage of deflated beds,
pillows & protectors. We will be purchasing 3 - 5 more of these in
the next day or two to store the rest of the items.
The above items will be passed on to each
church weekly.
Each church should have their own items listed below:
(some churches may wish to share these items with others?)
20 pillow cases, to put over the pillow protectors.
Linens for 20 single beds. Sheets, top and bottom.
20 Blankets, or more.
20 Washclothes and 20 Towels. (or more) These are
used by the Shelter guests, and then laundered (along with linens
and blankets) by volunteers from the Church.
If your space is NOT a carpeted space, you may wish
to purchase small carpets to place under the inflatable beds.
Christ Church has purchased 7 of these and will share
them with others who may need them. Contact us for use.
Each church can provide food for the Shelter guests
as they see fit.
Christ Church had purchased frozen dinners (pot pies,
frozen chicken breasts, TV dinners, along with canned vegetables,
soups, etc) and dry cereal, bread in the freezer for toast and
sandwiches as needed. We have a small food pantry, so these items
will be given to others if not needed for Shelter guests.
Each Church could also provide toilettries. Christ
Church purchased their own toiletries to hand out to Shelter guests,
soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste, personal wipes, kleenex. A
pharmacy in Elkhorn has also volunteered some items and first aid
items for the Shelter.
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EMERGENCY CONTACTS * EMERGENCIES CALL 911
Local Police Department: City of Delavan Police 262-728-6311
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Walworth County Sheriff's Dept. (911 - Emergency Calls Only) Non-Emergency # 741-4400 Capt. Scott McClory ("Scooter"), patrol division commander at the Walworth County Sheriff's Department is one of our contacts, however he only is in during the day, at night talk to who ever is answering phones - explain who you are and where you are calling from - Walworth County Emergency Overnight Homeless Shelter this week at _________________(Christ Episcopal Church, 503 E. Walworth Ave, Delavan (728-5292). We have been told that if a church desires a walk-thru by a sheriff or police officer, it can be done, but they must call the county or city to request it.
Need a Spanish speaking person for a
shelter guest who doesn't speak English?
Call Isabel - Home 728-2207, other # 903-3182.
Church Contacts: (List your contacts from
YOUR church here) ____________________
Others ________________________________________________________________________ PROCEDURES:
The Walworth County Emergency Overnight
Homeless Shelter provides on site shelter for MEN, and will
provide hotel/motel vouchers for women, and women with children.
Look under "What if a woman or
family comes needing shelter?" for additional
procedures dealing with sheltering women and children or
families.
Volunteers will be on site at the Emergency
Shelter locations from 7 - 10 p.m. nightly. After 10 p.m., if
no one has come for shelter, they are to call in the "On Call"
numbers of their volunteers to the local police department and
to the Walworth County Sheriff's office so they can be notified
should a need for shelter arise. This should be done each night
if there are NO shelter guests. (WHEN WE GET THE CELL PHONE
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SHELTER, THERE WILL BE JUST THE ONE NUMBER
THAT ALL POLICE AGENCIES SHOULD HAVE, THAT PHONE WILL THEN
TRAVEL FROM SITE TO SITE WITH THE BEDS ETC.)
When we have Shelter Guests: Greet our shelter guests, have them place their belongings to one side while they sit at a table to fill out the "Initial Information Intake Forms". (This form should be filled out by those who we are giving hotel vouchers to as well - if any questions are not applicable, put in N/A in that space). If they have dependent children with them, make sure they fill out that additional form. Go over the information with them once they have finished filling it out. Make sure all info is provided if possible, go over the rules again and have them sign the forms. Check the top of page 2, Questions "Have you had any domestic violence occur lately? Do you fear for your safety?" If the answer to either is YES, lock the doors and do not let others in without a police escort. This is for the safety of all. Call the police department to alert them to this (at a phone upstairs after the guest has been assigned a bed). They may give us instructions or want to come down to talk to the person. Check to make sure shelter guests have rides or transportation for the morning when they leave. If they need rides, check to see if anyone has signed up to offer rides, and call that person to alert them as to when and where. If shelter guests have vehicles, make sure they are parked in a municipal parking lot, not ON the street, or they may be ticketed. Assign the shelter guest a bedding space. This will probably remain their space for the entire time they are at this shelter. Either the pillow and blankets will be on the mattresses or will be given at the time of registration. Also some toiletries - soap, toothbrushes, etc. Each guest will get a towel and washcloth, they are to keep this in their space after use and it can be hung over the chair to dry. Ask if they have eaten dinner (if not, start a dinner plan for them, frozen dinners and foods are in our chest freezer, canned goods are in the food pantry cupboards). If there are a large number of shelter guests, one of the security people should call the volunteer for food preparation to come to church to assist. If there are a small number, the security people may want to handle this.
Remember to check the forms (Intake Info Form) to see if the
guests want a sack lunch for the next day before they leave.
Those can be made by either the Security people, or Food Prep
Volunteers before lights out time (10:15 p.m.).
After the shelter guest is settled, they can eat, or sit at a
table and read. Magazine's and reading materials will be
provided.
Lights Out will be at 10:15 p.m. A lamp in the kitchen area will remain on for security purposes.
Before lights out time, remind the guests of the exits (point to
the exit lights which remain on after lights are out). Remind
the shelter participants that this is an overnight shelter
only. Wake up will be at 6 a.m. Breakfast will be served from
6 - 7 a.m. Toast, cereal, canned fruit (from the food pantry),
juice & milk. The security people can handle this if there is a
small group of guests, otherwise they should call the meal
volunteer before 5:30 a.m. to come by 6 to prepare and serve the
breakfasts.
Remember to give out sack lunches to all who requested them
before they leave at 8 a.m. If rides are needed, call the
volunteers who have signed up to provide rides well ahead of
time.
After the guests leave, it would help if things could be cleaned up a little before leaving and if the garbage is full, if it could be taken out to the dumpster. Thank you for your donation of time to help at the shelter, it is VERY much appreciated! What if a woman or family comes needing shelter? The On Site Emergency Overnight Homeless Shelters are for MEN. We do NOT admit women or women with children. If a woman or family enters wanting shelter, let them know you can call someone for them and get a voucher for a hotel/motel room, but they will have to wait and also fill out one of our "Information In-Take Forms". They should be taken to another part of the Shelter away from any men who may already be housed there while they fill out a form and wait. Call Linda Weber at 262-728-4438 and she can give a voucher for a room. Or if she can not be contacted, and it is before 10:00 p.m. call Robert (Bob) Drefs at 262-728-6567, who will be able to get a voucher for a room too.
What if a man who comes to be shelter appears to be a
threat or is intoxicated or on drugs?
Security people are allowed to decide, for the safety of all,
who may or may not be allowed into the shelter due to
threatening actions or substance abuse. Call the Walworth
County Sheriff's Department non-emergency # 741-4400. Explain
where you are calling from, that you have a man in need of
shelter (and the circumstances), we have been told that the
County Sheriff will send a car and allow the man to spend the
night in the lobby there. If the County can not come, call
your local police department and explain the situation.
What if no one comes to the Emergency Shelter by 10:00 p.m.? If no one has come for shelter by 10:00 p.m., the security people may go home, BUT first they must call the local and county police departments with the "on call" names and phone numbers should a need arise for shelter after hours. (Phone numbers listed on the front) The police will then notify one of the people and that person will need to call the others to come to the shelter to give assistance. Do NOT let anyone in or admit anyone to the shelter without at least 2 or more people present with you. If you arrive, and no one else is there yet, you will have to wait for the others to arrive before letting a shelter guest in. If a police officer is willing to stay with you until someone else arrives, then you could let them in the shelter. These are basic procedures, we are developing some of them as we go, any ideas that can help, please write them down so we can discuss them too.
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Walworth County Emergency
Overnight Homeless Shelter
Initial Information Take-In Today's Date _____________________
Shelter Overnight Date(s) Entry date ________________
Final Exit date _____________________
Walk-In _______ Referral (by whom)
_______________________________________
Name
_______________________________________________________________________
Last Permanent Address
_________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
DOB ______________________ Phone ___________________
County ___________________
Marital Status: Single ________ Married
_________ Divorced __________
Separated _____________ Widowed ___________
Number of Children ____________
Age Sex Birth date
Name
Grade Sheltered?
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Income: W-2 __________ SSI __________
Child Support _________ Job ___________
Food Stamps _________ Unemployment
________ Other ____________________________
Employer
/Address__________________________________________ Phone
__________________
How will you be getting to work?
_______________________________________________________
Do you have any serious health problems? ..disabilities?
.. allergies? __________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Are you on any medications (prescribed or otherwise)?
______ Please list ______________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Health Insurance? ______ Name of Provider & Policy #
_____________________________________
Emergency
Overnight Homeless Shelter
Initial Information Take-In
page 2
Have you had any domestic violence occur lately?
__________________________________________
Do you fear for your safety? _____________
Where did you stay last night? _______________________________ Can you continue to stay there at
other times?
________________________________________________________________________
How long do you anticipate you will need emergency
shelter through this program? ________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Homeless Factors: (check those that may apply to you)
____Domestic Violence ____ Eviction
____Loss/Lack of Job ____Transportation
____ Medical Reasons/Disability ____Childcare
issues ____Alcohol/Drugs
____Emergency issues ____Criminal
record ____Valid Drivers license?
Other issue
_________________________________________________________________________
Emergency Shelter Entry Information:
Car type _________________ Year __________ Color
________ Plate # ________________ St _____
Is it parked in the municipal lot across from the
Church? _____________
Contact Information: Family Phone # ___________________________ Relative # ________________
Cell Phone ___________________________ Friend Ph #
_________________________________
Would you (and any dependent children who are here)
like a small sack lunch to go in the morning before you
leave? _______ Sandwich: peanut butter & jelly_____
sandwich meat _____
I understand and agree to the following rules for myself
& any dependent children with me: Shelter Guests must
remain in the building once they enter. No coming and
going. No smoking, no weapons, no alcohol or drugs
permitted. No violent, threatening behavior or fighting
or arguments tolerated. Guests must remain in the
designated shelter areas of the building. Valuables &
belongings are my own responsibility, the shelter is not
responsible for lost or stolen articles. Infractions of
these rules could result in explusion from the emergency
shelter.
Participant's Signature
__________________________________________ Date
_________________
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Walworth County
Emergency Overnight Homeless Shelter
Dependent Children Information Not Covered on Initial Form Today's Date _________________ Mother's Name _____________________________________
Parent's Signature
______________________________________________________________
Children who are at the emergency shelter with the mother (list info below)
Name of child
_________________________________________________
Sex_____ Age_____
Birthdate ____________________ Grade/School
_____________________________________
Any serious health concerns? ...allergies?
...disabilities? (please list) _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Any medications (prescribed or over the counter)?
(please list) ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Name of child
_________________________________________________
Sex_____ Age_____
Birthdate ____________________ Grade/School
_____________________________________
Any serious health concerns? ...allergies?
...disabilities? (please list) _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Any medications (prescribed or over the counter)?
(please list) ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Name of child
_________________________________________________
Sex_____ Age_____
Birthdate ____________________ Grade/School
_____________________________________
Any serious health concerns? ...allergies?
...disabilities? (please list) _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Any medications (prescribed or over the counter)?
(please list) ______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
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Information you may want to put on SIGNS on the doors to your
Church.
EMERGENCY SHELTER ENTRANCE
IF THIS DOOR IS LOCKED BETWEEN 7:00 - 10:00 P.M.
PLEASE KNOCK ON THE DOOR, OR TAP WITH A COIN OR KEY FOR
SOMEONE TO ADMIT YOU.
IF IT IS AFTER 10:00 P.M. YOU WILL NEED A POLICE ESCORT TO ENTER.
IF NO ONE IS HERE AFTER 10:00 P.M. THE POLICE HAVE A
NUMBER TO CALL SO WE CAN COME TO THE SHELTER TO ARRANGE
HOUSING. THE DELAVAN POLICE DEPARTMENT IS LOCATED ON S. 2ND
STREET. THE PHONE NUMBER IS 728-6311.
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