New Crime Reports by Christa Polczynski Olson, PhD.

At the conclusion of the third "Community Discussion" IFC's Executive Director, Chris Moran reported some new findings about crime numbers based on reports prepared by Christa Polczynski Olson, PhD., Assistant Professor of Sociology at Bridgewater College. Dr. Olson voluntarily prepared these reports based on her interest in homeless crime statistics and projects like IFC Community House. She has compiled the two crime reports for the area around Community House's current location and for the proposed location on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The information derived from these findings provides some new data for the community's interest. These reports are available under the Community Discussions section as "Crime Report for Current Location" and "Crime Report for Proposed Location."

Report from Community Discussions: White Flag Nights

We would like to thank everyone who came out to the community discussions about the relocation of Community House. It was helpful to hear the input and concerns of those in our community. As we have stated before, “we are community house,” and we all need to learn and work together to alleviate homelessness in Chapel Hill.

There have been many questions at community discussions about white flag nights (when weather conditions, safety, and health concerns for residents require floor space). At the third discussion Chris Moran reported some actual numbers based on IFC findings. These numbers are below.

The following is information gathered from the Bed Lists at Community House from January 2009 through December 2009: 
Number of men slept on overflow for the 12 months:   1,688
Number of days we slept men on overflow during the 12 months:    197
Highest number of men slept on any given day:       25
Lowest number of men slept on any given day:         1
Average number of men slept (1,688/365):          5

From July 1 through December 31 we looked at the names of the men who slept on overflow: 
Men slept: 563
Men who were not duplicated (slept on multiple nights): 177
Highest number of nights spent by any one man: 37

Lowest number of nights spent by any one man: 1

Hunger in America 2010

Feeding America (www.feedingamerica.org) is the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Below is an informative video clip created by this organization. The data throughout the video comes from the 2009 USDA report "Household Food Insecurity in the US, 2008" and the "Hunger in America 2010" report by Feeding America.

"I Support Chapel Hill's New Community House" Facebook Fan Page!

Thank you for your continued support of the Inter-Faith Council! Now is the time for the IFC to have a permanent place to offer better housing, services and opportunities for Chapel Hill's homeless men.

Join us tonight (April 5th) for our Second Community Discussion. The discussion will be held at the Southern Human Services Center (2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill) at 7pm.

Also, please join us on Facebook in supporting the proposed Community House relocation effort. Click here: 

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The Inter-Faith Council for Social Service