November meeting is Thursday, November 20
Plymouth Congregational Church –
7:00 PM Meeting Room on Ground Floor
ONA Board Meetings are open to any person eighteen years of age or older living or owning property within the Oread Neighborhood.
See the November Agenda here <--
Hospitality for Children with Families Facing Homelessness
Family Promise of Lawrence is a program that will transform the lives of children and families facing homelessness by providing them with safe shelter, food, transportation, training, counseling and other assistance in a compassionate setting.
The program will accommodate up to four families (14 persons maximum) at a time through the efforts of faith congregations in the community. Thirteen host congregations will house and feed the families in their church facilities. Each congregation will house the families for one week every quarter. Families will be transported to the church facility at 5:30 every evening, where trained volunteers will have set up private sleeping accommodations for each family and will serve the evening meal and breakfast. Other trained volunteers will spend the evening with the families, offering tutoring to school children if desired. One male and one female volunteer will spend the night in the building in which the families sleep. After breakfast, families will be taken by van to the Family Promise Day Center at 7 a.m. The families will store their belongings at the Day Center during their stay in the program. School children will be bused to school from the center; showers and laundry facilities will be provided there as well. The center will be staffed by a full-time director, who will provide training, counseling, and coordinate the program.
Similar programs are currently in operation in 129 communities throughout the country, including one in Johnson County. In 2007 Family Promise programs served 3100 families, including 5723 children. The average length of stay in the program was 56 days. Eighty percent of the guest families were placed successfully in permanent and transitional housing.
Note: Every public school in Lawrence has homeless children. This program is specifically designed to address their needs and, over time, reduce their numbers.
Good Neighbor Ordinances from the City of Lawrence
PETS - You are responsible for control of your pets--Animals should not disturb the peace. Long-term barking, howling or other sounds are distracting and can annoy your neighbors.
Animals should be under owner's supervision and on a leash when off their owner's property to prevent creating a hazard or disturbance to people, animals and property.
TRASH - Please don't put trash out earlier than Monday, or 24 hours before collection:
Tues: Mississippi St. -- Downtown;
Wed: Mississippi St. -- Michigan St.
NOISE - Music should not be heard outside of your house. It is illegal to play music from a vehicle that can be heard from 50 feet away.
Brawling and offensive language are a disturbance of the peace and aren't allowed in public.
Fireworks are not permitted within the City limits.
PARKING - Do not park on lawns or sidewalks. Vehicles parked on streets must be moved every 48 hours.
Never park your bike where it can get in another person's way. If you park in an alley, make sure it doesn't block stairs or doors.
It is illegal to lock your bike to a tree, fire hydrant, street sign, stop sign, or streetlight. A parking meter is acceptable unless it is in front of a handicapped parking spot.
MOWING - Property owners are responsible for mowing, trimming and maintaining their property including areas in the right-of-way.
OUTSIDE STORAGE - You may not store loose items of trash in your yard or on your front porch – this includes abandoned cars and miscellaneous items. It is illegal to keep your refrigerator, bike or TV on your front porch or lawn. Furniture may not be kept on your lawn.
WATER SERVICE - transfer or end service by calling (785) 832-7878 or go online to www.lawrenceks.org/utility_billing.
RECYCLING - Options to keep Lawrence clean and be responsible with our environment include, contracting with local vendors for curbside recycling, taking recyclables to a neighborhood recycling drop off location. For a list of curbside recycling vendors or to find your closest recycling drop off location visit:
--> lawrencerecycles.org/residentialrecycling <--
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