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Community Voices September 3, 2024 - 1:07 pm

Letter to the Times: An open letter to the Lawrence community about homelessness

by Independent advocates for the unhoused

”Those of us who work informally on the ground with the unhoused are painfully aware of failures,” independent advocates for unhoused people write in this open letter to the Lawrence community.

Community Voices January 11, 2024 - 2:31 pm

Letter to the Times: A call for Lawrencians to come together to help our unsheltered neighbors during deadly weather

by Jenn Wolsey

”No matter your opinion or stance on homelessness, I know without a doubt that the Lawrence community cares about keeping their neighbors alive,” Jenn Wolsey writes in this letter to the Times.

Community Voices December 18, 2022 - 5:39 pm

Jenn Wolsey: Our unsheltered neighbors in the Lawrence community deserve better (Column)

by Jenn Wolsey

”I wanted the full truth to come out because this community deserves transparency. I messed up. The city messed up. We need to do better. Our unsheltered neighbors deserve better,” Jenn Wolsey, homeless programs coordinator for the City of Lawrence, writes in this column.

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