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#SAWCMHA - A Client's Perspective on BPD
This year is one of the toughest challenges some of us may face as we learn to juggle our mental health, our work, our family, and our...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Sep 4, 20202 min read
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Protest With Profits and Promote Markets of Racial Equity
Our "Support Markets of Racial Equity" Campaign aims to highlight local businesses in Washtenaw County with racially diverse leadership.

Nicole Palmerton | SAWC
Jul 2, 20201 min read
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ArtBreak Studio is back from a long break!
After a three month summer break, ArtBreak Studio is back in action. Yesterday, they celebrated the return by doing Art in the Park, an...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Aug 1, 20191 min read
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Ann Arbor Art Fair - Over $4,000 raised!
Thanks to our community, staff, and volunteers, we raised over $4,000 this past weekend! During Art Fair both Bank of Ann Arbor and Ann...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Jul 26, 20191 min read
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Employee of the Month - June 2019
We are so appreciative of our staff and the work they do for the Shelter and in our community. This month we were pleased to have Valerie...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Jun 30, 20191 min read
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"Give a Shirt!" - Raise Awareness & Funds to Fight Homelessness
This month, the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County has partnered with Michigan non-profit, I Give a Shirt to bring awareness and...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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Almost Home - April 2019
The Shelter Association's annual Almost Home event is next month and we are pleased to have Congresswoman Debbie Dingell as our keynote...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Mar 1, 20191 min read
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2019 Polar Vortex Recap
During the last week of January we experienced record cold temperatures in Washtenaw County. We are very proud of the way in which...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Feb 1, 20191 min read
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Ending Homelessness One Person at a Time
This morning Ann Arbor News reporter Lauren Slagter posted this story highlighting high housing costs in Washtenaw County and the effect...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Jan 2, 20191 min read
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Read our Newsletter!
Get up to date on things going on at the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County! If you want our newsletter in your inbox please let us...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Jan 1, 20191 min read
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Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week - HUGE Success!
Our inaugural Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week included seven events and engaged an estimated 500 people! We are so proud of the...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Nov 1, 20181 min read
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Help us win $50,000 as the "People's Choice" in Vital Seniors Community Innovation Competition!
Our Older Adult Recuperative Care Program highlighted in the video is an initiative to re-open our second floor at the Delonis Center...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Oct 1, 20181 min read
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Ann Arbor City Council Expected To Address Future Use Of 'Y Lot' At Next Meeting
After postponing a vote on whether or not to repurchase the former downtown YMCA property, known as the "Y Lot," Ann Arbor's city council...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Apr 23, 20181 min read
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Groundcover News - International Vendor Week 2018
Part of: International Network of Street Newspapers ​ INTERNATIONAL VENDOR WEEK WAS FEBRUARY 5-11, 2018. BELOW IS A SLIDESHOW OF SOME OF...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Feb 6, 20181 min read
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Groundcover News - Daytime Warming Center an Indispensable Refuge from the Cold
by Will Shakespeare Groundcover Vendor #258Â - A few years ago, the city of Ann Arbor experienced what some community leaders and...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Feb 1, 20181 min read
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Shelter Association of Washtenaw County - Reducing Confrontations
by Susan Beckett There were City of Ann Arbor shelters long before the Shelter Association of Washtenaw County (SAWC) took charge,...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Jan 1, 20181 min read
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WDIV Local 4 - A Glimpse Inside the Center Fighting to End Homelessness in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR - The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County at the Delonis Center opened in 2004 at 312 W. Huron St. and has been a driving...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Dec 8, 20171 min read
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Ann Arbor Observer - Winter at Delonis
From the December, 2017 issue ​ Shelter Association of Washtenaw County director Dan Kelly, hired last spring to replace veteran leader...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Dec 3, 20171 min read
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Washtenaw County Homeless Shelters Announce Current Status for Upcoming Winter - WEMU, 89.1 NPR
The Shelter Association of Washtenaw Countyis getting ready to accommodate larger crowds for the winter. Here's where they currently...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Nov 24, 20171 min read
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MLive - As Winter Approaches, Warming Shelters to Open Around Ann Arbor
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - As winter draws near, shelters and warming stations are preparing to open up around Ann Arbor. ​ Led by the...

Samantha Adams | SAWC
Nov 16, 20171 min read
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