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EXCITING NEWS!!!

We have exciting new since the shelter closed for the 2009-2010 season! Despite opposition from a large number of people, the Planning Commission voted unanimously on June 3, 2010 to allow the shelter to be housed at the new location on 95 North Avenue. But it’s not over yet. The Mayor and Commission still have to vote on the Planning Commissions recommendations. This means that we need your help in having the shelter become established in the new building. How can you do this? By calling, e-mailing or writing your commissioner and offering your support for the shelter. If enough people contact them they have no choice but to listen and hopefully be persuaded to vote in our favor.

If you are unsure of who your representative is or their contact information here is a link to the district map as well as the contact information for each commissioner:

http://www.athensclarkecounty.com/documents/index.htm#clerk

In addition, you can also come and speak in support of the shelter at the Mayor and Commission meeting on July 6, 2010. The more people we have to speak the better.

If you have any questions regarding this meeting please feel free to contact me at volunteerbiggervision@gmail.com or call you can also call me at (770) 851-2100.

Now let’s get going and make our voices heard!

Shelter location and opening date

Good news! We now know that the shelter will be at the same location as last year: downtown in the First United Methodist building on the corner of N. Lumpkin and Hancock. We will be opening on the same date as usual on October 15th and will stay open til our usual date on April 15th.

This is going to be an exciting year as we are transitioning to fulfill out bigger vision of a permanent 24/7 facility to call our own. While we still do not have a shelter to call out own, we are in the process of raising the funds to do so. If you would like to help with this endeavor please contact me at volunteerbiggervision@gmail.com.

As always we are relying completely on volunteers to run the shelter.

Welcome to the Bigger Blog

You've reached the blog for the Bigger Vision of Athens organization. Our bigger vision is to provide the homeless individual a setting where he/she can address the issue(s) which caused his/her homelessness and find the help they need when they need it. We cooperate with other homeless service providers for their help. The Community Winter Shelter is our initial program.Thanks for your patience while we get our new Web site in order.

To learn more about our organization, visit the About Us section of our Web site.

Check back soon for more updates.