VOA to Host Community Resource Event

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies will be hosting a resource event later this month for those experiencing difficulty with housing or other resource access in Sheridan County. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

The two-hour event entitled “Where to Turn” will take place Thursday, January 26 from 9 to 11 am at the Ramada Plaza in Sheridan.  The event will provide homeless individuals and low-income families access to community resources for housing assistance in Sheridan and surrounding areas. According to information from VOA, there will be food and hygiene kits provided by AARP and VOA for those in need. The Advocacy and Resource Center, Compass Center for Families and other organizations will be on hand for the event.  Where to Turn will take place in conjunction with the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count of homeless individuals in Sheridan County. The Point-in-Time Count is conducted by local agencies on behalf of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on a yearly basis.  The survey is a count of those experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness in Wyoming.

The count is essential to help identify the gaps in housing services and fund state programs.  Unsheltered homelessness is defined as individuals sleeping in locations not intended for human occupancy, such as cars, abandoned buildings, parks or streets. If anyone knows of individuals who currently meet this description in Sheridan County, this event will provide them with necessary housing resources.  For those needing transportation to the event, the Goose Creek Transit Fixed Route bus system has a stop directly across the street from the Ramada Inn, behind Petco, with arrival times at seven and 37 minutes after each hour. The fixed route is free of charge and begins and ends at The Hub on Smith in Sheridan.