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First in a two-part series on the new Community Resources Network and the challenges it faces in helping the area’s needy. Scott Hambright, network administration supervisor for High Point Bank, was awarded the Kirby Award by Big Brothers Big Sisters of High Point for his four-year commitment to one little brother.
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HIGH POINT – For those who are homeless or otherwise in need of crisis assistance in High Point, the safety net is wide. Any number of agencies can provide help, whether it’s shelter, food, clothing or something more indepth. But, experts whose work and knowledge touches this issue, call this a “Band-Aid” approach that needs improvements. “What we’re doing now, by and large, almost exclusively, is just helping someone over a particular crisis without delving into and trying to find out – if they want you to – what some of the underlying causes are that have led them to the place where they’re needing assistance, and then seeing if you can help them deal with some of those underlying issues,” said David Miller, a High Point businessman and longtime advocate for causes related to homelessness. UNITED Miller and others are trying to IN CRISIS change human service agencies’ emergency delivery system with the The new advent of the Community Resource Community Network, which was established Resources Sept. 1. Eight agencies have joined Network together in a network of providers ■■■ with the goal of developing a more efficient, effective way of serving the city’s needy. Advocates say that the goal is to eliminate duplication of services and make it faster and easier for those in need of help to access resources. The network is composed of Helping Hands Ministries, Hope Outreach Center, Macedonia Family Resource Center, Open Door Ministries, the Salvation Army of High Point, Sincerely Agape, Southern Triad Mission at Ward Street Mission and West End Ministries. The network has divided the city into regions,
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Open Door Ministries case worker Kim Murvin interviews a client.
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each of which is served by a particular network member. The goal is for each member to serve individuals that reside in its region. Advocates say that, in the past, those in need have had to go all over the city in order to obtain assistance piecemeal. If their neighborhood agency can’t help them, they will refer clients to another organization. Organizers want to connect the agencies through an Internet-based network they hope will improve efficiency by enhancing communication, encouraging collaboration and reducing fraud. Advocates say they hope the network will simplify things for donors as well. “Say I wanted to help homeless people or I wanted to provide emergency assistance. If I was a donor and wanted to make sure I get the best bang for my buck, I see this network as a way where I don’t really have to do my homework. I know the network is going to do the homework,” said Maj. Marty Sumner of the High Point Police Department, chairman of the CRN advisory committee. “They’re going to make these assessments – What do each one of these agencies have? Who are they serving? What do they need? So this will be a way you can put your money in direct emergency assistance without having to look over 10 different agencies to see which one you think might be the best. We’re going to do that for you.”
HIGH POINT – The Community Resource Network is concentrating its efforts in three areas of emergency need – non-perishable food assistance, rent/ mortgage assistance and utility assistance. For a client who comes to one of the network sites, organizers say, a staff member doing intake work will handle the issue of what kind of assistance to provide. Organizers said the sites are in the process of establishing a designated space to handle the intake work. “A lot of it’s just going to be referrals, so I don’t envision this process taking a lot of staff,” said CRN Advisory Committee
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MIDWAY – Winston-Salem is expected to make a decision next month on whether hundreds of residents living outside of Midway’s town limits will be voluntarily annexed into the town, according to Midway’s town administrator. Last year, Midway started to hear from residents who were afraid of being annexed by Winston-Salem. Town Administrator Ryan Ross said in March that res-
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Good Friends of High Point will host a fundraiser luncheon to benefit the Community Resource Network and the Community Clinic of High Point Dec. 9 at High Point Country Club. Reservations can be made at Simon Jewelers, 1345 N. Main St., or by mail to Good Friends of High Point, 107 W. Lexington Ave., High Point,
idents who live off N. Payne Road, S. Union Grove Road, Hartman Road, as well as the Kensington development, have approached the town about being voluntarily annexed. City officials also have said the list of residents wanting to be voluntarily annexed has grown from 400 to about 1,000. Ross said the Winston-Salem City Council will decide whether or not it will allow those residents to become a part of Midway during a Dec. 21 meeting. “We have to have an agreement
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INDEX For more information, contact Barbara Frye at 899-0873. In addition, donations of non-perishable foods for the CRN will be collected at performances of The North Carolina Shakespeare Festival’s production of “A Christmas Carol” at the High Point Theatre next month.
Officials to decide on Midway annexation BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
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with Winston-Salem,” Ross said. “It has to be done through a public hearing, so as soon as they approve it, then we are good to go to take people in.” Ross said that the Kensington development likely will be the first neighborhood to be annexed. If a neighborhood wants to become part of Midway, 100 percent of its residents would have to agree to be annexed, Ross said. “As we get neighborhoods, we are going to bring them in as we can because waiting on everybody
at one time could get a little difficult because you do have to have 100 percent,” Ross said. George Byrum, the town’s mayor, said he hasn’t heard any negative comments about the proposed annexations. “Everyone seems to be excited about having the new additions to the town,” Byrum said. “I think it’s going to be good for the town and be good for the residents who will be joining us.” dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657
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