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August 29, 2013
 
Dear LIHI Volunteers,
 
On Sunday September 1st, the residents of the Nickelsville homeless encampment will be moving from their current location on Marginal Way to 3 different sites, including one owned by LIHI at 2020 S. Jackson, adjacent to LIHI's Ernestine Anderson Place.  LIHI will be leasing the site to its Central District neighbor, the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church who will provide community services at our site and help shelter 35 men, women and children for Nickelsville. Watch today's news clip here to learn more about the move and Nickelsville residents.
 
Nickelsville needs your help.  See the information below from Nickelsville on how you can help them move to their new camp.
Thank you for caring!
  
    
  
Sharon Lee
Executive Director

 
Low Income Housing Institute

www.LIHI.org

  

Our Family is Moving

and we need your help.


Recent actions by the Seattle City Council force the Nickelsville community to move to three new locations, or be swept on September 1st.


Assistance is needed in the form of dollars, goods, & labor.

 

More info, and updated list of needs can be found on our Facebook page: Nickelsville Works


Tax-deductible donations online through OSL's Paypal:

CLICK HERE   memo "Nickelsville"


Checks payable to 'Nickelsville', 

Mailed to: P.O. Box 2548 * Seattle, WA 98111

 

 

CURRENT NEEDS:

 

SUPPLIES:

  • 33 -gallon garbage bags
  • twine
  • plywood & construction materials.

     FOOD:

  • prepared meals (OSL will expand its midday hot meal service M-F to all the new sites)
  • prepackaged breakfast and quick foods
  • Foods not requiring refrigeration (shelf stable milk, cereal, etc.)

 

LABOR:

 

Once all of the sites have been determined we will send out a schedule and a plea for community assistance. There will be plenty to do on Labor Day Weekend and we invite you to join us to lend a hand, a van, or truck to drive. 

 

COMMUNITY AWARENESS:

 

Please spread the word so we can get all the help that we need

 

To keep updated on Nickelsville check in at the official Facebook Page' "Nickelsville Works", where times and tasks for the weekend will be posted.