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HOMELESS :Beaumont and
'1" ConOnued tmm page SA utility payments, monng
costs and case management.
' out of school in the flkh according to th¢ HUD Web
grade, calls Wius9 Pazk his site.
home. Those almady on the street
"I've seen some cold nights who want help must mrn to
war here," he said while sit- orgenizadons like Nner City
tlng a[apicnic table there. Hand Up Christian Ministry
The number of homeless . started In 2003 at 8eaumonPs
like Ardoin increased Firs[Baptlst Church. It helps
because of a better counting ~~ housing, counseling
system, Lewis said. and food.
But i[s[Blpmduced slower Other resources are the
number than suggested by Salvation Army, which offers
the formula Michael Stoops, three-night stays for Gee but
executivd director of dre m¢kyy its guests leavo in the
National Coalltian of [he ^ morning and take [heG
Homeless, uses.' ' belongings with them. After
That equation krst would three nights, guests are
add the popWmtons ofµeau- charged $l0 achy The Faml-
mon[, Port Arthur ands
Orange, which to[a1247,587, ly Services Womeris and
Children's Shelter provide!
according [o the latest Cen- housing in domestlcviolencr
sus. - situations. The PorC Citle:
"The rule of thumb is that µ¢scue .Mission in Por
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i one. percent of the, popu
Jn an urban area is
tion erm
Arthur isa longeo-
dentiW facility and Hcavet
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homeless;' Stoops Bald. So Serenity offers services b
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al Southeast. Texas total's[ Sitting in the muldpu[pos
2,495 center of Flrs[Baptlst Churcl
On a national leveh [he in downtown Beeumon
United States faces record Cgdneeto lacks, 26, a Wet
~ homelessness. In response, Brook High School graduan
the federal Depaz[menC of mlked about how he becam
d U ban Dwcl- rest
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homeless
Housing an r
opment has allocated $1.5
billion through the recovery
and reinvestment act In an
attempt to prevent home-
s Iessness before it happens..
TWO Southeast Texas titles
will receive money Gom that
' total, with Beaumont gettlng
$741,325 end Por[ Arthur
receiving 8584,089.
In Beaumont, a task farce
will be formed to help deter-
mine how to spend it, said
cores ate snow m u,~~.~••,-
[errrt rental assistance, relo-
cation, credit counseling,
Port Arthur will receive federal money. to fight problem
~~'u9+t~~7lA Jerald
He was 19 and lost a full
athletic scholarship to
Louisiana Slate University
Because of dings.
"I got caught smoking
marijuana on campus and
caught a drug case," said
lacks, who recently got off
the sheets because of Inner
City. "Now I'm helping out
and giving back to the com-
munity."
A worst case scenario in
the "street" community sur-
faced last week, when a
homeless men was founel
dead in an abandoned build-
ing near Interstate 10 and
r., 45, of San Antomo ana
~harles Wayne Semien, 49,
,vho listed his address as
Beaumont's Salvation Army,
and charged them with fust-
degre¢ murder.
People who deal with the
homeless say the men now
In jail represent the [mnsien[
nature of [he homeless pop-
ulatlon that finds its way m
Beaumont because of the
weather, promises of jobs
and rumors that the city is
generous ro them. They
arrive by halo, bus and car.
Burton said, and Beaumont
A Gnamoers wunry suc,-
ik's deputy disagreed and
told him he would eithel
have to go tojail or go to
Beaumont because he could
not stay there any. longer,
Hansen said. The deputy
dropped him off at the
Beaumont city limits,
Hansen said of the even[ last
week and his caz has been
help him launch his music
In the meantlnie, "Outside
it's no[ too badhere;' he said
ofBeaumont: "IE things go
goad I'B slay. Plan A Is to do
pretty good Inmusic end
Plan B rs Bnd a career in the
hotel/casino business"
But getting Gom here h
(here is a lot harder than I'
And SouthedslTexas might.
no[ be the best place to do
'BCaumont is niie: Bvcry
town does what it can,",
Hansen sold. 'Other towns
turn-metal .buildings Into
!.. bunkhouses, and you can
tee siwatlon
Flanscn's slma