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WARM
News
Westerly
Community
Education
Supports
WARM
On
January
3, the
Yoga
Center
at Tower
Street
Community
Center
will
be donating
all proceeds
from
their
yoga
classes
that
day to
the WARM
Center.
Start
your
New Year
out by
supporting
WARM
as you
get fit!
Click
HERE to view
the flyer.
WARM
Featured on Connecticut NPR
Affiliate
Connecticut's
National
Public
Radio affiliate,
WSHU, headquartered
in Fairfield,
featured
WARM and
other local
aid agencies
in an audio
story that
debuted
on Tuesday,
December
15. The
piece was
heard locally
on Connecticut
NPR station
89.1. In
addition
to a soup
kitchen
client
of WARM's,
program
director
Russ Partridge
was extensively
interviewed.
We thank
WSHU for
taking
the time
and interest
to highlight
our work.
You can
read the
story HERE.
Better
yet,
you
can
LISTEN
to
the
story
below:
Westerly
Middle School Visits WARM
A
food
drive
in October,
a visit
in November. The
8th grade
students
of the
Granite
Team
visited
the shelter
and soup
kitchen
the day
before
Thanksgiving. Breaking
up into
groups
of 10-11,
students
were
led through
the facilities
by WARM
Center
staff
and told
in detail
about
the 8
interrelated
programs
offered
at the
Center. A
wonderful
opportunity
for WARM
to educate
about
the causes,
effects
and solutions
to homelessness,
and an
opportunity
for the
youth
to see
how their
support
is put
to use.
WHUD
Grant Update
In
January
of
'09
WARM
was
awarded
a HUD
grant
in
the
amount
of
1.3
million
dollars
to
build
eight
supportive
units
for
the
disabled. Affordable
housing
continues
to
be
lacking
in
our
state
and
in
our
town,
and
is
proven
to
be
a preventative
measure
in
the
fight
against
homelessness.
Recognizing
the
need,
in
part
due
to
the
number
of
shelter
residents
that
have
social
security
income,
but
are
unable
to
secure
affordable
housing,
WARM
went
through
the
process
of
filing
a federal
grant
to
help
fill
this
need. In
a highly
competitive
grant
process
WARM
was
thrilled
to
be
chosen
our
first
time
at
bat.
The
work
has
just
begun
as
we
continue
to
secure
required
licenses,
permits
and
final
HUD
approval
on
all
aspects
of
our
plan. WARM
plans
on
breaking
ground
in
the
spring
of
2010.
Drawings
for 54 Spruce St. include 6
one bedroom and 2 two bedroom
apartments along with an expanded
soup kitchen and admin offices
on the first floor.
Men
of Westerly Calendar 2010
The
all
new "Men
of
Westerly" calendar
(shhh...they're
naked)
for
2010
is
on
sale
at
the
WARM
Center. The
calendar
was
produced
by
the
Greater
Westerly-Pawcatuck
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce. All
proceeds
benefit
Bradford
Jonnycake
Center;
RI
Community
Assisting
Those
in
Need;
Stand
Up
For
Animals;
WARM
Center;
Westerly
Adult
Day
Service
and
the Greater
Westerly-Pawcatuck
Area
Chamber
of
Commerce. COST:
$20
WARM Center
56 Spruce Street
Westerly, RI 02891 401-596-WARM info@warmcenter.org
A
food
drive
in October,
a visit
in November. The
8th grade
students
of the
Granite
Team
visited
the shelter
and soup
kitchen
the day
before
Thanksgiving. Breaking
up into
groups
of 10-11,
students
were
led through
the facilities
by WARM
Center
staff
and told
in detail
about
the 8
interrelated
programs
offered
at the
Center. A
wonderful
opportunity
for WARM
to educate
about
the causes,
effects
and solutions
to homelessness,
and an
opportunity
for the
youth
to see
how their
support
is put
to use. 
