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

 

 

 

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