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This blog entry starts with very disturbing news. A homeless man was stabbed outside the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Read the story:Man stabbed in Arlington Heights - Chicago Breaking News; and then note the following comment (quoted here in its entirety, though without permission. I hope no one minds...) I would appreciate anyone who can verify (or refute) any of the details and/or provide additional information.

An AH resident who knows the truth on December 28, 2008 9:08 AM

There is an agency called Journeys from PADS to HOPE that has a very good and safe system of emergency and temporary shelter offered in the coldest months of the year. Many do not know that they also place people in permanent housing...currently, 6 people are housed in some of their units, those were previously on the streets. Journeys also has a day center that is open 9A-4P Monday through Friday. They would live the day center to be able to expand its hours but A) The Village of Palatine restricted their hours with Special Use and even if they could change that limitation with the Village and B) they can't currently afford to hire more staff to man the additional hours. Journeys has tried the road of expanding it's shelter system and service area in to Park Ridge when asked by the City officials and religious leaders to do so but the comunity responded with negative and hateful attacks at an agency that tries to pick away at the homeless issue with dedication and skill. Volunteering at Journeys allows me to know that their wish is to have a fixed site year round shelter but there isn't a community out there that is jumping to partner with them. In fact, are you aware that Journeys is the one that asked the Village of Arlington Heights to police their public locations with less passiveness so that those who loiter and drink that are homeless might be forced to cme to the center for help with their issues instad of causing problems with the Village and thus the cameras went up in the train station. However, the Village likes to claim that the decision was solely due to a formed Task Force. The Task Force met with Journeys to get their advice - funny how they don't gve the credit where due. Also, are you aware that the Village of Arlington Heights is funding Journeys less than the surrounding Towns are funding Journeys in order to address a population no one else wants to support. Arlington Heights tells Journeys they don't have more than a couple thousand dollars yearly to support their efforts but yet they can put millions in to their "Emerald City" Village Hall? You ask...can the Village of AH pull off a year round shelter system? The answer is No but Journeys can if supported...

Thanks to @HarvardAvenue for pointing me to the story on his blog.