by OCP | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Sam Nickels, Exec. Director at OCP How can someone obey the governor’s orders to “shelter-at-home” when they are homeless and must leave the shelter at 7am each morning? OCP’s top case management goal right now is to find apartments and rooms and houses for as many...
by OCP | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Leons Kabongo, OCP volunteer coordinator and gardens manager Ladies and Gentlemen, OCP was in a volunteer crunch as we wrestled with ramping up and re-adapting to meet the overwhelming challenges of a global pandemic. Then they stepped forward. A new breed of OCP...
by OCP | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, OCP was interviewed by The Citizen, Harrisonburg’s online local news source, about our finances during the pandemic. Here are our responses…. How is OCP weathering the financial times? Right away, OCP applied for and received funding from the...
by OCP | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
What has OCP been up to during the pandemic?By Sam Nickels, Exec. Director at OCP Since March, OCP has gone through a major transformation. Like a butterflyemerging slowly from a cocoon, OCP has evolved into a new creature. But ourmission and vision remain the same:...
by OCP | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
The DNR story “Hotels Used to Help Homeless Self-Isolate” (May 15, 2020) was full of inaccuracies. Below I address these issues. The City Dept of Transportation is not involved in the hotel programs. The City provides funding for one hotel, where a handful of people...
by OCP | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
How do we begin to thank everyone who has donated to OCP? Thanks to our donors for keeping our staff paid!Thanks to the volunteer who put out the word and got 2 dozen neighbors to donate turkeys that were in their deep freezers.Thanks to our new “food delivery...
