Homelessness

Gamble Speaks on Nickelsville

Rich Gamble is the pastor at the Keystone Church that played host to the Nickelsville homeless encampment in October (Nickelsville Coming to Wallingford, Nickelsville Moves On), and he's written this reflection on their experience: I received a call the morning of Saturday October 3, from the community of homeless people known as Nickelsville asking if I could meet with them as soon as possible. When we met later that afternoon representatives asked if they could stay in my church for one…

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GraceFeast

Vivian writes: Dear Wallyhood Blog Editors, My name is Vivian Little. I have been reading your blog for the last three months. I lived in the Fremont neighborhood for 14 years. I have worked and worshiped in Fremont/Wallingford for over 12 years. After reading in Wallyhood Blog, the variety of responses from neighbors regarding Nickelsville locating at Keystone Congregational Church [Nickelsville Coming to Wallingford, Nickelsville Moves On], I wanted to let you know of a wonderful community building effort happening at…

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Nickelsville moves on

It sounds like the homeless encampment Nickelsville will be moving from their temporary home at the Keystone Church in Wallingford. From their blog: Since the Port of Seattle swept us in late September Nickelodeons have been sheltered by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church the first week and Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ for the last month. We're enormously grateful for the kindness and generosity of these two churches for providing us with a place to stay together in an emergency. Nickelsville…

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Nickelsville coming to Wallingford

Nickelsville, the controversial homeless encampment that was recently decamped from the Seattle Port, will be settling down, at least temporarily, in Wallingford. Scott Morrow, the band's leader, posted this note to the Nickelsville Alerts mailing list (emphasis added): As you know we were swept on Wednesday the 30th from the port of Seattle’s T-107 Park.  It was shocking and shattering.  Most of us have been separated from everything we own, except what will fill a backpack or two. Since then many…

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Alcohol Impact Area

Those of you who live near I-5 and 50th Street are likely painfully aware of how the city's Alcohol Impact Area (AIA) boundaries have impacted Wallingford. In 2006, the city voted to designate several areas around the city (most of Downtown, Belltown, the CD, the ID, Capitol Hill, and the University District) AIAs, where the sale of the type of cheap, high alcohol malt liquors favored by the alcoholic homeless would be illegal. The unfortunate side effect of this act was…

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