warming room
When times are tough, South Lake Tahoe volunteers and businesses step up
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/20/2020 - 2:51pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - As one would expect in South Lake Tahoe, the community has been coming together to help others during these trying times and uncertainty.
Base Camp Pizza has been one of those businesses that have helped out the community. On Friday they dropped off 120 pizzas, 75 salads and 100 pasta dishes to Bijou Community School for families there who were picking up kids' homework and other supplies to use for at-home study. Local girl scouts donated boxes of cookies to hand out.
Possible new home for South Lake Tahoe homeless warming room
Submitted by paula on Tue, 12/12/2017 - 5:22pm
At the last count there were 82 homeless persons and ten homeless families living in South Lake Tahoe, and to help protect them during the winter, the Lake Tahoe Homeless Coalition has operated a Warm Room in the city.
They too are now homeless and asked the City Council on Tuesday to move into the city-owned building at 1195 Rufus Allen Boulevard, the former home of Unity at the Lake church.
The warming room in South Lake Tahoe looking for winter staff
Submitted by paula on Sun, 11/06/2016 - 12:44pm
Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless is reaching out to the South Lake Tahoe community to fill their full-time site host and operations coordinator positions.
The Operations Coordinator is responsible for overall day-to-day operations and makes $16-$18 per hour for about 20-25 hours of work, mainly in the evenings.
The Site Host works with the Operations Coordinator to manage the Warm Room and works during their open hours. This job gets 40 hours/week and pays $12-$15 per hours.
Both positions are seasonal.
Tahoe Warm Room celebrates two months since doors opened
Submitted by paula on Thu, 02/18/2016 - 8:07pm
It started with a spark of energy provided by Diana Hankins in December of 2013, and Thursday night two years of constant work and determination were celebrated at the Tahoe Warm Room during an Open House.
The Tahoe Warm Room opened their doors on December 18, 2015, and since then they have served 74 different people who have come in from the cold to keep warm, get clothing and blankets, a hot cup of coffee and meet with a social worker, if desired.
Tahoe Warm Room holding Open House
Submitted by paula on Fri, 02/12/2016 - 2:06am
Event Date:
February 17, 2016 - 4:00pm
In their first six weeks of operation, the Tahoe Warm Room had over 60 different people usig their overnight facilities to stay out of the cold weather. Two families also stopped by to get a one-time voucher for a motel room. Over 100 volunteers have already been trained to work at the warm room.
The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless opened the doors of the Warm Room on Friday, December 18, 2015. They have 20 cots with blankets, hot drinks and clothing for their guests.
Warm Room opens doors in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:07pm
We've seen them walking along the streets, sleeping in the forests or hanging outside of an all night market. The faces of South Lake Tahoe's homeless. Winter can be brutal on the homeless in town with below freezing temperatures, snow covered paths and no place to keep warm.
That is, until today.
The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless opened the doors of their new Warm Room on Friday, ready to take in their first visitors at 7:00 p.m. It is a safe and warm place for people over 18, getting them out of physically harmful conditions.
Warming room to open in South Lake Tahoe December 18
Submitted by paula on Sat, 12/12/2015 - 8:30pm
Not having a place to call home in a community where winter temperatures often drop below freezing could be hazardous to the increasing number of homeless men, women and families in South Lake Tahoe.
Recognizing the need, a group of concerned community members formed the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless. Their goal was to create a warming room, a place for those on the streets to come in from the elements to keep warm.
Warming room soon a reality for South Lake Tahoe's homeless
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 7:26pm
The details haven't been worked out as of yet but South Lake Tahoe is going to have a warming room to keep those without a home warm during winter according to the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless.
A lease has been signed for 981 Silver Dollar, the former offices for the El Dorado County Mental Health Department.
During Monday's City Council meeting, coalition board members Nicole Zaborsky and Scott Weavil said it was a long search for a property that would best serve the community in keeping the homeless warm during freezing winter nights in South Lake Tahoe.
Homebrew for the Homeless to raise funds for Tahoe Warming Room
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/15/2015 - 8:02am
Event Date:
September 26, 2015 - 1:00pm
The Tahoe Homeless Coalition will be the recipient of funds raised at "Homebrew for the Homeless," and event for the whole family on Saturday, September 26.
There will be live music, a chili cook-off, horseback rides, games, bounce house, poker run and a Homebrew Beer Competition.
The Leigh Wayne Miller DDRC ranch in Minden will be the scene for a day of fun and fundraising starting at 1 p.m. The horse ranch is located at 1625 Chowbuck Street.
Group looking for homeless "Warm Room" in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 09/01/2015 - 7:34pm
For an estimated 20 days a year, homeless people would have access to a "warm room" where they can seek refuge when temperatures drop below freezing and conditions are deemed unsafe.
The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless (TCH) asked the South Lake Tahoe City Council today for access to the recreation center between the hours of 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on nights when there is a forecast of extreme temperatures. Wanting to keep the homeless population on the South Shore safe, TCH asked for permission to house approximately 20 men and women on a temporary basis.
