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Homeless count: Up 20% from 2023, children up 100%

Numbers more than triple in three rural counties, households with children double JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Nearly 700 people in the region were identified as homeless during an annual 24-hour “point in time” count in late January — 20% more than a year earlier, on top of a 46% increase the year before. The […]

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Homelessness is intractable, but could housing first be a solution?

The man stands by a smoldering campfire and appraises his guests through bent eyeglasses. They all duck under a hanging tarp, which serves as a makeshift entrance to his home.

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Fraud at public orgs is not victimless crime


Only two days apart, we learned of two separate allegations of thefts from two local organizations meant to help people in need.
In the first, Julie Beale, the former finance director for the Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness, was charged with stealing $119,000 from the nonprofit agency by making fraudulent payments to herself and family members and making unauthorized purchases from ARCH accounts.
Two days later, former administrative assistant Joyce Grace Parsons was accused of charging $8,657 to Carter County Head Start’s credit cards for personal items.
Neither of them have yet been convicted of crimes, and it’s not our intent to judge their guilt in this space. That’s the job of our justice system.

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ARCH non-profit finance director, husband face fraud, theft charges


A former finance director in a regional homelessness coalition and her husband were charged this week with stealing nearly $120,000 from the non-profit agency, according to the state comptroller’s office.
Julie Beale was indicted by a Washington County grand jury on one count of theft over $60,000, one count of conspiracy to commit theft over $60,000, and money laundering.
Julie Beale worked for Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness, or ARCH, an agency that provides support to homeless citizens in Northeast Tennessee.
Her husband, Sam Beale — who sometimes did maintenance work for ARCH — was indicted on one count of theft over $60,000, one count of conspiracy to commit theft over $60,000, one count of financial exploitation of an elderly or vulnerable person and one count of theft over $2,500.

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City will work with homeless orgs to help displaced Haven of Mercy tenants


“We have a great plan, I think, laid out,” McClain said Monday.
The day after an appointed board found the structure unfit for habitation, McClain was on a call with representatives for the city and a series of local homeless organizations to discuss ways to help the tenants, who the city has said will be “evacuated” from the shelter at 123 W. Millard St. at a yet-to-be determined time.
The Johnson City Board of Dwelling Standards and Review decided Thursday to temporarily close the shelter after hearing a presentation from staff about multiple building code violations. In a press release Friday, the city said conditions exist in the two main structures that are dangerous to the health of occupants, including defects that increase the risk of fire or accidents.

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Johnson City temporarily closes Haven of Mercy due to code violations

The Johnson City Board of Dwelling Standards and Review ordered the temporary closure of the Haven of Mercy shelter at 123 W. Millard St. after a public hearing Thursday about

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Street Medicine Interest Group Forms To Help Homeless Population


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JOHNSON CITY – The Street Medicine Interest Group (SMIG), a new student organization at East Tennessee State University, is building bridges with community partners to help people who are experiencing homelessness overcome barriers to health care.
The group hosted its first flu clinic on Friday, Dec. 18, at Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church. This event provided donations of warm clothing to many and flu shots to 12 individuals who are experiencing homelessness in the Appalachian Highlands.
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The SMIG is an interprofessional student organization that is comprised of approximately 60 students representing ETSU's five health sciences colleges including the Quillen College of Medicine, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, College of Nursing, College of Public Health and College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences. It was organized by students who were looking for a way to make a difference in the community.

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