St. Croix's 7th Annual Project Homeless Connect A Success
- Cynthia Graham
- October 11, 2014
The Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agriculture Complex on St. Croix was a sea of activity on Friday as the 7th Annual Project Homeless Connect event brought together service providers and those in need of their services for a day of information and inspiration. According to Commissioner of Human Services Christopher Finch, the one-day service fair is "designed to connect homeless people and people who are afraid that they're soon going to be homeless or could be homeless with services that are designed to help them." Finch said service providers were sourced from government departments, non-profit agencies and, in some cases, private businesses. At the six-hour event, attendees were served breakfast and lunch, as well as given haircuts, new shoes, new undergarments and gently used clothing. In addition, attendees had access to a host of health services, from flu shots to HIV testing. "There's just a wealth of health services, health screenings that people can get--flu shots, tests for...
