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Information re Homeless Connect this Saturday

Following is information from Sacramento Steps Forward's flyer regarding Homeless Connect this Saturday:

Homeless Connect 2011

May 21
Sacramento City College
10 AM – 3PM

Free Transportation to and From the Event 
.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .
What to Expect this Year:


Housing Referrals
Child Care
Job Readiness Information
Interview Ready Clothes Closet
Foot Washing
Art Station
Mental Health Assessments & Info on Services
On-Site Rapid HIV Testing, STI & Hep C testing
Massage
Yoga
Free Book Give Away
Vision Screening & Reading Glasses
Free Bras & Bra Sizing
Harm Reduction Services
Pet Care
Haircuts
Breast & Cervical Health Information
Veterans Services
And Much More!
.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .


TRANSPORTATION INFO.

No drugs, no alcohol, no weapons, no threats, no violence

Childcare (for children 3-17), pet kenneling and personal item storage will be provided at the event

Free shuttles will run from 9:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. every 15 minutes to and from the event

Look for the signs at shuttle stops!



Shuttles stops



A.  (near) Loaves and Fishes, Ahern St between North C & North B Sts
B.  Salvation Army, on North B St between Dos Rios & Ahern Sts
C.  Alkali Flat/La Valentina Light Rail stop, on D Street between 12th & 13th Sts
D.  1500 C Street, passengers should gather near the corner of 15th & C. 
E.  (near) Volunteers of America A Street Shelter, next to Guest House Homeless Clinic

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Information is taken, in cut-and-paste fashion, from the "event flyer" cited in an email from Sacramento Steps Forward.

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