NCRC Stopping All Services Dec. 31

The North Coast Resource Center in Arcata notified the public today that they will be suspending their services as of December 31, 2011. The NCRC, which was formerly known as the Arcata Endeavor, provides essential services to homeless people and low income residents. Services that will be stopped include food boxes, showers, lunches, and mail. A staff member said that they were closing in order to reorganize. Lack of funding has been a severe problem for the NCRC for several years.

All Assistance for the Homeless to End

Staff members at the North Coast Resource Center informed their clients today, that all services for the homeless will be stopped due to lack of funding. There will be no more showers for seniors and disabled, no more mail services and case management. Also after two more community lunches next week, there will be no more lunches. It seems the only service that will still be provided is food boxes for housed people that can show proof of residence. Previously the NCRC (still known to many as The Endeavor) had indicated that the lunch program would be expanded from two days a week to three, starting with the new fiscal year in July. Apparently the expected funding did not come through, and now the most needy will be left with nothing. Years ago, when they first opened, they served lunch five days a week and offered shower and laundry services to all those who were in need.

Endeavor Seeks Public Support on Myspace

The Arcata Food Endeavor has created a profile on Myspace.com in hopes of building public support for keeping the Endeavor open.

Arcata Cracks Down on Poor

I hear this morning that the police may be getting ready to raid an encampment in the Community Forest. The encampment was apparently inspired by last year's People Project Encampment. People tell me that Kevin Hoover of the Arcata Eye was there taking pictures the other day. Also, in today's Eureka Reporter it was reported that the Endeavor is going to stop feeding meals to the needy unless they can show proof of residency and provide free labor for downtown businesses. The Endeavor keeps cutting services to appease right-wing fanatics that will never be appeased until all the poor and people that are different (Gypsies, gays, Jews) are put in concentration camps and killed. If the churches in Arcata are really Christian they will sever ties with Arcata Endeavor Inc. and develop an independent alternative to provide Christian charity for the poor like the scripture calls for.

City Council Votes to Kill Arcata Endeavor

Last night the Arcata City Council again voted to get rid of the Arcata Endeavor Service Center. In a two to two vote the council rejected a proposal to extend the endeavor's lease. The Endeavor needs the extension while they try to find a new site. Finding a new site location has been impossible because of extreme NIMBYism in Arcata.