The Crossroads Outreach Fires Back

From the Executive Director at Crossroads Community Outreach:

The start of winter & we are the sole providers for the services we provide (street outreach &  the only day center in the city of Florence)  & the city votes against us! Not only did this vote occur but there was a work session held prior to the general council meeting to discuss. The only problem is we had no idea this was on the agenda, weren't notified about it being discussed at the work session so we had nobody there from our organization. It was the city discussing with the city. We serve real people who live out on the street & provide them with basic food & supplies. This is the most inhumane thing I have ever seen. You pass a $69 million budget on stuff but you don't want to help people who are suffering the most in this city...SHAME ON YOU! 

Banning us from the park & now this..it was deliberate & malicious. How do you go into Thanksgiving & Christmas & vote to block people from a vital service. And the  "non-compliance" that they claim is from a policy that was created by city planning dept in Aug (8 months into our contract) that changed the way we capture data & what expenses were eligible AND they made the new policy RETROACTIVE. This meant going back to January & changing everything we had submitted & not being reimbursed for items that had been eligible for all of 2018 & the 1st quarter of 2019. Jan-Mar was reviewed by the city, approved & paid to us & now even what they had approved they want the new policy to apply to that as well.

While I am disappointed, I'm definitely not surprised. I know what God asked me to do therefore I know God will make a way & Crossroads will continue to provide our services. Thank you to everyone in this community who prays for & supports the vision & mission of this organization. Contract or not we are committed to those we serve!!

Councilwoman Kaytrina P. Simmons thank you for supporting the work we do, for keeping your word to represent ALL in this community & for being willing to vote your conviction this evening!

Don't forget that a Crossroads client Shane Davenport is still missing. Please continue to pray that he'll be found:

Shane Davenport