The Redding California Good News Rescue Mission is on pandemic fire as Covid 19 ravages guests, staff, and volunteers.
Redding Coalition for the homeless is proud to have shed the light on this local tragedy notifying news agency's of the situation, including the tragic death of one of their beloved staff member Bill Hartman.
When was the noticeably absent director of the mission Jonathan Anderson going to alert the community?
Unfortunately I have personally seen after Mr Hartmans tragic death nobody wearing protective masks as homeless sat in tight groups, disregarding social distancing as well, and although administrators from the safety of their own home insist steps have been taking, it is just not the case.
Even more troubling is as I understand Mr Hartman had Covid 19 for weeks, and came into contact with a multitude of community members as he was the point of contact to check ID's and hand out "Turkey bucks, and according to witnesses he was mask less...
Months ago Redding Coalition for the Homeless insisted "washing stations" were available to guests of the Mission to use BEFORE you entered the facility, and according to witnesses they are never used.
How can City of Redding insist homeless use the only night time facility in all of Northern California when it is so infected by Corona Virus?
The mission refuses to take in new homeless folks, so how can Redding police take their homeless possessions, raid and destroy their survival camps, and insist they go to the mission?
Simply cruel and unusual punishment in my estimation, and certainly a civil right violation to say the least.
Morally reprehensible and a blatant disregard for life to be sure on the part of Johnathan Anderson and his stone cold silence on the matter.
Drive by and you can see homeless guests in the sleeping / dining area. bars in the windows to prevent the opening of windows to allow fresh air in to lessen the chances of viral spread.....
Does City of Redding have a health department? Shasta County? People are literally dying at the mission.
Your silence on the matter is preposterous as well.
Somebody, anybody please take the lead and insist the Good News Rescue Mission enforce social distancing, hand washing, and wearing of masks as these infected go out into the community and infect YOU !
And as a penalty for the gross mismanagement insist Director Jonathan Anderson is terminated and removed.
3 comments:
I feel for the homeless here in redding because they are always being given tickets for illegal camping, or being on private property. All they are trying to do is get out of the middle of town and have a tent in the woods where they can be left alone. Not all the homeless here are drug addicts or alcoholics, some of them have fallen on hard times or just can't seem to get a step ahead. If the missing can't or won't take the proper precautions to prevent the spread of the virus then the mayor needs to step in and open the fairgrounds and close the mission.
I don't feel the Mission or the City has the means to provide enough masks, (which I don't believe do anything anyway)or enough space for "social distancing".
I would think that doing something is better than doing nothing. It would also seem, that it would productive to provide, or assist in solving the problems instead of making demands.
Why not prove that YOU can do a better job of sheltering and feeding the homeless?
Give them your address!
777 Cypress Ave, Redding, CA 96001
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