There is a breakfast, lunch and Poker Run planned for Saturday, May 30 to benefit Randy Sams Outreach Shelter in Texarkana.

This event is hosted by American Legion Riders for Post 488 in New Boston, Texas.

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The day's events begin with a special breakfast where you can help a great cause and enjoy a wonderful meal for just $5 at 9 a.m. at American Legion Post 488 in New Boston, Texas.

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The Poker Run is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting at the American Legion in New Boston.. The Poker Run will end at Randy Sams Shelter in Texarkana, Texas. There will be a lunch offered for $5 a plate at next to last stop on the Poker Run.

For more information call 903-824-0052 or visit the event on Facebook.

Information about Randy Sam's Outreach Shelter:

Community Outreach

The Randy Sams’ Outreach Shelter serves to eradicate the cycle of homelessness. The RSOS services individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness such as men, women, the hungry, the low-income, veterans, and those who are unemployed and underemployed.

Meeting the needs of the homeless involves many staff and community volunteers who work together to reaffirm self-worth and healing as well as to be examples of stable relationships.

Housing First Approach

Housing First is an approach to ending homelessness that centers on providing homeless people with housing quickly and then providing services as needed. What differentiates a Housing First approach from traditional emergency shelter or transitional housing approaches is that it is “housing-based,” with an immediate and primary focus on helping individuals and families quickly access and sustain permanent housing. This approach has the benefit of being consistent with what most people experiencing homelessness want and seek help to achieve.

Housing First programs share critical elements:

There is a focus on helping individuals and families access and sustain permanent rental housing as quickly as possible

A variety of services are delivered primarily following a housing placement to promote housing stability and individual well-being

Such services are time-limited or long-term depending upon individual need

While all Housing First programs share these critical elements, program models vary significantly depending upon the population served. For people who have experienced chronic homelessness, there is an expectation that intensive (and often specialized) services will be needed indefinitely. The vast majority of homeless individuals and families do not experience chronic homelessness. Most often they have experienced a housing or personal crisis that led them to seek help from the homeless shelter system.

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