Homeless in Robertson County Face Immediate Needs as Temperatures Plummet

Robertson County, Tennessee: (Smokey Barn News)—The Robertson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is currently investigating to better understand the homeless situation in Robertson County. Simultaneously, we at Smokey Barn News are conducting our own investigation. Along the way, we are collaborating with the Emergency Management Agency to gain a clearer picture of the situation.

At this stage of the investigation, EMA has identified several immediate weather-related needs among the county’s unhoused population, particularly as temperatures continue to plummet. Given the urgency of these needs and after visiting several homeless camps himself, the EMA Director Chance Holmes felt it was imperative to share this information with the public now, ahead of any forthcoming comprehensive report, which will be released in the coming weeks.

Below are the immediate weather-related needs for the homeless in Robertson County: The Robertson County Emergency Management Agency has developed a mechanism to collect the needed items and have them delivered to the homeless in Robertson County.

Requested Donations

The following new items are needed urgently:

Large insulated cold-weather gloves
Warm, thick socks
Underwear (size large, multi-packs)
Toilet paper
Large insulated winter coveralls
Cold-weather boots (sizes: 11 wide – two pairs, size 12 – one pair)
Cold-weather sleeping bags
Cold-weather winter face masks

How to Donate

PLEASE DO NOT DONATE USED ITEMS…

To make donations:

To make donations, please reach out to Chance D. Holmes, EMA Director, by phone at 615-806-4584 or via email at [email protected]. He will coordinate arrangements for accepting the specified items.

Share Information

If you have information regarding homeless individuals in your area, you can also contact Smokey Barn News by emailing [email protected]. Or you can contact the EMA Director. A full report on the scope of homelessness in Robertson County will be released in the coming weeks.

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