The Falls Township Police Department (FTPD) announced Friday it was going to lean just a bit more than what is usually expected of the department with the launch of the first annual Direct Appeal to Support the Homeless (DASH) serving as a conduit to basic needed resources. FTPD issued the announcement in advance of the cold season when resources available to the displaced become strained despite the best efforts of so many organizations engaged on the issue.
The phenomenon of homelessness is greater in Bucks County than it has ever been. Our mission and role as law enforcement has us regularly encountering these individuals and families which often provides us opportunities to engage them with Bucks County service organizations that can provide them with much needed resources to support themselves, said police officials.
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“As a police department, along with our Human Services Co-Responder, Cara Gadzinski, we have regular proactive and reactive engagement with both the transient and resident homeless population in Falls Township. These encounters often involve only frustrating temporary solutions, such as checking on their welfare before relocating them, or determining a suspicious person who has been at a location for a period of time isn’t suspicious, sadly, they just have nowhere else to go,” Lieutenant Chris Clark said.
Because of the tremendous work carried out by Street Outreach, Street Medicine, and Advocates for the Homeless and Those in Need, to name a few, we have expanded our historical interactions to include serving as a conduit for those experiencing homelessness to receive resources from these organizations. With such a growing homeless population, we know these resources are finite and in need of sustained replenishment to provide for all, said Clark.
We have created the first annual Falls Township Police Department’s Direct Appeal to Support Bucks County’s Homeless (DASH). The police department is a liaison with Bucks County organizations that support the community-based homeless population as well as those supported in the emergency shelter, Falls public safety officials said.
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The Township and following neighboring businesses, faith-based entities, and civic organizations have partnered with Falls Twp Police allowing a donation box to be placed at the locations below, Clark said.
The drive spans Friday, October 4, through Friday, November 1.
“We are still seeking any additional interested partners to allow the placement of a donation box! If interested, please contact Amy Walton at a.walton@fallstwppd.com or (215) 302-3341,” Clark said.
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