Kristy Edenfield

Park Place: Transitional living program fills crucial service gap

• By Kristy Edenfield
Park Place Outreach has been providing a safe, secure, and loving temporary home for children who are homeless, runaway, or victims of abuse in Savannah since 1984
• Tags: Community, Park Place Outreach, Transitional living, Homelessness

Lobby local elected officials on Dec. 6

• By Kristy Edenfield

GSBA vs. local schools on employee CBD policy

• By Kristy Edenfield
On Thursday, June 27, the GSBA sent out their monthly policy update, which focused on school employee tobacco use policies
• Tags: Community, Georgia School Board Association, CBD, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, Tobacco

‘Rock bottom is death’: One woman’s fight against the opioid epidemic

After losing her son to addiction, Lesli Messinger vows to keep up the struggle

• By Kristy Edenfield
• Tags: Community, Opioid epidemic, Lesli Messinger, 9-1-1 Good Samaritan Law Naloxone Access, No More ODs, Perdue Pharma, Dr. David Gaskin

'Lobby Your Legislators' this Saturday

• By Kristy Edenfield
Invited elected officials include Congressman Buddy Carter, both the Republican and Democrat members of the Georgia House and Senate, Chatham County Commissioners, City of Savannah Mayor and Aldermen, and elected officials from various Chatham County municipalities.

Shelter of last resort: The Civic Center and Hurricane Dorian

• By Kristy Edenfield
Just like every other hurricane, there will be a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking. But the people that I met at the Civic Center on Wednesday evening were grateful to have the soon-to-be demolished roof of the MLK Arena over their heads.
• Tags: Community, Dorian, Hurricane Dorian, Savannah Civic Center, Homeless, Homelessness

Homilies for the homeless

The Community of St. Joseph 

• By Kristy Edenfield
The praise band is mostly made up of members who reside in the encampments, but some other musical talent joins in too
• Tags: Community, Homelessness, The Community of St. Joseph

Medical marijuana in Georgia: A closer look

The state’s low THC oil registry still faces legal and bureaucratic hurdles

• By Kristy Edenfield
Low THC oil is highly regulated and you can’t purchase it in Georgia yet, but it’s coming
• Tags: City Notebook, THC oil, Medical marijuana

Savannah goes back to school

Mixed feelings expressed by Chatham residents as routine and responsibility accompany start to the 2019-2020 school year

• By Kristy Edenfield

Homeless churches helping homeless people: Part Two

• By Kristy Edenfield
Pastor Candace Hardnett, Father Michael Chaney, and Reverend Kevin Veitinger all work with some of the 4,200 people who are homeless in our community
• Tags: Community, Homeless, Homeless veterans, Pastor Candace Hartnett, Agape Empowerment Ministries, Father Michael Chaney, Reverend Kevin Veitinger, Community of St. Joseph Church, Church of the Epiphany

Homeless churches helping homeless people

• By Kristy Edenfield
The reasons for homelessness are as diverse as the population itself, but some of the reasons include illness, divorce, inability to receive aid, and loss of job.
• Tags: Community, Homelessness, Homeless churches, Rev. Kevin Veitinger, Father Michael Chaney, Pastor Candace Hardnett, Community of St. Joseph, Savannah LGBT Center, Agape Empowerment Ministries

Georgia HB 83: The Politics of Recess

• By Kristy Edenfield
There is an abundance of scientific research that unequivocally proves that daily recess is essential for children
• Tags: Politics, Recess, HB 83, State Representative Demetrius Douglas