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In Schenectady, city police Sgt. Nick Mannix and Lt. Ryan Macherone, seeing a need to help the homeless rather than punish them, worked with community agencies over the winter to provide supplies for those living in a homeless encampment off of Lomasney Avenue until they could find housing. The officers could have taken the more conventional route by simply ordering the dozen or so people living in the camp to disperse. But they took a more humanitarian approach to the problem, enlisting the local agencies to bring meals and other supplies and eventually to help eliminate the need for them to live in the wooded area at all. Among the groups assisting with the effort were Bethesda House of Schenectady, Catholic Charities, New Choices Recovery Center, Schenectady County Health Services, City Mission, Schenectady Community Action Program and Mohawk Opportunities.
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People are seen under a pavilion near area where the city is clearing trees as part of improvements in Vale Park on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. They re also clearing encampments of people living outside at the same time, leading to displacement. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Bedding and blankets are seen in the woods near the area where the city is clearing trees as part of improvements in Vale Park on Monday, April 12, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. They re also clearing encampments at the same time, leading to displacement of people who were living outside at the edge of the park. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less