Donald Eugene Schatzman, 81, passed away unexpectedly during heart surgery on Wednesday at Ascension All Saints Hospital. He was born in Racine on July 15, 1936, and was the son of the late Delbert and Thelma (Nee: Gilbertson) Schatzman. Don graduated from Washington Park High School with the “Class of 1955.” On May 25, 1957 […]
Tag: Hospitality Center of Racine
Decision On Hospitality Center Permit Deferred
After hours of hearing public comment that was overwhelmingly for the Hospitality Center to keep operating as is, the Racine Plan Commission voted 4 to 0 to defer a decision on expanding its conditional use permit. City plan commission members met Wednesday to hear recommendations from city staffers to confirm the Hospitality Center’s conditional use permit as […]
Four Men, Two Homes… One Giant Dose Of Hospitality
There’s no agenda behind the Hospitality Center — unless you call feeding hungry people an agenda, but many people in the community don’t subscribe to the notion that this approach to helping people works at getting them off the streets. Whether the Hospitality Center continues serving homeless Racine-area residents will be up to the city Plan Commission, which […]
Letter To The Editor: Homeless Assistance Leadership NEEDED FOR ALL
The Homeless Assistance Leadership Organization (HALO) was created over 10 years ago to prevent chronic homelessness in Racine County by meeting shelter needs, coordinating supportive services and providing community leadership. In March of this year, the Continuum of Care released data showing that during this past winter, over half of both the male beds, and […]
Hospitality Center 4th Anniversary Open House Saturday
The Hospitality Center Saturday celebrates four years of service to the greater Racine. Starting at 8 a.m., community members are invited to visit for fellowship, food, music and more. Copyright 2015 Racine County Eye. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
VIDEO: Hospitality Center Guest Talks About Closing
Bob Rhodes, a man who has been using the Hospitality Center of Racine all winter, talks about how he scared he is about living on the streets again at night when the emergency night shelter closes next week. He also mentioned how for him, having a place to go like the Hospitality Center made a […]
Hospitality Center Offering Monday Dinner Starting Sept. 22
The Monday Night Hot Meal program is coming to the Hospitality Center. Established some 25 years ago, the program moves location each week, typically at a church in the greater Racine area featuring meals prepared by members of congregations from various other churches. Beginning Sept. 22, the Hospitality Center at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 614 Main […]
Laundry Love Starts Oct. 14 at Velvet Touch on Lathrop
The Laundry Love ministry is coming to Racine, and Hospitality Center Director Rev. Kevin Stewart wants the entire community excited and involved. “We want people to know this is a community effort and we want everyone involved,” he said. “We want people excited about this new opportunity to serve, and I want people to give […]
Laundry Love Coming to Hospitality Center of Racine
A new type of ministry is currently being organized that aims to help further lift up the Racine area’s homeless through what is, for most of us, the everyday act of laundry. Laundry Love is a fairly simple program: volunteers take over a local laundromat – in one city they choose the slowest day of the […]
Hospitality Center Serves 200 per Day, Asks for Help
The Hospitality Center of Racine is serving an average of 200 people per day, up from 165. That’s an increase of 18 percent. “We served an average of 165 persons per day just a few weeks ago. Things are not slowing down,” said Rev. Kevin Stewart, director of the center. To continue Racine’s largest meal […]