A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless
“Even working together, it is a huge and complex problem that will take years to solve. More funding needs to be made available to programs and agencies assisting the homeless. Both in- and out-patient facilities need to be available for those who are mentally ill. If you want to help, you can find an established group that works with the homeless, and do it in a safe way.
One of the couples who left a lasting impression on me was two people we saw in a doorway late one winter night when it was raining hard. We were on our way back, at the end of a long night, with only two black bags in the back of one van. We were tired and cold but we saw the figures sitting in a doorway, so we stopped and hopped out. And as we approached, I saw a youngish man, probably in his thirties, in a T-shirt and jeans and rubber flip-flops, soaked to the skin. There was a young woman facing him as they sat on the pavement in the doorway. They had absolutely nothing—no blanket, no covering, no supplies, not e...ven a piece of cardboard to sit on.MoreLess
One of the couples who left a lasting impression on me was two people we saw in a doorway late one winter night when it was raining hard. We were on our way back, at the end of a long night, with only two black bags in the back of one van. We were tired and cold but we saw the figures sitting in a doorway, so we stopped and hopped out. And as we approached, I saw a youngish man, probably in his thirties, in a T-shirt and jeans and rubber flip-flops, soaked to the skin. There was a young woman facing him as they sat on the pavement in the doorway. They had absolutely nothing—no blanket, no covering, no supplies, not e...ven a piece of cardboard to sit on.MoreLess
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