Family Shelter
Hood River needs a shelter for families and women in transition. What creative ideas can we cultivate to make it happen?
6 Reasons Why Every Cause Should Talk about Homelessness
— Steve Kimes (All light text is a link to articles that prove the sentence) I have a number of friends who are activists for various causes. And I love the causes. We are in a water crisis when corporations sell water back to those in drought. Black men are being attacked by U.S. society. […]
Share the (Laundry) Love!
Can you imagine not having enough money to clean your clothes? How might others treat you if you wore the same, dirty clothes every day? Do you think potential employers would give you an interview? It’s easy to take clean clothes for granted, yet something so simple, so basic, can make a world of difference […]
Warm the Night
Our Warm the Night party, November 7th, will feature a silent auction of services and opportunities donated by community churches, individuals, and civic organizations. There will be desserts, wine, and live music (also babysitting for kids), and a fun prize for the group or individual raising the most money with their donated services.
Tent Cities, One Way to Make a Dent in Homelessness
— Andy Wade — A recent article in Grist Magazine took a look at Tent Cities in Seattle. I have friends who have worked with Nicklesville, one of those tent cities, and others who have helped sponsor them. There’s a lot of fear about tent cities. Won’t they attract drugs, alcohol, and crime? The statistics […]
Why do people become homeless?
This simple slideshow walks through why and how people become homeless. The author identifies three major factors for those who find themselves without a place to live: Structural factors, System failures, and Individual circumstances. While it’s easy to think, “This could never happen to me!” you might be surprised just how easy it is to become un-housed! […]
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