homeless outreach

This is Red. She is one of the ladies I see each month and she now recognizes me too. The past weekend she was really upset and told me she had spent the previous two nights sleeping sitting up on the streets. See, Red had an apartment. She collects social security and pays rent each month. Since she had an apartment and glimmer of hope when the cold front blew in Red gave away her three sleeping bags to other people on the street. Now a week later her landlord's son shows up at her apartment, threatens her and kicked her out.

Last month, I posted on FB I was collecting blankets, socks, hats and gloves for the homeless. My friends, the Lowthorps answered that call. Last month, they brought 20 blankets they had gathered at their apartment complex through a blanket drive. This month, TA showed up with 4 large bags of clothing donated from co-workers at Home Depot and 5 cases of water donated by managers at Home Depot.
Not everyone on the street wants to be there, some of them have desperately tried to change their stories. Ben told me on Sunday he "just did not know what to say." I told him just listen.