Homeless people frighten me, even though I was homeless once. I don’t want to see them because I feel powerless to help them and am afraid to give them money, like, embarrassed. Would they buy booze, cigarettes, drugs? That’s none of my business if what I give is a gift. But what I really want is for them to have shelter, warmth, food, security. Home.
Mental health is a whole other thing I want for them. Also a job, a way to support themselves. I want them to have a sustainable life. Which is why I just signed up for the 7th Annual Open Your Heart to Women and Homelessness Luncheon on Friday, February 14, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St, Asheville, NC 28801.
7th Annual Open Your Heart to Women and Homelessness Luncheon on Friday, February 14, 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St, Asheville, NC 28801.
I feel an urgency to be part of the solution. Since handing a fiver to a homeless person just makes me sad, I’m hoping this luncheon will provide me with direction and an ability to do something to help. I already donate monthly to the MANNA Food Bank and Feed America, but I want to do more.
Maybe the lunacy we are faced with today coming from the White House will spur more of us to, in Michelle Obama’s words, DO SOMETHING.
Homelessness is a cause that grabs me by the heart. I’d love to hear what grabs you, and what you are DOING to be part of the solution.