How You Can Help the Homeless
Understand Who the Homeless Are - Help dispel the stereotypes about the homeless. Learn about the different reasons for homelessness, and remember, every situation is unique.
Respect the Homeless as Individuals - Give the homeless people the same courtesy and respect you would your friends and family.
Develop Lists of Shelters - Carry a card that lists local shelters so you can hand them out to the homeless. You can find shelters in your Yellow Pages.
Buy "Street News" - This biweekly newspaper is sold in almost every major American city and is intended to help the homeless help themselves. For every paper sold, the homeless earn five cents deposited in a special savings account earmarked for rent.
Bring Food - When you pass someone who asks for change, offer them something to eat.
Give Clothing - Next time you do your spring or fall cleaning, keep an eye out for clothes that you no longer wear. If these items are in good shape, gather them together and donate them to organizations that provide housing for the homeless.
Give Toys - Children living in shelters have few possessions --if any-- including toys. Homeless parents have more urgent demands on what little money they have, such as food and clothing. So often these children have nothing to play with and little to occupy their time. You can donate toys, books, and games to family shelters to distribute to homeless children.
Volunteer At A Shelter - Shelters thrive on the work of volunteers, from those who sign people in, to those who serve meals, to others who counsel the homeless on where to get social services.
Volunteer At A Soup Kitchen - Soup Kitchens provide one of the basics of life, nourishing meals for the homeless and other disadvantaged members of the community. Volunteers generally do much of the work, including picking up donations of food, preparing meals, serving it, and cleaning up afterward. To volunteer your services, contact you local soup kitchen, mobile food program, shelter, or religious center.
Visit these sites for more information on how you can help make a difference in your community:
Goodwill
Donate clothing, jewelry, toys, housewares, records, tapes, and CDs as long as goods and materials are in good, working condition. They also accept automobiles.
www.goodwill.org
The Salvation Army
Donate clothing, blankets and linens, furniture, household supplies, etc. To schedule a pick up of goods to be donated please call 1-800-95-TRUCK
www.salvationarmyusa.org
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Howdy Y'all. Just wanted 2 let u know, Tyra and all staff members that it's quite refreshing 2 see a person with a beautiful heart instead of a plastic beautiful doll talking about homelessness. To those who are confused and going thru risks of being-or being homeless, your best weapon is EDUCATE YOURSELVES. There are soooo many programs out there I (and many social workers I spoke with) had no idea existed. Just go 2 the internet, if u don't know how 2 use it, just ask at the library or a local resource center and type in keywords, and you'll be directed to this page, that page, soon you'll have so much information, it may become too much, but it pays off, believe me. I am homeless right now and going 2 a shelter 2-morrow (if they "approve" me, I've been denied 2 times (paperwork - yeah, so glad they care) anyway, I lucked out and even when I literally planned my suicide, because I can not stand this any longer, I still hold on because I know SOMETHING has GOT 2 give!!! P.S. To those who mentioned "good homeless" and "bad...", there is no such thing - it's good or bad people, homeless is just an adjective, you can't use it against someone like that. Don't mean 2 be rude. Good Luck, Y'all!!
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Posted by: | June 20, 2008 1:06 PM
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Hi,I'm Laura and I watch Tyra all the time.I have heard her say that if we e-mail her,she will personally answer back.So my thing is,where & how can I go about e-mailing Tyra,Even though I know she's a very busy person...I do believe she'll take time out for her fans...you can call me at 704-499-7033,,or teardropsful@yahoo.com...
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