Tag: homeless
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The Face Of Homelessness
2020 has been a difficult year for just about everyone. Whether it be a lot of a job, losing your home, or being infected with COVID 19, we have all struggled in some way. Our lives have changed in such drastic ways that there is only a small resemblance of what they were this time ... -
Midwest Derecho: Disaster Continues
On Monday, August 10, 2020, a dreadful storm tore through the Midwest. The sirens didn’t go off where I live near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Instead, a weather-alert text warned me of a “severe thunderstorm.” While my husband and I continued to work outside, we saw the sky change from sunny to dark in a matter ... -
Why Are We Treating The Homeless Like Second Class Citizens?
I find it disturbing that in America, a country of so many religions that say to take care of the poor and the homeless, we treat the homeless like second class citizens. Don’t believe me? What about all the laws making it illegal to sleep outside? Or the laws making it illegal to feed the ...