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245 10 $a52 ways to help homeless people /$cGray Temple, Jr.
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505 0 $aIntroduction -- Get to know some homeless people -- Learn to enjoy some homeless people as persons -- Stop saying "victim" -- Break the guilt habit -- Stop seeing these people as a problem to be solved -- Start greeting homeless people in public -- Ask panhandlers for handouts -- Stand in line with street people -- Stand in line as a street person -- help your street friends with problem solving -- Discourage discouragement -- Be frank with your friend about punctuality -- Work on language skills -- Help your friend manage money -- Find out what "welfare" really pays for -- Use a Bible concordance to look up references to poverty -- Volunteer in a soup kitchen -- Volunteer in a night shelter -- Visit homeless people in jail -- Volunteer in a day shelter for children -- Walk through the process of accessing health care with a street person -- Walk through an application for food stamps with a homeless person -- Attend a city council meeting when issues pertaining to homelessness are to be discussed -- Attend a shelter discussion at some neighborhood association -- Learn how your local economy works -- Support your local police -- Learn how municipal and state politics work -- Befriend your local politician -- Get to know public officials in relevant departments -- Communicate often -- Start reflecting on your experiences so far, looking for stereotypes -- Get more for your money -- Start inserting your knowledge into discussions of homelessness -- Pay your child support promptly to your ex-wife -- Encourage the police's efforts to control illegal drugs -- Build a home : help habitat for humanity and similar organizations -- Consider joining a religious congregation -- Persuade your congregation to offer a day shelter for women and children -- Consider a regular day-care program for nonhomeless working mothers -- Offer regular transportation to homeless people -- Talk to religious landlords about tithing space -- Share clothing -- Encourage businesspeople to develop low-cost housing -- Distinguish different homeless populations -- Explore the economics of homelessness -- Draw up an imaginary monthly budget based on minimum wage -- Find out about rent structures in your locality -- Learn all you can about addictive disease -- help homeless people into a worshiping community -- Organize a health clinic for homeless people -- Pray for your street friends -- Write about your experiences with homeless people.
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