The room where I normally do therapy at the homeless shelter was busy today. There was no room for me. So I went to the 99 cent store and bought some sidewalk shock. I should have thought about what I was wearing and not been wearing a dress when I decided this would be a […]
Read More Art , feelings in chalkNot all shelters… That sounds like a social justice hashtag, right? They’ve been using this house as a homeless shelter for the last year. That’s what I found in a cute little neighborhood and the residents can stay for a 90 days each. Each bedroom has two beds and the guests are gone every day […]
Read More What a shelter can look likeIf you are not Snow White, it is a pretty big challenge to share a home with 7 men. Ideally the home will have a lot of room so people do not feel like they’re living on top of one another. It should be comfortable enough to lend dignity to the residence but I’m comfortable […]
Read More Quirks of a Temporary HomeCheck out Portland Maine’s “Preble Street” and the new Women’s Housing it is opening this month for 40 previously homeless women who will have apartments, semi private bedrooms and a quiet shelter space , this is a HUGE change from sleeping on cots in the corner of large shelter rooms. The Portland Press Herald has […]
Read More www.preblestreet.orgUpcoming Event Grand Opening of Family Shelter January 29, 2010 1:00 pm Please RSVP to Ali Prakin aprakin@upwardboundhouse.org http://upwardboundhouse.org/index.php
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