A few years ago I came up with the idea to create a website which would have information for displaced people and people seeking shelter and food. The idea was that a person in need would access the site through a friend or at the library or any place that offered the Internet. If you were on the street then the site would serve as a database and offer information about shelters and other information that could help. If you had a place but you were hungry the database would let you know about soup kitchens and food pantries out there.
Between work, family life and other things I never worked on the idea. Plus I felt after a while that if a person had access to the Internet then they probably would not be homeless or in that type of need. I realize years later I was wrong. Being homeless does not mean you have no access. For the most part it means you have no home. Depending on your situation you may be able to get to a library or a friend and you might even be able to access information from your job.
I am of the belief that no one deserves to live on the street. In the richest country in the world there is no reason for people to be homeless, be hungry or be without health care
I am blessed to have food, health care and affordable housing. However I am not blind to what goes on outside. This blog actually started as a class project at City College, but I rapidly realized that I could use this to list resources to people who may not have them. I could also use this blog to bring awareness to the fact that people are struggling. It's not intended for some of the images to be offensive or exploitative. I learned though from taking journalism years ago that you need images to better bring home your point. So from time to time you will see pictures I am not proud of.
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