Homeless Care Packages
Many, many folks were touched by my lens, Homeless In America. They want to know how to help.
Here, I set out to show you how you can make a difference.
Having done more research into the homeless plight, this lens gives you my current top five recommendations for what you can personally do for homeless people.
Inspired By Homeless In America
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Homeless In America
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This photo essay is about the homeless in America. Once you've seen these black and white images of homeless people, from the documentary photographer, Tom Stone, you'll never forget them. Look into the eyes of your brothers and sisters in the...
Each homeless person you hand out food to, or give a dollar to, or give a blanket to... is one life where you have made a difference.
Homeless Poll
Five Things A Homeless Person Would Appreciate
Kind's Breakfast Bars
A natural food for the empty tummies of the homeless out there. This is an eight-pack for $10.99.
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Wet Wipes
It feels so good to be clean. What homeless person wouldn't appreciate your thoughtfulness? A 12-pack with ten in each for $18.25.
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Army Cold-Weather Socks
Warm feet could very well be what the homeless appreciate the most. Usually ships within 6 to 10 days. $9.99 a pair.
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Wool Watch Caps
A warm head and feet make the world a nicer place. $5.49 for a thick-knit watch cap.
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Mylar Blankets
Economical solution for warmth. This package has ten blankets; you'll help make ten people warmer for $11.
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On Homeless In America, Lensmaster AlishaV wrote, "...probably the greatest gift Tom ever gave these people was acknowledging their existence."
Poll about the homeless in America
Do you have a lot of homeless people in your area?
How have you helped them? How can we help them more?
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed your visit and were inspired to give, or keep on giving, or give even more to help our homeless.
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- Surfie Surfie Nov 4, 2009 @ 11:36 am
- Very nice ideas. Thank you for sharing! This time of year is perfect for reminding everyone that not everyone is fortunate to have a home and to be able to buy gifts for others or cook and eat a huge meal with family and friends.
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- KFreeman KFreeman Oct 18, 2009 @ 12:33 am
- I love this lens. Helping the homeless is a very good cause. Keep up the positive work!
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- mysticmama mysticmama Oct 9, 2009 @ 4:05 pm
- You know the old saying, "there, but for the grace of God go I"... especially these days with the economy the way it is, many of us struggle to survive, living one paycheck away from disaster...an unexpected medical emergance, car trouble or any number of financial emergencies can preclude homelessness...and once homeless, it becomes all the harder for one to get back on their feet again... helping the homeless in the long run is helping ourselves...something we all should remember.
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- Sylvestermouse Sylvestermouse Oct 6, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
- Wow, these are excellent ideas MiMi. I don't know how many times I have thought, surely there is something more that I can do than just a couple of dollars here and there.
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- Joan4 Joan4 Oct 6, 2009 @ 6:45 am
- I like the idea of the wipes - I had never thought of that! and my favorite is the blankets, of course! Cold is misery, for sure!
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- luvmyludwig luvmyludwig Oct 6, 2009 @ 12:47 am
- Great job as always. I'm adding this to my community service lens :)
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- jptanabe jptanabe Oct 4, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
- Great lens and great ideas for things to give homeless people. I used to see many homeless people when I was a student (long years ago!) and I didn't want to just give money, so I used to buy them a cup of coffee. Your list of items is really helpful, practical things that people can give who want to help but don't know how. Thanks!
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- vbright105 vbright105 Oct 4, 2009 @ 9:23 pm
- Wonderful lens. I give out food/gift baskets downtown often, especially during the winter. 5*
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- BevsPaper BevsPaper Oct 4, 2009 @ 8:24 pm
- Oh, Mimi this is a wonderful lens and compliments your Homeless in America very well.
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- LeanneChesser LeanneChesser Oct 4, 2009 @ 8:20 pm
- Great lens!
Unfortunately, yes, we have a lot of homeless people in our area. I have helped by serving meals at an inner city church, giving clothing or food or household items, donating financially to hands-on organizations in our city and volunteering at a drop-in center for people who are homeless (just sitting and visiting, playing games, having coffee).
I have a dream of one day creating transitional houses for people who are homeless. I specifically said "houses" rather than the usual term "transitional housing" (most often apartments or rooms) because I have a vision of individual, mortgage-free houses being used. The people transitioning out of homelessness would start out paying just enough rent to cover the taxes and would receive support and coaching from various service organizations, increasing their rent as time passes. Eventually, they'd transition out and a new person or family would come in.
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Park bench: http://www.flickr.com/photos/booleansplit/ / CC BY 2.0
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