35 ways you can help the homeless
Oct. 3rd, 2005 11:26 pm35 Ways You Can Help the Homeless
"You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." ~John Bunyan
1. Understand Who the Homeless Are - Help dispel the stereotypes about the homeless. Learn about the different reasons for homelessness, and remember, every situation is unique.
2. Respect the Homeless as Individuals - Give the homeless people the same courtesy and respect you would accord your friends, your family, your employer. Treat them as you would wish to be treated if you needed assistance. ( Read more... )
Reprinted with generous permission of Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff, author of 54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless. Published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc. and Behrman House, Inc. ©1993
http://www.justgive.org/ways/50wayshomeless.jsp
"You have not lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." ~John Bunyan
1. Understand Who the Homeless Are - Help dispel the stereotypes about the homeless. Learn about the different reasons for homelessness, and remember, every situation is unique.
2. Respect the Homeless as Individuals - Give the homeless people the same courtesy and respect you would accord your friends, your family, your employer. Treat them as you would wish to be treated if you needed assistance. ( Read more... )
Reprinted with generous permission of Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff, author of 54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless. Published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc. and Behrman House, Inc. ©1993
http://www.justgive.org/ways/50wayshomeless.jsp