Re: Street People

On Wed, 24 May 2006 14:58:01 -0700, Old_Timer wrote:

On Wed, 24 May 2006 19:51:12 GMT, Rita <nitany_98@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 24 May 2006 14:13:28 -0500, High Miles
<2Blues1723@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Robert Kolbinsky wrote:
A few years ago my son had fast-food restaurants in Atlanta. One of
them was located next to an Episcopal Church that opened a free kitchen
for the indigent. The church gave the restaurant vouchers to hand out
to the homeless seeking food and a bed for the night. The priest said
the church received only one voucher in
over two years. The "homeless" refused to participate in the church
program.
Bob Kolbinsky

Apparently, being preached at is too high a price for a burger eh ?

I find that very odd. I worked at a soup kitchen in NYC where 800 to
1,000 homless lined up every Sunday at a Catholic church to get a good
meal. There was no religion involved, and I very much doubt the
Episcopaliians would be any different. There are some "missions"
where the homeless are made to pray for their supper, or to endure
a sermon, but many, many churches run soup kitchens and none of
this nonsense goes on.

I worked at several soup kitchens over the years and to say, based
on one example, that the homeless won't use them is total nonsense.

It was about three months ago when the nights were still a little
chilly. I was on the supermarket parking lot going back to my car. I
was approached by a man who stated that he was homeless and would I
help him. I told him yes I would help by giving him directions to the
nearest homeless shelter.

He immediately asked "Is that one of those places that will not let
you stay there during the daytime but make you get up and leave during
the daytime" I told him that I believed nearly all the shelters
operated that way. His response "Ah ain't goin dare"

Old_Timer

A fairer assessment would be to ask if homeless shelters are all empty
or if pepple do make use of them. I monitored the city shelters in
New York City for two years and I can assure you they were full to
bursting. The city has taken sensible measures since those years to
reduce the number of homeless singles. But back in the late '80s
when I was involved there were very unsalubrious shelters that
nonetheless filled every night.

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