As you learn about the lives of the homeless, tell people about their stories.  Not just the bad things or the oppression they face, but talk about their everyday triumphs. Post stories on Facebook or blog, talk about them at neighborhood meetings. The homeless are our local citizens and their...

Most of our churches are small and have little finances or resources.  But groups of churches are able to do what an individual church cannot.  A group of churches can establish a day shelter in areas of town where the homele ss population isn’t being served.  A group of churches...

When Jesus spoke of helping the homeless, he didn’t talk about giving them a dollar, but inviting them into our home. Yes, giving a smile to a person begging, or some food is great, but when a person has no housing, what they really need is some security overnight so...

Most of the homeless want to work.  But getting a job without an address, or a shower is almost impossible.  Going to an interview when the stress of everyday life makes one desperate and anxious and so an unlikely candidate for hiring. This is assuming that the person on the...

This is the second post of a series about how to create justice in our communities for the homeless. This year our local cities have been harassing our homeless everywhere, every day, to move them on, or encouraging them to leave the city.  This has been a policy ordered from...