Here it is the day before Thanksgiving. Ive got to see if I can get something from one of the food banks. Tomorrow I hope to visit and have a meal with another homeless person who is not going anywhere.
Lately I've been looking at the housing situation here in Ft Worth. Homeless people, people on a small fixed income (like me) and many others just can't afford housing costs assuming you can find something suitable. My search alone looking for a room or small apt. have not worked out well. Mostly because the possibilities that I did look at were in unsafe areas (drugs, gangs, etc.) or were where there was no nearby public transportation and other problems. Those were just the places I could afford. I'd rather live in a tent. Homeless folks have the same problem not to mention folks who work but at low wages.
Then I remembered a village just outside of Austin, Texas created by Mobile Loaves and Fishes. They have tiny homes, rv's and other structures for those who for one reason or another don't have housing. Recently they started on an expansion to almost double in size. That being said, when the expansion is complete they will be able to house up to 40% of the unsheltered homeless in the area. Search for them on your favorite search engine and take a look at their web site. There are quite a few published articles about them too.
Could something like that be done in or very near Ft Worth????
Many of you have probably noticed that I write mainly about the unsheltered homeless here. There are several reasons for not writing much about those who live in shelters. The biggest reason is that the shelters are full. I'm not knocking the shelters. They do an amazing job with limited resources.
I am going to start writing here again concentrating on the folks living in tents, under bridges, abandoned buildings or just on the streets. They are the ones who always fall through the cracks.
Anyway, I'm winging it this Thanksgiving and need to get moving so I can cook a meal with my neighbor.
I hope all of you have a great Thanksgiving day 😃.
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