Services available included legal assistance, housing, and employment. And it took a team effort to get it done.
“It has built on itself and it continues to build on itself. And I think it’s because people see that there’s a lot of value with the community coming together for a visual act of kindness,” Housing First CEO Derek Boulware said.
Groups also handed out hygiene supplies and clothing. And ALEA was on hand to help with state-issued ID’s.“As for as USA goes, we coordinate the student activity and involvement in this event. It’s really important for them because there’s a lot of bias. A lot of people don’t know much about the homeless clients. It’s really important for them to see that they’re just people like us. They’re just on hard times,” Associate Professor Pam Johnson said.
“Somebody will come up to me at some point and say I can’t tell you how much this has meant to me. I was able to get an ID. I could see an attorney and get some things sorted out. These are the kind of things that would not happen otherwise,” Boulware said.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are.
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