If you want to hang out with me and you live in New York City, but you need some advance notice, and you don’t have any money, then you should volunteer your time for the HOPE 2008 Street Survey.
Volunteers canvas portions of the city to count the homeless folks on the street. It’s fun and informative. You learn about the nooks and crannies of the city. I invariably run into someone I haven’t seen in awhile. You do some good for once in your miserable, selfish life.
I have lived the homeless lifestyle(by choice) before and I can tell you that there is nothing more hardbody than spending a winter night in New York City asleep on the sidewalk. There are so many reasons that these folks are in their predicaments. All of them don’t exist here by choice.
The following morning you can go back to stepping over the homeless or closing your eyes to panhandlers but your conscience will be set free. No, you are not really a good person and you are still a liar, but for one night you were bigger and better than all of that.
Volunteer.
F.Y.I. – I will be working as a team leader so if you do volunteer let me know so I can make sure we are on the same squad.
I’d gladly make the trip to NYC to help out with this.
Only problem is that my car is in serious need of some fixing before I hit a highway.
If things work out though, I’ll keep this in mind.
Good lookin out on letting us know about things like this.
GO GIANTS!!!!!!
i just signed up…. thatmarvelousgirl.mo@gmail.com
hit me up.
This is a great idea! I was homeless for a time as a child, and I think society as a whole needs to find better ways to deal with this problem. Good luck!
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Balance.