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With court ruling looming, homeless people need assistance, not arrest

May 30, 2024
I was working in London and came across this homeless man on the street.  As I went to take this photograph to raise the plight of the homeless, his dog looked right at me with such sorrowful eyes.  It was then that I noticed the larger dog, curled up beside him.  I went to a local store, bought some dog food and him a BK Meal and drink.  Since then, each year, rather than buying Christmas cards for family and friends, I always donate enough money to give a homeless person a shower, clothes and cooked meal and a place to stay on Christmas Day, via the UK charity, Crisis.

“Have you ever been homeless?” asked a woman standing outside a coffee shop with nowhere to go. She said she had lived on the streets of Annapolis for weeks, ever since being evicted from her apartment after losing her job. Without a permanent residence, she said that she sleeps and hangs out wherever she can – on park benches, at a shelter, under an overpass, and, on weekends, in the lobby of an apartment building. “I just have to be out by Monday morning,” she said.

 

Article Source: Maryland Matters

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