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Second-hand experienceI volunteer every Friday morning for Dorothy Day house in Berkeley (http://dorothydayhouse.org/), where we serve breakfast 6 days a week to 100-200 people a day. Mostly homeless, though anyone can come. I've been going for about 5.5 years, and am always struck by how many of the same people have been coming all that time. Except when someone disappears. Sometimes, it's good news -- they got housing, a job. Sometimes not -- they went to jail, or worse. I now recognize most everyone on the streets in downtown Berkeley, and I can't help but wonder: Is there actually a way to break this cycle? Can we do more than serve them oatmeal? I look forward to the article!on: The Homeless Triangle: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Prison |
July 27, 2010 |
