Home(less)

July 2, 2009

The demand for shelter beds increased by more than a 16 per cent and the average number users per night rose by 28 per cent.

Those statistics do not reflect the number of people sleeping in parks and on the street, in vehicles, tents and trailers, and in garages and overcrowded basements.
read full story: Homeless population growing, Regina LeaderPost

This is a world where causes intersect continually. How do you improve primary education when children are hungry? How do you end hunger when one has to choose between shelter and food? How do you end poverty without meaningful employment?

How does one love their neighbour?