Comments on: Homeless News Update, 04/25/08

By: Anything will work if you let it. « Liz Seymour

Anything will work if you let it. « Liz Seymour — Mon, 26 May 2008 18:42:25 +0000

[...] said, hoisting the bag. “A pot of beans.” Danny is one of the people participating in the new Housing First program—he’s living in his own apartment again for the first time in a couple of years. He sat [...]

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:16:00 +0000

Hello Cara,

Thought you might like to read about this family:

http://www.joshuasvineyard.org/

They had their home and a community house built in Albuquerque by Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. Jeff and I cried when we watched the tv show because that is what our dream is, too. The father in the family has a similar story to Jeff’s experience with homelessness and drug/alcohol addiction. We know what they (and you!) are doing is a beautiful act of worship!

Blessings,

~Anna

By: Cara Michele

Cara Michele — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:58:59 +0000

Beau, read the comment above yours. No smoke.

By: Beau D. Jackson

Beau D. Jackson — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:40:30 +0000

The housing support team has moved about 50 chronically homeless people off the street and into housing. It’s ironic that you can sum it up in one sentence like that — “The housing support team has moved about 50 chronically homeless people off the street and into housing.” I could write 50 books, 50 films, 50 songs — at least — about those 50 people. Each one has an unbelievable and compelling story. And each move off the street is complicated, messy, hopeful, chaotic, crazy, real. I want Mitch (program director) to write about it all someday. Maybe he will. Maybe the people in the program will write their stories. This housing program is a good thing. It is not so simple as “people are moving into housing.” Oh no, not at all. I never imagined how complicated and messy it would be, for every person. Or how beautiful. Thank you, God, for this program. And for my friend, Mitch McGee.

Somehow I wish this were true but I think there’s a lot of smoke being blown here. I know homelessness “you DO NOT” so lets hear a true report, without the BS. I want to hear a progress report in 30/60 days, I hope it will be still just as beautiful!

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By: LV

LV — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:08:38 +0000

Thanks CM for this posted message! Mitch McGee is a champ in my book. His professionalism can not be measured. I can’t thank God enough for Mitch and this program. A opportunity to turn my life around for the better, I may never receive a chance like this again, but I can assure you this, I will make the best of it!