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Monday, December 15, 2008
News Donate Your Warm Stuff To The Homeless Today
Posted by Matt Davis on Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Spare a thought for our homeless friends in this freezing weather: Portland homeless nonprofit JOIN has been doing a blanket, tarpaulin and sleeping bag drive since Friday. Executive director Marc Jolin estimates they've had 400 blankets, sleeping bags and coats since then, but there's a real need, so drop your warm stuff—especially sleeping bags, at 3338 SE 17th ave, between 9-5 all this week.
Homeless Vet, 5th and Glisan, Friday...
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Matt,
Thank you for getting this news out. It is important that people know where to donate blankets. JOIN is a great organization and doing good work. When the city recently did its vulnerability index, 1 in 7 homeless people had had frostbite or hypothermia while sleeping out. Blankets, sleeping bags, tarps, hats, gloves, wool socks, all can keep people from suffering.
thanks
Patrick
Thank you for getting this news out. It is important that people know where to donate blankets. JOIN is a great organization and doing good work. When the city recently did its vulnerability index, 1 in 7 homeless people had had frostbite or hypothermia while sleeping out. Blankets, sleeping bags, tarps, hats, gloves, wool socks, all can keep people from suffering.
thanks
Patrick
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There are alternatives, as well. JOIN is a good organization, but there are others that need clothes and blankets, who don't receive as many donations, like... say... Anawim, who is one of the few service organizations to the homeless in Gresham.
Also, don't be afraid to give to the homeless yourself. There have been some brave souls standing out in the snow and ice with signs. They tell me that they are actually getting fewer donations, not more-- not even enough for them to get a motel room if they stand out all day. But you can go to Fred Meyers and buy some hand warmers or nutrition bars or socks and give them out to those in need. I've handed out a number of hand warmers and I've never gotten more sincere thank you's.
Steve Kimes
Also, don't be afraid to give to the homeless yourself. There have been some brave souls standing out in the snow and ice with signs. They tell me that they are actually getting fewer donations, not more-- not even enough for them to get a motel room if they stand out all day. But you can go to Fred Meyers and buy some hand warmers or nutrition bars or socks and give them out to those in need. I've handed out a number of hand warmers and I've never gotten more sincere thank you's.
Steve Kimes
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