I just returned from the breakfast shift at the Camden cold weather shelter. The shelter rotates between seven different sites in the borough, one each day of the week, and runs through March. We had a nice breakfast together with the shelter guests and chatted with them for about an hour.
One of the things I like about this shelter is that there is a person dedicated to helping guests sort out housing/job/healthcare needs. The idea is that guests will not use the shelter for more that 28 straight days, but will have found accomodation either in a council flat or in private accomodation shared with friends. It looks like I might be helping to coordinate welcome packs for people moving into more permanent accomodation. Once people move into their new home off the streets, they need things like a pot, a couple of plates, some forks, etc. I think I'll enjoy helping pull that together.
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What a great way to connect with the people in the community!
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