How about using the umpteen churches we have all over the city. I would wager a guess that there are somewhere between 300 - 400 churches in Minneapolis. They are spread out pretty evenly around the city. Most of them have large social gathering areas in them as well as kitchens. How convenient they would be. In the daytime, the church could engage in "missionary" work. They could work with these folks and figure out why they are homeless and try to help them overcome those barriers and achieve a life that has stable housing as a desired element. I am sure the county and the city would even partner with that effort.
Everyone can lobby the churches near their house to open their doors to the homeless. Neighborhood groups could partner with them to make it happen. Barb Lickness Whittier ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
