Like many social services, shelters are a weird mix of public and private charities. Most of the private ones are run by religious groups such as the Salvation Army. While they get government subsidies, those don't cover the cost of running the shelter so they charge a nominal fee.
The city-run shelters are apparently the worst of the worst and I've spoken to some who would rather sleep outside than stay in one of those. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> Sent: February 7, 2012 2/7/12 To: PDML@pdml.net Subject: RE: PESO - Wesley From: frank theriault > Funny day yesterday: I didn't set out to take "street portraits" but > that's the way it worked out. About an hour after I took "Happy", I > bumped into Wesley. He needed $13 to stay at a men's shelter, and > after we chatted for a few minutes, I gave him a few bucks. Only then > did he ask if I wanted to take a photo, and he seemed genuinely > pleased that I did. Not technically perfect (the focus is off a tad - > one of us must have moved), I still like the gentleness in his eyes: > > http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2012/02/wesley.html > > Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. It's a nice enough candid portrait, but I find it somewhat disheartening that people have to pay to stay at a homeless shelter. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
