The Homeless Charity is a recipient of a Google Ad Grants award

OK folks. This is HUGE. HUGE, I say!
But that’s pretty much all I’m allowed to say. I’ve been working on this for a couple months and it finally came through.
This is the official statement they say I’m allowed to make:

“The Homeless Charity is a recipient of a Google Ad Grants award. The Google Ad Grants program supports registered nonprofit organizations that share Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Google Ad Grants is an in-kind advertising program that awards free online advertising to nonprofits via Google AdWords.”

Let me also say: Thank you, Google. It’s SUPER cool that you offer this for charities. I know it’s going to make a big difference for us.

Thank you!!!

I LOVE the tiny home idea!


Check out this article:
Tiny Houses Bring Big Change | YES! Weekly

All houses will be fully furnished and hooked up to standard utilities. They will be arranged into a sort of village, which will also feature a community garden and outdoor meeting space.

I’m a big fan of tiny homes for the homeless. They are appealing because they aren’t a massive structure to care for and they also don’t need a ton of renovation. 
I’m really leaning towards experimenting with this idea. 
 
 

Akron Homeless Are Featured In Cleveland.com Article

We are going to figure out a way for the homeless in Akron to have more options and dignity in how they choose to live.
Having to move in the middle of the winter sucks. Even in the best of conditions winter moving is the worst. Now try doing it with no money and being a person that no one wants around.
So this story is a good reminder that we non-homeless view our homeless neighbors as second class citizens. I find that especially ironic as we just all celebrated Christmas, a holiday that is meant to remind us that a force of tremendous love was put on this earth to be a guide of hope, faith and love.
2000 years later and it is is like we never even heard of a person named Jesus and what he tried to teach us.
Jennifer Conn from Cleveland.com came to The Second Chance Store to do a story on how the homeless are being kicked out of their camp.
Please take a moment to read this story. As you sit in your home or office reading it, remember that there are hundreds of people right outside your door that not only don’t have a place to call their own, no one wants them  around.
We will solve this!

Summit Metro Parks gives notice to Akron’s homeless to clear way for Freedom Trail construction

Thank you Jennifer Conn (@JenniferConn9) | Twitter for doing this story. It’s stories like these that are a tremendous help for the homeless in our community.
And thank you Paul and Paul for having the courage to do this story. I know that taking a stand on this issue makes you a lightening rod for people that either don’t support your cause or want to see you as an instigator.  You remind me of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (or Jyn Erso in the newest Star Wars movie, Rogue One). You are taking a stand not because it benefits you. But because it’s the right thing to do!
Keep up the great work guys.

We Want To Build A Shower For The Homeless In Our Building

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO OUR BUILD A SHOWER CAUSE!

Imagine this: last night you slept outside in front of an abandoned store. You are frozen to the bone. You are hungry. You didn’t really sleep all that well. You never sleep all that well.
You need to get moving so that the police don’t stop you.
You put your blankets in a garbage bag that is ripping. You’ll have to get a new garbage bag somewhere, hopefully today.
Your shoes are wet. That makes your socks wet.
You really need a shower. You haven’t had one in two weeks. There is a place that has a shower. But you hate going there. You have to wait hours in line. The other homeless are angry waiting. They try to cut in line. They try to steal your stuff. You don’t really have the energy to go through that.
Maybe you’ll have energy enough for a shower tomorrow.
We want to help this process just a little bit.
We want to put a shower in our building at 15 Broad Street in Akron. There isn’t a place near us that has a drop in shower.
It is the #1 thing people have asked us for.
On top of that, we have the perfect place for it. There is a half bath with the water lines already run for a shower.
We just need to get the enclosure and make the drain. It should be a pretty straight forward job.
We could really use your help for this project. We believe we can do everything for under $1000.
Literally ANY amount would be a great help. If you only have a dollar we’d love to have it. A lot of people donating a little amount shows the people we work with, and the rest of the community, that people care about this cause.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DONATE TO OUR BUILD A SHOWER CAUSE!

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