Meet Joe and Angel Joe and Angel live outdoors. Angel is about to give birth at any minute. They need propane for their propane heater. They are 2 of countless people in Akron Ohio that are living outdoors with no heat. (I’ll talk more about them down below.) We can refill a propane tank for […]
One of the top questions people ask me is: I’m supporting you but I’m not really sure why. In all fairness, I didn’t have a great answer for most of this year. My knee jerk response has always been, “you are helping a great deal renovating our 2 transitional houses.” We have up to 12 […]
This year we have put together a series of events to celebrate the gift of giving. We would love for you to come be a part of as many of these as you wish. You can click on each title to learn more and sign up to participate. Community is the cornerstone of humanity. Friendsgiving […]
In the last 24 hours you have rallied together and written some of the most profoundly powerful messages to our mayor and our city council asking how they plan to help their homeless citizens this winter. You’ve sent them 104 messages so far. In a city with no opposition party I assure you this is […]
Mayor Horrigan and Akron City Council shut down our entire operation. The village, the day center, no laundry services, no showers, no food pantry. Nothing. It’s all gone. This is the first winter we are not able to offer any services at 15 Broad Street in Akron. This is a serious situation. These people came […]
Door of Hope Crusades September 21, 2019 10am-6pm Grace Park Akron, OH Our partner, Middlebury Chapel has created this really cool event with two other churches. There will be live worship, giveaways and free food. All are welcome. If you would like to volunteer for this event please email Ashleigh at ashleigh@thehomelesscharity.org Labre Project at […]
There was so much physical labor in the work we did over the last several years. Endless trash that was the most disgusting experiences of my life. So much trash. Moving homeless people’s belongings from here to there to another there. The moving of stuff was overwhelming. And all of the incredibly hard work endless […]
A woman who had been beaten for the last 30 years and was escaping the sex trafficking business came to us yesterday for a place to sleep. The first thing I asked her was if she went to the battered women’s shelter. She said they required that she call in to get in. She doesn’t […]
I’m not sure which is worse: cruelty by decision or cruelty by ignorance. This story falls into the category of cruelty by ignorance. The City of Akron is currently on a rampage against their homeless citizens. They are hunting homeless people. Since the beginning of the year I have personally seen them shut down at […]
Many of the difficulties of this work just roll off my back. They don’t make me angry. I don’t think I even had a minute where I was angry towards the woman who burned down our porta potty and caused $5000 worth of damage. A tenant called the cops on me yesterday for going into […]