FazzNoth Posted April 21, 2022 Posted April 21, 2022 On April 8, the H-T published an article announcing that the Shalom Community Center will soon be closing on the weekends. The online version received several comments, all of which either celebrated the closing, ridiculed the work that Shalom does, or characterized Shalom’s guests as nothing but criminals and troublemakers. I’m both a volunteer at Shalom and someone who’s used Shalom’s services in the past, as I was recently homeless myself. The weekend closings are nothing to be celebrated, and the work we do can be lifesaving. I invite anyone to explain how providing meals, showers, and a laundry facility to those in desperate need is enabling? I invite anyone to explain how reducing hours at one of the only safe spaces a homeless person can spend their day is good? And finally, I implore all H-T readers to afford those who are homeless some humanity and respect. Sure, some of us have resorted to crime out of necessity, but many of you would do the same in similar circumstances. I have. But our mistakes do not define us, and we are much more than just criminals. We are people, too. We’re just people who have much less than you. https://news.yahoo.com/letter-shalom-cutback-not-good-114603722.html
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