Imagine you have been homeless, on the streets, for months. You have no income, though you’ve been looking for a job for weeks. Perhaps you have a long-term disability but you just can’t seem to get to those doctor’s appointments. People pass you on the streets, yelling “Get a job!”. If only they realized it’s not so simple…
How could you walk into a place, your clothes tattered and torn, having not showered in weeks or months, and humbly ask for work? Who would hire you looking the way you do? If you were the one looking for help, would you hire someone who looked homeless??
Below are the three basic goals of the Housing Resource Center and the components of each goal: