Comments on: 20 years of Tent City and working towards a better future… http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2009/10/20-years-of-tent-city-and-working-towards-a-better-future/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:25:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tent City 20th Anniversary of Caring : Food For Thought http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2009/10/20-years-of-tent-city-and-working-towards-a-better-future/#comment-345211 Tent City 20th Anniversary of Caring : Food For Thought Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:23:03 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=10423#comment-345211 [...] The staggering statistics are that Toledo is the eighth poorest city in the United States.  Let me repeat that—the EIGHTH poorest city in the ENTIRE United States.  Poverty and homelessness isn’t something that happens only in places like Detroit and Cleveland, it’s happening right here in our backyard.  The reality is that it can easily effect any of us, especially in these difficult economic times we are facing.  “First the electricity got turned off. We got that turned on. Then the gas got turned off. And once you start to get behind…You get to the point where you get behind on your rent as well and soon we were evicted. We came home one morning and found most of our belongings in our front yard.” All of us have missed a payment or two at some point in our lives.  For some, it’s more than once or twice, and if a child is sick or the family car breaks down, then what?  If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, (as the majority of us are) there’s nowhere for the money to come from.  Many of us are that one paycheck away from poverty ourselves. So if you won’t help the needy, why should anyone expect help if they become needy? [...] [...] The staggering statistics are that Toledo is the eighth poorest city in the United States.  Let me repeat that—the EIGHTH poorest city in the ENTIRE United States.  Poverty and homelessness isn’t something that happens only in places like Detroit and Cleveland, it’s happening right here in our backyard.  The reality is that it can easily effect any of us, especially in these difficult economic times we are facing.  “First the electricity got turned off. We got that turned on. Then the gas got turned off. And once you start to get behind…You get to the point where you get behind on your rent as well and soon we were evicted. We came home one morning and found most of our belongings in our front yard.” All of us have missed a payment or two at some point in our lives.  For some, it’s more than once or twice, and if a child is sick or the family car breaks down, then what?  If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, (as the majority of us are) there’s nowhere for the money to come from.  Many of us are that one paycheck away from poverty ourselves. So if you won’t help the needy, why should anyone expect help if they become needy? [...]

]]> By: kateb http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/2009/10/20-years-of-tent-city-and-working-towards-a-better-future/#comment-344990 kateb Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:32:51 +0000 http://glasscityjungle.com/wordpress/?p=10423#comment-344990 I'm very happy to have the opportunity to get involved in this. So many people think that they care about the less fortunate - let's see if they show up :-) But by the Grace of God,go I. This is an adaptation from the written words of John Bradford. He's a man who is well worth researching. Many of us who were somewhat wealthy but are not anymore. Many of us who felt secure are now living paycheck to paycheck. Those people had ought to show up and help those folks who are exactly like themselves. Just another week or two short. But by the Grace of God,go I. So if you won't help the needy, why should anyone expect help if they become needy? I’m very happy to have the opportunity to get involved in this.

So many people think that they care about the less fortunate – let’s see if they show up

But by the Grace of God,go I. This is an adaptation from the written words of John Bradford. He’s a man who is well worth researching.

Many of us who were somewhat wealthy but are not anymore.

Many of us who felt secure are now living paycheck to paycheck.

Those people had ought to show up and help those folks who are exactly like themselves. Just another week or two short.

But by the Grace of God,go I. So if you won’t help the needy, why should anyone expect help if they become needy?

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