homeless Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/homeless/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 23:09:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 News and Beliefs https://smthingscount.com/2020/08/17/news-and-beliefs/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 15:57:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9579 As I watch the news, I’m struck by the subtle ways that prejudice is spread. Nobody notices, but our brains do. So we accept it,

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]]> Misguided Religious Views https://smthingscount.com/2020/05/20/misguided-religious-views/ Wed, 20 May 2020 16:36:36 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9216 Some religions want to destroy us, because we’re so different from them.  Thank God Christians have the Golden Rule.  Then, again, it appears in the

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]]> Charity on a Budget https://smthingscount.com/2020/03/10/charity-on-a-budget/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:44:14 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8972 Yes, you’d love to give more, but what can you do on such a tight budget?  The answer: always keep others in mind.  Use coupons

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]]> Take a Bite Out of Poverty https://smthingscount.com/2020/01/31/take-a-bite-out-of-poverty/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:48:51 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8771 Think about it: over 37 million people of all ages in our country are suffering from the ravages of poverty.  These are men, women, and

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]]> A Small way to Fight Poverty https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/10/a-small-way-to-fight-poverty/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:36:01 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8420 Think about it: the last poverty statistics (2017) show that 39.7 million people of all ages in our country are suffering from the ravages of

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]]> Kids who Hide in Plain Sight https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/06/kids-who-hide-in-plain-sight/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:02:35 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8416 Over four million KIDS are on the streets, unaccompanied by an adult, in the U.S. each year. At least a million kids either couch-surf at

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]]> A Way to Re-Home the Homeless https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/25/a-way-to-re-home-the-homeless/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:00:34 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7876 It’s a miracle! Well, a miracle message. That’s what the non-profit is called because that’s what they deliver. They’re partnering with cities to get these

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]]> Seniors & Social Security Scares https://smthingscount.com/2019/03/04/seniors-social-security-scares/ Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:26:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7815 Do you know someone who was among the 35,000 seniors who lost over $10 million in 2018 (according to the FTC) by responding to a

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]]> When it’s Good to Be All Wet https://smthingscount.com/2018/07/31/when-its-good-to-be-all-wet/ Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:12:31 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7133 I just learned of a program starting up in my area. It’s called Showers to the People. The organization has a  mobile shower-truck  that alternates

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]]> Homeless Kids Packed into a Stadium https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/09/homeless-kids-packed-into-a-stadium/ Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:24:19 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6654 Here’s a fact about homeless kids that shocked and deeply saddened me.  The last line tells a vital truth.

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