Tuesday, October 14, 2008

No Room at the Homeless Inn

And what if it were Jesus who showed up wanting a room, 'eh?

Yup, TRILLIONS for WARS and BANK BAILOUTS, etc, but NOTHING FOR YOU, 'murkn!!!!


"Homeless shelters turn more people away

Vermont's homeless shelters are running out of space and having to turn away people. Rita Markley, executive director of the Committee on Temporary Shelter, says from June to August the organization turned away 42 families and 75 single adults. She says a year ago the shelter turned down 25 people during the same period. Demand for shelter space usually rises when the weather turns cold.

Why would the cold be a factor? We have global warming, so..... ?


But Markley said Friday, the Committee on Temporary Shelter already had 30 families on a waiting list. She and other shelter directors have asked the Legislature for $500,000 to set up temporary space in their communities to accommodate people when there is an overflow. The Legislature's Joint Fiscal Committee has put off a decision until November while officials discuss possible solutions (AP)."