[RP TownTalk] Question - homeless people

[Heather Cronk]

I haven't seen Michelle at the bus stop but, if anyone sees her again AND
she's looking for assistance (which it sounds like may or may not be the
case), my friend Barbara Miller runs a drop-in center that serves Riverdale
and surrounding areas that is located at 5600 Taylor: http://runyourrace.org.
Though it's called a "ministry," my guess (knowing Barbara) is that
assistance would come without strings...

-Heather


On Thursday, September 24, 2015, Audrey Bragg <abragg7393 at aol.com> wrote:

> Bruce, Sue was looking to find a solution to help these people, not a
> lecture about where to go to find them.  I also see the woman at the bus
> stop and also another one who is always right by the door of Rite Aid.  I
> usually give her a few dollars in cash and by the way, her name is
> Michelle.  I found out she lost her mother recently.  What I want to say,
> is that if you talk to these people they are real human beings and they
> have names and deserve some help.   I would also like to find a solution to
> help these people.  Sending the police to make them move is not the answer.
>  I wish the social workers would work out in the street instead of in an
> office cut off from real life.  I will keep praying.  Amen.
> Audrey bragg
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Wernek <bruce.wernek at verizon.net>
> To: 'S Collins' <ugglywump at yahoo.com>; 'Towntalk Riverdale' <
> towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Sent: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 4:46 pm
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Question - homeless people
>
> You want to see homeless, go about 300 yards south of Riverdale Rd along
> the NE branch of the Anacostia.  It’s common to see groups of homeless
> people living in the wooded area on the East side of the creek.
>
> *From:* towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org [
> mailto:towntalk-bounces at riverdale-park.org] *On Behalf Of *S Collins
> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:40 PM
> *To:* Towntalk Riverdale
> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] Question - homeless people
>
>   Might be a "dumb question" but was hoping someone could advise me - If I
> see someone who I presume to be homeless on the streets on a fairly regular
> basis, should I contact the police every time, or?  There's a middle-aged
> African/American woman that I see quite frequently very early in the
> morning, she seems to stay on the bus benches near the Rite Aid or the
> Wells Fargo Bank on Route 1.  Sometimes I've seen her in a little fold-up
> chair.  One time I saw her later in the morning, she seemed to be rather
> "out of it," for want of a better phrase, so I contacted the police and
> asked if they could see if she was ok (she insisted she was, but seemed
> rather incoherent).  I realize that the police/town can't force anyone to
> get off the streets or go into a shelter; on the other hand, I hate to see
> someone in that situation, esp. as cold weather will be here soon.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sue Collins
>
>
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