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Why Can’t We Care for Our Neighbors?

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An agency with the County obtained a grant to supply water to unhoused people over the summer. The grant is likely running out in a couple of weeks unless additional funding has been secured. The distribution is handled by enlisting community groups to each collect up to 10 cases of water per week and bring it to people on the streets. I’ve been bringing water to three communities in West Oakland. People are very thankful for the water, but often hungry and ask  hopefully if I have food. Sometimes I do, but often I don’t. I’ve met people who are… read more

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Abatement of a Community of People

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There had been a longtime community living in a creek area, mostly hidden under a cover of trees from the housed neighbors surrounding them. Some of them lived together for years, off of meager resources, taking care of each other, and offering some degree of safety and stability to each other. O–, E–, U–, and T– were four people living there that I came to know. Sometimes they didn’t have enough food. O– reached out to a local faith-based charity and received food. As she shared information about the needs in the camp with those who responded to her call,… read more