Chattanooga Community Kitchen’s new homeless center has been open for three weeks, but today was the first chance for the public to be introduced.
The new facility provides a one-stop service area for Chattanooga’s homeless community, offering case management, access to mainstream resources, foot care, chapel/meditation space, laundry, telephones, mail services and more to the area’s homeless.
The city is proud to be a small part of what the community has done,” said Mayor Ron Littlefield during the official presentation. “This is just the beginning. We are going to take care of those in need and love and care for our neighbors.”
For complete details see tomorrow’s Times Free Press edition.
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I have been homeless at several points in my life. Contrary to popular belief, most homeless did not become so out of choice and not because they are lazy, stupid, or immoral. Many homeless people are victims of abuse in the form of neglect and abandonment by their parents or other caregivers. Some of them are simply victims of life’s tragedies, such as hurricanes, fires, or other catastrophes from which they simply don’t have the resources to recover. I invite you to my blog devoted to raising awareness on homelessness: Freethegods.com. There you will find an article I wrote on homelessness and pictures I have taken of homeless people. I always give them a dollar or two for the privilege of photographing them. I am often surprised by their cheerfulness and sense of pride. Often, they will show themselves to have some kind of talent. There is a fine line between genius and insanity.