JOIN Visit - KJ

Join is a group that helps the homeless. They don't give them shelter but they do give them food and hygiene. The homeless who come in get to do a little work and in exchange they will get a token. Tokens operate showers, washers and dryers. Mark was our guide. He showed us the building and answered some questions. We saw the volunteers work space and we got to see the supplies they have to give out. They need lots of blankets, socks and underwear. we got to make sandwiches and hand them out to the homeless people at Join. I feel sorry for the homeless.We have homes and food when they had no homes and barley enough food. we shouldn't just ignore them. we should take matters into our hands and help them. Everyone can can help but we choose not to. Some dedicated volunteers do actually help. They donate a lot of their time for others. Quin, a guy at join, told us about his job. He goes out at ten at night and talks to the homeless and tries to find them homes. After he talked to us we got to talk to Danny. He is or was homeless and he is part of join. He is a drug addict. He told us not to drink or do drugs. After that we left.

This experience has opened up my eyes to the homeless.