Homelessness; it’s getting worse instead of better
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This article was published 05/02/2015 (3904 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For over eight years Ron Eldridge and his wife Marsha have been trying to help out the downtrodden and homeless, especially during the winter months. They hand out hot chocolate, doughnuts, and clothing every weekend.
Recently during a lull on a very cold Sunday I asked Ron what his greatest struggle was.
“Seeing the homeless out here not having a roof over their heads, it’s freezing out here and that really bothers me. We need to get more of these homeless people housed and get them more education and job programs.”
“It’s actually getting worse instead of better. We have a lot more people out here now than we did eight years ago. And actually when I was homeless, back then, there wasn’t as many as there is now.”
Has there been moments when you wondered if you could keep doing this?
“No. We love doing this, we love being out here helping them. We do whatever we can for them.”
“The Lord keeps us going and we do this for the glory of God. If it wasn’t for the backing of our church, Carmen Pentecostal, I’m not sure how much longer we could do this.”
How many people do you think you serve on a given day?
“Probably over one hundred, we have enough hot chocolate for that many. We refill over at Tim Hortons, so easily over a hundred.”
Mike Deal started freelancing for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1997. Three years later, he landed a part-time job as a night photo desk editor.
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Mike Deal started freelancing for the Winnipeg Free Press in 1997. Three years later, he landed a part-time job as a night photo desk editor.
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