The homeless in Milwaukee’s Tent City have less than two weeks to clear out after the Wisconsin Department of Transportation ordered them out by Oct. 31 to make way for a construction project.
A federally funded nonprofit is taking on the mission of finding everyone a home to avoid forcing people out at the end of the month.
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______ is a convicted sex offender and now no one will take him in.
“It sucks. It’s cold. There’s help for people. But most of them, it’s help for the women and the children. There’s nothing for us men out here,” ______ said.
“We definitely will work with people who are on the sex offender registry and try to work within that framework to get people housed,” said Emily Kenney, of Impact.
While it’s tough to see anyone homeless, it’s great to see that there is a group that is on the record as being willing to help registered persons as a class of individuals. When I was incarcerated, none of the typical agencies or groups would (or could) provide housing or employment assistance, which could have made my transition potentially disastrous if it were not for a newly formed Christian transition charitable organization that came to my aid just when I needed it.
Let’s celebrate, support financially, and give some great feedback to Impact and similar organizations that help anyone, regardless of their past. It’s a way we can give a helping hand to the person coming after us. I only wish there were more people out there like Ms. Kenney.
Are you reading this Ron Book?
Emergency and temporary housing helps. Thanks Emily. Permanent housing is needed though, otherwise those offenders will be displaced once again and the cycle will continue.