It is so sad to see so many people in crisis in this country. As I read through the many blog postings, there are many on the brink of homelessness, without medical care, without jobs and with children to feed and bills to pay... where does a person go when they have no family to take them in? Few or no friends--who are often in similar situations--no community to help them... some appear to be in rural areas where there are few or no services available.
I don't have answers to these questions... I have offered suggestions for locating resources, but again, in rural areas, and if there is no transportation available, resources can be extremely difficult to access. My hope would be that if people who see these blogs live near those who are posting and can help in any tangible way, they will.
I myself am close to losing my home. I was able to access a few dollars from a family member and get some additional help from my township trustee, but still, my situation is precarious. I have had to make tough choices. The sad reality is that our nation has been going downhill for some time and it will take time to bring it back again. That doesn't help those who are in crisis now, of course. So what can we do while we wait for our government to pull us out of this mess?
It is time we build communities again... I'm not talking about houses and buildings.. I'm talking about community in terms of relationships; where neighbors help each other out-- watch a neighbor's child so they can look for work; share food wherever possible; loan your car or drive someone to an appointment or to look for a job. These are things we, the people, can do for each other... Money is tight everywhere... let's share what we have and do what we can to help each other make it through these tough times.
Most importantly, we must ask for what we need and we must believe we will get it and that we deserve it!!
