Homeless Shelters Near Me | Wheeler Mission

A late night.
It’s 11:00 p.m., and I just walked into my house from the Center for Women & Children (CWC).
I’m typing in bed, my computer propped up on three pillows, and am sandwiched between a set of sheets with three blankets on top. Its cold outside, and I love snuggling under a pile of blankets....

Remember homelessness and hunger this Thanksgiving.
This week, days before Thanksgiving, is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.
I typically don’t take notice to national weeks or months, but this one in particular grabbed my attention.

A problematic floorpan.
Okay, friends. Allow me to open with a scenario: (Men, if you are reading, maybe this is a good time to go walk the dog or do the dishes…)
So… you know when you wake up in the middle of the night and need to run to the bathroom? Imagine being 65, homeless, afraid, and in strange surroundings with people you’ve never met. There are no bathrooms on your floor, and you can’t remember where...

How “meal cards” got started.
Norma Jean had plans to travel, but an illness and wrong step down the stairs injured her legs.
As a therapeutic outlet, she decided to make cards and encourage her friends. But soon enough, she’d made too many. A friend encouraged her to sell her beautiful cards, but Norma Jean wasn’t interested in making a profit....