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<br />17 <br /> <br />ƒ Helping people who are homeless doesn’t have to be scary, you can set boundaries for <br />yourself <br />ƒ You can’t expect someone to be able to focus on a job if they are homeless <br />ƒ Not every person has an addiction issue and if they do, we should help, not villainize <br />Ways to share this information discussed included: <br />ƒ Provide opportunities for people to speak anonymously to share their stories and opinions <br />ƒ Social media (brought up several times as being how most people get their information) <br />ƒ Educational campaigns <br />ƒ Posters up around town <br />ƒ Community event about homelessness <br />ƒ Word of mouth and socially influential people spreading messages (city council, business <br />owners, church leaders) <br />ƒ Presenting at clubs like Rotary and Elks <br /> <br />x “I would stress that…these are humans who have been through some trauma, and being <br />homeless exacerbates that trauma. It’s perpetuating the trauma, not helping the <br />trauma.” <br />x “Often people do want to help, but they’re not sure where they can set boundaries…so <br />they just don’t help…they can help in ways that work for them.” <br />x “…we can humanize who people are who are experiencing homelessness, how it can <br />happen to everyone.” <br />x “It can happen to you. You’re not immune. You could lose a job, and then can’t make <br />your mortgage or rent payment. It can happen to you. It’s not a specific problem for <br />specific people.” <br /> <br /> <br />