Be the Change in DC Blog: December 2010

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Be the Change in DC (BTCDC) helps the less fortunate through events, both social and service in nature, that are meant to give the general public a new perspective on the very people that they may walk by and ignore on a daily basis. By personally handing out much needed items to the homeless, Be the Change in DC’s volunteers interact with the homeless and see them in a different light. In helping out the homeless, BTCDC does not want compete with existing organizations, but rather work with them to fill in the gaps of taking a homeless person off the streets. We have partnered with organizations such as So Other Might Eat (SOME), the Shelter Hotline and Community Voice Mail to accomplish our goals.

In serving the community, our goal is to help the homeless get back on their feet and educate the general public on homelessness.

Dec

2010

author: Rohit Dixit

As we give out sleeping bags to the homeless and the holidays near, we want to reiterate one of the goals of Be the Change in DC: to personalize homelessness for the general public. We at Be the Change in DC would like to hear about your interactions with the homeless. Is there a homeless person on the street corner with whom you have developed a relationship with? Or perhaps a homeless person whom you normally see is no longer in the same place, have you wondered where he or she is? Tell us stories, good or bad, about your personal interactions with DC's homeless. We are listening...

Dec

2010

author: Rohit Dixit

Braving the rain and cold weather, a few Be the Change in DC volunteers gave out ten sleeping bags to DC's homeless on Sunday, December 12th. This particular distribution focused on the homeless in Northwest DC and specifically targeted McPherson Square, 19th and Penn and Dupont Circle; future events may focus on other areas of DC. We all stayed together and distributed the bags after 9pm, thus ensuring the bags would be used to help stay warm for the night (as shelters were closed). Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering with us in the coming winter months as we will be giving out many more sleeping bags!

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