Saw this in my Dead Tree Paper this morning: In "beggars can't be choosers" department, we have shipping containers converted as housing for the homeless. "Tired of being treated like a number? Come to us and let us warehouse you!"
The Stockton Shelter for the Homeless has been awarded millions of dollars to build an expansion and full-service navigation center.
The expansion will be a three-story building made entirely out of shipping containers, providing space for an additional 90 low-barrier beds for homeless men, shelter CEO JoLyn McMillan said.
I'm sure it beats sleeping outside, and they intend to provide services to help find jobs, permanent housing, counseling and such as needed. It just seems a little...odd.
Since I posted this, I came across an interesting video: "7 reasons why shipping container homes are a SCAM"
My feel good story du jour: Showered with Love is a nonprofit group. It parks a mobile shower in the cities four times a week. This week, the group also gave people a new pair of shoes. Vans, in Weberstown Mall in Stockton, donated hundreds of shoes after their store manager sent a request to the corporate office.
Cool enough that they provide showers for the homeless, but new shoes, too! Fantastic!
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