How many empty warehouses or old abandoned mill’s have you passed in your lifetime? My guess would be quite a few. In Eden, North Carolina, and perhaps other places around the country, an old mill was given new life by becoming low-income housing. There is no doubt that the need for low-income housing is real. But when we talk about our homeless population, do we talk about housing or shelter?
What’s the difference?
The difference between having a home, whether short-term or long, and a place to sleep at night is a large one. Having a home is somewhere to keep your belongings during the day. It’s feeling like you can keep your children safe. A home, in the form of a house, apartment, or studio, provides walls that are yours. Yours to give you shelter, safety, privacy, and a sense of belonging. Your home gives you an address. Have you ever thought about what you are able to do and have because of your address? Your address oftentimes provides you with that sense of security. Your children have somewhere safe to go after school, instead of on the streets until a shelter opens.
Different localities around the nation have started criminalizing homelessness. Business and parks sometimes install “hostile architecture”, in order to keep the homeless population away.
A Second Tomorrow realizes that homelessness is caused by many different factors, while also realizing that the way to pull yourself up by the bootstraps is to first have boots. A Second Tomorrow looks to turn abandoned warehouse type buildings into homes, not shelters. We also look to help heal people who are suffering, by offering therapy for people who have dealt with addiction and abuse. Therapy by way of group sessions, community cooking, and gardening.
What’s the difference?
The difference between having a home, whether short-term or long, and a place to sleep at night is a large one. Having a home is somewhere to keep your belongings during the day. It’s feeling like you can keep your children safe. A home, in the form of a house, apartment, or studio, provides walls that are yours. Yours to give you shelter, safety, privacy, and a sense of belonging. Your home gives you an address. Have you ever thought about what you are able to do and have because of your address? Your address oftentimes provides you with that sense of security. Your children have somewhere safe to go after school, instead of on the streets until a shelter opens.
Different localities around the nation have started criminalizing homelessness. Business and parks sometimes install “hostile architecture”, in order to keep the homeless population away.
A Second Tomorrow realizes that homelessness is caused by many different factors, while also realizing that the way to pull yourself up by the bootstraps is to first have boots. A Second Tomorrow looks to turn abandoned warehouse type buildings into homes, not shelters. We also look to help heal people who are suffering, by offering therapy for people who have dealt with addiction and abuse. Therapy by way of group sessions, community cooking, and gardening.
Lottery Dream or Reality?
I’d say a lot of us have an idea about what we’d do if we hit the jackpot. My lottery dream has been the same for years. If I won, I’d buy an old abandoned warehouse or mill, or something similar. I’d turn that building into apartments, small ones, 1–2 bedrooms, but still private apartments.
I’d say a lot of us have an idea about what we’d do if we hit the jackpot. My lottery dream has been the same for years. If I won, I’d buy an old abandoned warehouse or mill, or something similar. I’d turn that building into apartments, small ones, 1–2 bedrooms, but still private apartments.