Homeless people sleep either on the street or in camps. Most have a little camp set up in the woods. A tent and a tarp are priceless to a person that needs a dry place to sleep. Since most tents … Continue reading
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Bus passes can be purchased from the Escambia County Transit Authority or ECAT. The website is goecat.com . Each pass runs $1.75 and provides a one way trip to anywhere the bus system goes. Transfers between buses is free. (ask … Continue reading
As you meet and get to know the people that you see wandering the streets of Pensacola you will quickly come to understand that there are several types of homeless people, each with a different reason for living on the … Continue reading
If you read the gospels you will notice that Jesus always made personal contact with people. He talked with them and genuinely cared. We are to do the same thing. To try and help someone without first taking the time … Continue reading
This is one of the most effective ways to help a homeless person or anyone without transportation. A bike can get a person to a job, the store, a clinic, the VA, church, and on and on. Most of the … Continue reading
The Escarosa Coalition on the Homeless (ECOA) puts out a “Street Survival Guide”. This guide is 32 pages long and contains virtually every agency that can help a homeless person or any other person in need. This publication is worth … Continue reading
As with anything, there are certain do’s and don’ts associated with helping the homeless. DO NOT hand a homeless person or panhandler money out of your car window while you are on a public road. In Escambia county and many … Continue reading