Friday, November 5, 2010  Homeless in Winter  the past few years
i have invested effort in making sure that i am not homeless
during the winter. in some places winter is too cold to sleep
outside without a sturdy well insulated shelter, or top of the
line winter gear, which many of us cannot afford.  my first
homeless winter was certainly a wake-up call. the challenge
increases in late autumn when the rain season comes, one must do
their best to stay dry in order to avoid hypothermia. here's a
basic outline of how to be homeless in winter.   in most bigger
towns and cities that experience winter, there is a shelter and
meal program set up for the homeless, usually running from the
month of November until March. there is a program in my town
called Out of the Cold. seven churches host the Out of the Cold
program, a different location each night. doors open at 6pm when
dinner is served, each location having it's own regular meal. at
one place it's always chili, at another bow-tie pasta and
alfredo sauce, and on