I have made some progress on helping the man that I wrote about on Sunday. We believe that we have a place for him to live, although there are a few more small hoops to jump through. My friend has identified a vacant rental that can be availed to this man for a few weeks. Hopefully that is long enough to sort out some of the other issues.
Through Emmaus House, I got connected to a group that helps the homeless, The Empowerment Center. I forwarded my post to him to give him the low down, but I suspect that he read a good deal more on the site, as he seemed a bit tentative to engage me in conversation when we spoke on the phone…
Anyway, the Empowerment Center should be able to help with the ID issues. Several people have sent me offers of food, clothing, and camping supplies. One person even helped with winter weather camping tips that I plan to pass along and assist in purchase, if the housing falls through. I also have a few people looking for work for him.
Unfortunately, my friend tried to find the guy twice yesterday, but he wasn’t there. I think he was either at his friends home or with his girlfriend. I am going to drop by today to see if I can pass along the info that we have gathered. Thanks for all of the help and support so far.