We liked the idea of having something other than cash to hand out to people who are homeless in order to be more helpful with less money. We also wanted to start conversations around the project which helped to humanize people who are homeless. This comes in the face of intense prejudice in our communities and stigmatization of people who are homeless as though they are the source of our problems rather than a symptom of our community abandoning its most vulnerable members.
So we decided to make care packages. This is what we came up with…
In this first run, each care package contains;
- A Bottle of Water
- A Granola Bar
- A Ramen Packet
- Tissues
- Toilet Paper
- A Feminine Hygiene Product
- A Bag of Dog Food For Man’s Best Friend
- A Tooth Brush
- Hand Sanitizer
- Apple Sauce
- A Bar of Soap (Special Thanks to Stand Up Placer and Jenny Davidson for donating these!)