What Do Homeless People Do on Christmas?
It’s tough celebrating the holiday while living on the streets.
As you’re enjoying a delicious holiday meal with your family (in a COVID safe manner), you might wonder what the holidays would be like if you didn’t have a family and a home to enjoy for the holidays.
You might even worry about what’s going on with your houseless neighbors and how they are getting through the holidays.
As I often say, every day you are homeless is the worst day of your life. But being homeless on the holidays can be especially difficult.
The good thing about the holiday season is that there’s usually an outpouring of donations and support to help homeless services agencies such as shelters, drop-in centers, meal service programs (food kitchens), and outreach programs.
It’s heartwarming how much generosity we see directed at the homeless during the holidays. It’s also a marked departure from the rest of the year. We have a saying in the Homeless Services field:
“When it’s Christmas or a blizzard, suddenly everyone cares about the homeless.”
There’s something about the holidays — or a huge winter storm — that makes people open their hearts and show…
