People 4 People Putting a face on homelessness

By People 4 People

“Help 4 the Homeless” Contribution Drive

Winter is fast approaching and the homeless members of our community need your help. Most homeless people are ill prepared for the cold. They are either lacking in proper gear to keep themselves warm enough at night or are using worn out and inadequate equipment. People 4 People, a new Spokane area organization of the homeless and formerly homeless, is opening a call for contributions from the people of the Greater Spokane Area to gather sleeping bags, rain gear, camping equipment, bicycles and parts, heavy clothing, blankets, 1st aid kits and many other necessities to give to the homeless to help them survive the upcoming winter. The contribution drive will run from October 10th through October 20th with distributions starting as soon as we have the gear ready to go.

Shalom Ministries at the Central Methodist Church is our main processing site and we have 9,000 square feet of storage area in the basement at the former CHAS Clinic building which now serves as a 24-hour drop-in center. The Salvation Army has partnered with us and offered the use of a truck to transport some of the donations from collection points to our main storage and processing site. We will greatly appreciate any help that our generous community can give.

Contact Dave Bilsland at 532-7572 or email to p4pspokane@yahoo.com to help out or for answers to any questions regarding the drive or People 4 People. Thank You.

People 4 People

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