Project Homeless Connect providing homeless communites with access to needed resources [Video]

ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AND IT’S BACK IN WINSTON-SALEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS. JOSHUA DAVIS SPOKE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ORGANIZERS AND VOLUNTEERS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT. ONE WOMAN TOLD ME IT’S THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW A COMMUNITY SHOULD BE. WITH 72 COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING TOGETHER TO CONNECT VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED AND ALL OF IT COMPLETELY FREE. FROM FRESH SHOWERS AND CLEAN LAUNDRY. TO ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, EMPLOYMENT AND LEGAL AID. BEING ABLE TO BRING EVERYONE HERE AND ONE LOCATION AT ONE TIME. PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT HELPS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FIND THE HELP THEY NEED. WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES AND LOWER THE BARRIERS. SUREKHA FLOYD, ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS, SAYS. THOSE BARRIERS INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND LACK OF ACCESS TO FOOD. ALSO, BARRIERS CAN INCLUDE THOSE WITH MENTAL, …