Bringing the Heat
- By Staff Writer
- Published 02/1/2010
- Community
- Unrated
HOUSTON– My Fellow Man Alliance along with Avi-Star Airport Parking will continue their two-month outreach endeavor, “Heating Houston’s Homeless.” The outreach, which kicked-off on Jan. 9, occurs between 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. every other Saturday, during the months of February.
The idea is to provide homeless Houstonians with items to assist them in keeping warm during the coldest months of the year. The Alliance and Avi-Star Airport Parking are challenging the community to get involved.
Students from the YMCA and the Texas Warriors 6th grade girl’s basketball team have coordinated separate drives to collect new or gently used blankets and jackets to be distributed. Shipley Donuts will donate hot cocoa. Avi-Star will transport volunteers to designated areas to distribute the donated materials. For volunteer information, please visit www.myfellowman.org or may also call (713)305-7063 or email kbrown@myfellowman.org.
My Fellow Man Alliance is a private, non-profit organization with a dedicated mission of providing safe housing, support and vocational rehabilitation services for the homeless and those that would otherwise become homeless without intervention.
Houston recently received $17 million in federal stimulus money to help those facing homelessness. On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. the homeless population is about 50 percent African-American, 35 percent White, 12 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Native American and 1 percent Asian.
The idea is to provide homeless Houstonians with items to assist them in keeping warm during the coldest months of the year. The Alliance and Avi-Star Airport Parking are challenging the community to get involved.
Students from the YMCA and the Texas Warriors 6th grade girl’s basketball team have coordinated separate drives to collect new or gently used blankets and jackets to be distributed. Shipley Donuts will donate hot cocoa. Avi-Star will transport volunteers to designated areas to distribute the donated materials. For volunteer information, please visit www.myfellowman.org or may also call (713)305-7063 or email kbrown@myfellowman.org.
My Fellow Man Alliance is a private, non-profit organization with a dedicated mission of providing safe housing, support and vocational rehabilitation services for the homeless and those that would otherwise become homeless without intervention.
Houston recently received $17 million in federal stimulus money to help those facing homelessness. On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. the homeless population is about 50 percent African-American, 35 percent White, 12 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Native American and 1 percent Asian.