Giving People A Hand Up, Not A Hand Out
I saw Joe sweeping up New York City’s detritus, dressed in the familiar blue pants and shirt of Ready, Willing & Able. Four months out of prison, he said, “I’ve learned my lesson, but the situation was pretty dismal.” That’s when he turned to the Doe Fund, as tens of thousands of homeless men and ex-cons have done since 1990. Today the Doe Fund’s 400 fulltime employees (some 70% of them graduates of the program) operate four programs to help the homeless, the formerly incarcerated, and most recently, veterans, achieve permanent self-sufficiency. { read more }
Be The Change
Give a hand up to someone every day this week as you look for the gold in them, rather than their outward appearance. |
Editor’s note: Happy New Year everyone! Remember to join us in kicking of 2015 with the 21 Day Simple Living Challenge starting on January 9th. With only five days left until the challenge, we are reminded of Plato’s beautiful quote, "The greatest wealth is to live content with little." It’s not too late, 
Sangha of Auspicious Companions 