Advocate for the homeless fights vaccine misinformation on the streets

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“If we get out there and we show the people how to get to these organizations, these programs, show them what is out there, that is part of the solution to get them off the street.”

Four volunteers were rapidly pulling backpacks out of a U-Haul and handing them to those in line. In just 45 minutes, the volunteers from, a mobile nonprofit group that provides vital supplies to those without homes, handed off 165 backpacks — a new daily record.

Newman, a retired businessman, said he runs Backpacks for the Street around the clock, while Conner, who works at a local restaurant, joins him on his days off. The couple decided to start the group after volunteering at a soup kitchen for several years. Demand for help is surging, according to him. Since Covid-19 arrived in the city in March 2020, the group has given out 25,000 backpacks. But while the homeless are eager to grab up backpacks, some are less enthusiastic about getting a vaccine.

 

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Please reinstate UI benefits for Covid LongHaulers. We are debilitated, unable to work and have no income. It’s Emergency status at this point.🆘‼️AOC SpeakerPelosi vp DrOz BhadeliaMD CoriBush SenBooker SenSchumer RepAdamSchiff CDCDirector PeterHotez VinGuptaMD

Amen.....the homeless like me have no vehicle and sometimes no money to ride the bus. We are fighting to stay safe, warm, cool, dry and trying to find a safe place to rest and use the restroom. We need people coming to us, when possible. I have no working phone to call......

iam also for homeless fights, bring back the bum fiights

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