Tom welcomes two guest to the studio this week. He talks to Carrie Wieland from House of Mercy and from Dave Yasenka Isaiah 58.
Our host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot discusses the issues facing the homeless with his guests:
- What is Isaiah 58?
- Who are the hidden homeless?
- What does House of Mercy do?
- Carrie is a founding board member of Isaiah 58
- House of Mercy has two church services a day
- House of Mercy provides resume assistance and job placement
- The biggest thing they offer is hope
- Tom shares some of his experiences with the homeless
- Most of Isaiah 58’s clients work
- Isaiah 58 is a secular non-profit
- Dave discusses the approach at Isaiah 58
- What are the differences between servicing the homeless in MA and NH
- The only homeless shelter in Lawrence is Day Break
- Dan and Carrie share some people’s stories
- Kim Anderson Needs a Kidney transplant. Kim is 6 months to a year away from having to go on dialysis and she is O+ if you know someone who can donate or would like to donate reach out to her at KimKidney1960@gmail.com
All that and much more on this week’s episode of The Paying Attention Podcast! For more information, check out latest edition of the Valley Patriot or www.ValleyPatriot.com. The Paying Attention! Podcast is recorded each week at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and is hosted on the United Podcast Network.
