The Chicago Tribune ran a great story today about a Chicago group that rides CTA trains looking for homeless people in need of help.Social workers for the group, Thresholds, go out with extra gloves and socks to pass out to mentally ill homeless people they encounter on the trains. They form relationships with many of the people and then work to help them find shelter, employment and any services they may need.
I give lots of credit to the Thresholds workers. That's not an easy job, and they seem to do it with such care and compassion.
Check out the full Tribune story about their efforts. It's a really well written article by Kristen Schorsch: Thresholds workers ride rails in outreach effort
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