November 29, 2018

Dan Rivera Throws Homeless Out into the Cold

1 hour 1 minute

Tom welcomes Michael Gorman from The Movement Family discusses the situation with the homeless in Lawrence. They talk about how Mayor Rivera shut down the dinner and prohibited the homeless from sleeping at the bus station.

Host Tom Duggan of the Valley Patriot covers the following:

Mike talks about The Movement Family and the TMF Family dinner

It’s about much more than dinner

Why did Dan Rivera shut down the family dinner?

The homeless are no longer allowed to sleep at the bus station

TMF always leaves the area cleaner than they found it

Mayor Rivera didn’t issue a statement until the Boston media got involved

Over 20 people have entered detox as a result of the family dinner

Is there an alternative site for the family dinners?

A lot of people in the community are reaching out to help

TMF has over 400 members

Where are the homeless going to go now?

Michael talks about Christmas on the streets

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 [email protected]

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.

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