The time has now come to share our DIY Helping Homeless Project with the world. After a year and several of our own interactions, we know homelessness isn't to be fixed by government. Also, nonprofits aren't able to complete this task on their own either. The job of resolving homelessness will be on the community. Hence, the DIY Helping Homeless Podcast.

BACKGROUND

We need your help. DIY stands for Do-It-Yourself. Our company's philanthropy focuses on a major piece our own charity cannot address, but directly impacts our contribution to them, their home.

Dream Big's focus on youth and families is a big deal to us. We love to help the families in our community. As we go in the schools and make a difference, the significance of our impact doesn't matter if they don't have a home to do the following:

• complete homework we assigned
• eat a balanced meal
• read the book we gave them
• access the internet
• gain confidence from assigned exercises

After hearing different information from various sources, I was tired of seeing the problem grow. A year prior, I was part of a committee to help youth with these conditions and it seemed to fizzle away. None of the goals appeared to be accomplished. Unfortunately, the group's desired results weren't achieved. The group had to pivot.

 

Read more at http://nwebsterllc.com/diy-helping-homeless-podcast/.