“Anybody can come through our gates 8 am-10 pm and use all of our facilities. We have hot showers, a telephone, free computers internet-ready, our commons, offices, [and a free store of donated items.] Anybody has access to this.” Tour guide Jon Hawkes highlights this community’s generosity to the larger community: its residents well understand what homeless people need. Visit their greenhouse, gardens, houses, and business enterprises — all built with ingenuity on a city-owned site. [dignityvillage.org]
Peak Moment 223: Dignity Village – A community by and for the homeless
By Janaia Donaldson, originally published by Peak Moment Television
November 29, 2012
Janaia Donaldson
Tags: Dignity Village, homelessness
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