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Michael Braggs, a resident of Twin City Mission, relaxes while watching TV in the dormitory. Currently
employed, Braggs is only residing at the mission until he finds a permanent place to live.
“The doctors help me with my physical ther-
apy and medicine, but then I have to take time
out to do my work for the shelter.”
Shelter
Continued from Page 3
“Not only that, but I am no longer dependent
on my family for anything, and I just got married
so I can have my own family.”
Residents may find their job training comes at
the expense of their work hours, and they face a
choice between a brighter future or a roof over
their heads for the present.
“The Twin City Mission keeps on telling me
I’ve got to have a job to get a grant for housing
assistance,” Byles said.
“But I’ve got a job at Health For All. I might
not get paid for it, but I arrive there at noon and
may not get back here until 9:30.
Twin City Mission is forced to walk a line be
tween giving too much away for free and de
manding too much from people who can give
the least.
As with all things, however, the bad comes
with the good.
Lincecum said when the only other option is
exposure to the elements, the mission residents
must accept the bad.
If it can turn a life around, most people are
happy to accept the bad.
“I’ve got nothing to say against them,” Lince
cum said.
“They’ve done me damn good.”
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A round the holidays,
many think of family, to
getherness and helping
others. Each year, one
week before Thanksgiving, the
National Coalition for the Home
less and the National Student
Campaign Against Hunger and
Homelessness cosponsor Nation
al Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week.
Across the nation, National
Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week attempts to
promote thoughts and actions on
these issues many people might
not recognize.
Efforts from each state and
communities across the nation
strengthen this movement.
The National Coalition for the
Homeless is a national advocacy
network of homeless persons, ac
tivists, service providers and others
committed to ending homelessness
through public education, policy
advocacy, grassroots organizations
and technical assistance. Their
mission is to end homelessness.
According to the National Coali
tion for the Homeless Website
(http://nch.ari.net/causes), home
lessness has risen in the past 15 to 20
years for a variety of reasons.
According the the Website, the
first reason for this increase is an
increase in people who have
dropped below the poverty level.
By 1996, 35.6 million Ameri
cans lived in poverty.
This increase has generally
been caused by eroding labor-
market opportunities for large
segments of the work force and
the declining value and availabil
ity of public benefits.
The second reason cited by the
Website is the growing shortage of
affordable housing for low-in
come families.
The National Student Campaign
Against Hunger and Homelessness
works with a coalition of students
and community members across
the nation to end homelessness
and hunger through education ser
vices and action.
The National Student Cam
paign Against Hunger and Home
lessness began 10 years ago and
is currently the largest student
network fighting against hunger
and homelessness.
Texas A&M University does not
have a collective effort to recog
nize Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week.
Although it is not a collective ef
fort, many campus organizations are
trying to do their best to help this
cause with a variety of activities.
The Winter Spirit of Aggieland,
a subcommittee of Student Gov
ernment, kicked off the week Sun
day with a coat and food drive.
The drive will continue
through today at Reed Arena,
Sbisa Dining Hall, the Commons
Lobby, Wehner Business Admin
istration Building and the Memo
rial Student Center.
Alpha Phi Omega, a na:M a ^ ot Champ
coed service fraternity at A:jB.5n iem0I . 1 / / 1 n
also supporting the week.
APO currently has 200
members and 150 pledges.
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A&M campus, the Bryan-Cij
Station community, APOmer
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