“Financially, I’m not able to help out,” Best told Habitat. “People come up to me and ask me for a dollar, and I don’t have a dollar. [Habitat] is a way to fulfill that need to give… From the beginning to the end, it’s a wonderful, wonderful feeling.”
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The D.C. government has been tweeting out links to a map with the locations of homeless shelters and senior and cooling stations.
“There’s a scripture that says, ‘It’s better to give than receive,’ ” Best, 40, told Habitat for Humanity. “And I take that to heart… It makes me happy to be able to give. ”
“I think America is a great country and we do a lot for people and people have a lot of opportunities,” Roman continued. “But having said that, I think we have become sort of numb to homelessness.”
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“Most shelters are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m., so families have to rush form work to get in line to get a bed,” Roman said. “It’s pretty hard to keep a job while you and your family are homeless. Some shelters are more likely to help families with kids, so it is a little better, but even with a family it is not so good.”
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