Me to We

I have been reading a book Me to We written by two Toronto young people Craig and Marc Kielburger. It is categorized as a self help book. "Imagine waking up every morning believing that your actions can make a difference". They founded a charity called Free the Children. In their book they describe a Yugoslavian lady called Agnes. She trained as a teacher. She became ill with the potentially fatal disease of tuberculosis. She recovered, took in a dying woman. In 1979 she won the Nobel Peace Prize. she formed the Missionaries of Charity organisation which has 500 centres in 120 countries. We know her as Mother Teresa. One person can make a difference. I recommend the book.

Understanding the scale of the issue

It is not the homeless that are the problem, it is the fact that there are homeless people in Milton that is the issue and one the community needs to take action to support them. I think step 1 is an assessment of the scale of the issue. A survey monkey questionnaire link will follow shortly.

Vision for the homeless in Milton

What is our vision for the homeless in Milton? That they should go out of town somewhere else or that we should care for them in amongst our own affluent community? Without a vision, we cannot have a strategy or action plan. What is our vision? A short term vision or goal should be to make some seasonal provision for the homeless in Milton. This could be one of many things:
1) Help and advice
2) A soup kitchen
3) Provision for clothing/ blankets
4) A voice in the community
5) Community support
6) Transport to shelters outside Milton
7) Demanding answers from our community leaders and regional MPs
8) Comments on this blog

Practical ways to help

1) Write to the four Halton Riding election candidates
2) Attend and ask questions at Milton Town Council meetings
3) Offer to help
4) Write to the Milton Canadian Champion (555 Industrial Dr, Milton Ont. L9T 5E1 Tel: 905 878 2341 www.miltoncanadianchampion.com)
5) Offer to donate blankets, food and clothing