For two years I have followed the story of "The Homeless Guy," Kevin Barbieux. He blogs from libraries in Las Vegas, and has given me an insight into what life is like for the homeless that we don't get from newspapers.
He recently reported that Central Dallas Ministries (Southern Baptist) wants to build a 209-unit housing project in a downtown 15-story building. Fifty of the apartments would go to formerly homeless people, while most of the rest would be used for low-income tenants.
The council approved the project 13-1. The controversy is that the housing project is 200 feet from Dallas's First Baptist Academy. Walters, headmaster, believes the safety of children in his care must pre-empt goodwill toward the homeless. “We will do whatever we can to protect the rights and safety of our children,” he said. “We have to respond to responsibly meet the safety and security requirements of our clientele.”
Read the entire article at www.baptiststandard.com
The Homeless Guy comments: "In all my experience, some 20+ years either being homeless or dealing with homeless issues, I have never known a homeless person to harm a child. Yet, I have heard of many people with homes who have done children a great deal of harm. Such prejudice against homeless people is what prevents many of them from ever overcoming homelessness."
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