Hope for the Homeless

Posted 11/20/14

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Hope for the Homeless

FREE RAFFLE: Free raffles at the Hope for the Homeless Day were a hit with many clients. Included in the baskets were sweatpants, sweatshirts, socks, watches, cologne, body wash, body lotion, gloves and gift cards. Pictured, from left, are sisters Ginny Cunningham and Jan Houde, who put together the gift baskets.

Herald photo by Steve Popiel

Client Luis Fred is being served a late breakfast by volunteer Coreen St. Jean during Hope for the Homeless Day.

Herald photo by Steve Popiel

Pictured are three of the eight members of the Dream Center board. They are, from left, Ramona Brown, Artie Russo and Toni Morse.

Herald photo by Steve Popiel

Posted Thursday, November 20, 2014 2:09 pm

The eighth annual Hope for the Homeless was held at the Dream Center, located at 330 Park Ave. – the same address as Praise Tabernacle Church – on Oct. 8. This free event was geared to help those in need of direction for substance abuse, physical abuse and mental abuse. It also focused on low-income housing, food, clothing, legal aid and private AIDS testing and had a pharmacist on site. The goal was to provide those in need of help with resources and food, which was donated by volunteers and Texas Roadhouse. There were also free raffles and live music for entertainment. Three busloads were brought to the event from Kennedy Plaza, Crossroads, Providence Rescue Mission and West Warwick. For more information, contact the Dream Center at 396-2743. (Herald photos by Steve Popiel/text by Meri R. Kennedy)