Homeless people do not get much of media attention; in a money- driven industry like the American media there is hardly any space for topics that stimulus negative emotions and leave the audience with an uncomfortable feeling of guilt.
For many Austinites the daily interaction with the homeless person takes place at the local junction.
As we sit in our controlled-temperature vehicles waiting for the light to change, the person with the cardboard that straggles with the Texas weather reminds us how lucky we are.
If you ever wondered where the person with the cardboard sign lives, ARCH might be the answer in many cases.
The Austin Resource Center for the Homeless is a point of entry into the homeless service system for many people. The ARCH serves an average of 500 individuals each day.
Austin is the welfare capital of Texas and the ARCH reflects it well. The city of Austin allocates resources for the homeless more than any other city in Texas. The Austin community takes pride in the treatment for its unfortunates.
“There are no skinny homeless in Austin,” said C., a 46- years- old homeless who has been living in the shelter for three month now.
The ARCH serves hundreds of individuals every day. Most of the People who receive services from the ARCH were not born homeless; they became one in some point of their lives.
Every person that comes to the ARCH is a potential story: How did they end up here? What have they done wrong? Who’s to blame?
The most interesting stories can be about mainstream people like you and me that ended up in the homeless shelter. Proximity always attracts audience.
Unfortunately, Homeless people can easily fit to an everyday bit now days because of the economic downturn. Stories about new poverty, people who lost their jobs and foreclosures can all be related to a tragic end, homelessness.
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