The clients here at the Center for Respite Care are homeless and sick, so they have to navigate crazy bus schedules, medical/social work appointments, and answering some bigger questions about what comes next. I won’t deny laziness in some, but I refuse to label them as a group.
Archive for June, 2008
Let’s Get some Exercise!
Posted in homeless, Homelessness, working with the homeless, tagged exercise, homeless, Homelessness, walking, working with the homeless on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Next Monday is a big day for the Center for Respite Care! We’ve decided to implement a light exercise program for our clients. With our physician’s permission, clients are going to spend 15 minutes a day walking in the park across the street. We’re ready too – water bottles were the giveaway at last week’s [...]
Pictionary Fridays at Respite
Posted in homeless, Homelessness, working with the homeless, tagged games, Homelessness, pictionary, working with the homeless on June 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Being ill and trying to break the cycle of homelessness are big tasks. Many of our homeless clients have troubled pasts, and much work awaits them in breaking down old barriers. Simple things that the rest of us take for granted, such as having forms of identification, present barriers to those who are homeless and [...]
The Power of Flowers
Posted in homeless, Homelessness, nonprofit, working with the homeless, tagged donations, flowers, homeless, Homelessness, nonprofit on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Special thanks and Friday cheer go out today to The Greater Cincinnati Health Council, which donated nine flower arrangements today to provide some springtime color here at the Center for Respite Care. We had enough for each client bedroom, the lobby, and offices. Flowers are a great example of the kind of unconventional donation that can really make [...]
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