Dorothy Mackey of Wooster, Ohio is now 81. She still takes care of virtually all the homeless people in her town of 21,000. Roles include city and county officials, shelter and food bank workers, taxi drivers, landlords, and homeless people whose particular plight is spelled out in detail.
Participants report greatly improved understanding of the issues involved.
For expertise on volunteering, write the Giraffe Project, PO Box 759, Langley, WA 98260. For information on the homelessness game, write Dr. Cheryl Keen, The Governor's School of New Jersey at Monmouth College, West Long Branch, NJ, 07764.