Out of a job, Galenski is using the time to save money and get a more permanent place to stay. To earn cash, he has taken on a job as a Salvation Army bell ringer, standing outside shops collecting donations for the organization. I know that I want to get on my feet. This will help me do that. A major goal of the shelter is to get people in jobs and back on their own.
People work or go to school during the day.
Without a residence you often can't get benefits and you need an address to apply for a job. A bus will pick them up and take them to a church, where they have dinner and spend the night. We're focusing on trying to get people and organizations in the county to work together to provide help. Sharon Terlep is a Metro Detroit free-lance writer.