The best thing to do when you see a beggar or a homeless person holding a sign is:
a. Call the police to get him off the sidewalk
b. Talk to her and see if you can meet a need right then
c. Give socks, packaged food or bus tickets to them.
d. Give them a Rose City Resource Guide.
e. Ignore them and give to Anawim.
Answer:
b. Talk and meet an immediate need. The best way to help anyone is to find out about them as an individual and try to meet their individual need. Talking to strangers is scary, and strangers holding signs even more so, but that is probably the best way to love. If you don’t have time for that, if you had something you could give to them immediately that would be helpful, like socks, packaged food or even a resource guide (available from Street Roots), would be really helpful. No one would complain about a dollar, either. Neither would Anawim
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Donations
The majority of donations to Anawim come as:
a. Money
b. Chickens
c. Food and clothes
d. Housing
e. Good advice from well-meaning strangers
Answer:
c. Food and clothes. We gain an abundance of “in-kind” donations, including coats, socks, canned food and other food. And yet, we still are seeking out other food to make our meals with! Some of the donations are so abundant that we provide other ministries with clothing and food as well, especially the St. John’s food bank. This is not to say that we don’t receive some money—usually just enough to pay our bills at our facility at SE 39th and our house on N Williams. Thankfully, the house is paid for by a generous provider. We bought the chickens ourselves and the advice is welcome, but neither got us any more socks to hand out.
a. Money
b. Chickens
c. Food and clothes
d. Housing
e. Good advice from well-meaning strangers
Answer:
c. Food and clothes. We gain an abundance of “in-kind” donations, including coats, socks, canned food and other food. And yet, we still are seeking out other food to make our meals with! Some of the donations are so abundant that we provide other ministries with clothing and food as well, especially the St. John’s food bank. This is not to say that we don’t receive some money—usually just enough to pay our bills at our facility at SE 39th and our house on N Williams. Thankfully, the house is paid for by a generous provider. We bought the chickens ourselves and the advice is welcome, but neither got us any more socks to hand out.
Homeless Income
What is the average amount a homeless person makes in a month?
a. 500 dollars a month
b. 300 dollars a month
c. 100 dollars a month
d. 50 dollars a month
e. Varies, depending on their stock portfolio that month…
Answer:
b. 300 dollars a month. Of causes of homelessness, the one that needs to be most remembered is the inability to make enough money to pay for housing. Three hundred is enough to meet one’s basic needs, but not enough to pay for housing, even if two homeless people work at it together. If the homeless had more possibilities to work for their keep, they would better be able to earn their keep.
a. 500 dollars a month
b. 300 dollars a month
c. 100 dollars a month
d. 50 dollars a month
e. Varies, depending on their stock portfolio that month…
Answer:
b. 300 dollars a month. Of causes of homelessness, the one that needs to be most remembered is the inability to make enough money to pay for housing. Three hundred is enough to meet one’s basic needs, but not enough to pay for housing, even if two homeless people work at it together. If the homeless had more possibilities to work for their keep, they would better be able to earn their keep.
The Homeless and Violent Crime
How much more likely is one to be a victim of a violent crime from a homeless or mentally ill person than from a housed, non-mentally ill person?
a. 15 percent more likely—“My sister was beat up by a schizophrenic once…”
b. 10 percent less likely—“How nice homeless people are!”
c. 5 percent more likely
d. 5 percent less likely
Answer:
b. 10 percent less likely. Violent crime is actually less likely to be done by the homeless and the mentally ill. The media tends to focus on the cases of the mentally ill or homeless doing violence, which only increases the false fear that people have of the homeless and mentally ill.
a. 15 percent more likely—“My sister was beat up by a schizophrenic once…”
b. 10 percent less likely—“How nice homeless people are!”
c. 5 percent more likely
d. 5 percent less likely
Answer:
b. 10 percent less likely. Violent crime is actually less likely to be done by the homeless and the mentally ill. The media tends to focus on the cases of the mentally ill or homeless doing violence, which only increases the false fear that people have of the homeless and mentally ill.
Focus on Single Men
How many of the homeless are single men?
a. 90 percent, all of them looking for single women…
b. 80 percent
c. 60 percent
d. 50 percent
Answer:
d. 50 percent, or 51 percent to be exact. Most of the services for the homeless, especially in central locations are for single men, but there is a growing population of women and youth who are homeless. Services for single women and couples are sorely lacking. 17 percent of the homeless are single women. Around one third of Anawim attendees are women.
a. 90 percent, all of them looking for single women…
b. 80 percent
c. 60 percent
d. 50 percent
Answer:
d. 50 percent, or 51 percent to be exact. Most of the services for the homeless, especially in central locations are for single men, but there is a growing population of women and youth who are homeless. Services for single women and couples are sorely lacking. 17 percent of the homeless are single women. Around one third of Anawim attendees are women.
Emergency Shelter
How many cities in the United States have enough shelters for all the homeless in an emergency?
a. 0 percent
b. 5 percent
c. 10 percent—“Look, it’s the best we can do…”
d. 20 percent
Answer:
a. 0 percent. Not a single city in the United States is prepared for the homeless in case of an emergency. However, the use of temporary emergency shelters is spreading, so there is growing hope in this area. Local emergency shelters need more churches to be involved in opening their doors to folks on the street in emergency situations.
a. 0 percent
b. 5 percent
c. 10 percent—“Look, it’s the best we can do…”
d. 20 percent
Answer:
a. 0 percent. Not a single city in the United States is prepared for the homeless in case of an emergency. However, the use of temporary emergency shelters is spreading, so there is growing hope in this area. Local emergency shelters need more churches to be involved in opening their doors to folks on the street in emergency situations.
Bible Question 2
Which of the following passages is in the Bible?
a. “With righteousness He will judge the anawim.”
b. “The anawim will inherit the earth.”
c. “Seek the Lord, all you anawim of the earth.”
d. “The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the anawim”
e. “The schemes of the schemer are evil, he devises plans to bring down the anawim.”
Answer:
All of them. “Anawim” is a Hebrew word that is translated “the poor” or “the outcast”, but in context means “the outcast who seeks the Lord for deliverance.” This is the foundational idea of our community church for the homeless and mentally ill. a. “With righteousness He will judge the anawim” is found in Isaiah 11:4. b. “The anawim will inherit the earth” is found in Psalm 37:11, and is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 5:5. c. “Seek the Lord, all you anawim of the earth” is found in Zephaniah 2:3. d. “…Good news to the anawim” is found in Isaiah 61:1 and is quoted by Jesus in Luke 4. e. “He devises plans to bring down the anawim” is found in Isaiah 32:7.
a. “With righteousness He will judge the anawim.”
b. “The anawim will inherit the earth.”
c. “Seek the Lord, all you anawim of the earth.”
d. “The Spirit of the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the anawim”
e. “The schemes of the schemer are evil, he devises plans to bring down the anawim.”
Answer:
All of them. “Anawim” is a Hebrew word that is translated “the poor” or “the outcast”, but in context means “the outcast who seeks the Lord for deliverance.” This is the foundational idea of our community church for the homeless and mentally ill. a. “With righteousness He will judge the anawim” is found in Isaiah 11:4. b. “The anawim will inherit the earth” is found in Psalm 37:11, and is quoted by Jesus in Matthew 5:5. c. “Seek the Lord, all you anawim of the earth” is found in Zephaniah 2:3. d. “…Good news to the anawim” is found in Isaiah 61:1 and is quoted by Jesus in Luke 4. e. “He devises plans to bring down the anawim” is found in Isaiah 32:7.
How Many Meals?
For the last four years, Anawim has served approximately how many meals a year?
a. 2000
b. 5000
c. 10,000
d. 13,000
Answer:
d. 13,000. That’s approximately 250 meals a week. Early on, Anawim was simply a family ministry, serving 50-100 meals a week. Now Anawim is a network of street people and other churches serving anyone who is hungry—poor or wealthy, good or bad—with the dual goal of both being like Jesus and encouraging others to live in Jesus.
a. 2000
b. 5000
c. 10,000
d. 13,000
Answer:
d. 13,000. That’s approximately 250 meals a week. Early on, Anawim was simply a family ministry, serving 50-100 meals a week. Now Anawim is a network of street people and other churches serving anyone who is hungry—poor or wealthy, good or bad—with the dual goal of both being like Jesus and encouraging others to live in Jesus.
Bible Question
Which of the following passages is in the Bible?
a. “God helps those who help themselves.”
b. “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven.”
c. “If you don’t have a job, you don’t eat.”
d. “God chose the poor of this world to be rich in faith.”
Answer:
Both b and d. “Blessed are you who are poor” is found in Luke 6:20, a version of the more common Beatitude found in Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit…” “The poor…rich in faith” is found in James 2:5. “If you don’t have a job you don’t eat” is what many people understand Paul to be saying in II Thessalonians 3:10, “If anyone is not willing to work, he shall not eat.” But Paul would include most of the homeless as “workers” who work for their money and volunteer at soup kitchens. “God helps those who help themselves” was written by Benjamin Franklin in the first American political cartoon, written in opposition to the Quakers.
a. “God helps those who help themselves.”
b. “Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven.”
c. “If you don’t have a job, you don’t eat.”
d. “God chose the poor of this world to be rich in faith.”
Answer:
Both b and d. “Blessed are you who are poor” is found in Luke 6:20, a version of the more common Beatitude found in Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit…” “The poor…rich in faith” is found in James 2:5. “If you don’t have a job you don’t eat” is what many people understand Paul to be saying in II Thessalonians 3:10, “If anyone is not willing to work, he shall not eat.” But Paul would include most of the homeless as “workers” who work for their money and volunteer at soup kitchens. “God helps those who help themselves” was written by Benjamin Franklin in the first American political cartoon, written in opposition to the Quakers.
Alcohol, Drugs and the Homeless
How many homeless have substance abuse issues?
a. About 70 percent
b. About 90 percent
c. About 20 percent
d. About 40 percent
Answer:
Somewhere between c and d 20-40 percent. This number is difficult to determine because it is so difficult to find the homeless and get reasonable social statistics on them. However, it is certain that most of the homeless do not become that way due to drugs or alcohol. If a person becomes chronically homeless, the chances are much higher that he or she would become addicted to alcohol or drugs. However, a homeless person who obtains permanent housing is also likely to break that habit. More often than not, drugs or alcohol is a result of homelessness, not the other way around.
a. About 70 percent
b. About 90 percent
c. About 20 percent
d. About 40 percent
Answer:
Somewhere between c and d 20-40 percent. This number is difficult to determine because it is so difficult to find the homeless and get reasonable social statistics on them. However, it is certain that most of the homeless do not become that way due to drugs or alcohol. If a person becomes chronically homeless, the chances are much higher that he or she would become addicted to alcohol or drugs. However, a homeless person who obtains permanent housing is also likely to break that habit. More often than not, drugs or alcohol is a result of homelessness, not the other way around.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Mental illness and Homelessness
How many of the homeless are diagnosed with a mental illness?
a. 100 percent—“You gotta be crazy to be homeless”
b. 80 percent
c. 40 percent
d. 20 percent
Answer:
d. 20 percent. This statistic is strange, as in the general population of the United States approximately 40 percent have been diagnosed with a mental illness sometime in their lives—if only an anxiety disorder or depression. The key to this statistic is the term “diagnosed”. Because of the extreme lack of healthcare—especially mental health care—for the poor, most of those on the street who have mental health issues haven’t been diagnosed or treated.
a. 100 percent—“You gotta be crazy to be homeless”
b. 80 percent
c. 40 percent
d. 20 percent
Answer:
d. 20 percent. This statistic is strange, as in the general population of the United States approximately 40 percent have been diagnosed with a mental illness sometime in their lives—if only an anxiety disorder or depression. The key to this statistic is the term “diagnosed”. Because of the extreme lack of healthcare—especially mental health care—for the poor, most of those on the street who have mental health issues haven’t been diagnosed or treated.
Transient Homeless
How many homeless live in their home town?
a. 10 percent
b. 17 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 57 percent
e. 75 percent
f. Most of the homeless have moved to Portland or San Francisco by now.
Answer:
e. 75 percent. The homeless are rarely transient. They typically live in their own town, trying to make do with what services are available in their place. For this reason, the homeless are everywhere. They only sometimes go to towns that offer better services. So it makes sense to have a community church for the homeless, located in a stationary place.
It is interesting that according to federal numbers, San Francisco has the highest number of homeless, and Portland has the highest number of homeless per capita (proportionally to the population). This means that we in Portland have a bigger task to help our homeless than any other city in the U.S.!
a. 10 percent
b. 17 percent
c. 35 percent
d. 57 percent
e. 75 percent
f. Most of the homeless have moved to Portland or San Francisco by now.
Answer:
e. 75 percent. The homeless are rarely transient. They typically live in their own town, trying to make do with what services are available in their place. For this reason, the homeless are everywhere. They only sometimes go to towns that offer better services. So it makes sense to have a community church for the homeless, located in a stationary place.
It is interesting that according to federal numbers, San Francisco has the highest number of homeless, and Portland has the highest number of homeless per capita (proportionally to the population). This means that we in Portland have a bigger task to help our homeless than any other city in the U.S.!
Homeless in Vehicles
How many homeless people live in vehicles?
a. 5 percent
b. 12 percent
c. 32 percent
d. 59 percent
Answer:
d. 59 percent. Most of the temporary homeless live in their car—the “middle class” of the homeless set. When someone loses their housing, they make sure they retain their vehicle and live in that. Most of these who have vehicles also keep up their registration and insurance, making that a priority. These are also those who get off the street the quickest, as they are better able to take advantage of services offered them. Perhaps 10-15 percent of those who attend Anawim live in vehicles.
a. 5 percent
b. 12 percent
c. 32 percent
d. 59 percent
Answer:
d. 59 percent. Most of the temporary homeless live in their car—the “middle class” of the homeless set. When someone loses their housing, they make sure they retain their vehicle and live in that. Most of these who have vehicles also keep up their registration and insurance, making that a priority. These are also those who get off the street the quickest, as they are better able to take advantage of services offered them. Perhaps 10-15 percent of those who attend Anawim live in vehicles.
How Long Homeless?
How many people are homeless for less than two years?
a. 20 percent
b. 40 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 70 percent
e. 100 percent
f. Any of them who come to Jesus.
Answer:
d. 70 percent. The far majority of people who are homeless get off the street as quickly as possible, needing just a little bit of help to do so. Because of the infrastructure available to families, they tend to get off the street almost immediately. Of course, there are some, about 30 percent, that remain on the street longer. They are called the chronic homeless, and about half of Anawim is made up of that population. And there are plenty of Christians who are homeless—come to Anawim and find some for yourself!
a. 20 percent
b. 40 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 70 percent
e. 100 percent
f. Any of them who come to Jesus.
Answer:
d. 70 percent. The far majority of people who are homeless get off the street as quickly as possible, needing just a little bit of help to do so. Because of the infrastructure available to families, they tend to get off the street almost immediately. Of course, there are some, about 30 percent, that remain on the street longer. They are called the chronic homeless, and about half of Anawim is made up of that population. And there are plenty of Christians who are homeless—come to Anawim and find some for yourself!
How Many Homeless?
How many people are homeless in the U.S. for any amount of time each year?
a. 220,000
b. 1.3 million
c. 3.5 million
d. 128 million
e. Whoever was too lazy to get a job.
Answer:
c. 3.5 million. This is approximately 1% of the population of the U.S., or about 1 out of a hundred people. Ten percent of the United States is under the poverty line, and a tenth of them will be homeless at some time any given year. If you know a hundred people, about one of them has experienced homelessness this last year. And one of them will be homeless this next year. The homeless are not some strangers, but they are us. There’s no reason to be scared of homeless people—we know some of them. And those who are too lazy? If that were true, some out-of-work CEOs ought to be homeless.
a. 220,000
b. 1.3 million
c. 3.5 million
d. 128 million
e. Whoever was too lazy to get a job.
Answer:
c. 3.5 million. This is approximately 1% of the population of the U.S., or about 1 out of a hundred people. Ten percent of the United States is under the poverty line, and a tenth of them will be homeless at some time any given year. If you know a hundred people, about one of them has experienced homelessness this last year. And one of them will be homeless this next year. The homeless are not some strangers, but they are us. There’s no reason to be scared of homeless people—we know some of them. And those who are too lazy? If that were true, some out-of-work CEOs ought to be homeless.
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