A friend and I fed two groups of homeless people under the Claiborne/Canal bridge this weekend. My friend Joanna (in pics) owns a restaurant, Smokin' Jo's, and does small catering jobs. She had food left over this weekend from a job and we set up shop along Claiborne to hand out chili dogs, hamburgers, beans and salad. Some guy pulled over to hand out bags of clothes to people because I guess he thought we were some social service agency. We were Smokin' Jo's meals on wheels. We headed over to Duncan Plaza to set up our free hot dog stand, but there were too many ppl to serve and we didn't have enough for everyone, so we donated the last of it to a shelter.
In an earlier post I highlighted Duncan Plaza where there has been a growing homeless encampment across the street from City Hall. That same area and surrounding streets have now been completely overtaken by homeless in tents and sleeping on mattresses around public buildings. A group called Homeless Pride are the organizers at the center of the protest.
The State is set to tear down two buildings in Duncan Plaza and are planning to displace the Homeless Pride encampment any day now. There have been some social service agencies on the ground registering people for shelters we think. Councilwoman Stacy Head has tried to stall the demo project due to finding adequate shelters for the homeless, but the State has not moved the their Dec. 21st start date for the project.
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