BENEATH
Tax deductible
BENEATH is a newly created program that provides homeless individuals with basic needs items such as underwear, socks and towels. By providing these vital necessities, we are giving much more than clothing or a towel for a shower; these items will become a symbol that we recognize we are all the same “beneath the surface”.
This program will not only address the needs of the homeless and how they perceive themselves but how the public perceives them. By providing these basic needs items, our homeless clients will escape the embarrassment of begging for basic necessities. They will feel valued, not degraded. They will feel human again, restoring their dignity. Our hope is that they will find the motivation to aspire to a better life and others will see them with compassion and as valued members of society instead of a burden.
This program will not only address the needs of the homeless and how they perceive themselves but how the public perceives them. By providing these basic needs items, our homeless clients will escape the embarrassment of begging for basic necessities. They will feel valued, not degraded. They will feel human again, restoring their dignity. Our hope is that they will find the motivation to aspire to a better life and others will see them with compassion and as valued members of society instead of a burden.
Organizer
Kellie Buckley
Organizer
Flint, MI
Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Co
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.