I can’t find my way home
Love your work, Ms. Melanie: “Friday morning, the stench of urine in front of the shelter was overpowering despite the mild temperatures that didn’t get past 65 degrees. And it’s only April. Numerous people were seen disappearing into an alleyway-like path behind the shelter — perhaps there is a back entrance to the complex.”
She continues: “To date, Lowell has not figured out how to accommodate its homeless population while also holding its providers accountable for its property.” Doc chimes in: “Allow this network access to a Superior Path that centers on the restoration of our community’s health and lifestyle. From Gorham Street let’s create an enticing trail to ten technology drive, and from there a path to stable lives and living arrangements!”
“Of course, once those clients are off the property — if, in fact, they are even clients of the shelter — they become the responsibility of residents, businesses, organizations and even schools in the neighborhood,” continued Ms. Gilbert!
Our Editors Group regularly gathers news articles with MyVSN relevance, and many are from Ms. Gilbert, thank you very much. Her mention of LCCS rouses memories of our long-time friend and supporter of our ARMOR Program, SMART Recovery, and VSN. Wood Jeff has many times assisted in the successful process of our graduates, who move on, marry, buy homes, and establish families of their own. He works in the mornings next door to the shelter. He and Doc often meet out in Jeff’s parking lot, adjacent that path to pee-alley mentioned earlier.
Something very rewarding can also be discovered near there too though, according to Doc. It is the sound of school children playing outside, laughing, jibber jabbering, and occasionally screaming! Of course, time spent with Wood Jeff is also very rewarding, as they both love working with wood and helping others improve their quality of life. Just wondering, are those youthful sounds playing a role in what draws our desolates to that nearby location?
Let’s blaze that path to our new Restoration Center, starting on Gorham Street.
Doc’s daughter’s mom recently sent a Facebook group posting to review: Lowell MA News & Events | Facebook . It was posted by Ron DiBerto on Monday this week and got a lot of attention regarding the empty Superior Courthouse on Gorham Street, Lowell. Doc discovered something very sad, after reading through several replies and of course wanted to comment on them all, because he’s a bit of a Bullwinkle at times. “Hey Rocky, want to see me pull a rabbit out of a hat?” Our situation with homeless addiction disorders (HADs) is a rabbit hole Doc explores; he loves a good challenge!
Objectifying our neighbors as things needing to be controlled, fixed, corralled is sick and twisted behavior. Doing this to our community members is far worse behavior than taking a leak in an alley. If we do not allow for a healing process, we are responsible for keeping our HADs ill. We are imposing our will, an act of violence! And, if you view this label as objectifying it is intentional, HAD is past tense too! You’d be surprised by the number of graduates who once had an issue and have successfully extinguish it. Their unhealthy anti-social behaviors have improved as well, and they continue to make progress. Many still get treated as if nothing has changed or improved though, which is a major trigger for regression and/or relapse.
Thank you very much to some of our network support system comprised of: HADs, graduates, and folks who appreciate our work!
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