Hi, I’m Erica, a volunteer with Street Care. I’m going to tell you a bit about our work and how you can directly help homeless individuals. Before you start performing any outreach, you’re going to want to do some prep work to make sure you maximize your time. Through decades of experience, we have found that preparing and handing out individual care bags is the best way to help those you meet on the street. You share essential items, and you also start an interaction that can allow you to share transformative wellness lessons. Socks, soap, and healthy snacks are great for care bags. Handing them out in individual bags gives the person a way to move the items around, without bogging them down with more than they can carry. Other items to include can be found on our website, streetcare.us, along with important printable information, which includes info cards to hand out to those in need.

• – Individual bags are easier to carry around.
• – Stick with basic items like soap, socks, and snacks.
• – Carry Street Care wellness information to pass out.