Montrail Carr is a 29-year-old father of seven children. He and his family have been homeless for the last 13 months. "I'm looking for housing or any kind of help," said Carr. "I have never been homeless before, so I need assistance for my family." Carr's hope for help came one step closer recently. He was one of more than 700 homeless individuals who attended the third annual Homeless Connect on May 22 at Sacramento City College. The one day event provided direct services to the homeless in... SydFong wwlia comment-50942 2011-05-22T00:55:31Z 2011-05-22T00:55:31Z it was the most rewarding day I've had in a long time. spent 5 hours with my new friend Jeff helping him sign up for many things offered including glasses and haircut. thank all the good people that set the day up and all volunteers that helped with so much caring. wwlia 2011-05-22T00:55:31Z P W comment-28082 2010-05-26T03:09:16Z 2010-05-26T03:09:16Z Interesting...but it sounds a little too "generic"? Home has SO many connotations...being HOME-LESS is a lot tougher (emotionally) to say than "unsheltered". But that's just me...but I also get your point...takes it to that basic need we all have...of shelter...food...love. Interesting! P W 2010-05-26T03:09:16Z wilsonmk10 comment-28055 2010-05-26T00:13:35Z 2010-05-26T00:13:35Z In our organization, we call them "unsheltered" because that distills it down to the factual differences between "us" and "them" - we are sheltered, they are not. wilsonmk10 2010-05-26T00:13:35Z P W comment-27971 2010-05-25T18:17:17Z 2010-05-25T18:17:17Z My wife and I were honored to have been able to volunteer at this event this past weekend. What an amazing time! We met with several of the clients...all who were very noble, elegant people. I came away realizing that for too long, I've been too distant from people who are less fortunate than me. It's fine to give money to charitable organizations...but until you've given your time, you really can't fully appreciate what these organizations do on a daily basis. Kudos to ALL of the sponsors, service providers and especially the homeless people, who taught me that dignity, humility and grace are really inseparable. P W 2010-05-25T18:17:17Z