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Jennifer Reed
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Fox 40's Natalie Bomke, and Mayor Kevin Johnson camped out with Sacramento’s homeless community, August 11, 2009. This is a huge step in making homelessness a priority and bringing forth change. Safe Ground’s mission is to help the homeless community to have a safe and legal place to stay until the housing issues are resolved. Mayor Johnson and Bomke showed up at Safe Ground’s recent camp-out spot to learn first hand what it is like to be homeless. Johnson and Bomke signed Safe Ground’s participant agreement; which is required in order to camp: no drugs, no alcohol, no violence. This agreement is set to keep the homeless community safe. John Kraintz, a homeless leader and a member of Sa
It's great that Safe Ground require's an agreement to be signed, to avoid substance abuse and violence by our communities. It would great to see those that live in homes, and those that don't have homes, to kick their substance abuse problems... That's a whole issue within itself. Natalie Bomke did mention that she didn't see the homeless people abusing drugs or alcohol at the Safe Ground site. Safe Ground is doing great at keeping their sites clean of that.
Conversation about: Mayor Johnson Camps With The Homeless People Of Safe Ground
Yes, more information on Safe Ground... I strongly advise to visit Safe Ground and Sacramento Loaves & Fishes website for more information. http://www.safegroundsac.org/ http://www.sacloaves.org/