Helping Homeless Women Committee

Shoebox Project NYC shoeboxprojectusa.org/nyc.html The holiday season can be especially difficult for women in homeless shelters.  Women who are  displaced from their homes or alienated from family can feel forgotten and alone.  For our first project, our committee collected, assembled and wrapped 50 gorgeous shoebox gifts for the Shoebox Project NYC.  Each box was filled with items valued at $50 and included a handwritten note.

Homelessness is a serious problem that New Yorkers can't ignore.  Every night, over 63,000 New Yorkers sleep in shelters.  Fewer than 1 in 4 of homeless children will graduate high school.  Families make up three-quarters of the homeless shelter population.  Currently, 23,000 children are in shelters.  Sometimes it's hard looking at numbers especially when they seem to  keep growing and think what difference can I make?  Everyone -- even teens -- can do a great deal to help.  Big and small.  The Helping Homeless Women Committee (HHWC) has made lists of organizations that want your help and ways that you can make a difference to end homelessness in New York City.                                      Here are some easy ways teens can help the homeless. 1.  Treat the homeless with respect. They are people, just like you. You don't have to h...