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Scenario

When homelessness affects your neighborhood spaces

There is a homeless encampment in the park where my kids play and I feel torn between wanting it gone for safety and knowing these people need somewhere to exist.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The proximity of suffering challenges us to hold both compassion for human need and concern for our own sense of security.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neighborhood and place-based belonging?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.