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Volunteer Activities
  • Work at a shelter
  • Help build or fix up houses or shelters
      • Columbus Habitat for Humanity

      • (706) 653-6003
      • Russell County Habitat for Humanity

      • (334) 298-8495
  • Offer your professional skills and services directly or to assist in job training
  • Share your hobbies
  • Help children
  • Involve others


Contributions

  • Register at iGive to donate a percent of your online purchase to the Task Force 
  • Clothing
  • Contribute in-kind services and materials
  • Donate household goods or other items
      • There is a need for furniture and household items.
  • Support a homeless person or family
      • There is a need for housing and utility deposits.
  • Raise funds for a program
  • Give directly
  • Organize "survival kits" to give out to homeless people
      • The Network constantly runs out of "survival or hygiene kits".
  • Help homeless people contact loved ones
  • Encourage your company to hire homeless people
  • Raise money for security deposits


Advocacy

  • Register homeless people to vote
  • Volunteer at the local, state or national housing or homeless advocacy coalition
      • Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness

      • 2501 E. Piedmont Road, Suite 109
        Marietta, GA 30062
        (770) 575-5785, Fax: (770) 575-5786
        Email: MKAP217@aol.com
  • Attend neighborhood and public meetings and speak up in favor of low-income housing, group homes, shelters, and homelessness prevention programs
  • Organize site visits to homeless programs with political leaders and the media
  • Encourage homeless people, agency volunteers, and staff to write government officials


Educate Yourself, Your Children, and Your Communities

There are many books about homelessness.  Visit your local library or bookstore.

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Homeless Resource Network
2221 2nd Avenue
P.O. Box 811
Columbus, Georgia
31902
(706) 571-3399 or 1-800-341-9371
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