However, as the Winter Relief program closes at the end of the season and as the days grow longer and hotter, many of the friends we made still haven't established secure housing. This often means these adults and children are exposed to the elements once again, presenting another set of challenges.

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We often think about doing something nice for people who are homeless during the winter whether its collecting jackets or sleeping bags, but summer can be just as unbearable with the threat of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and other heat related ailments.

 

Below are a few small, but helpful ways we can be faces of compassion to our neighbors in need (perhaps you could assemble a care kit and keep it in your trunk):