ALBANY, N.Y. ( NEWS10 ) – The Winter Solstice marks the longest night of the year and this year it happened during one of the coldest nights of the year. That’s why advocates spoke out about homelessness and hosted a community meal at the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Bebhinn Francis is an organizer with the National Union of the Homeless. She was homeless from ages 15-20, then again at 41 years old.
Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox!
“I would say the majority of our population thinks that it’s something that couldn’t happen to them. I think there’s a social narrative in this country around homelessness and impoverished people that they must’ve done something wrong to get into that situation or they don’t work hard enough or they don’t really want it and that is never the case,” said Francis.
She said they need the tools to survive on their own like housing access voucher programs and low barrier shelters. She said they appreciate the charity during the holidays, but…