Outreach workers are engaging with the homeless directly in East Orange County. United Global Outreach is venturing into the woods to assist individuals in escaping their current circumstances and entering treatment.
“If you live in East Orange County right now and have any wooded area in your backyard, you already have people living in your backyard,” Timothy McKinney, the CEO and President of United Global Outreach, said.
Within many wooded areas along East Colonial in Bithlo and Christmas, you’ll find makeshift encampments with tents, trash, and residents who consider this area home.
“We have to go out there and meet them where they live, McKinney said. “Our peers are doing that. Why? Because they’ve been there and done that themselves already.”…