Fostering compassion
“ Riverbank council declines more funds for homeless project. Backers address fears ,” (modbee.com, April 23)
At the start of my sophomore year of high school, I joined the cross country team. During practices, my teammates and I jogged through neighborhoods toward the local park, crossing through open roads full of life and struggle. I vividly remember the homeless population stuffed into cars on a 94 degree afternoon. These cars, parked without power, were homes for those trapped in a harsh reality.
This wasn’t a typical sighting of homelessness: There were children in these cars — my age and younger — growing up without opportunities, caught in a relentless cycle of poverty…