Operation Safety Net

Note: I changed the address in the Unilocal listing since it was outdated. In case the amendment doesn’t show up right away, here it is…
Operation Safety Net
1518 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15 219
This recent article from Barbara Ehrenreich illuminates the timely connection to the Occupy Wall Street movement and homelessness…
OSN is a medical outreach that falls under the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System and was founded by Dr. Jim Withers, an internal medicine specialist, who in 1992, began a crusade to heal and rehabilitate the forgotten, indigent citizens of Pittsburgh. Withers would even go so far as to disguise himself as a homeless person after dark in order to blend into and therefore help a population that is sadly over one million in number.
In what is the most affluent nation in the world, there are over one million human beings without a decent place to live.
Think about that for a moment.
Whether they dwell under bridges, sleep in public parks, or find shelter in abandoned buildings, the homeless are as deserving of health care as much as any of us, and remaining blind to their plight will only worsen the problem.
Are you unsure about giving cash to people that are homeless, worrying that they might spend the money you drop into their cups on illicit substances? Try giving to Operation Safety Net instead…
Or consider donating household and personal hygiene items to the address provided in this review instead of funds.
Meanwhile, take the time to view this audio slide show on the work of Dr. Withers and the crew of streetwise ex-​homeless persons who aid him in his mission…
Remember the destitute. Remember that the cause of their situation isn’t personal failure and that crowing at them to «buck up and find a job» or pushing them out of sight will do nothing.