This week in class we discussed the books that we were assigned. Each one talking about life for the homeless and the things they go through. In my book “Grand Central Winter” by Lee Stringer, it talks about his specific life story of homelessness. Now not everyones path to homelessness is the same or life in homelessness, but there are similarities in them. Whether it be how they got there or the treatment they receive while being homeless. These insights from readings give us perspective and allow us to see at least a glimpse of the day in the life of a homeless person. Which can help us better combat the situations they may face and help them get out. At my internship for Redlands Family Services, I have been talking to this pastor about finding ways to better use American money to combat homelessness instead of wasting it on things that don’t better the American economy. He had many great ideas but at the end of the day we kept coming back to the same thing, “you need funding”. Even RFS now is running into trouble, with their funding deal running out, they will be having a hard time feeding the homeless here in Redlands. Same goes for a lot of places, funding for homeless agencies has been few and hard to come by. That’s why these readings are really important, they humanize homeless people and allow people to sympathize with them.  Leading to more people funding and finding help for homelessness, which is desperately needed.