This week, Ed Torres, whom I work with, from Center for Spiritual Living in Redlands, came into class to talk about the work he has planned up to help the homeless of Redlands. He gave information as to what our “task force” RRH, the Redlands Round table on Homelessness, is up to; which included looking into buildings which are owned by the city, county, state, or the feds. He explained how we are looking for property in which we can convert into different facilities, such as an intake center, a shower and cooking center, short term housing, and long term housing. In each of these facilities, we are still discussing exactly what it is we want to include. In the intake facility, we are talking about including background checks, a place to register to vote, a temporary mailing address, and a place to help find them find jobs. Showers and cooking would involve having a sustainable garden, and a green building. In the short term housing, it would include daily, emergency, and cold weather shelter. In the long term housing, we were talking about including the long term housing, obviously, and a daycare center, for the parents who are out working but can’t afford child care. Over all, I really feel like Ed and his team can really make some great changes if things go as good as they seem they will be going. There is still much more we need to look into, regarding buildings that need fixing, how to receive grants, and so on.