With the stresses of modern life weighing on us all, it’s important to remember that there are thousands of Americans who are homeless, often by no fault of their own. The number of families with children who are homeless due to foreclosure and job loss has risen 30 percent in the last five years. Enter Tent City, an all-volunteer event founded in 1990 and restarted in 2006, which is a community camp-out at the Civic Center Mall in Downtown Toledo. The event, which takes place Friday, October 25 through Sunday, October 27, provides free medical services, meals, showers, haircuts, clothing, flu shots, IDs and more to Toledo’s homeless community. Toledoans are free to set up their own tents for the weekend and show solidarity with the less fortunate.
To volunteer at Tent City, visit 1matters.org
