I'm strapped for cash right now and renting a house I can just barely afford. But there are people out there with no roof over their heads, and they don't stop needing help just because I'm skint.
So I've been scraping cash together for the last two months to afford the components for yet another round of care packages for the homeless bros. These ones won't be as fancy as Care Package 3.0 in part because of budget limitations, but also because of the changing seasons.
Care Package 3.0 was Winter focused. Lots of stuff for staying warm. That's not the problem lately as the weather is quickly warming up. The problem is rain. It's coming up on April, which is notoriously rainy. As is Oregon in general for that matter.
Consequently, Care Package 3.0 contains an umbrella, a thermal bivy sack, and an emergency poncho. Also a Soylent of course, just so they can have a spare meal in reserve that won't spoil any time soon. I did order hand warmers but they won't fit.
The containers I bought are a bit too small. It's warm enough anyways I might just save the hand warmers for next Winter's care packages. As usual there's exactly ten. Probably I will meet up with the Hot Soup For the Homeless crew like last time to hand these out.
I'm unsure what else I can fit in there, really. But also unsure what I can afford. I don't want to become homeless in the process of helping the homeless, but I also can't do nothing. There's a balance to be struck, as in all things.
Anyways that's where things are at currently. I will let you guys know what else I find that will fit in there, which I think would be a useful inclusion. Or I may just go and distribute these packages as-is. It will really depend on what SBD does in the coming week.
Stay Cozy!