On the coldest day of the winter so far, homeless people in downtown Brownsville who count on getting a hot meal and perhaps a coat from the Good Will Settlement House were met by locked gates.The cold weather is blamed for closing this refuge of the many homeless, hungry men and women who live on the streets for any number of reasons.
Only the intervention of the staff at the Ozanam Center, in far off 656 N. Minnesota Avenue provided any type of assistance, with their vans picking up the cold and homeless during the night and early morning to give them a warm place to fend off the frigid weather.
Volunteers with OP 10.33 also helped, they reported.
So where's the are the Red Cross, the Goodwill Industries, and the other charity industries that Brownsville residents fund through their taxes and donations throughout the year? The Salvation Army collects money yearly and operates thrift stores here. Where are they when you need them?
This morning, the Ozanam Center depleted its store of winter coats distributing them to the homeless. Neither the Brownsville or Cameron County emergency coordinator offices were top be seen downtown today.
Meanwhile, we are learning that the staff at the Gladys porter Zoo are taking every precaution to keep the animals warm, the volunteers are venturing out in the cold to help Brown Pelicans at the Bahia Grande, but human beings are left at the mercy of the elements.
The staff at Ozanam has said it is in desperate needs of coats and blankets for these downtown Brownsville residents and other needy people. Donors can drop them off at the Ozanam Center (956) 831-6331, and San Felipe de Jesus Catholic Church (956) 982-2007, at 2215 Rancho Viejo Ave.(Cameron Park).
Monetary donations are also being accepted. Winter is not over yet and cold temperatures are expected to continue for the rest of the week. If you can pitch in, please help.
8 comments:
the poor never win, Montoya. Get that through your thick head, man!!!!
Why not make the old "Casa de Nylon" a shelter in such weather? Tony Martinez and Rose Gowen seem to care about the Downtown, but not the people downtown. The Brownsville City Government is very uncaring about the people of Brownsville who need shelter in such weather....they just give them a bicycle and hope they can keep warm that way. Then there is Cesar de Leon, he is out in his KKK uniform to keep blacks out of our city. (Can you believe we still have people more concerned about the Jefferson Davis rock, than having a real live racist and bigot as a member of the city commission?????) Tony Martinez can't even relate to the people who might need shelter....or most of the "common" citizens of this city.
Locally Hawksbill Turtle, sabal palms, ocelots, brown pelicans flying low, dogs, stray cats and red headed parrots, Cory cactus and Lloyd's Mariposa cactus, were listed as threatened , and six others fishhook cactus Nellie Cory cactus, Sneed pincushion cactus var. Lloyd's hedgehog ,cactus and Davis's green pitaya var. are listed as endangered. The above list rate higher then the homeless and World-Wide SHITHOLE COUNTRIES, for assistance from federal,local and state agencies, including catholic charities, red cross, goodwill industries and the local zoo.
Where is Tim's coats? That's right he works with the salvation army, which by the way does not serve Brownsville! SCrew tim and channel 5
As Jed Clampett would say " Pitiful, just Pitiful."
There is plenty of money, millions of dollars for bike and hike trails but the Ozuma must ask for handouts to help those in need during cold weather. Thank you Rose for helping the poor bicycles of Brownsville. Let the suffer, Brownsville never has money to help it's own.
Who the shit is jeb clampett? un pinche gavacho? who gives a shit about un pinche gavacho? pendejo
Channel 4 and channel 5 are Sanctuaries for whites. So don't expect anything from them.
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