29 Apr Each Person Counts: Help Fight Homelessness

Every January, volunteers throughout Seattle and King County come together in a combined effort to determine the number of homeless people who are either sleeping in the streets or in shelters. This effort is called the “One Night Count” (see posts here and here). The number of people counted for 2010 was a staggering 8,559.

In an effort to reduce the number of homeless people in Seattle, the Bread of Life Mission has started a campaign called “Each Person Counts” to help draw attention to the cause and to bring people together to change the trajectory of homelessness in Seattle.

The Each Person Counts campaign offers t-shirts for sale that have a number on the front – every shirt that you purchase will represent one homeless person in King County. The number on the shirt will continue to count up until they reach 8,559 shirts; at that point, every homeless person that was counted will be represented by someone who cared enough to contribute to the campaign. 100% of the profits will be used towards the cost of providing food and shelter to one of their overnight homeless guests at the Mission.

While they are at the Mission, they will be presented with options and opportunities to end their personal battle with homelessness.
To see a video promoting this campaign, click here. To make your donation and get your t-shirt, click here (and check out their t-shirt counter that shows how many more they need to reach their goal).