Homeless Valentine Homeless people are a major problem in the United States, today. Poverty and the lack of housing are the two major reasons for a people to become homeless. There are many other reasons why people live on the streets. Women with children often choose this way of living, or sleep in their cars rather than live with an abusive spouse. Some families and or single people are evicted due to losing their job or they are not employed. Many do not have the skills necessary to hold down a job and, therefore, left homeless. Children cannot be in a classroom and finish a school term whose parents sleep in their cars or living on the streets. Emotionally fragile people mentally and physically often become victims of abuse and leave their homes to live on the streets. No matter what reason a person or family becomes homeless, holidays can be tough for them. You can make it special for the homeless in your area by being there to give a homeless valentine.

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day for loved one’s to celebrate together. Why do we celebrate Valentine’s Day and who is this mysterious saint? February 14, across the world, celebrates Valentine’s Day traditionally with chocolate candy, flowers, and gifts that are exchanged between friends, couples, family, and the like, all in the name of St. Valentine. February is a month of romance as we have known it to be but both Christian and ancient Roman traditionally celebrates the holiday as well. The legend suggests that Valentine actually sent the first valentine greeting himself by signing a romantic letter to his young love before his death. It is now a romantic expression used today signed on greeting cards. Because of his romantic letter to his girlfriend, the holiday is now considered a romantic day and gifts and cards are exchanged. St. Valentine is a special kind of heroic, sympathetic and very importantly, romantic figure through out the world today.

However, not everyone has someone to share on Valentine’s Day and a nice gesture would be to buy or give something for the homeless in your area. It must be lonely for them on the special romantic holiday.

1. Cook a meal and bring it down for the homeless people.
2. Get a group of people and cook a potluck for them.
3. Take the day, or after school, and talk to the homeless, make them feel that they are special on this day and every other day as well.
4. You can always do other things, like donate some old clothes, or professional clothes you do not want anymore, or you can take warm blankets to a homeless person you see downtown.
5. Donate, toys and books, which would make a great gift for a homeless child on this day.

You can help the homeless not just on Valentine’s Day but also throughout the year. You can volunteer and help out at your local shelter by distributing clothes, serve meals, put on a puppet show for the homeless children, or answer the phones. On Valentine’s Day and all year long, you know you have helped to give the homeless a Valentine.

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