🏠 HOMELESSNESS 101: What does “homeless” actually mean?

When we hear the word homeless, it’s easy to picture someone sleeping on a sidewalk. But homelessness can look very different from person to person. A person experiencing homelessness may be: • Sleeping outside ⛺️ • Staying in an emergency shelter 🛌 • Living temporarily in a vehicle 🚗 • Staying with friends or family because they have nowhere else to go 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 • Moving between temporary places without a stable home 🎒 And homelessness can happen for many different reasons—loss of employment, rising housing costs, relationship changes, health challenges, eviction, or simply not having enough resources to keep up with an unexpected crisis. The truth is, there is no single “face” of homelessness. At Open Table Ministry, we believe every person deserves dignity, compassion, and an opportunity to find stability. Understanding homelessness is the first step toward ending it. 🩵 #OpenTableMinistry #Homelessness101 #DurhamNC #EndHomelessness #CommunityMatters