Blessings of the Burden: Reflections and Lessons in Helping the Homeless - Softcover

Burt, Alan R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802868606 ISBN 13: 9780802868602

Publisher: Eerdmans, 2013

Synopsis

In Blessings of the Burden Alan R. Burt shares his heart for people who are homeless. Full of personal stories drawn from almost two decades of firsthand experience working with the homeless, this book is a passionate plea for greater community involvement in confronting the pressing social problem of homelessness.

Unfolding in five parts, Blessings of the Burden includes Burt's own journey from apathy to advocacy, a moving interview with a formerly homeless man who is now the director of an organization that fights homelessness in Cape Cod, Burt's analysis of the fourteen main reasons why homelessness is such a massive problem in America, and an example of how one community developed an innovative and cost-effective approach to helping the homeless among them. Powerful and compelling, Blessings of the Burden will inspire readers to get involved with the homeless and to become advocates for their needs, believing that they can make a difference in their communities.

About this title

About the Author

Alan R. Burt is a state-licensed social worker who has beenadvocating for and working with the homeless since 1993 inCape Cod, Massachusetts.,

Edition details

• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802868606
• ISBN 13: 9780802868602
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134