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Laundry ministry helps those who are part of growing homeless problem
Community leaders agree more must be done to address need
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Homeless people and volunteers gather at Townview Coin Laundry Monday night for a meal, a ministry session and a laundry wash. Volunters from Feed The Need Ministries hold the event to help area homeless, many times with help from a local church like The River Church in Alto.
When you’re homeless, it’s reassuring to know the people helping you out were once living off the streets, too. That camaraderie, borne of destitution, helps explain why a homeless African-American man known as New York started showing up at the Town View Coin Laundry in Gainesville on recent Monday nights. He is one of dozens of local homeless who get their dirty clothes washed for free, hear devotion and receive hot food at weekly events held by Richard Bell, founder of Feed the Need Ministry in Hall County.