Day 40: Moved Out of the Shelter
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 40: Last day at the shelter
In 2010, Sapphire Jule King voluntarily lives homeless to understand the needs of vulnerable families as a continuation of the Walk a Week in Your Shoes campaign. Her journey of discovery quickly turns into unexpected territory where she learns hidden truths about the treatment of vulnerable individuals and her own beliefs. 40 Days of Homelessness: “Baring” the Chains of Psychological Slavery is the real-time account of her 40-day journey in a shelter and five months in Single Room Occupancy (SRO) transitional housing that lead to her vision, research, writing, and advocacy for the Rhode Island Homeless Bill of Rights.
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 40: Last day at the shelter
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 39: Support for the Bill of Rights for the Homeless and a transitional housing offer
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 36: Things that make you go hmmm. Being asked to obtain a fraudulent mental health diagnosis just to receive housing services
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 35: Things that make you go hmmm. Amidst the gaining traction for the Bill of Rights of the Homeless, the shelter wants a do-over
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 29: Presenting the Bill of Rights for the Homeless
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 17: Has God abandoned me?
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 16: There are dark forces and light forces. Darkness is attracted to the light, and dark energy tries to get you off course, throw you off track.
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 15: respect is in the alignment of actions and words’ self-reflections on service to family vs. service to others; no room at the inn
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 14: A series of fortunate events leads to the community debut of the Homeless Bill of Rights
40 Days of Homelessness:
Day 13: Endless swirl of insomnia