No Stopping

Two weeks ago AfterHours Denver gathered on a chilly spring day for our Walk for Feet. We walked through the same streets the people we serve walk every day. We visited places and service providers where our friends who sleep outside find rest and survival. As we walked we paid attention to the city, to our feet, to the way the city welcomes or does not welcome those who need to survive in it.

As we walked we saw this bit of city sponsored graffiti, right at the spot at Civic Center where AfterHours has served for so many years.

Issac, a friend from the street who recently moved into Permanent Supportive Housing, once told me, "If you're homeless and you keep moving, you're legal. If you stop and stand or stop and sit or stop and lie down you're illegal." This is why we gathered to walk for feet. For someone experiencing homelessness, their feet are not only a tool for survival but an absolute necessity to stay safe from from all the various forces and powers whose constant message to the homeless is, "MOVE!" So AfterHours walked.

If you want to support AfterHours and our friends on the streets you can come on a Monday night to the bar to make lunches, or you can get in touch and take a walk with us, or you can beam up a prayer, or you can make a donation. There are lots of ways to get involved and we'd love to get to know you.