{"id":3162,"date":"2020-12-15T16:09:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/?post_type=news&p=3162"},"modified":"2020-12-15T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:24:43","slug":"protect-us-too-campaign","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ie.depaulcharity.org\/news\/protect-us-too-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Protect Us Too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018Stay at home\u2019\u2026what if you don\u2019t have a home?<\/h5>\n

It\u2019s hard to imagine not having a front door to close behind you. Or having to carry your life\u2019s belongings in one bag, through the wet and windy streets. It\u2019s hard for most of us to even imagine this during the \u2018normal\u2019 times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now imagine trying to do this during a life threatening pandemic. Often our most fragile are faced with a double threat to their health \u2013 homeless, in poor health and socially isolated. With a pandemic this year the situation looked even bleaker.<\/span><\/p>\n

With unbelievable support, Depaul were there to set up shielding units and bring the most fragile in. One Depaul staff member recalls a man in one of the units upon seeing his new room. He was so overcome when he saw the small room he\u2019d be living in during lockdown, that he broke down in tears. “He couldn\u2019t believe it was for him,”<\/span><\/p>\n

With a vaccine on the horizon, things are starting to look up\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

But there is still a long way to go in this fight and our most fragile homeless are still at risk. We need to\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Help protect those who need it most \u2013 donate now.<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n
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