This is the fifth part of the Those Who Help series, the previous parts can be found here, here, here, here and here
Hello everyone. It’s John Chico yet again. In this report, I’ll be writing my sixth edition of the Those Who Help series , in which I talk about people, groups, and organisations that help people in the city of Coventry that are experiencing socioeconomic issues. In this edition, I’ll be talking about the world-famous Salvation Army.
Now, the Salvation Army are the organisation that initiated me into the social services system, so to speak. When I was initially homeless and rough sleeping, it was through their rough sleepers’ service that I found out first-hand the severity of the homelessness and substance abuse taking place in Coventry. At the same time, however, this is where I learned that homeless people and people who take substances are not bad or irresponsible people. They are people in pain.