Homeless Families are in need of real Homeland Security for the Holidays!

The Kensington Welfare Rights Union works daily to house homeless families in the Philadelphia area. Philadelphia doesn't have any affordable housing right now and the shelter system doesn't meet the basic needs of our current homeless population. For example, many of our families are recent victims of domestic violence and the shelter system cannot and will not guarantee their safety.

Homeless families who come to the Kensington Welfare Rights Union make a commitment to ending homelessness for all families, not just their own. We believe that we can end homelessness in Philadelphia and throughout the United States. We need your help this holiday season as our country spends $87 billion on the war in Iraq. There are not only casualties of the war in Iraq, but here at home as well. Help us re-build America by helping us re-build Philadelphia's homeless families and leaders, one by one.

Your help is needed with the following:

• Housing you no longer need or want
• Space heaters or kerosene heaters for our takeover houses
• Blankets
• Non-perishable food or food certificates
• Phone cards
• Septa tokens
• Cell phones for victims of domestic violence to carry
• Toys for the children
• Electric hot plates
• Your prayers and support

We hope that you and your family have a healthy and happy holiday season. If you or your family are ever in need of housing, please feel free to call us. And if you're committed to ending poverty and homelessness, don't hesitate to call. We all need to work together to end poverty and homelessness in Philadelphia and across the United States.

To find out more about our work or to arrange to drop off a donation, please call our office at (215) 203-1945 or email us at kwru@kwru.org. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 50678, Philadelphia, PA 19132.

Thank you!