The homeless people catered to were provided with breakfast and lunch.<strong></strong>
October 15, 2016
World Homeless Day — Mandeville gets help
Mandeville, Manchester — October 10 was internationally recognised as World Homeless Day.
To mark the occasion, volunteers from the St Ann-based, non-profit organisation, RSVP Caribbean Volunteers, took time out to care for homeless people in Mandeville.
Regional director of the group, Bridgette Barrett, said that twenty-seven homeless people were fed, groomed and provided with care packages.
She said that some sensitisation was done with members of the public on how to treat homeless people.
Barrett said data showed that thirty-nine homeless people are on the streets of Mandeville.
Here are photo highlights from World Homeless Day activities in Mandeville.
— Alicia Sutherland
It appears volunteer Devington Barrett (standing) is having a word of prayer with this homeless man.<strong></strong>
The Mandeville Parish Church compound was the main location for the World Homeless Day activities.<strong></strong>
This homeless man seems quite comfortable getting his nails trimmed.<strong></strong>
Volunteer Camille Newton-Nelson busy washing the hair of this homeless man<strong></strong>
The homeless people that did not make it to the Mandeville Parish Church compound were visited where they could be found.<strong></strong>
Regional director for RSVP Caribbean Volunteers Bridgette Barrett (right) sharing a moment with volunteers (from left) Devington Barrett, Camille Newton-Nelson and Howard Parker.<strong></strong>
Volunteers demonstrating their barbering talent<strong></strong>
