The Chosen — 2026-01-23 (Patreon)

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Chapter 54: NOT A SOUNDBITE by Izzy Duffy

If it takes a named winter storm to care about homelessness, we’ve already failed. Homelessness isn’t seasonal.

Excuse my intrusion into the media buzz regarding Winter Storm Fern, which is crossing the USA right now. As you might know, I work with working homeless families. I want to get ahead of the media on something.

Homelessness is not a soundbite that suddenly pops up when it’s cold or hot. I know that newswriters will follow up reports with what seems like sympathetic attention to people living on the streets. Someone will mention that “it’s bad out there” and that “the shelters are full,” then toss it back to Bob for the sports report.

People without homes struggle on a nightly basis, regardless of how many SUVs run off the road in Texas. If you ask me, it shouldn’t take a named winter storm to bring their problems to our attention.

Sure… I deal with this daily. I also know a lot of people who are not homeless but are consumed with doing whatever it takes to keep a roof over their family’s head—unable to do more than say a quick prayer for others in need.

But as I sit here, I’m bracing for those news reports about salt trucks, snow plows, and the usual caution about being outside. And after they’ve possibly—or possibly not—mentioned people without homes, they’ll end their package saying, “Don’t forget to bring your pets inside. It’s too cold to leave them out in this mess!”

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