The Worst Day
Hunger, Homelessness being addressed in Pickens County
My cell phone rang at 3 PM. I remember the time distinctly because I had an appointment with a potential donor and didn’t want to take a chance on being late. It was Allison Anderson, Director of the Pickens County Library. “Julie, someone abandoned a 17 year old girl at the Easley library yesterday. When the staff locked the doors at 9 PM she left, but then came back and slept outside on the bench. It was on the security monitor. She’s been here all day. What should I do?” My heart sank. This wasn’t the first time Allison and I had to deal with a homeless person at the Easley library so I knew it would be challenging. Pickens County has no homeless shelter, minimal transitional housing and frankly, it was going to be tricky dealing …
