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From the ❤️: “good trouble” imagery, Luke has a brand new bag. “Second City” is what I call the ever-expanding community of our homeless neighbors that roam Sacramento streets and alleys. In Second City there are no doorbells, mailboxes or televisions. The denizens of Second City are nomadic, moving from one temporary location to the next. Thousands of homeless men, women and children have no permanent place to sleep. “Every day, the California dream is dimmed by the wrenching reality of families and children and seniors living unfed on a concrete bed,” California Governor Gavin Newsom. Luke is 39 years old and has been homeless five years. He was at “Show Up” (Showers on Wheels for Unhoused Patrons @showupsac) getting a shower, lunch and clean clothes provided by Mercy Pedalers, Show Up and the United Methodist Church. Mercy Pedalers was also able to give Luke a sleeping bag thanks to a new program created by Christian Brothers High School students. The program provides clean sleeping bags in exchange for ones that need to be replaced or laundered. The distribution of sleeping bags began on April 5. We have now distributed a total of 156 sleeping bags. Thirty (30) sleeping bags have been exchanged. Tonight, there will be a new sleeping bag between Luke and the concrete bed he sleeps on. Kudos Christian Brothers High School, United Methodist Church, Show Up and Mercy Pedalers. The human spirit is found in all of us. “Good trouble” imagery is about capturing the human spirit of those who are homeless and the kindness of volunteers. Everyone has a name. Everyone has a story. Everybody counts or nobody counts. “Sooner or later we all discover that kindness is the only strength there is,” Father Greg Boyle. Through acts of kindness we can make the world a better place. #mercypedalers #loavesfishes #encounterchurch_sacramento #showupsac #sacramento #California #homeless #photojournalism #streetphotography #streetlife #kindness #survival #gratitude #socialjustice #poverty #streetportrait #compassion #hope #love #hunger #hardtimes #justice #mercy #916 #injustice #cbsacramento #volunteers #fujilove