Our mission at Back on My Feet extends so far beyond our own reach.
We want to offer opportunity for the men and women who face some of the most difficult obstacles that exist today. Opportunity to take the next steps toward self-sufficiency: health, commitment and determination for education, jobs training and placement.
Running has provided a powerful platform to make that happen, but there are so many conversations to be had in the space of combating homelessness through exercise, health, training and placement.
It is with these thoughts in mind that we’ve launched the Back on My Feet blog.
In addition to sharing the latest news about our organization, this blog will feature a healthy dose of dispatches from our members — what works and what doesn’t, day-in-the-life pieces and the like — conversations in the space of combating homelessness and the trends therein.
If you’re taken by our mission specifically or the meaning behind homeless advocacy generally, this place will interest you.
We’ll surely develop and hone in on that focus here, but we hope it’s clear that there is a great deal of room to grow.
Stay with us, as we develop and soon more publicly announce this blog’s launch.
Great to see you using running as way to let folks get themselves back into the community and feeling suppoorted and respected.
Found you by accident whilst looking for treament for my achilles – ruined by jogging! – but am inspired by your mission.
Ian
I’d really love reading especially when it is about health topics and physical fitness. From the title alone, “BACK ON MY FEET”, it attracts the visitor’s attention.
I too was attracted to your blog by the title, “Back On My Feet”. At first I thought it was about overcoming any adversity, but then when I realized it was about running to help homelessness, I became really intrigued. I run ten miles every day except when it is 8 below zero, and would like to say that running or jogging is an activity that immediately not only raises the spirits, but it is also something that increases confidence. Both of these benefits lead to self respect and the eventual belief that anything can be accomplished. Thanks for your post!
What a great cause! The great thing about running is that people kind of want to do it for themselves too. I know that sounds kind of selfish but people do thing of their own well being and that is why these sorts of things are even more popular than maybe they would be ordinarily. They do the same with ‘race for life’ etc and that uhas a fantastic take up rate.
Well done guys – you are running for a very good cause.