There is a woman -- an immigrant -- living in a tent hidden in the woods two miles from here. She's in her fifties and has mental health deficits. As far as I know, she lives entirely on charity, mainly from local #Quakers. If found, she has no security where she is.

I have land; I could offer her a secure pitch. But I fear my own mental health would not cope.

It gnaws at my conscience. There is someone who needs help, whom I could help, and I'm not doing it.

#RuralHomelessness

Intro post!

I'm an islander / islands researcher based in Jura, Scotland & interested in many things including:

#Islands #ScottishIslands #IslandsResearch #Diaspora #CommunityEmpowerment #LandReform #RuralHousing #GaelicCulture #InternalMigration #Nissology #PopulationGeography #Community #CommunityWealthBuilding #Crofting #Ferries #Depopulation #RuralHomelessness #SecondHomes #Repeopling #PeoplePlaceConnections #RuralPolicy #ReturnMigration

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