Betty Chinn’s been called a “philanthropic force of nature” and after we heard her story we can’t say we disagree.
Every day, for 3 decades, she has risen before the sun to greet her homeless neighbors in Eureka with hot coffee and donuts. In the evening, she’s back again with dinner.
“In a way I’m healing myself,” says Betty, remembering her time as a homeless child in China during the Cultural Revolution of the 60s. She sees those she helps as being quite like her and it drives her to volunteer her time and Social Security money every day.
She also gives out some stern love, making sure these friends are trying their best to pull themselves back up––and they love her for it. She is someone they can depend on and talk to, something that has been scarce in many of their lives. Now, Betty is opening a shelter that will give a roof to at least 14 families.
If you’d like to know more or see how you can help out, visit her site.
