I want to wake up, I want this to all be over. I want to scream, cry or make something, some business to open so I can sit and laugh with friends again. I thought I was tough, but today, quarantine feels as if it is breaking me. I am stung by the words…
Posted on January 9, 2018
Built for Zero, Clark County, death, drugs, DTLV, End Homelessness, Help the Homeless, Heroin, homeless, homelessness, Las Vegas, opioid crisis, Southern Nevada
Heroin by Merideth Spriggs[1] Hello, you don’t have a problem. You didn’t even see me coming. It started with a back injury. OxyContin is safe your doctor said because it will help you sleep, but the pharmacy cut you off. You’re not a junky. You beg for more but a friend offers you…
Posted on January 3, 2018
Caridad, death, homeless, homelessness, Las Vegas, San Diego, suicide, suicide prevention
This was originally written on January 8, 2017. While I have dealt with many close even tragic deaths of loved ones this death hit me exceptionally hard. I had texted and asked Lindsay M Hawley if she was suicidal. She told me I was being stupid and to drop it. I told her I was…
Posted on August 11, 2017
Caridad’s Inaugural Bra Shopping Event on March 20, 2016 hosted 39 women and 5 children from The Shade Tree Shelter and U.S. Vets to a day of shopping at Macy’s Meadows Mall location. This event was made possible thanks to a grant from Macy’s, donations collected at Big Ern’s BBQ and transportation from Zappos. Macy’s…
Posted on May 26, 2016
Homelessness is one of the most complex social issues America faces, and organizations continue to work tirelessly to defeat it. Instead of adding another place to provide resources, Merideth Spriggs saw an opportunity to assist in the network that already existed. Her charity, Caridad, is a “concierege” service to the homeless, connecting them to the…
Posted on November 14, 2015
Sermon Delivered on Sunday, October 11: Hope Chapel, Salvation Army, Las Vegas, NV I have been living in Las Vegas now for two years. I have struggled with homelessness and overcome it. I created a charity with the help of my now husband called Caridad in 2010. The slogan of Caridad is “Humanizing the Homeless.”…
Posted on July 10, 2015
You left because your wife cheated. You left to support the kids. You entered shelter feeling defeated. Bipolar is the diagnosis the doctor gave you. Unable to stop the voices, you lost your job and home with no one to turn to. Courts said your parents beat you, life in foster care Confused, you struggle.…