Humanity and hostility: Pompano Beach’s homeless population benefits from a wealth of generosity, but not every hand is a helping one - New Pelican

New Pelican

Humanity and hostility: Pompano Beach’s homeless population benefits from a wealth of generosity, but not every hand is a helping one - New Pelican

At First Baptist Church every Saturday, there’s no shortage of individuals in line for food. [Staff]By Michael d’Oliveira | EditorPompano Beach – Gena Smith knows more than most what it’s like to finally get a shower after weeks of going without.“It made me feel like I was somebody,” said Smith, who was homeless for nearly four years. “I was ready to take on the world.”Her first shower after she became homeless was courtesy of Showering Love, an…