I currently tutor a formerly homeless man whom I met through an Episcopal church.
They saw him sleeping outside the front door and took him in. They connected him with low income housing services who found him a subsidized apartment and gave him a job working in the cafeteria of their school.
I'd visit a few parishes and ask friends/family who are churchgoing for direction.
I think people like to help more directly. I'd talk with churches in the same state as Ray. Physical goods and places to be are as useful as money to a person in that situation, and people typically have a lot of extra "stuff" that they'd be happy to part with to help a person in need, especially if it was brought up in church. They'd probably raise some money directly for him too.
I currently tutor a formerly homeless man whom I met through an Episcopal church.
They saw him sleeping outside the front door and took him in. They connected him with low income housing services who found him a subsidized apartment and gave him a job working in the cafeteria of their school.
I'd visit a few parishes and ask friends/family who are churchgoing for direction.
Best of luck and I hope Ray gets on his feet.