So sorry to hear about your dad Jules.
As you say when folk are in need it seems that quite often there is still a large willingness amid others in the community to help and support them.
Since becoming a Police Community Support Officer I have learnt a vast amount about how various communities interact and work together and as I stated earlier community spirit is still very much alive, its just that the way in which it shows itself has changed.
In todays modern fast-paced society alot of people simply do not seem to have time to make the effort to get to know everyone around them, but that does not necessarily mean they dont care.
In most cases when the chips are down and something happens within a community, people will still pull together to help if they can.
Steve.