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Trying to Do Right
Being homeless is not an easy thing. Being homeless with federal probation on top of it is unbearable.
Mark Gansert
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Have you been changed by an encounter with someone facing homelessness?
How have you—mindset, expectations, life—been transformed by someone on the streets? Share the details of the encounter and what shifted.
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Jan 20
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I couldn't believe my eyes
He was eating out of the trash. I’ve been homeless, but I’ve never lost my dignity like that.
Earleen Mingo
Jan 18
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Pennies from God
Julia lives in an industrial warehouse storage room owned by an old friend. Her storage room—a big closet, really—has a door that locks; and over the y…
Matt Shaw
Jan 14
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Be the hope
Lisa was home. Janice was done! Jake was confused. Bob was lost.
Bill Mcilmail
Jan 12
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Unmentionables
Female and homeless
Renee Rop
Jan 2
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On and Off the Streets
Becoming homeless. And getting out of it.
Troy Burtnick
Dec 30, 2020
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I was homeless and a business owner
Work. Get high. Shoplift. Always on the run. Eventually everything crumbled.
Anthony Amos
Dec 28, 2020
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