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The gift of grace.
Lana Shaw
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Good question. Here's my answer.
Garth
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Alcohol, addiction, mental and physical challenges all make it harder for me to get out of the cycle of homelessness.
Renee Rop
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My name is Lisa. I'm 49 years old. I am currently homeless and staying in a shelter with three other women.
Lisa
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I'm on the streets. But everywhere I turn, things are looking up.
Vince Shumate
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Work. Get high. Shoplift. Always on the run. Eventually everything crumbled.
Anthony Amos
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There were multiple factors that contributed to my journey out of homelessness. The most important factor is one with three parts: me, myself, and I.
Troy Burtnick
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You may have seen us flying the sign on the highway exit ramps or asking you help us find work or get a meal. We are not victims. You should know that.
Bill Mcilmail
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The shelter life, as unbelievable as it may seem, is often more stressful than actually sleeping on the streets.
Mark Gansert
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Princess was "one of a kind."
Johanna Elattar
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Every corner of the public bus had been overpowered by the stench of dog fart. Eyes rolled, and the riders laughed, gagged, and tried to avoid smelling…
Mark Gansert
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The smell of urine burning my nostrils as I walked the streets I once slept on just a month earlier.
Mark Gansert
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