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Homelessness choicelady - February 25, 2025 2

These folks are my real community. I like them, think they’re interesting, see how hard they work to survive and sometimes get ahead. They have gotten jobs, housing, and renewed family contacts. That was our goal. A Safe Haven in the Storm of Life.

choicelady on How to Turn Your Backyard into a Home For The Homeless: “Thank you, TW, but it was less intentional than happenstance. We’d always tried to help the homeless in our area,…” Mar 3, 21:07
twilson117 on How to Turn Your Backyard into a Home For The Homeless: “CL, you and your husband are amazing. You and your husband are the epitome of looking out for fellow mankind.” Mar 3, 18:37
twilson117 on People Are Stupid: “Murph, thank you for reading this piece and contributing your valuable insight. I have always found your views insightful and…” Mar 1, 12:40
MurphTheSurf3 on People Are Stupid: “How Propaganda Works is a 2015 non-fiction book by Jason Stanley, published by Princeton I just finished this work from…” Mar 1, 04:43
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