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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
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