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Walter’s Story

Walter Parker grew up on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and worked for the Washington Gas Company for 14 years. When his favorite niece got sick, he quit his job to care for her. However, getting back into the workforce was difficult, and he spent many more years experiencing homelessness. Walter lived outside all over… View Article

Harry’s Story

What is more important: how you start, or how you finish? For Harry Robertson, Jr., the answer is crystal clear. At 56 years old, Harry has battled addiction for most of his life. In an amazing turnaround, he turned those challenges into assets and is now working with people in recovery. “It’s not how you start… View Article

Michael’s Story

With his sparkling eyes, warm smile and ready laugh, Michael Hartridge pulls people in with his upbeat energy. His explanation for his positivity? “My life reminds me of the story of Job from the Bible. He lost everything and got it back 10-fold. I feel like I got everything back 100-fold. My life has turned… View Article

Kenneth’s Story

Mr. Kenneth Koonce does not have enough good things to say about Miriam’s Kitchen. As someone who knows that people experiencing homelessness come from many different backgrounds and walks of life, he is thankful for people and programs who understand this and “help us get back to normal.” His story is one of a “before”… View Article

James’ Story

The key to James Davis’ journey to housing was heavy on patience and persistence. After experiencing homelessness on and off for more than a decade, he learned the difficulties of navigating the ‘housing maze,’ as he calls the difficult journey to obtain permanent housing. Through it all, he remained resolute to find meaning and impact… View Article

Bill’s Story

At 73 years old, Bill knows what his purpose is: to serve others. He first answered that call in 1968, when he entered the Army Medical Corps. The next year, he was sent overseas to Vietnam, where he served two tours. During the war, he witnessed terrible tragedies but was unable to comprehend the toll… View Article

Jennifer’s Story

Jennifer, 38, grew up in the Baltimore foster care system. For the last twenty years, she has been experiencing homelessness. It seemed that every time she got into a stable living situation, the bottom would fall out and she would be homeless again. This cycle kept repeating over and over again. But Jennifer never… View Article

George’s Story

To live a noble life – this has been George Olivar’s ambition. As he pursued this goal he has experienced many highs and recent lows on a journey that took him around the world, but the future is finally looking bright again. George, 68, was born and raised in Mexico. George started working on his… View Article

Tony’s Story

At five years old, Tony Burns sat gazing out of his front window looking onto a parade taking place on 6th Street Northwest, his hometown block. “I just remember seeing two individuals in a car waving to everyone. I didn’t know who they were, just that their hair was shiny and their car was shiny.”… View Article

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