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Each year, we assist thousands of individuals and families who come to us from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. Their stories illustrate the complexity of housing crisis and homelessness, and how delivering solution-focused personalized support services ensures vulnerable community members thrive.

Here are a few of their success stories.

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Chris, a 33-year old single father of three small children, came to the PADS Shelter for the first time in August. After...
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After having to take off time to have baby Evan, Sarah’s financial circumstances became dire and without the support of...
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Jennifer, one of our Street Outreach Specialists, brought a client to the Maywood Support Center today who she found in...
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She can’t remember life before homelessness. Now 7 years after moving into her own apartment Yvonne can’t imagine where...
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P.J. came to shelter in November of 2019. This was his first experience of homelessness and he really needed a place to...
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A special client story highlighted at the 2019 Housing Forward Have-a- Heart Gala is about Juanita, a mother of six...