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a r e \ue000s e e n \ue000s le e p in g \ue000a n d \ue000liv in g \ue000o n \ue000th e \ue000s tr e e ts \ue000a n d \ue000w h e n \ue000o n e \ue000s a y s \ue000th is \ue000to
a n o th e r \ue000w h o \ue000is \ue000in \ue000n e e d ,\ue000th e y \ue000a r e \ue000b a s ic a lly \ue000k id d in g \ue000th e m s e lv e s .\ue000G e ttin g \ue000a
jo b \ue000is \ue000n o t\ue000a s \ue000e a s y \ue000a s \ue000o n e \ue000m a y \ue000th in k ,\ue000e s p e c ia lly \ue000in \ue000th e s e \ue000tim e s \ue000a n d
e s p e c ia lly \ue000fo r \ue000th o s e \ue000w h o \ue000h a v e \ue000th e \ue000d is a d v a n ta g e \ue000o f\ue000h a v in g \ue000to \ue000m a k e \ue000h u g e
d e c is io n s \ue000w h ile \ue000h u n g r y ,\ue000e x h a u s te d \ue000a n d \ue000w ith o u t\ue000s h e lte r .\ue000T h e r e \ue000a r e \ue000b a s ic
n e e d s \ue000th a t\ue000m u s t\ue000b e \ue000m e t\ue000b e fo r e \ue000g e ttin g \ue000a \ue000jo b \ue000is \ue000e v e n \ue000r e m o te ly \ue000p o s s ib le .\ue000
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n e e d e d \ue000to \ue000o b ta in \ue000e m p lo y m e n t\ue000w h ic h \ue000th e \ue000m a jo r ity \ue000o f\ue000th o s e \ue000liv in g \ue000o n \ue000th e
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c o m p ile d \ue000a \ue000lis t\ue000o f\ue000o u r \ue000o w n \ue000a lm o s t\ue000id e n tic a l\ue000to \ue000th is \ue000b a c k \ue000in \ue0002 0 0 6 \ue000w h e n \ue000th e
id e a \ue000w a s \ue000b o r n .\ue000\ue000W h e n \ue000a \ue000\u2018h o m e \ue000fr e e \u2019\ue000p e r s o n \ue000w a lk s \ue000u p \ue000to \ue000th e \ue000tr u c k \ue000lo o k in g
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e m a il\ue000a d d r e s s ,\ue000a \ue000m a ilin g \ue000a d d r e s s \ue000a n d \ue000s o m e \ue000s o r t\ue000o f\ue000in itia l\ue000to k e n \ue000o f\ue000o u r
in te n tio n \ue000to \ue000h e lp \ue000s u c h \ue000a s \ue000a n \ue000ite m \ue000to \ue000b e \ue000u s e d \ue000fo r \ue000p e r s o n a l\ue000h y g ie n e \ue000o r \ue000a \ue000g ift
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p o w e r \ue000o f\ue000s e a r c h \ue000te c h n o lo g y \ue000o n \ue000o u r \ue000d o n a te d \ue000c o m p u te r s \ue000in \ue000o r d e r \ue000to \ue000fin d
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fa m ily \ue000m e m b e r ,\ue000a \ue000jo b \ue000o r \ue000a n y \ue000n u m b e r \ue000o f\ue000th in g s \ue000u n a tta in a b le \ue000o n \ue000th e
s tr e e ts .\ue000T h e \ue000n e x t\ue000tim e \ue000th e y \ue000v is it,\ue000p e r h a p s \ue000th e y \ue000w ill\ue000h a v e \ue000m a il\ue000w a itin g \ue000fo r
th e m \ue000a t\ue000th e \ue000tr u c k \ue000fr o m \ue000th e \ue000n e w \ue000P O \ue000b o x ,\ue000o r \ue000e m a il\ue000fr o m \ue000s o m e o n e \ue000th e y
s o u g h t\ue000o u t\ue000o n \ue000th e ir \ue000in itia l\ue000v is it.\ue000\ue000P e r h a p s \ue000th is \ue000tim e ,\ue000w e \u2019ll\ue000is s u e \ue000th e m \ue000a
th u m b \ue000d r iv e \ue000to \ue000k e e p \ue000a ll\ue000o f\ue000th e ir \ue000p e r s o n a l\ue000in fo r m a tio n \ue000o n ,\ue000w h ic h \ue000w ill
m a k e \ue000th e ir \ue000fo llo w in g \ue000v is its \ue000e v e n \ue000m o r e \ue000e ffe c tiv e .\ue000\ue000I f\ue000it\ue000is \ue000a n \ue000in te r v ie w \ue000fo r
e m p lo y m e n t\ue000th a t\ue000th e y \ue000n e e d ,\ue000th is \ue000is \ue000w h a t\ue000w e \ue000w ill\ue000h e lp \ue000th e m \ue000a c h ie v e ,\ue000b y
p r o v id in g \ue000th e m \ue000w ith \ue000n ic e \ue000c lo th e s \ue000th a t\ue000h a v e \ue000b e e n \ue000d o n a te d \ue000a n d \ue000p e r h a p s \ue000a
h a ir c u t\ue000fr o m \ue000a \ue000s ty lis t\ue000th a t\ue000h a s \ue000d o n a te d \ue000th e ir \ue000tim e .\ue000\ue000W e \ue000w ill\ue000a s s is t\ue000th e m \ue000in
h a v in g \ue000th e ir \ue000p ic tu r e \ue000ta k e n \ue000b y \ue000a \ue000p h o to g r a p h e r ,\ue000s h o w in g \ue000th e m \ue000in \ue000a
p r e s e n ta b le \ue000fa s h io n ,\ue000w h ic h \ue000w ill\ue000b o o s t\ue000o v e r a ll\ue000s e lf\ue000e s te e m \ue000a n d \ue000s h o w \ue000th e m
th a t\ue000it\ue000tr u ly \ue000is \ue000p o s s ib le \ue000to \ue000g e t\ue000o ff\ue000o f\ue000th e \ue000s tr e e t\ue000w ith \ue000th e \ue000r ig h t\ue000k in d \ue000o f\ue000h e lp .
A s \ue000tim e \ue000g o e s \ue000o n ,\ue000th r o u g h \ue000e n g a g in g \ue000w ith \ue000o th e r s \ue000in \ue000s im ila r \ue000s itu a tio n s \ue000o n
H o m e \ue000F r e e \ue000s o c ia l\ue000n e tw o r k \ue000a n d \ue000a s s is ta n c e \ue000w ith \ue000th e ir \ue000le a r n in g \ue000h o w \ue000to
s e a r c h \ue000fo r \ue000p e o p le \ue000a n d \ue000r e s o u r c e s ,\ue000th e \ue000\u201c h o m e \ue000fr e e \u201d \ue000w ill,\ue000in \ue000m a n y \ue000c a s e s ,
s ta r t\ue000to \ue000fe e l\ue000le s s \ue000h e lp le s s \ue000a n d \ue000b e g in \ue000to \ue000m o v e \ue000in \ue000a \ue000s o lid \ue000d ir e c tio n .
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I f\ue000th is \ue000s e e m s \ue000a t\ue000a ll\ue000fa r -fe tc h e d ,\ue000th e n \ue000y o u \ue000h a v e n \u2019t\ue000s p e n t\ue000th e \ue000tim e \ue000th a t\ue000I
h a v e \ue000w ith \ue000th o s e \ue000liv in g \ue000o ff\ue000a n d \ue000o n \ue000th e \ue000s tr e e ts \ue000o f\ue000b ig \ue000c itie s .\ue000\ue000T h e \ue000m a jo r ity \ue000o f
th e m \ue000ju s t\ue000n e e d \ue000th a t\ue000s p a r k \ue000th a t\ue000c a n \ue000o n ly \ue000b e \ue000d e liv e r e d \ue000fr o m \ue000a n \ue000o u ts id e
fo r c e .\ue000T h a t\ue000s p a r k \ue000o f\ue000m o tiv a tio n \ue000c a n \ue000b e c o m e \ue000in s p ir a tio n \ue000a n d \ue000th e \ue000lig h t\ue000a t
th e \ue000e n d \ue000o f\ue000th e \ue000tu n n e l\ue000c a n \ue000s ta r t\ue000to \ue000b e \ue000fu lly \ue000r e a liz e d .\ue000\ue000T h o s e \ue000w ith \ue000d r u g
a d d ic tio n s \ue000c a n \ue000a n d \ue000ju s t\ue000m a y \ue000s ta r t\ue000to \ue000s e e \ue000a lte r n a tiv e s \ue000if\ue000p r e s e n te d \ue000o p tio n s
a n d \ue000c o u n s e lin g \ue000fr o m \ue000th e \ue000r ig h t\ue000m e n to r .\ue000\ue000P r o fe s s io n a ls \ue000in \ue000th is \ue000fie ld \ue000w ill
r e c e iv e \ue000ta x \ue000in c e n tiv e s \ue000fo r \ue000d o n a tin g \ue000th e ir \ue000tim e \ue000to \ue000th is \ue000m u c h \ue000n e e d e d \ue000e ffo r t.
D o n a tio n \ue000o f\ue000fo o d ,\ue000c lo th in g \ue000a n d \ue000u n w a n te d \ue000g ift\ue000c e r tific a te s \ue000w ill\ue000h e lp
tr e m e n d o u s ly \ue000w ith \ue000ta c k lin g \ue000th e \ue000e ig h t\ue000n e c e s s itie s \ue000lis te d \ue000a b o v e \ue000fo r
o b ta in in g \ue000e m p lo y m e n t-\ue000e s p e c ia lly \ue000w h e n \ue000th e y \ue000h a v e \ue000b e e n \ue000b r o u g h t\ue000to \ue000th e
s tr e e ts \ue000a n d \ue000g iv e n \ue000to \ue000th o s e \ue000w h o \ue000n e e d \ue000th e m \ue000o n \ue000th e ir \ue000o w n \ue000tu r f\ue000a n d \ue000te r m s .\ue000
T h e \ue000H o m e \ue000F r e e \ue000T r u c k \u2122 \ue000w ill\ue000b e \ue000a \ue000m o b ile \ue000s y m b o l\ue000o f\ue000h o p e \ue000a n d \ue000a n \ue000e v e r
p r e s e n t\ue000s o u r c e \ue000o f\ue000m o tiv a tio n \ue000fo r \ue000th o s e \ue000w h o \ue000h a v e \ue000lo s t\ue000th e ir \ue000w a y .\ue000\ue000O f
c o u r s e \ue000th e r e \ue000a r e \ue000th o s e \ue000w h o \ue000c h o o s e \ue000to \ue000s ta y \ue000o n \ue000th e \ue000s tr e e ts \ue000a n d \ue000o n ly \ue000tim e
w ill\ue000te ll\ue000h o w \ue000o u r \ue000o r g a n iz a tio n \ue000m ig h t\ue000b e \ue000a b le \ue000to \ue000h e lp \ue000th e m ,\ue000b u t\ue000a s \ue000m a n y
w h o \ue000I \ue000h a v e \ue000s p o k e n \ue000w ith \ue000h a v e \ue000s a id ,\ue000\u201c H o m e \ue000F r e e \ue000m ig h t \ue000a c t u a lly \ue000b e \ue000ju s t \ue000t h e
th in g \ue000to \ue000c h a n g e \ue000th e ir \ue000m in d s.\ue000\u201c
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