The Effects Of Personal Accounts On Homeless People

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We handed bags to many homeless people who, shortly afterword, expressed their thanks and shared their stories. Some, shared moving personal accounts in which they reflected on composing of poor choices and/or regretful encounters. A man we spoke with shared that he decided to leave the home he had to escape the abuse that taking place. He felt it was better to free himself from the confinement of this situation then to stay there. We also chatted with a teenager who revealed that she, after getting pregnant, was cast out from her

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