The Importance Of Being Homeless

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I remember when I was little my mom moved me and my little sisters a lot. I remember going to different schools and not making friends because I was wondering when we going to move again.Being homeless was a major turning point in my life.

First of all, it all started when I was a young boy. My mom moved us to Atlanta and we pulled up to this big building . It had a big meeting room with a tv in it, it also had a library, upstairs where I mostly spent my time reading books about dinosaurs, downstairs was where the kitchen and pantry was and the big room was in the back where everyone slept , there were rows of beds and in the back were two massive community bathrooms for men and women.

After a few weeks staying in the home shelter I became

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