Haven for Hope provides second chance at life for those who are homeless.
THE TRUE FACES OF HOMELESSNESS LOOK JUST LIKE MINE. SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR, I HAVE LEARNED THAT BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD GO I. — Although I was born, raised and have lived in San Antonio for the past 48 years, it wasn’t until the last year that I really got to know my city. I’ve known the rich history, the rich culture and the big, small-town feel all my life, but I had no idea the depth and the breadth of the need of my fellow San Antonians.
I would see a panhandler on the corner and those walking the streets of downtown, and think of those people as the faces of homelessness. I have since learned the true faces of homelessness look like mine. Several times this year, I have learned that but by the grace of God go I. These people, and so many others, walk the campus of Haven for Hope every day. Their faces are just like mine and yours, but with different trauma, different experiences and different support networks. Their faces are ours, just under different circumstances. Homelessness can be a result of trauma in their lives, and they end up homeless because of that unresolved trauma.
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