A Life Transformed After 20 Yearson the Street After living on the street for over 20 years, Marcus* knows what it means to go without a meal, to be so desperate for food that anything will do, including leftovers in garbage bins. But one night, a chef saw Marcus digging through the trash behind the…
“The Mission was a godsend” Shane’s life changed in an instant. He was homeless, struggling with drug abuse. He’d spent a year living out of his car, never knowing where his next meal would come from. When a man came to repossess Shane’s car, Shane thought his life was that much closer to being over….
“You’ve helped me so much” No one knows the horrors of homelessness better than Michelle. For 10 years she struggled to survive on the streets. The violence she experienced while homeless left her broken physically and mentally. “I was stabbed, beat up, robbed, everything,” she says. “All my teeth in front were broken.” When Michelle…
“I’m excited for the future” After graduating from college, James felt like the sky was the limit. He had a great job teaching, he was directing plays, and his career as a country musician was on the cusp of taking off. But when his relationship with the woman he was seeing went south, James was…
When James completed his service in the U.S. Army, he felt like the sky was the limit. Energetic and optimistic, he pursued a career as a welder, only to learn the hard way how competitive and difficult this line of work had become. James’s difficulties became worse when he herniated a disc in his back….
“ I knew things were finally going to be okay” Nine years ago, Buddy’s wife, Shannon, passed away in a tragic car accident. Buddy was devastated and felt hopeless. He turned away from God and used drugs to fill the void left by his wife’s sudden and tragic departure. “I thought my life was over,” Buddy…
“ I feel like this is the beginning of the rest of our lives” Escape was the only thing on Jasmine’s mind as she frantically packed food and clothes for her three young children and piled them all into her car. No plan. No money. Just a desperate need to escape a man whose violent temper…
Yassine was ecstatic when he got the news — his green card was approved, and he could legally move to America. He found accommodations until he could achieve the next part of his dream: joining the United States Army and gain full citizenship. But before that could happen, Yassine became homeless. Living on the street…
Sharon had always been a strong, independent person who could overcome any obstacle life threw at her. But last year when she was working as an accountant and attending university for her master’s degree, her life began to unravel. Sharon and many of her coworkers were laid off last year as COVID-19 upended the nation….
Thomas knows firsthand how miserable it is to be homeless, struggling to stay warm in the winter storms. His meager possessions included a sleeping bag and what few cold weather items he could afford. The wind, rain and snow are brutal in Oklahoma, and it’s amazing he was able to survive as long as he…