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Street Roots • Dec. 24-31, 2015
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Holiday thanks
want to say thanks to Stre et Roots
for giving me the opportunity to get
out and about and meet new, regular
customers, and
thanks to all m y ,
regular customers
out there. I also
want to say thank
you to Gary Davis
and Operation
Nightwatch for
allowing me to
continue making
sandwiches.
Thank you to St.
Stephens, Paul
Davis of Clay
Street Table for allowing me to do our
pantry lunch, even though we’re all
ready to pull out at the end of the day.
Lastly, Danny and his mom for helping
make sandwiches and Stephanie for all
those tasty chicken flavored crackers.
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- William Adams
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teven Pease will be home for the
that happens,” said Steven. “They offered to
holidays. This week he got keys to a
help with the deposits and all that stuff, but
shared apartment in Gresham Heights. I felt that since my disability came through,
“It’s a ways out but other than that it gets and I was able to take care of that all on my
me away from downtown. Nice, quiet,
own and reserve that money for somebody
peaceful. I love i t ”
else that’s in a worse off position than me. I
Just a few months ago Steven was
really believe that it was meant to happen. I
sleeping in a Transition Projects shelter and
put an ad on Craigslist and somebody
working toward receiving disability
responded.”
payments. “I was able to have a little bit of
Steven is now sharing a condo with a
stability. It gave me enough time to relax
roommate, with hopes that it will enhance
and just take things one step at a time
the quality of life for both of them. Steve is
instead of worrying about all the other stuff
even able to save a bit of money now.
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CORRECTION
In Street Roots Dec. 18 issue, Shelley
Marchesi was incorrectly referred to as
Home Forward’s director in “Local landlords
open doors to veterans.” She is the director
of public affairs at Home Forward. Michael
Buonocore is the executive director.
“The first night there I was ecstatic!” he
said. “I couldn’t really sleep.”
“Iju stw a n tto sa y thank you W all wy
customers for the blessings they’ve shown
upon me in their own little ways and just to
wish them a very happy and prosperous new
year,” said Steven. And for those who are
still homeless, the same position Steven was
m just a few weeks ago, he said, “Stay
strong, stay steady and don’t give up.”
- Cole Merkel
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