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\u201cYour work must be very challenging\u201d is a sentiment often expressed when I tell people where I spend my days. But the truth is – there is a privilege to working at a nonprofit aimed at ending homelessness which can make my days much easier than others\u2019.<\/p>\n

The difference is in the experience of walking around San Francisco. When many people go to work, they will encounter several people without homes sleeping on the sidewalk. However, what I see when I walk to work are the people whom I know to once have been homeless, but now have homes.\u00a0I have the privilege of seeing our successes and knowing the stories behind them.<\/b><\/p>\n

Lenny is one such person. This is his story:<\/p>\n

My name is Lenny. My son had cerebral palsy, he could not walk or talk. My wife and I tried many expensive surgeries so that he could have a life. We lost our son on August 27, 2016. After my son passed away, we were in grief and in deep debt from the medical expenses. We became homeless. I became an addict as a way to cope with our many losses.<\/i><\/p>\n

Despite my mental state,\u00a0<\/i>Project Homeless Connect<\/i><\/a>\u00a0welcomed me and did not give up on me. Today, I believe you are angels sent to earth to talk with people.\u00a0You gave me the resources I needed to get clean and put a roof back over my head.<\/b>\u00a0You gave me hope and motivated me. You never made me feel like I am a bad person. My wife and I now have a home, we receive counseling, and we are okay again. We love you for getting our lives back on track after tour tragedy. We want to say thank you.<\/i><\/p>\n

You may never notice the people whose lives your donations have helped, because once a person is no longer homeless, they are simply another neighbor heading home from work like yourself. They just might be Lenny and his wife, going home for dinner.<\/p>\n

In honor of thousands of people who, like Lenny, will come to Project Homeless Connect this year for support, resources, and motivation, we want to say thank you.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Meghan Freebeck<\/p>\n

Chief Executive Officer<\/p>\n

Donate Now to Help Others like Lenny<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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