US Nonprofit Working to End Homelessness
<p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> 2017 <span word="budget">budget</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> $11 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="homelessness">homelessness</span>.</p><p><span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="Talley">Talley</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="park">park</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="Fairfax">Fairfax</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Shelter">Shelter</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="now">now</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>," <span word="Talley">Talley</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Shelter">Shelter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Housing">Housing</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span>.</p><p><span word="Pam">Pam</span> <span word="Michell">Michell</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nonprofit">nonprofit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="Felt">Felt</span> <span word="epiphany">epiphany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span></p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1985. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="immense">immense</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="people">people</span>," <span word="Michell">Michell</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="convenient">convenient</span>, <span word="homelessness">homelessness</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="that">that</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Michell">Michell</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="Housing">Housing</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="shelters">shelters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="about">about</span> 80 <span word="beds">beds</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> 350 <span word="beds">beds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,500 <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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