Darren: “A childhood memory I have is when we didn’t have no electricity, my mom went outside and grilled pop-tarts. When I was a kid I was good in school until I came down here. I met people in school who took advantage of me because of my learning disability...
“I found myself homeless July of 2013 when we lost our place in Spotsylvania and I started living in my van. I was moving all the furniture and stuff by myself and working 3rd shift at work while sleeping in the van in the daytime in the boiling heat of the...
“I’ve been in prison most my life. Since I was 13. Childhood was pretty rough. Until I was 10 years old I thought my name was ‘stupid.’ My father used to beat the hell out of me. I was the second oldest and he was my step-father, but of course I didn’t find that out...
In a church bible study one night, a woman talked of her encounter with a local panhandler. “I saw him standing on the side of the road,” she said. “But I saw the sign, before I actually saw him.” The experience left her wondering how simple...
Micah’s cold weather shelter closes this week, but our work in sheltering those without homes continues. Tents and sleeping bags are on order, and those who will not have a place to go when the final bus picks up on Wednesday morning will get first dibs. To earn...
