Facing Homelessness in Fort Wayne
A Facing Project
Linda’s Story. She is 50 years old. Life was moving all around me, but I was standing still. My youngest was off for college, my husband had his job, and I was sitting, still recovering from an injury that had happened years before. I was tired of it. What was next for me? I […]
Amber’s Story. She is 26 years old. I remember hearing my mother cry, though she did her best to hide the tears. She never wanted me and my little sister to feel afraid, insecure. “The water will only be off for a day,” she’d say, forcing a smile. She would give us some crackers or […]
Oscar’s Story. He is 51 years old. The main factors that caused me to become homeless were basically alcohol and drugs. I didn’t have the best thinking and I would try to rationalize and minimize my failures by using alcohol and drugs. I had no desire to get help because of my thinking. I was […]