“When we think of homelessness, we picture someone who is barely surviving in this world. Homelessness is the most visible form of the ways in…
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Dorothy Day House: Providing Homes for Families
“If you need it in your house, we need it in our house times nine.” – Sister Maureen, Executive Director of the Dorothy Day House…
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Tiniest Home in Memphis Has a Huge Heart
“The need in our city is so tremendous that not even the loudest thunderstorm could shake it. You are probably reading this in a chair,…
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JOIN THE ‘INN’ CROWD: Room In The Inn aims to double homeless shelter network
Room In The Inn – Memphis currently organizes a network of 55 local faith communities to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Memphis and…
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You’re suddenly homeless. You have three kids. What do you do?
In October I sat down again with Sheleah Harris. But this time we visited the Aspire Hanley Elementary School in Orange Mound for a chat…
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Grades, Teachers, Homework, Lunches & Nowhere To Call Home
Sheleah Harris wasn’t sure what was happening to the child. “He started out, and everything was great,” she said. “He was active. And then through…
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