by honasoma | Jan 11, 2022 | Stories
Shawntay is originally from Norfolk, Virginia, but moved to Kentucky 15 years ago. His marriage to his wife didn’t survive the relocation, and once they officially separated, Shawntay found himself without housing and living on the streets. While unhoused, Shawntay...
by honasoma | Dec 7, 2021 | Stories
Lakelli’s journey to stability is the kind of comeback story they make movies about. “Have you ever seen a movie where somebody was staying on the street and they’re dirty, then by the end they are all lit up, have a job, clean clothes, all that? That’s how I feel....
by honasoma | Nov 16, 2021 | Stories
James is a twenty-three year old student at Bluegrass Community & Technical School (BCTC). He’s also employed part-time at Star Manufacturing Inc. here in Lexington. What initially started out as a temporary summer internship has now grown into a contracted...
by honasoma | Nov 10, 2021 | Stories
Scott was born in West Virginia but calls Morgan County, eastern Kentucky home. He grew up on a 450 acre farm there and is a farmer himself by trade. They had beef cattle and grew thousands of pounds of tobacco and corn. When there weren’t crops to harvest or cattle...
by honasoma | Nov 10, 2021 | Stories
Thomas is originally from Springfield, Ohio, but moved to Harrodsburg, Kentucky when an acquaintance of his told him he’d have a job and a house lined up for him on his arrival. When he arrived, however, he found out that this job did not exist and neither did the...
