On Friday, August 28, Michael Haney came home to a beautiful house on Western Ave. It was his first night living at Zeke’s House, our group home for men, after seven years of homelessness.
Andrew is quick with a smile and laugh. He's a grandfather to eighteen and is now reconnecting with his family after getting an apartment through our Neighbors First program.
"I moved into my apartment on the 16th of September!"
David Harris hasn’t forgotten what it was like to sleep among the falling leaves during his three years of homelessness. And now he shares his memories with bright-eyed and curious teenagers who come to Washington to learn about poverty and homelessness.
My name is Mitchell and I am a person of total hearing loss. Oftentimes understanding others and being understood is difficult and frustrating for me. I lived homeless for about four years due to my mental illness and alcoholism.
Sometimes homeless people are physically ill—living on the streets can be very hard. Nationally, 25% of homeless adults are estimated to have some form of mental illness. The percentage in northwest D.C. is considerably higher. Some hear voices as a result, and may talk to those voices. They may be addicted to a drug or alcohol. Others have just fallen on hard times.
On Friday, August 28, Michael Haney came home to a beautiful house on Western Ave. It was his first night living at Zeke’s House, our group home for men, after seven years of homelessness.
