Monday, September 10, 2012

A Determined Client Receives Life Changing Help From HOPE!


A client came in for an intake two weeks ago. This client was recently out of jail and was newly homeless. The client was living on couches, in hospital waiting room, in the woods, and bouncing from shelter to shelter. He came in seeking any type of assistance that our organization could provide and was very determined to turn his current situation into a positive one. 

After meeting with him I could determine that he needed some immediate items that we were able to offer him. Through the organization I was able to provide him with clothing (shirts, shorts, shoes, and socks), sign him up for the pantry, provide him with toiletry type items (lip balm and lotion), give him bus passes, a travel bag to store his items, and help provide funding for him to stay at one consistent shelter rather than jumping from shelter to shelter. He was asking for very little and was very grateful for whatever we were able to offer him. 

This client is one of the most determined people I have worked with. He shares the common goal that this organization has in creating a life of self-sufficiency. For the two weeks that I have known this client he has constantly stated that he has goals and wants to achieve those goals and return to a normal life and not be reliant on any social service agency. The client recently contacted me with the positive news that he is newly employed and receiving full-time hours. He is working during the day and staying at a shelter at night. We continue to talk about how this current situation will change and he will eventually move out of the shelter and move into a place of his own. 

From first meeting this client with virtually nothing to his name to his and looking at him now newly employed, the future is bright and this success story will continue to grow. Through the help of the resource center this client was able to receive the necessary items to help keep him encouraged and make sure there weren’t any road blocks disallowing him to accomplish his goal of self-sufficiency.


–Jimmy H.
Resource Intern