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Then I started cutting school. Anthony was eventually taken away from his parents and lived in various group homes and with different foster care families. Having no family or stable living situation, he turned to drug use to cope with his sadness, confusion and fear.
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By the time he was 18 he had become homeless, living on the streets of Midtown, and was addicted to drugs. It was during this time that he first found Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, and started visiting every day to eat. Sadly, it would take a long time before Anthony would make a full recovery.
Just as he left the foster care system, and now an adult, he spiraled even further, ending up in prison for 15 years. By that point Anthony had become a father himself, but he had no contact with his children. After completing his sentence he was released with no support system in place, he quickly returned to homelessness and drug use.
His turning point came in , when a little girl gave him a dollar. He had always refused help from homeless outreach workers, preferring to stay on the street and continue to use drugs, but that night, when their van pulled up and they offered to take him to shelter, he got in. He told them all he wanted was to take a shower. He went through detox and stayed clean this time, then moved on to get his own apartment in a supportive housing unit, which he shares with his two dogs that once lived with him on the streets.
Now he is even reunited with his children, after many years with no contact. My kids trust me. Maurice was homeless and living with HIV when he first came to the soup kitchen back in Maurice, who just turned 52, says the soup kitchen played a role in helping him get his health under control. His HIV has now been undetectable for seven years. For Maurice, the community aspect of the soup kitchen is just as important as the healthy meals he gets here.
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Today, with the help of the soup kitchen, Maurice has reached a place of greater health and stability, and he believes everyone has the ability to overcome difficult circumstances. Moving from foster home to foster home growing up, Jose never had the safety net of a loving family and has been homeless most of his young adult life. Jose has found more than a welcome place for a nutritious meal, he tells us. After seeing other guests lining up at our social services program in the narthex of the church, he knew he might find some hope for his situation as well. When he told one of our social services advisers about his situation, that it was almost impossible to secure a job without identification and mailing address, he was steered toward one of our most practical programs, a simple photo ID with his name and contact information for verification.
It was finally our clothing pantry that led Jose out of the vicious cycle of homelessness and unemployment. After securing his first audition, he knew he would need appropriate clothing to make that winning first impression. A police officer is walking his beat — on Fifth Ave and 57 th Street — when he looks up and sees a man on the edge of a tall building, he realizes this man is going to jump.
He calls on his walkie-talkie before going to the building where the man is. When he gets there — all the doors are locked — it is only 8 am in the morning. Just when he turns around — the elevator door opens and a young lady comes out. The young man sees the police officer.
The police officer mostly listens as the young man describes his very personal struggle with his mental illness. Police Officer Kelly finds himself with a young man threatening to jump from a window, and realizes by talking to the young man it gives him a sense of hope and encouragement to come in. Kelly the police officer tells his captain to give him 10 or 20 minutes — Kelly steps outside on the edge of the window. The young man starts crying and sheds tears. He gives him a big hug. Homelessness can happen to anyone. Her husband owned a beauty salon which Charlese become the manager of, a position she held for 24 years.
But when their marriage broke down, Charlese lost her job as well. Just as Charlese was forced to tap into her life savings, a new landlord increased her rent dramatically. Her only living family was her elderly father, too frail to support her. Without any income, Charlese was evicted in August, after she had depleted all her life savings. Without anyone else to turn to, she turned to the soup kitchen. Fighting is what Charlese is doing—to stay sane … to stay safe … and to get her life back. I met some beautiful people in the soup kitchen, this man told me thank you for your kindness.
Tell me what more can I ask for — a beautiful Thanksgiving Day at the soup kitchen.
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Then, I met some other volunteers and they told me they want to see me again next year. This is my first Christmas without my mom. But I realize now there are many beautiful people out there. When the fifty two year old first came here about three years ago, he had lost his job and his home. I was in a shelter. They issued me a MetroCard, gloves, scarves and hats.
Recently, Jacques even got a promotion at his new job. Maybe not every person should be a parent. There is no how-to-guide for new parents. I believe that parenting is a day to day experience. There is always something new to learn. I was born and raised in St. Albans, Queens, New York.
Everyone knew each other in my neighborhood. It was a time when screen doors did not need to be locked. The husbands worked as policemen, postal workers or NYC transit employees. The wives were teachers, librarians or nurses. When I was 2 years old my dad walked out on us.
So my mom stepped up and worked even harder and longer hours at the hospital. But when my mom and I were together on her days off, we always had fun. She always had me laughing until my sides hurt. I especially remember our long walks on warm summer evenings and then cooling ourselves with Carvel cones. My mom loved her ice cream. My mom made sure I went to school every day and church every Sunday. Our church was St. My uncle was a deacon and my aunt a deaconess. My mom was a member of one of the many clubs in the church. Sometime after my confirmation, my mom volunteered me to be one of two young acolytes in the church.
I was also in the youth choir for a brief period. My mom was strict, but I think she thought she needed to be. So what can you do to keep the hope alive? You need to accept the present. The good, the bad and the ugly need to be realistically acknowledged and accepted. Your present does not have to be your future and you have the power to make the changes necessary to ensure your future is much brighter.
Goals are an extremely important part of staying hopeful. Goals are expectations you have for yourself, to be actualized within a certain period of time. Expectations are one half of what hope is. You should always have an idea of where you want to be in the future in terms of your recovery.
Try to set goals and timeframes for yourself that are comfortably within reach. Another really great way to stay hopeful is to both listen to and share stories of hope. More often than not, you lose hope because you lose sight of all the things that are good in your life. You let the negativity cloud your mind and spirit, overshadowing all the positive things you have to be grateful for.
Write little reminders for yourself all over your house.
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Hope is the bedrock of your recovery. Hope allows you to strive for bigger and better things with a positive outlook, because you know that everything is within reach. Why not change for the better? Start the Journey to Your Dream Life.
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