(2/3) “I had never felt more disposable in my life,” Kristine stated, “it began feeling like I was just a waste of resources.” When Kristine found shelter at Catholic Charities Dorothy Day Place in St. Paul, she began feeling seen again. “People wanted to help me . . . I was motivated to keep going,” she said. At Dorothy Day Place’s shelter, Kristine was finally able to let her guard down. “It has been a long few years,” said Kristine, “but here I’m safe, I’m warm, I’m fed — if you get down to it, what else do you really need?” Beyond access to necessities like showers, laundry, mail, and a place to sleep, Kristine has also found the resources that will help her move forward. She recently connected with a psychotherapist and got a cell phone for the first time in months. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xKSwek
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To All, Please repost this to your walls. Every bit helps. We need to sell 100 books a day on KDP Amazon, to meet our quota. We cannot publish book 2, until we do so. We fall short everyday. Let's ALL make it happen. Ty Mark D. Worldwide we need to sell 100 books a day to meet our quota.that is $500 a day electronically. to help fund Charities worldwide. Not much to ask for especially for those in need. Let's all help put smiles on families, pets and children's faces Please don't make me beg, because I will. Btw, what do we really and truly need outside of food and shelter? A better stereo or guitar? Ok I get it but, do we really need. It? If it's for our children maybe? But for us mere mortals, no . Remember this, whatever can be cured. WITH MONEY IS NOT A PROBLEM. L'Chaim
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