Success Stories

This is Andrew Jackson – a War Hero

This is Andrew Jackson – a War Hero

UNITY | December 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

He’s not the same man whose statue is in Jackson Square for saving New Orleans in the War of 1812. He fought in a more recent war. And he didnt move into the White House. He moved into homelessness. This Andrew Jackson was honorably discharged as an Army Private after Vietnam. He was awarded four [...]

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UNITY Client Featured as a National Success Story by HUD

UNITY Client Featured as a National Success Story by HUD

UNITY | September 28, 2011 | 0 Comments

We are happy to announce that one of UNITY’s clients has been featured on the HUD Homeless Resource Exchange website as a ‘promising practice and success story’ of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Program (HPRP). The client, Mr. B, affectionately called Silver Man because of the silver paint he dons as a street performer [...]

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Ms. Carrie

Ms. Carrie

UNITY | August 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

She had to get to the school. As Carrie pushed through chest-deep water, she knew that the second floor of the school would provide safety. Before she reached the school, she was knocked off her feet and hit by a heavy piece of debris, pummeling her in the lower back. She regained her footing and [...]

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Mr. Stephen

Mr. Stephen

UNITY | August 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

A veteran with extensive military training, Stephen was trained to survive in brutal conditions – insect infestations, brutal heat, soaking rains, searing cold – surrounded by people who may wish to do you harm. However, he never thought he would have to use these survival skills, and more, in the town where he was raised. [...]

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Mr. Mitch

UNITY | August 9, 2010 | 1 Comment

The last week was a blur of excruciating hunger and several feeble suicide attempts. He sat down in the old abandoned factory along the river and just stared at it. He didn’t know what would happen, but he figured it wouldn’t be good. Depression is a strange sickness; it’s the kind of thing that makes [...]

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Ms. Wendy

UNITY | August 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

Her five children, ages 8 to 17, have lived through their mother’s hell.  Yet when they kiss her goodnight, they see a survivor.  A victim of numerous rapes and unremitting domestic violence who turned to drugs for solace – Wendy has made the changes in her life to ensure her children a healthier future.  Wendy [...]

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