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Once-Homeless Man Revolutionizing Care for the Homeless

Once-Homeless Man Revolutionizing Care for the Homeless

Jun 4, 2015-- "Barsema remembered what it was like to be homeless and at the end of his rope. He'd faced a series of challenges early in life -- he'd lost everything after a struggle with alcoholism cost him his marriage, his home, and his real estate business. That led him to a mountaintop in Alaska, where he meant to commit suicide." Luckily, Barsema's parents took him in and helped him slowly bounce back. Fifteen years later, he's built a sprawling set of services to revolutionize how we care for the homeless. Read on to learn more about this remarkable man and his commitment to the less fortunate. (13992 reads)


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