By the time people come to St. Stephen's Human Services they have often reached their lowest low and they arrive with seemingly impossible stories of struggle. Below are the stories of real people, the hard news we hear every day. The better news is that all of the people in these stories received help from St. Stephen’s. Additionally, the help they received is backed by a nationally supported ten-year plan, community partnerships, best practice models, and decades of experience.

An extended family, uprooted and separated across many states by Hurricane Katrina, is trying to reunite.
A two-time military service veteran with health problems and a poor credit history is homeless for the first time.
A young woman whose birthday made her too old for foster care is looking for shelter.
A family is sleeping in their car because the children are afraid of shelters and being separated from their parents.
A man was the caretaker of an apartment building for twenty-three years until it went into foreclosure; he is now sleeping outside.

Our range of programs approach the complicated issue of homelessness through housing, emergency services, systems change, and employment. Some people were able to quickly get back on their feet; for others the journey home will take a little longer, but for St. Stephen's, no story is too difficult, no situation is impossible.
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