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My Brother's Keeper

My Brother's Keeper

"I'm waiting for my sister," said the man sitting patiently on the street corner. "I wait for her a lot." His sister, who he sees six days a week, shows him love and hope he hasn't found anywhere else.

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Helping with the Essentials

Helping with the Essentials

Essential Satchel, a nonprofit ministry that equips Charlotte's homeless with seasonal essentials and offers the message that God loves them and has a plan for their lives, had their first distribution last Friday morning.

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Bongo

Bongo: Loves Music, Trusts God

"If You Want to See a Miracle, Look at Me," is what Donald "Bongo" Stackhouse intends to title his autobiography.

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Street Sleeper

Factsheet: Why are People Homeless?

There's no single answer for this question, as each person's situation is different. However, a factsheet released in July 2009 by the National Coalition for the Homeless has identified a number of contributing factors to the national homeless problem.

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We're the Same

After spending most of my life doing the opposite, I now stop the car when I see homeless people. I was driving through Charlotte having just dropped off a friend. Shortly before I let him out of the car, I asked, "What do homeless people need?" (He's qualified to answer this because he and his [...]

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