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Overcoming homelessnessNEVANS-PEDERSON, mARY. Telegraph - Herald [Dubuque, Io!" #$ %!n #&'&(

A.'.)urn on hi* highligh*ing +or se!ing brosers b selec*ing *he En*er bu**on

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/I01 never been in such ! si*u!*ion. I* !s *ough *o go in *o ! shel*er i*h m i1s, bu* *he ere so

elcoming,/ [Smi*h" s!i1. )he li**le +!mil uni* bune1 1on in one o+ *he *in cur*!ine1 !lcoves +or

*o mon*hs, 1uring hich Smi*h me* i*h ! shel*er !1viser eel.

/I 1i1n0* no !n*hing !bou* Dubuque. 2i*hou* *hose mee*ings !n1 *he gui1!nce *he g!ve me, i*

oul1 h!ve 3us* been ! l!ce *o l! m he!1./

/)he !ssume1 I !s +rom *he ro3ec*s o+ 4hic!go !n1 !s on housing 5vouchers6. )he lie1 *o me

!bou* !!r*men*s. )he *hough* *he ne me be+ore *he g!ve me ! ch!nce,/ s!i1 Smi*h, ho o+*en

crie1 hersel+ *o slee !+*er !r*icul!rl n!s* encoun*ers i*h h!* she 1ecries !s /*heir on

ignor!nce./

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)chelie! 0)!i0 Smi*h Age( #9. Resi1ence( Dubuque. 7!mil( Son, Devon, '', in +i+*h gr!1e !* Presco**

Elemen*!r School !n1 1!ugh*er, A!li!h, #. Occu!*ion( 7ull-*ime s*u1en* !* NI44, !r*-*ime

rece*ionis* !* :e1ic!l Associ!*es 4linic !n1 nees* member o+ *he Oening Doors bo!r1 o+ 1irec*ors.

Eigh* mon*hs !go, )chelie! Smi*h !s hu11le1 in ! homeless shel*er in !n un+!mili!r ci* i*h her

*o chil1ren, on1ering ho her li+e h!1 sir!le1 so +!r 1on.

;u* *he sun #9-e!r-ol1 !s 1e*ermine1 no* *o le* h!r1shis !n1 ublic oinion 1e+ine her nor

1e*ermine her li+e0s !*h.

)o1!, /)!i/ Smi*h0s e8is*ence is orl1s !! +rom *h!* lo oin* in her li+e. She h!s ! 3ob. She is in

college. She h!s her on !!r*men*. An1 she is serving on *he bo!r1 overseeing *h!* s!me shel*er.

Smi*h cre1i*s her *urn!roun1 in !r* *o *he generous hosi*!li* she receive1 !* )eres! Shel*er !n1 *he

un!vering suor* she go* l!*er !* :!ri! <ouse. A* *he s!me *ime, *he he!1 o+ bo*h shel*ers cre1i*s

Smi*h0s luc !n1 roess !s re!sons she h!s succee1e1 !g!ins* 1!un*ing o11s.

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/She is ! s*rong om!n, ver 1riven,/ s!i1 :ichelle ;ron, e8ecu*ive 1irec*or o+ Oening Doors, hich

oer!*es *he *o +!cili*ies. 2hen Smi*h s*!bili=e1 her li+e, ;ron !se1 her *o be on *he Oening

Doors bo!r1 o+ 1irec*ors. Smi*h ill !**en1 her +irs* mee*ing in 7ebru!r.

Smi*h +oun1 hersel+ homeless !n1 enniless in Dubuque l!s* :!, !+*er le!ving !n /unhe!l*h,

emo*ion!ll !busive/ m!rri!ge !n1 li+e in ! :inne!olis suburb. Deser!*e, she c!lle1 *he )eres!

Shel*er +or omen !n1 chil1ren.

/I01 never been in such ! si*u!*ion. I* !s *ough *o go in *o ! shel*er i*h m i1s, bu* *he ere so

elcoming,/ Smi*h s!i1. )he li**le +!mil uni* bune1 1on in one o+ *he *in cur*!ine1 !lcoves +or *o

mon*hs, 1uring hich Smi*h me* i*h ! shel*er !1viser eel.

/I 1i1n0* no !n*hing !bou* Dubuque. 2i*hou* *hose mee*ings !n1 *he gui1!nce *he g!ve me, i*

oul1 h!ve 3us* been ! l!ce *o l! m he!1./

In %ul, Smi*h !s !ble *o l!n1 ! cove*e1 *r!nsi*ion!l housing slo* !* :!ri! <ouse. Smi*h, Devon, '',

!n1 A!li!h, #, no h!1 *o rooms. <er eel !1vising sessions *here concen*r!*e1 on buil1ing u

her b!**ere1 sel+-es*eem.

/I s*!r*e1 *o +eel more con+i1en* !n1 I +oun1 m on voice,/ she s!i1. She !lso enrolle1 in business-

m!n!gemen* cl!sses !* Nor*he!s* Io! 4ommuni* 4ollege. 7ive mon*hs l!*er, she +oun1 ! sm!ll

!!r*men* she coul1 !++or1 !n1 ! 3ob !s ! rece*ionis* !* :e1ic!l Associ!*es 4linic.

/No I0m ! *o*!ll 1i++eren* erson. I c!me ou* o+ *he !+ul e8erience such ! be**er, s*ronger erson

!n1 closer *o >o1,/ s!i1 Smi*h, ho hoes *o l!n1 ! 3ob in he!l*h c!re m!n!gemen* seci!li=ing in

hsic!l *her!.

Smi*h 1oesn0* mince or1s hen *!ling !bou* *he m!n ins*!nces o+ 1irec* !n1 oblique 1iscrimin!*ion

she h!s encoun*ere1 in Dubuque.

/4oming +rom *he )in 4i*ies i*h m!n 1i++eren* cul*ures, I !s in cul*ure shoc here. I 1i1n0* no

*here ere s*ill l!ces le+* *h!* ere so hi*e,/ she s!i1.

Smi*h quicl +oun1 ou* *h!* m!n Dubuquers lume1 her in*o ! bro!1 s*ereo*e.

/)he !ssume1 I !s +rom *he ro3ec*s o+ 4hic!go !n1 !s on housing 5vouchers6. )he lie1 *o me

!bou* !!r*men*s. )he *hough* *he ne me be+ore *he g!ve me ! ch!nce,/ s!i1 Smi*h, ho o+*en

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crie1 hersel+ *o slee !+*er !r*icul!rl n!s* encoun*ers i*h h!* she 1ecries !s /*heir on

ignor!nce./

Smi*h is con+i1en* her e8!mle roves ! oin*.

/I hoe I0m *he erson ho ill ch!nge !**i*u1es !bou* ! hole grou o+ eole./

Neighbors is !n occ!sion!l +e!*ure o+ *he )elegr!h <er!l1. I+ ou no someone ho oul1 be ! goo1

c!n1i1!*e +or ! neighbors s*or, ri*e *o *he 4i* E1i*or, ?&' ;lu++ S*., P.O. ;o8 @??, Dubuque, IA

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