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F OR HU ND REDS OF DE TROITER S E X PER I ENC ING CHRON IC H O MELESSNESS, THE POPE F RA NCI S CE NTE R HAS BE COM E A BEACO N O F HOPE AND A PL AC E OF COMF O RT AN D HEALIN G. LOCATE D I N T HE CENTER OF DETROIT, T HE CENT E R PROVIDES VITAL S ERV I CES TO THE HOMELE SS E ACH DAY. THE CEN TER, RUN BY E X ECU T I V E DIRE CTOR FATHER TI M M CCA BE, ACTS AS A SAFE PL AC E S ERV I NG A NYON E IN N E E D OF S UPPO RT WITHOUT REQUIRING PAPER W O RK OR IDE NTIFICAT I ON. W I T H A GOAL OF E NDIN G CHR ONI C H O MELESSNESS BY 2 0 3 0 , THE CENT ER W ELCOMES GUESTS M O NDAY T HROUGH SATURDAY F RO M 7–11 A .M. OFFE RING T W O MEA L S, ACCE SS TO HOT S HO W ER S , L AUN DRY SE RVICE S , H O U SI NG ASSISTAN CE, AS W ELL A S ME DICAL, DEN TAL A N D LEGA L SUPPORT THROUGH R OTAT I NG CLIN ICS. A SI D E FR O M THE ALMOST E N D LESS LIST OF SERVICES T HE CENT E R PROVIDES, IT AL S O O FFERS I T S GUESTS A PL ACE TO GAT H ER, TO CON NECT WIT H T HE CO MMUNIT Y, TO REST AND , M O R E I MPORTAN TLY, TO FEEL COMF O RT ED AND SUPPORTED.
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JAMES SILVESTRI, PHOTOGRAPHER AND WRITER