HACbeat, June 2023

Brewster Woods Affordable Housing Marks Official Opening With RibbonCutting Ceremony

Dottie Anderson, the first person to move into the new Brewster Woods affordable housing complex in Brewster, deftly wielded the scissors at a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 9 as a crowd of onlookers cheered. Cutting the bright red ribbon was the culmination of years of work by dozens of people to make the 30 affordable rental units become reality

Anderson, a Town of Brewster employee who has lived on the Cape for 25 years, moved into the complex when units became available on Feb. 1.

“I used to own a condo, but with fees, assessments, and taxes all increasing, I couldn’t afford it anymore,” she said. After selling her condo to her son, she saw an ad for a housing lottery for eligible residents to win a lease at Brewster Woods, so she entered her name and won. “I really like it here,” she said “It’s quiet and I like the grounds It’s away from the hustle and bustle ”

Anderson’s story is not unusual; officials received hundreds of applications for the 30 available units at Brewster Woods, Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta said. “We could have filled eight more communities like this,” she said.

Getting to this moment took more than 35 years The town of Brewster acquired the land in the mid-1980s, but it wasn’t until 2015 that the town issued a request for proposals to build a housing complex Housing Assistance Corporation and Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH), a Boston-based housing development nonprofit, submitted a collaborative proposal and won the contract, but the project faced further delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVER STORY

Brewster Woods

Affordable Housing

Donor Spotlight: Ira Toyota

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Building Positive Momentum Editorial by Alisa Magnotta

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Housing Assistance Project in Orleans Awarded Funds From the Healey-Driscoll Administration

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Eastern Bank Foundation Recognizes Alisa Magnotta and Housing Assistance

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Clients Get Help With Housing and Healthcare

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Workshop Opens Doors to Civic Engagement

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New Housing Development to Be Named After Longtime Community Leader and Volunteer

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Supporters Take to the Streets for Fifth Annual Walk for Hope

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Donor Spotlight: Ira Toyota

‘Together We Can Figure Out Some Solutions’

Dennis Lopes loved growing up in Falmouth and he’s happy that his children grew up on Cape Cod, but he worries that if he has grandchildren, they won’t be able to do the same.

“I bought a house here, but I don’t know if my kids can buy a home here,” said the general manager of Ira Toyota in Hyannis “The housing crisis is crazy, and I don’t think it’s going to go away anytime soon Housing Assistance has the experience and expertise to make a difference ”

That’s why Ira Toyota of Hyannis has been a Housing Assistance supporter since 1995 and a Corporate Innovator Sponsor since 2018.

“I’m certainly concerned about big rental firms coming in with cash and buying up all the middle-priced homes,” Lopes said. “What that means for the average Joe on Cape Cod is that you’re out That’s an issue, and I see it every day ”

Many of Ira Toyota’s 84 employees are struggling to buy a house or find a rental and about 30% of his staff lives off Cape for that reason, according to Lopes. “I've got four or five guys here right now looking for a rental place,” he said. “It affects everyone’s business because if you can’t hire and keep quality people, your business struggles.”

Lopes’ son lives in Providence and his daughter lives with him while she is studying to become a nurse. He hopes that someday they will both able to raise families on Cape Cod

“I consider myself lucky, being in the position of maybe being able to help my kids, but that's not the case for most people,” he said. “What do they do? Their kids leave and don’t come back. We have all these young people who can’t live on Cape Cod because it’s too expensive.”

Lopes encourages others to become Housing Assistance supporters. “My company can maybe put a little dent in it, but together we can figure out some solutions,” he said.

In addition to Ira Toyota’s longtime financial support of Housing Assistance, staff members have been regular participants in the Big Fix, Housing Assistance’s volunteer program to help senior homeowners with home repairs and yard maintenance.

“They’re happy to be helping other people. That’s the bottom line,” said Lopes.

The housing crisis is crazy, and I don’t think it’s going to go away anytime soon. Housing Assistance has the experience and expertise to make a difference.

DENNIS LOPES, IRA TOYOTA

Building Positive Momentum

EDITORIAL BY ALISA MAGNOTTA

With late spring in full bloom and summer ready to shine, it seems like a good time to take stock In work like ours, with the need for housing so great on the Cape, there’s always so much to do, so much to accomplish. So we often just keep our heads down and push from one project to the next, one hurdle to the next.

And all too often we forget to take time to appreciate the progress we have made, the hard-fought wins on worthy projects come to fruition the positive momentum. Especially since these projects can take years between conception to completion.

This spring, we want to highlight successes on two projects in particular: Brewster Woods in Brewster and LeClair Village in Mashpee.

Brewster Woods, a 30-unit development of low- and moderate-income rentals, is a great example of how small successes add up to a big win. It is one of those that took years from concept to completion for a property set aside for housing in the 1980s the culmination of years of hard work and collaboration between the town of Brewster, the Brewster Housing Authority, Housing Assistance, and Preservation of Affordable Housing Planning and construction began in 2015 when Housing Assistance was awarded the RFP by the town of Brewster. And now, Brewster Woods is fully occupied and includes residents of all ages, from young families to seniors.

In Mashpee, construction is underway on the new LeClair Village, 39 rental apartments named to honor community leader Mary LeClair, a longtime housing champion who has supported Housing Assistance in many ways, including as a longtime board member

These new homes join the more than 550 housing units

Housing Assistance has helped to create.

We’re also seeing inspiring momentum with Housing to Protect Cape Cod, the coalition of local businesses and nonprofits including CapeBuilt, Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Cape Cod and the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS®, whose mission is to empower our friends, family and neighbors to take action in their towns to support prohousing policies. Nearly 800 people have signed on to this coalition to speak up for affordable and community housing in towns across the region. Many of those new members have gathered at a variety of events around the Cape to talk about the housing crisis and how they can advocate for change

After the starkness of winter, all of the small changes bursting forth in spring crocuses, daffodils and tulips to cherry blossoms and lilacs seem so visible and noteworthy In contrast so much of the work we do at Housing A change. Bu way are im toward po

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Alisa Magnotta, CEO

“This is our Covid baby,” Magnotta told the audience at the ribbon cutting ceremony. “Brewster Woods is a testament to the vision and leadership needed from the local and state level, with many partners and funders coming together to make a project like this happen.

“Cape Cod cannot thrive without projects like Brewster Woods,” she added. “The Town of Brewster stands out as a leader in being willing to invest in a collaborative effort to ensure a successful project that serves local residents, and I urge other towns to follow Brewster’s lead.”

Brewster Woods features 8 one-bedroom, 19 twobedroom, and 3 three-bedroom units Its Passive House design focuses on robust insulation and air tightness, high-performing glazing, and simplified mechanical systems to achieve significantly lower energy use, while creating a comfortable and resilient space for residents. The complex also includes offstreet parking, central laundry, tenant storage, on-site management & 24-hour emergency maintenance.

State Sen Julian Cyr (D-Truro), the event’s keynote speaker, also noted that while it was a moment to celebrate, the region is in an ongoing housing crisis that is forcing residents to leave Cape Cod in search of housing they can afford.

“Brewster Woods has changed the lives of the 30 Cape Cod households that now live here, and that’s a wonderful thing,” said Cyr. “Yet Cape Cod’s future as a year-round community is in serious jeopardy The absurd cost of housing on Cape Cod and the Islands is eroding our communities, forcing our workforce to commute from over the bridge and pricing out yearround families.

“We need to build more developments like Brewster Woods, and we need to build them now. The real question is, do we have the fortitude to do what’s needed, to provide dignity, to really live up to the value that housing is a right?”

POAH President and CEO Aaron Gornstein said the housing crisis on the Cape is complex, which requires committed partnerships. “Brewster Woods is a model for how public-private partnerships can work to advance affordable housing,” he said “We are excited to create these much-needed housing opportunities for families in Brewster and in neighboring towns.”

Also speaking at the event were State Rep. Chris Flanagan; Clark Ziegler, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership; and Ned Chatelain of the Brewster Select Board.

Funding sources for the Brewster Woods project included a $1.68 million state MassWorks grant, a $2.4 million loan from Massachusetts Housing Partnership, $7.3 million in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity from Bank of America, a $7 million construction loan from Bank of America, $1 million in Affordable Housing Trust Funds from MassHousing, $1 million in financing from the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), $750,000 in local and state HOME funding, and $255,000 in Brewster Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds. The Town of Brewster, through the Brewster Select Board, waived its standard building permit fees for the project.

Alisa Magnotta and Aaron Gornstein look on as Dottie Anderson cuts the ribbon at Brewster Woods e first resident at Brewster Woods

The general contractor for the Brewster Woods project was Delphi Construction of Mashpee. CC Construction of South Dennis completed the infrastructure improvements prior to the start of construction

Brewster Woods is the most recent POAH-Housing Assistance project to be completed on Cape Cod. The two nonprofits have partnered on nine housing projects over the last 15 years, building a total 214 units to-date. Housing Assistance and POAH have another 126 units in the pipeline, including a 45-unit project proposed for Millstone Road in Brewster. The two nonprofits also are working on LeClair Village Apartments, a 39-unit development in Mashpee.

First Resident of Brewster Woods Happy to Be in New Home

Dottie Anderson can’t remember whether she saw the notice about a lottery for apartments at Brewster Woods in a newspaper or on a flyer at Brewster Town Hall, but she remembers this: “When I saw it, I said, I’ve got to go for it.”

Anderson, 81, not only won a space in the 30-apartment complex, she also was the first resident to move in on Feb. 1. “It was supposed to open last fall, then December, then it went to January, which was making me not nervous, but excited. I couldn’t wait to be there.”

She previously owned a condo at nearby Ocean Edge, but condo fees were squeezing her budget.

“I just want to be able to enjoy the last years of my life,” she said. “Now I pay for my rent and it covers everything except my cable and my groceries. It’s made a big difference. Now if I want to go out and have lunch or dinner with friends, I can do that. I’m not worried about money all the time ”

Her condo faced a parking lot while her Brewster Woods apartment has a quiet, private patio where she said she plans to have a few potted plants. She also enjoys the “huge closet” in the bedroom and other storage space, as well as the brand new appliances. She’s met some of her neighbors – “very nice people,” she said. She plans to grow a few vegetables in a shared garden.

“I encourage anybody who’s eligible to sign up for a housing lottery,” she said “Maybe you’ll be as lucky as I was ”

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Dottie Anderson, the first resident at Brewster Woods

Housing Assistance Project in Orleans Awarded Funds From the Healey-Driscoll Administration

A proposed housing development by Housing Assistance was among more than two dozen projects included in $246 million in direct subsidies and state and federal housing tax credits for affordable housing announced by the Healey-Driscoll Administration in May

The award will help fund 107 Main Street, a new construction project to be built in Orleans by Housing Assistance in partnership with the Town of Orleans. Permitted through Chapter 40B, the project will feature 14 new affordable units for individuals and/or families. The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (formerly the Department of Housing and Community Development) will support the project with subsidy funds and the town of Orleans also will provide significant funds of its own to the project

“This funding is a vital boost for an important affordable housing project that will provide urgently needed housing to 14 households,” said Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta. “Developments like 107 Main Street are critical in adding the kinds of housing we need to keep our workforce living and working on Cape Cod, at a time when nearly half of the Cape’s workforce commutes from over the Canal bridges. We are very grateful that Gov Healey sees the urgency in adding new affordable housing on Cape Cod and across Massachusetts ”

The project will be developed on town-owned land as part of a public-private partnership to redevelop a blighted building and convert it into new units. The project has been designed to incorporate numerous green features, including high-efficiency electric heat pumps.

“This is a project that started with a breakfast table conversation in January 2019,” said Alan McClennan, chair of the Orleans Affordable Housing Trust. “It’s an example of the dedication it takes to see an idea become a reality. It also highlights the importance of strong partnerships between towns and nonprofits like Housing Assistance ”

The site was formerly the location of a Masonic Lodge that was built in 1971. The Orleans Affordable Housing Trust bought the land in 2019.

“The Town of Orleans is grateful for the leadership Housing Assistance provided in securing funding that can now move this project forward,” said Orleans selectman Mark Mathison. “It’s encouraging to see the state not only identify but address the need for housing in small towns like Orleans.”

“This is a perfect example of how affordable housing should be done,” Magnotta added “The Town of Orleans, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Housing Assistance came together with a common goal: providing housing for people who can’t afford the median home price in what has become a protracted housing crisis.”

Orleans Select Board Member Mark Mathison, Gov Maura Healey and Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta after the award ceremony in Lowell.

Eastern Bank Foundation Recognizes Alisa Magnotta and Housing Assistance

Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta was recently honored by Eastern Bank Foundation as one of 12 recipients of the 2023 Community Advocacy Award. Magnotta and Housing Assistance were recognized for the organization’s role in creating more affordable housing for low- and mid-income workers on the Cape & Islands.

“Affordable housing is essential for full participation in our schools, workplaces and neighborhoods but is unfortunately out of reach or insecure for far too many people in our region as the housing crisis worsens,” said Nancy Huntington Stager, President & CEO of Eastern Bank Foundation. “It’s more important than ever to spotlight work that is making a difference and to collaborate on solutions. We applaud Alisa, Housing Assistance Corporation and all our 2023 Community Advocacy Awards honorees for their innovative, barrier-breaking work ”

The honorees spent an afternoon at Eastern Bank headquarters exchanging ideas and solutions on persistent housing challenges, such as the high cost and the lack of housing.

A press release issued by Eastern Bank described Housing Assistance as “the leading Cape & Islands agency addressing the area’s protracted and escalating housing crisis. Steep home prices, scarce rentals and high second-home demand require innovative solutions to narrow the affordability gap for low- and moderate-income people, increase inventory, and engage residents in speaking up for housing. Some examples include a financial stability program for childcare and disability workers, and a mapping tool developed with local environmental leaders to pinpoint natural habitats and areas that can support multi-family housing. Serving 6,200 clients last year, the organization has 200+ new housing units in the pipeline and is initiating their first-ever endowment to ensure operation in perpetuity.”

Commenting on the award and conversation with her peers, Magnotta said, “The Cape is losing nearly 1,000 households annually that make under $100,000 In addition to assisting residents at risk of losing their housing or who have become homeless, we are also building community awareness and collaborative action to help stem the housing crisis. Recognition from the Eastern Bank Foundation and the opportunity to connect with fellow nonprofit housing leaders helps us continue our advocacy work and gain new insights on addressing common challenges across Massachusetts and beyond ”

Alisa Magnotta receiving the Community Advocacy Award

Housing Assistance Clients Get Help With Housing and Healthcare Through MassHealth Program

Struggling with health issues is hard enough, but dealing with chronic pain and disease while experiencing housing insecurity can exacerbate existing health conditions. Housing instability has been shown to negatively affect physical health, according to the Healthy People 2030 initiative. That’s where a state program linking housing service providers like Housing Assistance to local health providers comes in.

Through the MassHealth Flexible Services Program, more than a dozen housing organizations around the state, including Housing Assistance, collaborate with healthcare providers with the goal of improving both participants’ health and their housing stability

The idea is one-stop shopping: Clients are referred to Housing Assistance through an Accountable Care Organization (ACO), such as the Community Health Center of Cape Cod as opposed to finding out about Housing Assistance through another social service organization or by word-of-mouth.

Community health care workers are available at participating health centers throughout the Cape and are able to screen a member’s housing instability and insurance to see if they are an appropriate referral for our program. Members on Mass Health are encouraged to talk to their doctors or community health center to see what options or supportive services would be available to them navigate their housing crisis

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“This is an opportunity to help get people back on track with their housing while also providing preventative solutions to homelessness,” said Shannon Tracy, Housing Assistance’s ACO program manager.

Housing Assistance’s ACO case managers like Tracy help clients stabilize their housing or transition into new housing ACO case managers also help coordinate home modifications that might make a home healthier That can include helping the clients sign up for energy audits, installing grab bars in a bathroom or arranging for mold remediation.

When Housing Assistance became an ACO partner in March 2020, Tracy, who had worked in housing stabilization for formally homeless individuals, was the sole case manager The program has expanded steadily and a caseload of 70 clients is now handled by Housing Assistance ACO case managers Helen Malina, Natasha Lovett, Samantha Feinstein and Denise Harris.

“Having the option to work side by side with the Health Center is great because we can team up to make sure that all of a client’s needs are met,” said Tracy. “Making sure they have secure housing allows them to focus on

To date, the referrals have been for clients who get care at the Community Health Center

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Workshop Opens Doors to Civic Engagement for New Housing Advocates

Adrienne Jones of Brewster attended a recent Take Your Seat Workshop because she wants to help other Cape Codders find housing.

“I was lucky in that I had help from my mother to buy a house,” she said. “Without that, I wouldn’t be a homeowner. Now I want to know how I can make a difference for others who are struggling to find housing.”

Jones had come to the right place At the beginning of the workshop, instructor Amanda Bebrin explained the session’s mission. “If you don’t understand how the system works, you can’t make the changes you want to see happen,” she said. “Every town does things a little bit differently, but you can make a difference.”

Housing Assistance is partnering with the Cape Leadership Institute to present the Take Your Seat Initiative, which aims to provide education, resources and support to Cape Codders who are seeking elected and appointed town roles

“It’s all about reducing the barrier for people to feel confident, informed and empowered to be part of our local government,” said Bebrin, who was elected to the Brewster Planning Board in 2021. She also serves on the town’s Vision Planning Committee and the Bay Property Planning Committee.

The 16 participants at the April Take Your Seat session included a volunteer with the Family Pantry of Cape Cod who said he meets many families in need of help with housing and a woman who was formerly a Section 8 tenant and now owns her own home. Like many of the other attendees, they said they were interested in finding ways to become advocates for affordable housing.

“Housing decisions are influenced by those who show up to town boards and town meetings,” said Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta, “We need to ensure we have engaged residents who will let their towns know that creating housing locals can afford is critical for our communities and year-round economy.”

After a primer on the workings of town government, Bebrin broke the class into small groups Each group had to decide how to divide an annual allotment of Community Preservation Committee funding among housing, historic preservation, recreation and open space. The groups then had a chance to make a short presentation explaining how they had decided to spend the funds. continued on next page

Amanda Bebrin led the Take Your Seat workshop

Take Your Seat participants debated government spending in a class exercise

In wrapping up the class, Bebrin asked each attendee to think about what one thing they can do to get involved in the issue that matters most to them.

“Instead of speaking before a board saying, ‘You should consider this,’ if you’re on a board, you've shifted to ‘We are going to do this,’” she said. “We need the perspectives of people from different backgrounds, so that our government reflects us and reflects our needs.”

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New Housing Development to Be Named After Longtime Community Leader and Volunteer

Mary LeClair remembers the first time she saw a homeless person on Cape Cod. She was visiting the Salvation Army in Hyannis with Rick Presbrey, founder of Housing Asssitance. “When they told me the people there were living on the streets, it hit me hard,” she said of that moment in the mid-’80s.

She then asked for a tour of the NOAH Shelter in Hyannis, which was founded by Housing Assistance, and after that experience, decided to get involved. “I started volunteering for Housing Assistance and I never stopped,” said LeClair, who turned 89 in April. In addition to serving on the board of Gosnold Inc. for 27 years, LeClair has been a volunteer or board member for Housing Assistance and many other organizations.

In recognition of her dedication to housing and many other community causes, a new housing development in Mashpee was named in her honor in May. When completed in 2024, LeClair Village will feature 14 one-bedroom apartments, 21 two-bedroom units and four three-bedroom apartments.

“I’m speechless to think that kids will go to school and say they’re from LeClair Village,” she said.

LeClair was born in Ogdensburg, N Y , and came to Cape Cod in the late ’50s when her husband was stationed at Otis Air Force Base. She found work as a teller at the Barnstable County National Bank. When the manager of the Mashpee branch chose to give up his job in order to see the Red Sox play a World Series game in 1967, she was promoted to his position. A number of retired executives who lived in town began stopping by to offer her advice. “I always said I had 15 teachers, and they were wonderful,” she said. She became so well known around town that residents referred to the bank as “Mary’s bank.”

In 1978, she was appointed as county treasurer, a role she served for 18 years. On her first day, one senior county official said to her, “Young lady, until you earn that seat you’re sitting in, you’re going to get no respect from me ” LeClair replied, “Sir, from the way you’re treating me right now, I don’t have much respect for you, so we’re starting out in the same place.” (The two later became friends and mutual admirers.)

Her tenure as county treasurer was followed by 12 years as an elected county commissioner and two years as an aide to U.S. Rep William Delahunt. She later worked for five years in Housing Assistance’s resource development department.

I’m speechless to think that kids will go to school and say they’re from LeClair Village.

MARY LECLAIR

She has received awards for her volunteer work from the Red Cross, the Duffy Health Center, the Mashpee Tribal Council and the town of Mashpee, among many others. LeClair, who has two daughters, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, said she is honored by such recognition but stressed that any nonprofit’s success is due to group effort.

“When I think of Housing Assistance, I don’t think of a building or an organization or a board It’s people,” she said. “The staff and volunteers and supporters are what allow Housing Assistance to make a difference. They’re a special group of people from the CEO on down. It’s a group of people helping other people, and that’s what life’s all about.”

A formal groundbreaking for LeClair Village was held May 31. Preservation of Affordable Housing, a Bostonbased nonprofit developer, is serving as lead developer for LeClair Village and partnering with Housing Assistance. Coverage of this event will be featured in the next issue of HACbeat.

“When it’s built, I’m looking forward to there being a playground there, because a playground is where children meet and it’s where parents meet,” she said “That’s a necessary part of building a sense of community ” capelightcompact.org/ebikerebate

Mary LeClair volunteered at the Telethon for Hope for many years

Supporters Take to the Stree for Fifth Annual Walk for Hop

Since the beginning of March, our Walk for Hope fundraisers and supporters took meaningful steps to support our mission, and it all came together on May 21 – with more than 525 people coming to Orleans, Hyannis and Falmouth to Walk for Hope.

“Housing is not a crisis It’s an emergency What gives me hope is that all of you showed up today,” State Rep. Chris Flanagan told the crowd before they began walking in Hyannis.

The walkers, including 51 teams, at the three sites collected 835 donations, raising over $121,000 for Housing Assistance Kathy Haff was the top individual fundraiser, raising $1,700 For the second year in a row, the Osterville Baptist Church was the top team fundraiser, raising $6,510.

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Here’s what some of the Hyannis participants said when asked why they were walking:

“It’s a fundamental thing to provide housing for people. Our rationale as a church is to help those in need.”

– Bill Carroll of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

“We love this community, and we want to help.”

– Taiming Hsu, who was one of a team of walker from the St John Paul II School in Hyannis The school sponsored the water table at the Hyannis walk

“Housing Assistance has helped me, so now I'm walking to help others.”

– Shadae Clarke

“So many families can’t find housing on Cape Cod. They are being torn apart and forced to leave Cape Cod. Then they have to drive back to see their relatives and connect with their support system.”

– Cindie Brennan

“Jesus started his mission to help the poor. If we’re not doing that, what are we doing here? I told the people in church this morning that homelessness is like this shirt.” (He lifted his Walk for Hope T-shirt to show a shirt underneath it.) “It’s there even if you can’t see it.”

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