This is Stosh. We still miss him. Not only did we lose most everything we owned, but we were looked at and treated like garbage - told we were dirty, no good, our parents were lazy and should get jobs. Some of the kids who lived by the shelter told us their parents did not want them near us. My family and I learned a hard lesson from all of this.
Homelessness can happen to anyone, at any time, for the most unexpected reason.
It only took an injury to turn our lives upside down. We found that a lot of people are not fully aware of the causes of homelessness and think immediately of the stereotypical street person. I am proud to have had this chance to speak to Congress about homelessness and the seriousness of it all. I hope that people listened closely, understand, and try to do more to help. Everyone must realize that this is a very serious problem and not one of choice.