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I am currently serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA member. As an AmeriCorps VISTA

assignments are typically for a 12 month period.

During 2023 - 2024 I was assigned to Caldwell, Idaho for the Salvation Army,

conducting outreach for the homeless population in the area.

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Before my first day of work I read several surveys, reports and demographics on a variety of communities,

and the impact of poverty and homelessness throughout the United States. 

While it all was extremely useful to understand the layers of poverty and homelessness in our country,

I felt it created only a partial portrait of a much larger picture.

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Data alone doesn't reflect the personal side of people living in poverty and those who are homeless. 

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Each person has their own unique story.

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Homeless in Caldwell is my journal of the time I was conducting outreach and the people I met.

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