Getting a Leg Up: Finding Jobs for the Homeless

By: Sally Abrahms | Source: AARP.org | June-02-2009

Seventeen years ago, John Shelter found himself and his two young children homeless for a six-month stretch. The single father lived in a van in a campground and then moved onto "couch surfing," or staying on sofas at friends’ houses. Today, the aptly named Shelter, 50, is Executive Director of the Arcata Endeavor, a Northern California nonprofit that provides food, skills training, mentoring, and employment to the homeless and others who live in poverty. ... Back to Article