“I had to experience things no person should have to go through. I know that my past only makes me stronger.” In 2003, my whole world turned upside down with the passing of my mother in April and my father passing in September. I had to move in with my sister ... those were the worst years in my childhood. When I graduated, the real challenges of the world hit me. Employers never want to give a truthful answer to why they chose someone else to work for them. I became completely homeless. No car, no money, nowhere to live. I went [to Lost-n-Found] and they accepted me into their program. Lost-n-Found is not like the other programs in Atlanta. They provide everything a person needs to get a job, save money, and find a place to live. One day, Rusty Willis came to the youth center and said he was hiring for an assistant in his real estate office. I had an interview, got the job, and started working the following week. If it was not for Lost-n-Found and Rusty, I don’t know where I would be now. I believe God puts people in the right place at the right time. I pray every day that I will be able to help someone as much as I been helped by Lost-n-Found.
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- Kim, former LNFY client and newly licensed real estate agent