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From the Street to the Ship Send off to better them ometimes we get the real young ones in here, and sometimes we look into their faces and make a decision for them, are they better off staying here or should we send them to the Covenant house? Our answer seems to always be to send the young ones to the Covenant House; after all they are more equipped to handle the needs of the young. We always felt that most of them don’t have their high
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school diploma and that it is important that they get it as well as staying around people their own age. Then we got Mr. Longo in and he was a hard one to get to understand that rules are always needed when climbing the ladder. We thought at that time to keep him here for a while and then to send him off to a younger type of program. Reading to Making a Move A few months ago a supporter of the Homeless Voice wrote a letter (a (Continued on page 9)
TO SEND IN $15 Well this month was a pretty good month however our elevator went bad again and this makes it the third repair for over close to $100,000 in the last 12 months. So this kind of puts us in a bind once again. The good news is as most of you know because I was sick for the last few years with Bacterial Meningitis it has put us way be(Continued on page 6)
Alex Longo & Sean Cononie
Young Trick-or-Treaters: 1. Use face paint or makeup. Look for nontoxic and hypoallergenic
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From Homeless to Multimillionaire
makeup instead of masks, especially
It's not every day you get the chance to pick the brain of a man whose real-life rags-to-riches story was turned into a Hollywood movie starring one of America's top actors. But the other day I had the opportunity to spend time with Chris Gardner, subject of the 2006 movie The Pursuit of Happyness, in which Gardner was played by Will Smith. While attending an unpaid internship program at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1981, Gardner spent a year on the streets with his two-yearold son. They took refuge at night in a church shelter or the bathroom of a BART subway station in Oakland, Calif. Nobody at work knew. Gardner eventually won a position as a stockbroker at Dean Witter. Two years later he left for Bear Stearns, where he became a top earner. In 1987, he founded his own brokerage firm, Gardner Rich,in Chicago. Today, Gardner is a multimillionaire, a motivational speaker, a philanthropist, and an international business-
make it hard for youngsters to see
for very young children. Masks can and breathe. 2. Wigs and beards shouldn't cover the eyes or mouth. Be sure headgear won't slide over the child's face. 3. Add reflective tape to costumes. Choose light colors. Be sure the cos-
Chris Gardner, the man whose rags to--riches story inspired the rags--to movie The Pursuit of Happyness, explains how he harnessed his passion to turn his life around.
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Program your Cell Phone for “In Case of Emergency --- ICE" Program the person and phone number that emergency personnel can
man who is about to launch a private equity fund that will invest solely in South Africa. His partner in the fund? Nelson Mandela. Not bad for a guy who, six years before founding his own brokerage firm, was "fighting, scratching, and crawling my way out of the gutter with a baby (Continued on page 10)
contact in case of an emergency on your behalf. If you choose to have more than one name and number as ICE, then program ICE1, ICE 2 and so forth. This information is invaluable to emergency personnel if you are unable to communicate to them at the time of an emergency. The Lighthouse Point Fire Rescue Department personnel as well as many other emergency personnel are aware to check for any cell phone
How’s My Vending?
and try to locate any ICE information on the phone. This program is widely used in Europe and is now being pushed in different areas around the United States.
Call (954)
925-6466 X101