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WhileattendinguniversityinBerkeleyover30yearsago,Isawalotofpeoplewhowerehomelessonthe
streets,especiallyonTelegraphAvenueandinPeople’sPark.
EvenwithBerkeley’s“anythinggoes”attitude,thesepeopledidnothaveanywhere
tobelong....
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WhileattendinguniversityinBerkeleyover30yearsago,Isawalotofpeoplewhowerehomelessonthe
streets,especiallyonTelegraphAvenueandinPeople’sPark.
EvenwithBerkeley’s“anythinggoes”attitude,thesepeopledidnothaveanywhere
tobelong.
Onemaninparticularstoodouttome.
Hewalkedwithcrutchesbecauseoneleghadbeenamputated.
Hewasthinandalways
woreadarkleathercowboyhat.
IimaginedhewasaVietnamvet,butI’llneverknownowwhohewasorwhyhewashomeless.
AlthoughIfelt
compassionandsadnessabouthomelessness,Iwasn’tcertainhowtomakeadifferenceabouthomelessnessingeneralorreachouttohim
specifically.
Theanswercameyearslater,whenIdiscoveredtheHomelessGardenProject.
WhenIfirstheardabouttheProject,itmadeimmediatesensetome.
HGPenvisionspeoplewhoarehomelessasbelongingand
contributingtothecommunity.
AttheHGP,it’sbeeneasytorespond.
Workinghere,Ifoundacompassionatewaytovaluehomelesspeople—ourtrainees—
andtoworkinsolidaritywithourtraineesastheystrivetorealizetheirpotential.
AtHGPweworkto“bringtogetherpeopleinthebeautyandsecuri
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