In September of 2019, after couch surfing for a while, George started sleeping on the streets. After many years as a welder, George suffered from severe hearing loss, eventually loosing hearing in both ears and leading him to needing a cochlear implant. However, during a...
At 15 years old, Stephanie started experimenting with drugs. “My parents never really had that “talk” with my sister and I; they never told us about drugs and all the consequences that come along with them. I don’t blame my parents for that though, it’s...
Marion Brooks and her family were evicted shortly after she divorced her husband of 19 years. Following the eviction, Marion and her two children spent several holidays at the Rhode Island Family Shelter in Warwick. They faced repulsed looks from onlookers at the bus stop,...
Carleton Freese grew up in Rhode Island and studied music at URI. After school he had a successful career in entertainment. By 2002 he was making good money and saving for retirement. The onset of an inherited disease attacking his heart disrupts his plans for...
After losing her father when she was 5, Deb Baker’s childhood only got worse. Alleged “friends” of her father’s and her mother’s new boyfriend raped her throughout her childhood until she moved out. She finished high school and got a job at a donut shop....
A popular bartender in Providence for over 20 years, Manny Gomes’ life was changed when a car crash left his leg badly damaged. During recovery, he took oxycodone for the pain and turned to heroin when his prescriptions ran out. A quick downward spiral left...