Success Stories

Health Care and Housing Are Human Rights

Every Success Story is a Great Story

This handsome and moving booklet tells the personal stories of sixteen Health Care for the Homeless clients and their struggle to overcome homelessness. It will prove useful for client support, public education, development, and staff orientation efforts of HCH projects.

Client interviews in Every Success Story is a Great Story were conducted by Jeff Olivet and photographs were taken by Ansell Horn. The booklet measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches, is 36 pages long, and was published in two colors in June 2005.

Limited quantities of the booklet may be ordered by clicking here. A complementary brochure describing the work of HCH projects, Health Care for the Homeless: Comprehensive Services to Meet Complex Needs, is also available.

Introduction by John Lozier
Preface by Jeff Olivet
Amy Grassette
"Homelessness Can Happen To Anybody."
Darryl Taylor
"If You Give People A Roof Over Their Heads, They Can Run With That."
James Schulte
"I Do It From My Heart - I Just Want To Keep On Going."
Veronique Moore
"Homelessness Doesn't Dictate Who You Are or What You're Made Of".
Lisa and Tony Martinez
"A Homeless Person Is A Human Being".
Glenise Hildahl
"It's Not A Crime To Be Homeless".
Bob McConagle
"The People Who Helped Me Were The Hand of God In My Life At That Time."
Carol Hall
"Let Your Voice Be Heard."
Julie Flynn
"Homeless People Are Viewed As Throw-Away People....There Are So Many Misconceptions."
Richard Drain
"Homelessness Is An Epidemic."
Kacia Wilkinson
"We've Lost A Lot Of People On The Streets."
James Tilghman
"I Have A Vested Interest In The People We Serve. I Was One Of Them."
Beth Kapla
"The Colorado Coalition For The Homeless Gave Me Life."
Ellen Dailey
"Without Boston HCH, I Wouldn't Be Here. I'd Be Dead And I Know It."
Kristin M. Leve
"I Hope People Can Read My Story And See Elements Of Themselves."