Steven has been coming to the Glendale winter shelter for about a month. Originally from Oklahoma, he moved to Los Angeles in November to pursue his dream of acting.

Getting infected with staff infection while at downtown shelters, he moved to Glendale to try and find a new place to call home. Steven  has been dealing with drug addiction since he was only sixteen, when his parents got divorced.  He knows that his struggle with drug addiction has played a part in why he is now experiencing homelessness. Fortunately, Steven is soon to be enrolled in a program, and the shelter is providing him meals and a roof in the meantime.

“Acting is where my heart is, and if I need to be homeless to find it, I am going to push through my troubles.” Steven is grateful to be given the provision of the winter shelter, knowing he would have little alternative otherwise.

Many more people like Steven have stories to share of their changed lives and perspectives as a result of the Glendale shelter. Check back tomorrow to hear of another guest finding their way home through the provision of the winter shelters.

Paul, orginally from Liverpool, England, is well known at the shelter for his kind personality and noticeable British accent.

He first came to the Glendale winter shelter on a very rainy night about a month ago. Wanting to avoid spending the night outside in the rainy weather, Paul came across a woman who took him to the armory. Finding the people very kind, Paul continued to come nightly to the shelter, always eager for a bed.

Paul is working with staff members to try and find housing that will provide him a comfortable situation after the shelter closes on March 15th.

Many more people like Paul have stories to share of their changed lives and perspectives as a result of the Glendale shelter. Check back tomorrow to hear of another guest finding their way home through the provision of the winter shelters.

Karolyn and her husband come nightly to the Glendale winter shelter from Pasadena. This is her first year as a guest to the shelter, but she said this quickly became her home.

“To me the Glendale armory is a place I can truly say is a home away from home,” she speaks. She praises the supervisors and the overall feel of the shelter saying, “it is peaceful, quiet, and clean.”

She and her husband are praying to God, as they both know that after the shelter closes they have no other place to live. “I appreciate this place and I am so blessed to be here, I will really miss it when it closes.”

Many more people like Karolyn have stories to share of their changed lives and perspectives as a result of the Glendale shelter. Check back tomorrow to hear of another guest finding their way home through the provision of the winter shelters.

This is Al’s first year as a guest to the Glendale winter shelter. “I spent a year sleeping on the ground before this place,” he says as he expresses the joys of having a bed to call his own.

Al speaks of his family, being one of many children to a once wealthy family in Pasadena. He tells of the misfortune that came upon his family and how it affected his own life. The downturn with his family caused him to lose all sense of self-worth. However, the shelter has caused him to start believing in himself again, wanting to improve himself and his life.

“I really appreciate this place,” he says, “Thank you for letting a person of my caliber come into such a wonderful place like this.”

Many more people like Al have stories to share of their changed lives and perspectives as a result of the Glendale shelter. Check back tomorrow to hear of another guest finding their way home through the provision of the winter shelters.