Men and women trapped in homelessness often have significant barriers to overcome before they can return to a productive life. These barriers often include devastating emotional damage, addictions, criminal records, and inadequate job skills or life skills — all conditions that can trap people in homelessness and poverty. And the longer they experience homelessness, the more difficult these conditions are to overcome.
Agencies like Union Rescue Mission offer structured, long-term recovery programs that have helped thousands of individuals and families address and overcome their obstacles and return to the community as productive citizens.