02628nam 2200577Ia 450 991079200800332120230803023813.01-62895-143-51-60917-383-X(CKB)2560000000103122(EBL)1672310(SSID)ssj0000886417(PQKBManifestationID)11464532(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886417(PQKBWorkID)10834391(PQKB)11515390(MiAaPQ)EBC3338319(OCoLC)846551602(MdBmJHUP)muse28982(MiAaPQ)EBC1672310(Au-PeEL)EBL3338319(CaPaEBR)ebr10706023(Au-PeEL)EBL1672310(EXLCZ)99256000000010312220130228d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMy eyes feel they need to cry[electronic resource] stories from the formerly homeless /Martha Aladjem BloomfieldEast Lansing Michigan State University Pressc20131 online resource (207 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61186-091-1 Includes bibliographical references.Contents; Foreword by Susan E. Cancro; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One. A Canvas of Homelessness; Chapter Two. Their Stories through Words; Chapter Three. A Change in Direction; Chapter Four. Their Stories through Paintings and Poems; Chapter Five. Resilience from Memory, Hopes, and Dreams; References As intimate as they are inspiring, these stories of transformation, drawn from the oral histories of formerly homeless adults, testify to the determination of the human spirit and the healing power of sharing one's journey. This gripping collection gives voice to the traditionally voiceless, inviting men and women from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds to share their experiences of what it was like to live on the streets, in cars, under bridges, and of how they discovered the inner motivation to change the course of their lives in a positive direction. An important contributHomelessnessUnited StatesHomeless personsUnited StatesHomelessnessHomeless persons362.5/92092273Bloomfield Martha Aladjem1526853MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792008003321My eyes feel they need to cry3812935UNINA