After years of homelessness, addiction, and illness, Jack’s story proves how persistence and the right support can open the door to stability. Jack’s life began with the kind of trauma that can make or break a person. At just 12 years old, his father shot his mother before turning the gun on…

When Manuel arrived at a Boston hospital in 2023, it was because of severe back pain. Tests revealed prostate cancer that had metastasized to his spine. By then, he had been living on the margins for years: first in the shelter system, then in permanent supportive housing. Neighbors noticed when…