Homeless in 2008
function in
the community had been worsening
over the last 2 years. When we met her,
she had been homeless over a year.
Ms. Smith came with the team to
the Gateway homeless shelter and
began talking with us. Ms. Smith
had applied for SSI in the past and
been denied. She had most recently
applied a few months prior to our
first meeting. Upon calling the SSA
1-800 number, we found out that
she had been denied for failure to
communicate. Fortunately, we were
able to help Ms. Smith file a Request
for Reconsideration. Ms. Smith’s
application was approved! Since we
were able to appeal her original case,
Ms. Smith received back payments and
currently receives 3 a month. She
is moving into her own apartment and
is receiving outpatient mental health
treatment. She still struggles with her
addiction, but is on the first steppingstone
to recovery.
Boake” Moore is an IT Sales engineer by trade and founded a non profit coffee company called Mission Grounds Gourmet Coffee -http://www.missiongrounds.com/ourphilosophy.php It donates all its profits and proceeds to helping orphans and impoverished children. We currently are building schools in rural China, orphanages in South America; supporting orphans in Russia and Africa. And helping homeless children in the United States.
Lets make the world better –
George “Boake” Moore
Mission Grounds
http://www.missiongrounds.com