[post_page_title]”This is paradise”[/post_page_title]
Many of the participants were interviewed after the event and they example how much good it did for their outlook on life. Michael explained, “When you’re on the street, you don’t have family you don’t have nothing, this is like paradise.”
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Another homeless man admitted he had never gotten a massage before and he did not even remember the last time he got his hair cut professionally.
[post_page_title]Believing in themselves[/post_page_title]
Everyone realized what an impact the event made and Dr. Duncan recounted how successful the event had been and revealed what a difference it made in the lives of the visitors to Ascencia.
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She said, “They started to believe in themselves again and in the possibility that they can get out of their situation.” And for one of the participants, that possibility became a reality that would change her life for the better.