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The Other Side: Tammy lived with her boyfriend in Des Moines until he passed away, leaving her grieving and with nowhere to live. With an

Brazille was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. With a high school diploma and 12 years of management and customer service skills, she wanted

While growing up on the east side of Des Moines, Eugina’s family owned a food truck business that was known for their “guinea grinders” sandwiches.

In her early twenties, Karen was kicked out of her family home and relied on waitressing or nursing to get by. Her disability made it

For this week’s The Other Side, we’d like to introduce you to Troy. Troy first experienced homelessness while living in Washington, D.C. He saved up

In 1999, Isata made the difficult decision to leave war-torn Liberia, her family, and the only home she has ever known to seek a better

For this week’s The Other Side Story, we’d like to introduce you to Henry. Born and raised in Des Moines, Henry spent time in and

For this week’s The Other Side Story, we’d like to introduce you to Bruce. Five years ago, Bruce left Florida and moved to Iowa to

Originally from Iowa, Matt’s profession led him to Oregon, where there was a promise of better wages. However, high rental costs led to him living

Michael grew up in Waterloo, Iowa. His dad ran the largest church in the area and his mom worked as an elementary school teacher. Michael

After falling behind on her rent, Billie began experiencing homelessness. She was made aware of CISS through a service provider in Ottumwa, a region of