During the East Beamer Way groundbreaking celebration, Scott, a resident of the permanent supportive housing units offered to share his story. With tears of gratitude, he said that he came to the shelter so he could work at night and have a place to sleep, shower, eat, and simply go to work every day. If experiencing homelessness wasn’t enough to endure, Scott was tragically hit by a car while walking to work leaving his motionless body on the side of the road. With the scars on his head, he said regarding the shelter staff, “They were still here for me”. Upon recovery, he then suffered a heart attack. Scott reiterated, “They were there for me. I just wanted to have a place to go where I could have my grandkids come visit me,” he said. “Now I see my grandkids every day. I am very grateful to these people and what you’ve done for me.”