Homeless kids

A young homeless woman came from a small town in New Hampshire. She saw video clips of OWS and got inspired to come to OB. She was living in Nashua, and had graduated from high school, but found that it wasn't possible to live on the minimum wages that she was qualified to earn. She worked at restaurants or at the grocery store. And the money wasn't enough to get by. So when she saw Occupation Boston started up, she thought, "this seems like a different way...maybe there's hope". And she came. "When I got here, I was blown away at how friendly everyone was. It's a real community here. They are all helping each other." She also felt that it was easier to fit in. "It's easy to find ways to help here." She's helped with doing dishes and picking up trash. "It's easy to be functional. It's easy to help." She likes helping people and found a new friend, who just got out of chemo therapy. "It was great to feel needed. I helped this person find strength. And that gave me strength. This whole experience has changed my outlook on life". She knew she had talents, but now she sees how to use them.