PART 1 WHAT'S A PERSON LIKE ME DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?
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1. LANDING ON MY FEET
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2. FINDING THE RIGHT PATH
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3. WHO KNOWS WHERE EACH STEP LEADS?
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(3)
4. THE TINY SPARROW FLITS INTO MY LIFE
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5. LESSONS, LESSONS AND MORE LESSONS...
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(3)
PART 2 PRIME TIME DRAMA: PEEK BEHIND SHELTER WALLS
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6. LIGHTS (WE HOPE), CAMERA (WITH SURPRISING RESULTS) AND PLENTY OF ACTION!
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(18)
7. GOING OVER THE LINE-AN OVERTURE
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PART 3 CAPITAL STRIDES: LOTS OF SMALL STEPS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
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(18)
8. SIMON SAYS
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(4)
9. 'CHARLIE" OPENS SCHOOL DOORS FOR HOMELESS KIDS
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(4)
10. ILLINOIS' SEEDS YIELD BOUNTIFUL HARVEST
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(8)
PART 4 FAMILY VALUES FACE BLEAK REALITIES
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(38)
11. A CRUSHING SENSE OF POWERLESSNESS-AND HEARTBREAK
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12. PARENT TRAP
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13. BASKETBALL AND BOOTSTRAPS
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(8)
14. AMAZING SURVIVAL STORY
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(5)
15. NEVER GIVE UP!
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16. TERRIBLE TEEN YEARS
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(7)
PART 5 THE BIGGER THEY ARE THE HARDER THEY FALL
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(58)
17. BIG BILL
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18. DENNIS THE MENACE
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19. AN ANGRY 'BUDDHA'
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(5)
20. WORKER BEES
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(5)
21. KNOCKING ON DEATH'S DOOR
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(7)
22. FEAR OF 'FRANKENSTEIN'
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(6)
23. DITTO
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(9)
24. CRAZY LOVABLES
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25. GEEZERS
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PART 6 ANY TIME NOW...SOONER RATHER THAN LATER WOULD BE NICE!
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26. THE CHALLENGE: KEEP HOPE ALIVE-AGAINST PRECIPITOUS ODDS
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27. BEYOND SHELTER DOORS—YIKES!
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28. THIS MESS: How WE GOT IN IT, HOW TO GET OUT
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(7)
EPILOGUE IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER!
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29. EVERY DAY'S AN ADVENTURE!
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30. EASIER DONE THAN SAID
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31. POSTSCRIPT FILLED WITH GRATITUDE
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX 1 FEDERAL DEFINITION OF HOMELESS
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APPENDIX 2 IL EDUCATION FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN ACT, A.K.A. "CHARLIE'S BILL"
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APPENDIX 3 10 CONFUSIONS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS OF HOMELESS STUDENTS
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APPENDIX 4 A CRASH COURSE IN PRISONS
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APPENDIX 5 SUGGESTIONS FOR INVOLVEMENT
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APPENDIX 6 DAY LABOR INFO
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APPENDIX 7 WEB SITES TO VISIT FOR INFORMATION
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(1)
APPENDIX 8 HESED HOUSE AND TENT CITY DIAGRAMS
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ENDNOTES
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