{"id":4732,"date":"2022-07-15T16:02:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/?page_id=4732"},"modified":"2022-09-28T19:25:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T23:25:41","slug":"portraits-of-strength","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"Portraits of Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4732\" class=\"elementor elementor-4732\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10ffd4a1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"10ffd4a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14239538\" data-id=\"14239538\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473eb6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"473eb6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Portraits of Strength<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f701d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f701d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stories of Redemption<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63e1e041 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63e1e041\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e1ac84\" data-id=\"28e1ac84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e8cb1a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e8cb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Portraits of Strength, Stories of Redemption (<em>Portraits of Strength<\/em>) gallery, created by Lydia Bailey, features photos and stories of LMM staff members who have overcome extreme challenges in their lives, now using their experiences to help others. Their adversity has turned to strength with their work going to the full sense of vocation. Hiring these individuals has greatly benefited LMM. Their stories are a testimony to the advantages of Fair Chance Hiring in the workplace. Read their stories below.<\/p><p>Want to learn more or host the gallery? Contact Lydia Bailey, Coordinator of Volunteers at the Men\u2019s Shelter, at <a href=\"mailto:lbailey@lutheranmetro.org\">lbailey@lutheranmetro.org.<\/a><\/p><p>To read the full introduction to Portraits of Strength, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength-intro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-771c027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-pp-divider\" data-id=\"771c027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"pp-divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-divider-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pp-divider pp-divider-horizontal horizontal pp-divider-solid solid\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>    \n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element 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img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/cynthia-johnson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Cynthia-Johnson-photo-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4741\" alt=\"Cynthia Johnson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Cynthia-Johnson-photo-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Cynthia-Johnson-photo-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f31757e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f31757e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/cynthia-johnson\/\">Cynthia Johnson<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb1835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb1835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supervisor of Haven Home, Family Overflow<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438285d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"438285d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like so many who work in service in Cleveland with LMM, Cynthia Johnson has her own story, but hers started on the right side of the counter.\u00a0 Then came the fall that would take everything away from her\u2026but would also replace what she lost with toughness, faith and experience she now uses to help the people she serves.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb2149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"8bb2149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/cynthia-johnson\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e02e96c\" data-id=\"e02e96c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc07026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc07026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/anthony-stone-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anthony-Williams-photo-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4747\" alt=\"Anthony &quot;Stone&quot; Williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anthony-Williams-photo-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Anthony-Williams-photo-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d7ab4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d7ab4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/anthony-stone-williams\/\">Anthony \"Stone\" Williams<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c48f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03c48f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Property Liaison\/Housing Case Manager<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ea641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ea641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His voice is gravelly, but oh so compassionate as the words roll out with statements that encourage naturally from his own experience.\u00a0 When he was bullied by other kids from the neighborhood, his dad taught him how to throw punches and fight back.\u00a0 He was a natural at fighting, so they started calling him \u201cStone,\u201d because of his fists. Now he fights differently. He fights for people.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7845207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"7845207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/anthony-stone-williams\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d024a00\" data-id=\"d024a00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1918d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1918d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/james-walker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/James-Walker-photo-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4746\" alt=\"james walker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/James-Walker-photo-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/James-Walker-photo-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d4baf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d4baf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/james-walker\/\">James E. Walker<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e2c2eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e2c2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Coordinator, Housing &amp; Shelter<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbda7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdbda7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James talks about his coffee \u201cWild Mountain Blueberry.\u201d He chuckles, \u201cgot to see what this Blueberry Coffee is like.\u201d James is enjoying life, it seems to me, in all its small and large ways. He says \u201cI am grateful,\u201d more than a few times. James seems at peace, how he speaks about living a meaningful life now, having come through many years in prison.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e9fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"49e9fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/james-walker\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91e4c31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91e4c31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5e56f5\" data-id=\"e5e56f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cd5f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8cd5f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/michael-waters\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mike-Waters-photo-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4749\" alt=\"mike waters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mike-Waters-photo-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Mike-Waters-photo-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e325ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e325ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/michael-waters\/\">Michael Waters<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62198fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62198fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Coordinator of Gateway Dorm<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6a836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa6a836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mike says he\u2019s \u201ca street boy and don\u2019t take kindly to threats,\u201d but in reality, Mike comes right back with actions to help and heal, keeping lines of communication open. Kindness is Mike\u2019s MO.\u00a0 A poster of Bob Marley hangs in his office, and Marley\u2019s \u201cRedemption Song\u201d captures the theme of Mike\u2019s life.\u00a0 Mike often says, \u201cIt\u2019s okay, it\u2019s okay.\u201d He is a force of acceptance and respect all bound up with his off-the-wall humor and professional demeanor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e599045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"e599045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/michael-waters\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc660d6\" data-id=\"fc660d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339f3a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"339f3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/terry-vaughn\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Terry-Vaughn-photo-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4748\" alt=\"terry vaughn\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Terry-Vaughn-photo-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Terry-Vaughn-photo-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c1955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c1955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/terry-vaughn\/\">Terry Vaughn<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a1c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1a1c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team Lead, Coordinator of Central Intake Dorm<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9180222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9180222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The residents often swarm around Terry Vaughn as he walks through the halls.\u00a0 He is generous of spirit and is connected with social service agencies across the city.\u00a0 They know he is the one to go to.\u00a0 He grew up in a chaos that lasted 40 years.\u00a0 Yet, he met some extraordinary people along the way who helped him in the slow process of building structure in his life. For the past 7 years, 2100 has given an annual award to one staff person in honor of this extraordinary man.\u00a0 It\u2019s called \u201cThe Terry Vaughn Compassion Award\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a06b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"5a06b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/terry-vaughn\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97d0f3b\" data-id=\"97d0f3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6786af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6786af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/preston-tyler\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Preston-Tyler-final-scaled-e1660243137430-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6384\" alt=\"Preston Tyler\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Preston-Tyler-final-scaled-e1660243137430-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Preston-Tyler-final-scaled-e1660243137430-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Preston-Tyler-final-scaled-e1660243137430-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Preston-Tyler-final-scaled-e1660243137430-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Preston-Tyler-final-scaled-e1660243137430.jpg 1497w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4024ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4024ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/preston-tyler\/\">Preston Tyler<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b556640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b556640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Housing Case Worker<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9b747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd9b747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">For Preston, humor is the key to facing life\u2019s challenges. His story is different from many of his colleagues because he grew up surrounded by a large and loving family and found success as he went out into the world. Still, he met with difficulties in life that left him homeless and feeling helpless. So, he brings his own shelter experience to the work he does every day at 2100. He shares his story to give hope to the clients he serves, sprinkling wisdom and humor along the way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf4350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"faf4350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/preston-tyler\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8458218 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8458218\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be24a90\" data-id=\"be24a90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f430f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19f430f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/nathan-batiste\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1596\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nathan-Batiste-final.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6386\" alt=\"Nathan Batiste\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nathan-Batiste-final.jpg 1596w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nathan-Batiste-final-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nathan-Batiste-final-1024x1006.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nathan-Batiste-final-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nathan-Batiste-final-1536x1509.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1596px) 100vw, 1596px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a793a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7a793a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/nathan-batiste\/\">Nathan Batiste<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f688c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f688c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2nd Shift Monitor<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9137343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9137343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Like the inspirational sign at the shelter says, \u201cDon\u2019t look back, you\u2019re not going that way.\u201d Nate Batiste is not looking back. Instead, Nate is claiming the person he \u201calways knew was inside.\u201d Initially, Dave Blunt, Operations Director, rejected the idea of hiring Nate. But Dave came back and said, \u201cYou know what, I\u2019ve seen a change in Nate. I\u2019ll give him a shot as a floater.\u201d Sometimes change happens from the outside- in, through routine and training that reinforce the individual\u2019s character.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7939250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"7939250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/nathan-batiste\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ab2454\" data-id=\"4ab2454\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136e144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"136e144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/nolan-white\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"1398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nolan-White-final-e1660243277331.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6387\" alt=\"Nolan White\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nolan-White-final-e1660243277331.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nolan-White-final-e1660243277331-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nolan-White-final-e1660243277331-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nolan-White-final-e1660243277331-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Nolan-White-final-e1660243277331-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe3d494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe3d494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/nolan-white\/\">Nolan White<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-099efdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"099efdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coordinator, Independence Dorm\/Team Lead Coordinators<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e2a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42e2a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Nolan White has found his vocation\u2026being of service to others.\u00a0 These days, this commitment can be seen in what he does, but also in who he is.\u00a0 The empathy he brings to those he serves cannot be learned from books. His compassion has been forged through the gritty realities of his life. Today, not only is Nolan still standing, he has committed his life to serving others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb856e elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"3fb856e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/nolan-white\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ec58c4\" data-id=\"5ec58c4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d410d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d410d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/parrish-davis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1991\" height=\"1988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6385\" alt=\"Parrish Davis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final.jpg 1991w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Parrish-Davis-final-1536x1534.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1991px) 100vw, 1991px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b44a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07b44a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/parrish-davis\/\">Parrish Davis<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f9272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88f9272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2nd Shift Operations Supervisor<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192dc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"192dc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Parrish speaks in a low-key way. This belies the power of his insights. He takes every opportunity he receives and finds his best self in the process. At the age of 27, prison set him down. But the plans he made there kept him on the path to where he is today, laid the groundwork for the future ahead, and helped define the legacy he hopes to leave.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc56d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"dc56d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/parrish-davis\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0844f12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0844f12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b8a3a\" data-id=\"15b8a3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a33cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a33cdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/angelo-anderson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6394\" alt=\"Angelo Anderson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Angelo-Anderson-final-2048x1369.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a4ed38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a4ed38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/angelo-anderson\/\">Angelo Anderson<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c4295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78c4295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Property Liaison\/Housing Case Manager <\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2823f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2823f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">I was a child when the Hough riots happened and that was my neighborhood. I had a red wagon. I used to take groceries home for people in the neighborhood. During the riots I decided I\u2019d take that wagon, go out and do like the big boys were doing. Looting was not a good idea. I couldn\u2019t put a big TV in a wagon, and then somebody took my wagon. I never saw it again. It was a heck of a night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9440cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"9440cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/angelo-anderson\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf2c8d6\" data-id=\"bf2c8d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacf13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cacf13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/kathy-walker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-522cf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"522cf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/kathy-walker\/\">Kathy Walker<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-053ed8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"053ed8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Housing Case Worker, Dorm Facilitator<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4085b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b4085b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Surrounded by plants at her office desk, Kathy leans back in a relaxed pose \u2013 an inviting way of allowing shelter residents the time they need. I\u2019ll see the resident\u2019s face soften, shoulders less hunched; less in a hurry to get out what is so important, what needs to be said. I have the sense that Kathy knows herself well and this shows in her patience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b4db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"09b4db0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/kathy-walker\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1129f12\" data-id=\"1129f12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9daa6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9daa6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/china-brewer\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6390\" alt=\"China Brewer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-1024x738.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-1536x1108.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/China-Brewer-final-2048x1477.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3cae0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3cae0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/china-brewer\/\">China Brewer<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9486b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9486b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2nd Shift Operations Supervisor<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4be835 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4be835\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Coming of age is a challenge for all of us, but when the foundations underneath us shift again and again, many never find their footing in adulthood. Even with innumerable setbacks, China Brewer has emerged triumphant.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267ce0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"267ce0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/china-brewer\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2143b34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2143b34\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2878ed\" data-id=\"c2878ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ec5144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ec5144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/dave-blunt\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6388\" alt=\"Dave Blunt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Dave-Blunt-final-2048x1368.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29fd33c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29fd33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/dave-blunt\/\">David Blunt <\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efeba39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efeba39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operations Director<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf2857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf2857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Despite his strong physical presence and a past inclination to \u201cenjoy a good dust-up,\u201d David is a man focused on the humanity of every individual he meets. Dave ensures this understanding of humanity is at the heart of the de-escalation training,&nbsp;<\/span><i style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Handle with Care<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">, that every staff member is required to take at 2100.&nbsp;<\/span><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8823a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"b8823a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/dave-blunt\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f63f546\" data-id=\"f63f546\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b652b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b652b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/rob-walker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2468\" height=\"1967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6396\" alt=\"Rob Walker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final.jpg 2468w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final-1536x1224.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rob-Walker-final-2048x1632.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2468px) 100vw, 2468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac197a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aac197a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/rob-walker\/\">Robert Walker<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b422dd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b422dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1st Shift Operations Supervisor<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a97f8f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a97f8f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">The name, Miss Ola Quarterman, keeps rolling off my lips, even a few weeks after hearing Rob\u2019s story. She is lodged in my mind. Miss Ola was just one of Rob\u2019s foster mom\u2019s, but she\u2019s the one who got him back on track. Rob says \u2018She saved me!\u2019 She is lodged in Rob\u2019s mind as the person who saved him.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3330a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_dynamic_button\" data-id=\"3330a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_dynamic_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-dynamic-button\">\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"sina-dynamic-btn   \" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/rob-walker\/\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-long-arrow-right sina-icon-right\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .sina-dynamic-button -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f59f86d\" data-id=\"f59f86d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459e910 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"459e910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/bill-walker\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2520\" height=\"1890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1.jpg 2520w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022-0809-Kathy-Bill-Walker_LMM-Portrait-Project_DRAFT-5_Page_1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2520px) 100vw, 2520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50535fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50535fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lutheranmetro.org\/what-we-do\/programs\/housing-and-shelter\/portraits-of-strength\/bill-walker\/\">Bill Walker<\/a><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064ae02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"064ae02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coordinator of Emergency Dorm<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7288064 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7288064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Bill oversees the Emergency Dorm for those who are new to the shelter or want nothing to do with getting connected to services. It\u2019s fair to say that, out of all the residents in the shelter, these are the individuals who have the least trust in any other human being, let alone those in authority. 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