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Austin Bonds

Austin is determined to help our friends without homes from moving them into his own home to helping found organizations in Dallas, Texas and Columbus, Ohio that currently serve the homeless. He has 16 years of Street Outreach experience leading outreaches to the homeless in multiple Cities and States. His passion and dream is to help find ‘home’ for each person experiencing homelessness and to find best practices when it comes to helping other Street outreaches across the Country. Austin enjoys learning how to be a Father to his 4 kids and a husband to Darcy, traveling and helping others find their passions.

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Charlie Leavitt

Charlie Leavitt, the Executive Director for Metro Relief Dallas has a passion for serving. Charlie has been working at Metro Relief for 2 years and before that led a Transitional living Nonprofit. Before that he volunteered for various homeless ministries and Prison Fellowships. One of his favorite times has been when he led a men’s group he called Waking the Dead. Charlie has a desire to see others’ lives changed through the gospel and by providing practical services that assist friends to actually get off the streets and back into society. The two scriptures that motivate him are John 11:44 ‘Take off the grave clothes and let him go’ and the Good Samaritan Story in Luke 10:33 ‘but a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and he saw him, he took pity on him.’ Charlie is married to Janet for over 30 years and has 2 grown children.

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Wendy Sheriff

Wendy Sheriff, serving on the Homeless Liaison Taskforce for the City of Garland she continues to hone in on her practice of helping the homeless. Born in England as the last of 12 children she came to America at 19 and enlisted in the Army. After serving 9 years for her Country of adoption she started with the Garland Police Department. Her passions are easy to see if you just spend a few minutes with her. The City of Garland, Texas. Helping people living outside. Hard work. Selfless. Help where you can when you can. She teaches, inspires, and practically helps!

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Addiction Leads to Homelessness with Paul Ponthieux

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