Kathryn is a wife, mother, sister and grandmother living in Athens, Georgia, who recently completed a rehabilitation program for substance use. After her encampment in the woods was declared a public nuisance, city officials cleared out her belongings.

“We didn’t have time to move some of the stuff,” she says. “I had real furniture. I had a tent.”

Kathryn is grateful for local organizations that provide blankets and clothing, and says she wants to help her community too: “I want to help make a difference.”

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