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Man raises funds to get an unhoused man a house and a job.
A local to Lawrence, Kansas raised funds through social media, posting videos helping people in many ways. These videos gained attraction and people began donating to his cause. He says that this allowed him to buy a man he had been visiting for the past 4 months a house. The unhoused man and Peter had become close over the course of their time spent together. Peter says that “all this man wants is a chance to get himself back off the streets and into a comfortable and safe situation”. As he surprised him with the house Peter also offered him a job at his consulting firm.
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