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The 5Cities Homeless Coalition, in partnership with San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Paul Teixeira, is holding a forum to discuss homelessness in our community, Tuesday, July 31 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

While it is a common belief that many people who end up homeless do so because of their lack of interest in keeping a steady job, the truth is that many homeless people were actually working at the time they lost their homes.

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When 36-year-old William Diaz was homeless, he didn’t ponder his future. Instead, his days were consumed with finding a place to sleep, warmth and his next meal. “The whole time I kept thinking that I didn’t have a chance,” said Diaz, who now lives in an apartment in San Luis Obispo. “I wasn’t thinking about a future.”