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Once-homeless seniors give their thanks

Public, private efforts address a widening plight

Liliam Alvarez, 63, is home for Thanksgiving. She plans to set out a holiday dinner on the glass table in her living room and welcome friends into the warmth of her corner apartment — friends who helped her through darker times last winter.

That was when Alvarez found herself homeless, walking the streets, frightened and alone in the February chill, and waiting for a bed at the Pine Street Inn.

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<<"She moved back to the Boston area, hoping to live with her daughter, but the managers of the apartment would not let her stay. She had nowhere to go.">>

 

How can this be? How could the managers be permitted to ban Ms. Alvarez when she had nowhere to go?  This makes no sense whatsoever.  

Happy Thanksgiving, Ms. Alvarez!  I am so glad you have a secure home now.