Native Texarkanian Chad Matthews once had a limited knowledge of the homeless.

“Growing up, I always had heard about homeless people. A vast majority of what I heard was completely negative, like ‘They are to blame for whatever happened to them. Don’t give them any money. Don’t give them rides. They are homeless because they gambled too much. Drank too much. Went to jail too often.’ The list goes on and on,” said Matthews. “You’ve probably heard the same things. Somehow people who live on the street aren’t even really considered people, are they?”

But his attitude began...

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