HOUSTON, TX – For most of his adult life, Birthon built his career around hard work, precision and physical endurance. A U.S. Army veteran who served from 1976 to 1979, Birthon left the military with an honorable discharge and went on to become a millwright. For decades, he worked in a role that required strength,…

Jimmy’s path to stability wasn’t easy. For more than three years, he experienced homelessness in several Texas cities — Willis, Wichita Falls, and finally Conroe — where he often slept on the sidewalk next to a concrete barrier along State Highway 105 West. “Times were tough,” he said. “Sometimes I was bullied, never felt safe,…

Tamyka thought the worst was behind her when she left the Army in 2010. Years later, a seizure behind the wheel sent her car into a highway median, cost her a job and forced her to ask for help she had long avoided. “I’m grateful I reached out,” she said. “I needed to support my…