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Calm of Water

Navigating the present:

I’m a Pisces. I cope with life and nature by sitting by the river enjoying God’s gift to man. The water calms my spirit and relaxes my thoughts. After all those years, I can go outside my apartment and walk two blocks to this.

Call to Action

Find a routine for yourself. You have to push yourself. Find the things that calm your spirit – water, church, or groups. Stay stable because every day the demons attack.

EQUITABLE PATHWAYS TO HOUSING

A research project led by Florida International University (FIU) researchers and generously funded by the National Alliance to End Homelessness and facilitated by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust

The project is led by Principal Investigator (PI) Matthew D. Marr, Ph.D. and Co-PI Qing Lai, Ph.D., FIU Global and Sociocultural Studies.

Research collaborators include Melissa Hurtado Nuez, MA, Rice University Sociology; Sebastian Ballestas Buelvas, MA, FIU Global & Sociocultural Studies; Trey Santorine, MA, University of Miami Sociology; Ana Chamorro, FIU Global & Sociocultural Studies; Kevin Kilcoyne, FIU Global & Sociocultural Studies; Beverly Muzuii, FIU Global & Sociocultural Studies; Melissa Boissiere, MA, FIU Politics and International Relations; Jack Vertovec, Ph.D., Behavioral Science Research Institute; Joshua Evans, Behavioral Science Research Institute; Gary Allen, The HeArt Room; and Natalia da Silva, Ph.D., Homer and Dolly Hand Art Center, Stetson University.