I took these pictures after another vo/sot I worked on. The man in the picture is another photog, David Stonebraker. We all called him Stoney. Something about this shoot in particular sticks in my mind, and I'm not sure why. The buildings are part of an old, abandoned hospital in Raytown, Mo. A pastor and his church group bought the building. And for quite a hefty chunk of change I might add. The building had been abandoned for ten years and had run down and been broken into, vandalized, and just all around forgotten. The group bought it to turn it into a homeless shelter for families stuck in slums and long term motels. There will be individual units for each family with multiple bedrooms, bathrooms, and even a kitchen. The family is allowed to stay in the unit as long as they adhere to the group's program...they have to find employment, and start a savings plan to provide for their family. They'll have meetings with financial advisers and have to show how much they're saving, and what they're saving up for. This is all in hopes to get them back on their feet. As long as they follow the program, they'll have a home with the church group until they can afford to be back out on their own again.
I'm still not sure why this vo/sot has stuck with me. I think it's the enormity of what that group was undertaking. And the hope that something good would come out of it.
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