| Each resident at HFTB is assigned to a semi-private room and has access to a full kitchen, a shared bathroom, a free laundry room, a TV room and other living spaces, and a well-equipped computer lab. |
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| Homes for the Brave faces Park Street in Bridgeport, CT. This historic building was previously used as a convent and hospital administration building. |
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| The main entrance to our building and the picnic area where residents can barbecue in the summer. |
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| The Christel Room, named for Homes for the Brave benefactor and retired CT State Representative Christel Truglia, provides a gathering place for meetings, a place to eat and socialize, and a place to watch TV. |
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| Homes for the Brave’s computer learning lab was built with help from the AT&T Pioneers. Residents can use the computers to search for employment and learn new skills. All residents take an eight week class to introduce them to computing technology. |
HEARTWARMING STORIES
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RD was raised in a single parent household in New Haven, CT and enlisted in the Army when he was eighteen years old. He served in the US Army from 1975 to 1978, when he received an honorable discharge. After leaving the army, RD struggled with alcoholism and drug addiction for many years and was incarcerated for a total of thirteen years.
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