VOA常速英语:Finding a Home

StreetLight was formed, it was established as a noNPRofit agency here in Woodbridge, Virginia,to reach out to the poor and the homeless.
StreetLight是一家位于弗吉尼亚州伍德布里奇的非盈利性机构，旨在帮助穷人和无家可归的人。

We also target the chronically homeless people who have lived in the woods for years and years and years.Many of them are medically fragile or disabled.
同样，我们也对那些常年无家可归的人们提供帮助，他们常年在树林里生活，很多人缺少相应的医学治疗或者是身患残疾。

We have the food pantry and the clothing closet and that provides food for impoverished families and they can come once a month and receive food.We carry a wide range of items, at least 30 different food items, including meats, eggs if we can get them, and dairy product.
我们有食品储藏室和衣橱，能够为贫困家庭提供食物，他们可以每个月来一次领取食物。我们准备的食物种类繁多，至少有30种不同的食品，包括肉类、鸡蛋(如果我们可以买到的话)和乳制品。

I don’t make enough to afford rent in this area.
我挣的钱不够付这个地区的房租。

Many of the people we work with who are literally homeless actually work,but they do not have the skills, the job skills or the educational level to command a job that pays an affordable wage.
我们帮助的很多人实际上都是无家可归的人，但是其实他们真的有在工作，但他们没有技能，没有足够的工作技能或教育水平来获得一份能收入合理工资的工作。

So I wound up getting evicted. One thing led to another, and Here I am. Here I was.I went from living in the tent in the woods, to living in my own place, having a purpose.
所以我最后被赶出来了。一件事接着一件事，我就来到了这里，曾经来到了这里。我以前住在森林里的帐篷里，而现在我有了自己的住处，有了生活的目标。

I have a job, you know, I don’t have to worry about my necessities in life.They basically helped me get back on my feet and then give me, like, you know, give me more self-confidence.
我有一份工作，不必担心自己的生活必需品。可以说他们帮助我振作起来，重新找回了自己的生活，然后也让我变得更加自信。

The homeless need more than just a roof over their head. They need love. They need a chance to have dignity.They need to know that they have value. They need to know that people care about them.
无家可归的人需要的不仅仅是一个栖身之所。他们需要爱，需要拥有尊严，需要知道他们自身的存在有价值，需要知道有人在关心他们。

I am Larry and I’m with four guys that stay in this house. I feel very grateful to be here. I lived in the woods for four years. I was hit by a truck. StreetLight took me in. They looked out for me. I feel totally blessed.
我是拉里，我和四个人一起住在这座房子。我非常感激能来到这个地方，我在树林里住了四年。有一次我被卡车撞了，StreetLight接纳了我，并且照顾我，我觉得自己很幸福。

If we can start putting programs together such as affordable housing projects, permanent supportive housing projects,I think we can significantly make some inroads in reducing the number of persons we see homeless on an annual basis.
如果我们能够开展一些项目，比如经济适用房项目、永久性支持住房项目，我认为我们会取得重大进展，每年无家可归的人数会越来越少。

Our goal is to build a multi-unit facility offering permanent supportive housing in an upscale apartment-style complex.And with this complex we will offer wraparound case management services addressing the multiple issues that have led to homelessness.
我们的目标是打造一个多单元的设施，以高档公寓式建筑的形式来为需要的人们提供永久性支持住房，有了这样的一个建筑，我们将能够提供全面的管理服务，解决导致无家可归的多重问题。