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Zack Tanner
ztanner@post-gazette.com

 

July 15, 2019

Mark Pence looks in the mirror to see how a sneaker looks on him, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Louisville, Ky. "I buy shoes because I just want to feel youthful. I didn't really have a childhood, I was too busy helping to raise a household." At one point, with his mother working and going to school, Pence was taking care of his younger brothers, which he feels left him out of having a real childhood. Pence is a member of the Louisville Youth Action Board at the Coalition for the Homeless. His experiences with chronic homeless led to his advocacy work.