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Zack Tanner
ztanner@post-gazette.com

 

July 15, 2019

Laneyia Keating, left, listens to Leighanna Thompson of Louisville, a volunteer with Volunteers of America, as Thompson gives her words of encouragement during the Study Buddy program, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, at Transitional Housing Program & Emergency Family Shelter in Louisville, Ky. The Study Buddy program is designed for kids in the shelter to get help with homework, play games and make art with help from volunteers. Volunteers of America offers solutions that aim to reduce homelessness with services that include eviction prevention, emergency services, transitional housing and permanent affordable housing.