[NEWS] Vaccination clinic opens for those who have experienced homelessness

From 6ABC:

"I've been trying to get down here for the longest time to get this shot," said Marjorie Hightower.

With the aid of crutches, she descended two floors beneath Broad Street to get her COVID-19 vaccination at the "Hub of Hope." Operated by Project HOME, a non-profit dedicated to ending and preventing homelessness in Philadelphia, the safe haven is a place she has visited before.

"I used to be homeless," said Hightower. "It's a nightmare."

She described the experience with painful attention to detail.

"I lived like an animal behind dumpsters waiting for them to mess up burgers so I could get it and eat it," she said. "Living in abandoned houses, couldn't find a place that nobody wouldn't hurt me."

It was Project HOME that shone a light on Hightower.

"They worked with me and found me someplace safe," she said. "They saved my life."

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