{"id":16060,"date":"2011-10-03T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=16060"},"modified":"2011-10-03T02:21:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T07:21:14","slug":"homeless-by-choice-10311-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2011\/10\/03\/homeless-by-choice-10311-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless by Choice 10\/3\/11 – Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"

Homeless by Choice 10\/3\/11 – Houston<\/strong><\/p>\n

DATE: 10\/3\/11<\/p>\n

TIME: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm<\/p>\n

ADDRESS:
\n9191 Barker Cypress Road
\nCypress, Texas<\/p>\n

WEBSITE: http:\/\/homelessbychoice.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a student interpreted event. Lone Star College-CyFair interns will
\nbe interpreting this presentation alongside of their instructor. This will
\nbe held in CENT 151 and is a free event. Here is a campus map:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/lonestar.edu\/maps-cyfair.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is more information about the presentation!<\/p>\n

MyBag, MyHome Homeless by Choice Tour is a 300 City tour circling the United
\nStates of America with a goal to inspire 100,000 youth to dream, not give up
\non life, and understand the value of a higher education!<\/p>\n

Roy Juarez Jr recently appeared on CNN with his mentor in a segment leading
\nup to Latinos in America. His spell-binding story caught the attention of
\nthe well-established, New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul
\nseries. In August of 2009, Roy\u2019s Story was featured in their latest book
\nChicken Soup for the Soul: Extraordinary Teens.<\/p>\n

At the age of 14 Roy was a homeless teenager caring for his 9 year old
\nsister and 2 year old brother. After finding hospice for his younger
\nsiblings, Roy packed a bag of personal items he called a home for two and a
\nhalf years. He \u201cCouched Surfed\u201d from home to home with whoever would take
\nhim in. Today he is a college graduate from Hardin Simmons University and
\npresident and founder of America\u2019s Business Leaders- a human development
\ncompany.<\/p>\n

Roy Juarez Jr. will be speaking at any educational facilities, shelters, and
\norganizations that are willing to open up their doors. He plans on \u201cSurfing
\nthe Couch\u201d once again as he did as a homeless teenager, this time by choice!
\nHe is asking families across the country to provide hospice, if possible.<\/p>\n

Follow Roy on Facebook as he shares his experiences!<\/p>\n

CONTACT PERSON NAME: Leyel Hudson
\nCONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: leyel.m.hudson@lonestar.edu
\nCONTACT TELEPHONE #: 832-326-3367 (voice\/text)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Homeless by Choice 10\/3\/11 – Houston DATE: 10\/3\/11 TIME: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm ADDRESS: 9191 Barker Cypress Road Cypress, Texas WEBSITE: http:\/\/homelessbychoice.com\/ This is a student interpreted event. Lone Star College-CyFair interns will be interpreting this presentation alongside of…<\/p>\n

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