STORY TELLERS
Matt is a 28 year old Caucasian male who served in Iraq . As a child, Matt was very bright. He attended the School of the Arts in downtown West Palm Beach . After graduating he attended Florida State University on a full scholarship for music. A classically trained musician, he attended a couple of years of college. While in college he began to experiment with drugs. During Matt’s sophomore year at Florida State he failed out. Matt ended up on the streets. This went on for some time. He would stay with friends, and then get kicked out. He would go to a different house and get kicked out. This became a cycle. Matt lost a lot of his self-esteem but he got the chance to sign up for the Army. He then went to Iraq and was sober for a year while serving our country. Matt thought that he could come back and not have a problem. When he did come back he relapsed and began the cycle again. He stayed with his mother for awhile but she kicked him out because he was stealing from his mother. Matt wasn’t that guy on the corner and never was; he was the man under the bridge and he stole from everyone. Matt finally began to receive help from the VA Hospital and he started their program for homeless veterans. He is now working and is sober. He hopes that in 1-5 years he will be happily married with a family. He just wants the “American Dream” like most people.