Our Dear friend Tom is indoors! We met Tom back in June of 2015 living outdoors and panhandling off the interstate. Its been an up and down journey with our friend but we kept pushing in by showing him unconditional love whether it came through clothing, food or medical attention with Dr. Lehmann. Tom is a very resilient individual who was determined to live out his existence outdoors. Tom is a survivor and had himself set up with a generator, shelter and all the things to live in the woods. In late fall his shelter was exposed and visible due to the fact that the Trees lost there leaves. A State D.O.T worker came across his campsite and reached out to IMFK to see if we were aware of the individual. They were concerned for his safety now that his camp was exposed to motorist on the interstate. We approached Tom at that time to reconsider housing options, he agreed and the journey started back in October. Tom moved his campsite deeper into the woods to be safe from others. Kat (IMFK Care Manager) did all the housing paperwork with Tom and added him to the housing list. Tom was finally matched with a Provider in April and received his keys to his own apartment yesterday! It has been 6 years in the making which is a long time but we always need to wait for our friends to be ready. Building Relationships allows us to continue the visits with our friends so that when they finally become ready we are standing right in front of them when their surrender moment happens. With your continued support Sous Chef  days like this would not be possible.

Thank You

John, Leigh Ann and the IMFK Team