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Barbara Harley is a 56-year-old mother of six. She is well educated,
personable and presents herself well. Some might find it surprising that until recently, Barbara Harley was homeless.

In the three video segments that follow, you will learn of Harley's journey
from Pennsylvania to being homeless on the streets of Columbia. You also will see how Columbia's Christ Central Ministries is making a difference in her life.

There are lots of stereotypes about homelessness and Harley defies them. In reality, though, the stereotype of the a homeless man panhandling on the street is misleading. There are many faces to homelessness and many of them women. It has been estimated that a substantial portion of the estimated 4,000 who will find themselves homeless in the Midlands are females, often with children.

To learn more homelessness in the Midlands, click HERE.

Click the links for Part one, Part two, and Part three of the video story.

To find out more about this issue visit Homeless in Columbia, a blog about homelessness in Columbia, SC by one of our student mentors Paul Bowers.

For once the weatherman's prediction was true and almost at the exact time and place that was predicted!

We had not had any snow to speak of in over seven years. The schools were preparing to let the students out early so that they could be home before the driving became dicey on the icy way...