“As of today, I’m no longer homeless.”
Scott moved into Kings on Lamar, Roof Above’s transitional housing site for working men and veterans, on March 31.
Scott lost his housing in the fall of 2025; he had put all of his focus into recovering from substance use, and in the process, he lost his business and his house. He had been sleeping outside for several weeks when he suffered a major diabetic health crisis. When he was released, the hospital referred him to Roof Above to seek services. “I was absolutely lost. My life fell apart and I didn’t know what to do.”
He met with Roof Above’s Joe Hamby, who connected him with Roof Above’s Room in the Inn emergency winter shelter program. Through the program, church and community partners host guests experiencing homelessness, providing meals, a safe place to sleep and fellowship. “It was awesome,“ Scott says of his nights at Room in the Inn. “They give you love and they treat you normal. When we walk on the street, people talk behind our backs. At the churches, I got time to write music or to write my kids, without worrying about anything. I didn’t have any bags to carry. It was a really big resource for me to get back to normality.”
Within two weeks, Joe had helped Scott apply for and secure a place at Roof Above’s Kings on Lamar, a transitional housing site for working men and veterans. “I got there, they had the bed, they had my bedding, they had all my toiletries — everything I needed to move in.” Since his move-in on March 31, Scott worked with his case manager to identify job opportunities, apply and interview. He is now beginning a training program for a new job.
“To go from where you’re scared to death and you don’t know what you’re going to do, and then to have a place to lay your head and people to help you rebuild your life — I couldn’t ask for much more.”