OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A local homeless shelter is offering a new way to clean up encampments across the metro while giving its guests a sense of purpose.
Jacob Roth worked 40 to 60 hours a week for about five years before health complications changed everything.
“Couldn’t pay my rent, so for the first time in my life I was homeless,” Roth said.
A volunteer moment that became a program
Roth eventually found New Visions Homeless Services. He said his motivation was to keep goals for himself, even small ones…