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It's not every day you see a homeless person living in a stranger's home, but that's exactly what happened to a woman in Middletown, Conn., last week, the Hartford Courant reports.
According to the New York Daily News, the woman was living in a one-bedroom apartment with her husband, who is unemployed, and her two children, who are both homeless.
She was also struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues.
The apartment was paid for with a $25,000 grant from the Connection Institute for Innovative Practice, a social enterprise founded by two women in 1972 that provides professional development, training, and consultation to business and human service professionals.
The nonprofit also runs more than 40 programs that help people dealing with homelessness, substance abuse, and behavioral health issues.
The Courant reports the woman was living with her husband and two children when she got into trouble with the law.
She was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and had a warrant out for her arrest.
According to the Courant, police were called to the apartment several times over the last year for reports of domestic violence.
The woman was eventually released.
The Connection Institute for Innovative Practice was founded by two women in 1972 who were inspired to write a grant to create safe housing for people
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