So 3 fools decide to start a nonprofit...

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And it’s actually working out. Those 3 fools would be two friends and myself. It is just about a year since we found out our former boss was embezzling a large amount of the grant money funding the drop in center for people with mental illness. Unfortunately, the state ended up shutting the place down as a result of what she did. This left a large group of people with no place to go. We shrugged and said “Well, I guess we gotta start a place.” 9 months and a good amount of money from our own pockets later - we are a federally approved nonprofit! We have been very lucky at almost every turn. While we don’t have our own space yet, a church has welcomed us and allowed us to use their cafeteria to meet...rent free. It has been one wild ad stressful year. We never could have imagined doing this but sometimes life throws you to where you need to be.