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Article: Trying on new lives; One man had been in prison. The other had been homeless. Both were in need of a fresh start.(FEATURES)(HOMEFRONT)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 23, 2002
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Byline: Susan Gregg Gilmore Special to The Christian Science Monitor
COSTA MESA, CALIF. -- On an overcast Sunday in June, a group of men gathers outside Building D at the back of an office park in Costa Mesa, Calif. The only clue as to why they are here is on a poster taped to the door. The sign reads "Working Wardrobes Day of Self- Esteem."
By 8:30 a.m., nearly 150 men are mingling about the parking lot, sipping coffee from Styrofoam cups. They don't share much about themselves with one another, but they all know why they're here. They need jobs, but first they need new clothes.
Among them is Frank Divine, who's in his early 20s and a ...