LANCASTER, Calif. — Andrea and Greg Killgore were living on the streets in Las Vegas when they decided to relocate to Lancaster in early March. They thought their job prospects would be better in California.
But they were unable to find work and feared they would end up back on the streets. Before long, they were on a bus headed to Denver, where a relative had agreed to take them in. To their surprise, a local nonprofit group had agreed to pay for their one-way ticket.
Since January, the Grace Resource Center has offered to cover transportation expenses for homeless people to return to their home states or wherever they have family or other means of support. “It’s to help people get well and start over,” said Steve Baker, the center’s executive director.
Andrea Killgore, 31, said she was grateful for the free bus voucher. “This is a step for us to get back on our feet.”
