 I learned that homeless people are valuable in our society and are belittled, but they shouldn't be. They don't deserve to be. They're basically just people without homes and going through different problems. This was just a lunch for us to get a chance to thank all of our community partners for serving as co-educators of our student during the service for our spring break trip focusing on homelessness in Tarrant County. It has been a very pleasant experience to hear their dedication, to hear their compassion for this population and they know how important Direction's Home has been for the city. Since we began Direction's Home, our 10-year plan to address homelessness in Fort Worth, we have reduced homelessness by 30%. This experience I learned how personal the issue of homelessness is. We are glad to get everybody in the same room so that we can place some context in the week as a whole and hear from the students about what they learned about the homeless population in Tarrant County. It really isn't about an immersion and learning about the issues of homelessness in Tarrant County in Fort Worth and it was really successful because we all really got into the issue and we're all really passionate about it now. These students saw it firsthand. They saw that homeless people are not just homeless, they have names, they have families, they have dreams. I am deeply touched by the stories they shared with us today. I know what issues I want to address now, like I know I want to help in homelessness, not only Fort Worth but nationwide, maybe internationally.