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Sheffield Place – Pictures of Hope Program

Sheffield Place is a treatment and transitional living center for homeless mothers and their children. The children at Sheffield Place recently participated in the national Pictures of Hope program, an award-winning initiative founded by celebrity photographer Linda Solomon. Pictures of Hope empowers homeless children to capture their dreams through photography. The program is sponsored by Chevrolet and Cable Dahmer Chevrolet. 

Also featured in the August 24th issue of The Independent 

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(Front row) Se’Yuanah, Pictures of Hope participant (back row) Linda Solomon, photographer and Pictures of Hope founder; Arlene Gersh Rubinstein, Sylvia Flores, Cable Dahmer Chevrolet; and Marty Dahmer, Cable Dahmer Chevrolet

 

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