January 15, 2021
Season of Sharing fosters 'sense of pride' for Aaron Dent
Categories: COMMUNITY CARE: Preventing Homelessness, Season of Sharing, Response and Recovery,
Living alone during the coronavirus pandemic has been less than ideal for many, but for 33-year-old Aaron Dent, the seclusion has fostered a sense of pride.
After having lived with his parents for nearly two years, Dent moved out to his own one-bedroom apartment in Sarasota in October, the first time living on his own without roommates.
That milestone is one Dent said he could not have reached without the $800 assistance he received from Season of Sharing in November.
“Before this, I never actually lived on my own. So living by myself, it was all on me,” Dent said. “Coming home, it’s a relief or a sense of pride that I am making it work.”
Making it work, though, has taken two years of recovery for Dent.