The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Zapping Homelessness

Jobs at a charity's pest-control company give downtrodden men the skills to turn their lives around

By Noelle Barton

Few new employees at the Pest At Rest extermination company know much about ridding homes of insects, rodents, or other creatures when they start. But most have experience of another kind that keeps them motivated: first-hand knowledge of what it's like to be homeless....

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