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By Andrew Fraieli<\/em><\/h6>\n

The COSAC Foundation will soon be awarding homeless activist Stacy Layer the Michael Stoops award for her work helping those experiencing homelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Layer is Director of Facilities at the Anne Storck Center in Fort Lauderdale, a nonprofit assisted-living and program center for adults and children with developmental disabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her work helping the homeless began two years ago through her dog-rescue work, of which she\u2019d been doing for 7 years. It led her to a man, Billy, on the street with a dog whom she wanted to check on, where she realized this man, who was blind, had been given plenty of supplies for the dog, but none for himself.<\/span><\/p>\n

By the end of the day she brought him dinner and clothing, kept checking on him, and \u201cit just catapulted from there,\u201d she says. It\u2019s now been two years of meeting other people experiencing homelessness in the area, cooking meals, and even bringing Billy to doctor\u2019s visits where his vision has improved and he\u2019s found a job.<\/span><\/p>\n

She is the first to receive the award as it was made with her in mind, says Sean Cononie, Director of the COSAC Foundation and publisher of the Homeless Voice. The award is named after Michael Stoops, one of the leading homeless advocates in D.C. in the last 30 years describes Cononie. Stoops died in 2017 at 67.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Stacy Layer organizing donated food to bring to the people she helps in Fort Lauderdale | Photo courtesy of Sean Cononie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cononie met Layer by accident, when they happened to be in the same area for outreach one cold night where she was giving people coffee and blankets. Cononie tells how he was impressed by her working on her own, without an organization, saying, \u201cshe\u2019s just doing this out of the kindness of her heart, and now she\u2019s taking people to the doctors and getting them healthcare, which I thought was absolutely amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Part of the award will be the COSAC Foundation helping Layer create her own agency where she can accept donations, paying for all the processes involved.<\/span><\/p>\n

Layer hopes that being more official will allow her to expand and have more legitimacy, encouraging more people to donate and help, and possibly bringing in grants which can come with housing. She sees having better transport and therefore more access to care, and being able to hand out more home-made meals and clothing.<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked about the recognition in getting the award, Layer said, \u201cIt\u2019s always nice to know people notice, and with advertising it maybe it will inspire more people to start helping.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She gives an example of Billy and his dog being hit by a car once, but no one stopped to help. \u201cThey don\u2019t feel like people see them. But they are there,\u201d she says. \u201cJust a warm smile and asking how they are doing can make someone\u2019s day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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