Cafe co-sponsored by Catholic program to provide job opportunities

Published: 2007-05-14

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) -- There isn't a thing about William Bugg's presence that would give you a clue about his past. A fashionably dressed and well-spoken young man, he hardly fits the image of a homeless person. But that's what he was until about 13 months ago, when he became a resident and trainee at Project HOME, a program founded by Mercy Sister Mary Scullion that provides housing, employment, education and health care to homeless and low-income residents in Philadelphia. Bugg, a former drug and alcohol abuser whose own addictions led him to spend several years on the streets, credits Project HOME (Housing, Opportunities, Medical Care, Education) for turning his life around. He spoke about his successes this spring during the unveiling of a new Internet cafe at Philadelphia's Central Free Library. The cafe, sponsored by Project HOME, the Free Library, Bank of America and the Metropolitan Bakeries, will offer a place for library patrons to purchase snacks and surf the Internet while also providing jobs for those returning to the workforce.

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