Sippi,’ as he likes to be called, knows the power of a loving and supportive family. Raised by his mother and grandmother, he learned what it means to take care of each other, to work hard and to have faith in God. He made his way to Austin from Mississippi nearly 30 years ago and connected with his younger brother. However, through a storm of challenges and poor decisions made as a young man, Sippi found himself in and out of homelessness for more than a decade. He moved into the Village two years ago and has settled into life here by leaning on the lessons he learned from his family.
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