LAKESIDE, Ariz.—After leaving an inadequate housing situation in 2023, Steven McAdams found peace fishing along the shores of Show Low Lake in northern Arizona.
He said he didn’t “spiral downward” like other homeless veterans: “I just stayed alive.”
McAdams said he worked his way back up with the help of a service dog named Junior.
McAdams, 63, is thankful for many things this Thanksgiving, including a new car and a chance at a new beginning through Walking Down Ranch at Veterans Village, a transitional housing program for veterans.
“Instead of getting mad, I just worked my way up,” McAdams said. “I live for each day—not with high expectations.”…