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VIDEO: DETROIT: Montana Sams

Montana Sams, 21, pulled himself off of the streets of Detroit and checked into Covenant House Michigan in search of a more positive path for his future. Video by Mandi Wright of the Detroit Free Press for Do1Thing.org.

by Heart Gallery of New Jersey, Inc./Do 1 Thing on Mar 31,2009

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