Author Archives: Richard Guzman

With Liberty and Justice for All

Stephanie Lulay’s story below features the Hasan family, one of the “graduates” of Bryan House, an organization founded by Rick and Desiree Guzman and focused on breaking poverty cycles for refugee families.  The Hasan’s were also featured on an NBC news report. … Continue reading

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Hear Us

Hear Us is a national organization whose mission is to bring voice and visibility to the homeless—especially homeless children and youth, and also their mothers.  Diane Nilan—who has spent a distinguished lifetime advocating for homeless people, starting or running shelters, … Continue reading

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Seeds of Change

—by Nancy Strunk Kirby— FAMILY OF NCC PROFESSOR RICHARD GUZMAN AIMS TO BREAK CYCLE OF WORKING CLASS POVERTY For the Guzman family of Naperville, helping the poor and homeless of the western suburbs has been a way of life for … Continue reading

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