From homeless to hopeful

Sandians help HopeWorks build community garden BY KIM VALLEZ QUINTANA | THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025 “I was sleeping on the sidewalk, on a piece of cardboard, not far from here,” James Freeman said as he spoke about the journey that brought him to the nonprofit HopeWorks. “I arrived here on a bus about nine years ago. I had a few …