12/18/14 Gateway to Hope by Sarah Miller

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Bobbie Smith, left, and Tia Thompson, right, look through clothes available to them for free at Gateway to Hope Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Gateway to Hope executive director Pat Mallory sits with Khalayah Thompson, 2, and Josiyah Snipes, 3, Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014 at the day resource center. The children's' family recently moved to Tyler from out of state and are using the center to get back on their feet. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph LaTisha Dobbins, left, styles Melissa Kolberg's hair at Gateway to Hope Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014. Both women are homeless. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Gateway to Hope general manager Jimmy Criswell removes wet laundry from a washer to free up space for another client to wash laundry Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014 at Gateway for Hope. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Cary Boatner, left, and Avery Dykes, right, use computers at Gateway to Hope Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people and those in need living in the Tyler and Smith County. Boatner used the computer to search for job opportunities and Dykes used the computer to work on a play about homelessness he wrote. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Cary Boatner uses a computer to search for jobs at Gateway to Hope Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people and those in need living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Bobby Campbell studies a page from a textbook at Gateway to Hope Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. "I like to read," Campbell said. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people and those in need living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Jarvis Snipes hands his son Josiyah Snipes, 3, an Elmo toy to play with at Gateway to Hope Tuesday Dec. 16, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. Gateway to Hope is a resource day center for homeless people and those in need living in the Tyler and Smith County. Through a network of partners, Gateway to Hope provides resources such as clean showers, computer access, laundry facilities, transportation, food and clothing to the homeless and those in need.