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<\/p>\nNot many people take the time to understand a homeless person and learn about their journey that led them to live alone on the streets.<\/p>\n
Yet, a hero in Los Angeles got to know the homeless woman staying outside his house and took incredible steps to help her.<\/p>\n
Irene \u201cSmokie\u201d McGee has been living on the streets of south Los Angeles for the past ten years after her husband died and she lost her home.<\/p>\n
The 60-year-old woman slept on the ground at night and collected recycling during the day to sell for food.<\/p>\n
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She spent the majority of her nights camping outside an apartment complex, where a resident became acquainted with her and discovered her story.<\/p>\n
Resident Elvis Summers expressed his concern, stating that it is simply unfair to see a 60-year-old mother and grandmother, who is a human being, sleeping in the dirt.<\/p>\n
Elvis and Irene became friends, and the young man made a decision to construct a house for Irene because he couldn\u2019t bear to see her sleeping on the streets every night.<\/p>\n
The kind neighbor built her a house with $500 worth of wood he bought, siding and roofing given by a local business, and his own building abilities.<\/p>\n
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My goal was simply to construct a safe and secure environment where she could feel warm and comfortable.<\/p>\n
Irene got a roof over her head after only five days.<\/p>\n
Irene described her first night in her new 3.5 ft by 8 ft home as very relaxing. She felt so good that she thinks she slept half the day.<\/p>\n