How Echo Helps Veterans Escape Living Without Housing, Work, And Dignity
A single mistake can feel like a life sentence, especially when addiction, eviction, or a criminal record shuts every door in your face. From Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, we sit down with Joey Smoak, CEO of Echo (Eastern Carolina Housing Organization), to talk about what actually helps people climb back into stability and why “just get a job” is often the least informed advice we give.
Joey shares his own recovery story with painful honesty, including the moment he knew he had to change, and how that experience shaped Echo’s culture of peer support and direct accountability. We get into the…
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