This is a tale about Marvin and Drew, about failure and perseverance, about finding joy amid chaos.

It’s also about homelessness, a predicament that becomes more perilous this time of year. Of the region’s 11,830 homeless, nearly 7,000 are in the District, according to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.

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