When Sean Patrick O’Neill moved to the Flathead Valley, he was homeless.

The now 38-year-old from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, lived in a transitional living facility for two years, but his struggle to secure housing has since helped him connect with and aid others in the same situation.

Well before becoming the Flathead Warming Center’s resource manager, O’Neill graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in architecture. He got a job designing gardens back home, but it wasn’t long before he wanted to explore the outdoors and live amongst mountains and rivers.

In 2012, he joined the AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service program and made the journey to the Flathead Valley. The program’s over 7,000 members serve to alleviate poverty by helping local organizations expand services, accor

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