CINCINNATI — A dark brown leather couch with its lived-in comfort and family memories embedded in every crease bears the unmistakable marks of a life well-lived. It sits in the living room, as the centerpiece of something bigger than itself.

It's where Jeno Shanklin Jr. hopes will serve as more than just furniture – it's a piece of family history anchoring his mission to get people off Cincinnati's streets. Shanklin wants to provide men who've been sleeping on the streets or in cars with a place to live.

"These couches were my grandfather's," Shanklin told us, pointing his hand in the direction of the leather. "So [it's] really cool to have a piece of him in something I'm passionate about."

Shanklin says he saw Cincinnati's homelessness crisis and decided to do something about it with h

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