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Ogden's 'Boy Scout' now nine years removed from homelessness
OGDEN — Nine years in, Doug Harding is a walking, talking example of what success looks like for people involved with permanent supportive housing programs. Nicknamed "Boy Scout" for his tendency to help those in need, the 66-year-old spent the better part of three decades living life without a home, hopping freight trains and exploring parts of the country few deign to see. That changed in 2016 when he was housed in Ogden through a federal program then called Shelter Plus Care, which was designed to find homes for the chronically homeless with disabilities. The Standard-Examiner ...
