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VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：Homeless-Female-Vets-Get-Unique-Final-Salute FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA — Ozora Cassanova could never have imagined becoming homeless a year ago. “I was a full-time student, she says. I had a part-time job. I had my military job and I was a wife.? Life changed for the National Guard member when she lost her job, got divorced, ran out of money and faced eviction. Luckily, she heard about Final Salute抯 transitional home for female veterans. After moving into the large, 6-bedroom house on a shady street in the suburbs of Washington, DC, six months ago, Cassanova found more than a shelter. 揧ou get assistance with your resume, she says. You could get like a life coach or a mentor. You get a regular financial assistance like household supply, food supply and stuff like that.? That stability allows her to focus on achieving her goals: finding a job, going back to school and being on her own. Living with other women who have also gone through similar situations, she says, makes her feel she is not alone. 揝ome evenings, if they come home early, if theyre not tired, we would cook together. We would just talk, she says. They give you from their experience. They help you make a wiser decision as well. They would say, 慖 did that, I went through that. So we learn from each other.? Veterans can stay at the house for up to two years. Final Salute抯 founder, Army Captain Jas Boothe, works with each of them to develop an action plan for learning new skills and successfully moving on. That抯 what resident Ashley Dyer, who dreams of becoming a writer and filmmaker, finds inspirational and motivating. She cares about me in a way that you would want your mom or your dad to. I don抰 have that family support, Dyer says. So she抯 here expecting me to succeed, not because its a requirement, but because she knows that I can, she believes that I can. So if I抦 not trying to accomplish things, if I抦 not trying to reach for my goals, then she lets me know.? For a time