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FAIRVIEW, Ore. (KOIN) — For Lacy Thomas, grief hit while she was still an expectant mother. Suddenly a single parent, she faced homelessness, depression and survival—alone.

"He took his own life three days before my daughter was born," she told KOIN 6 News. "It's really hard to keep things going when you're a single person trying to raise a child."

That's when the Sunshine Division stepped in.

"I didn't have a car, and I was pregnant and not in good health and very sad. So I reached out to the Sunshine Division, and a police officer brought me a box to my house, and that was a big deal. You know

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