"I remember that night. She was homeless, hungry, scared, and hurt," she wrote. "I promised her if she kept faith in God and Herself, We will get to a place where we will be Housed, Over Fed ...

She spent months researching the needs of the homeless. Veronika says “I became known as the coat lady down at MLK and Cass.” Her goal is to get 25 coat sleeping bags on the streets this winter.