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Sandy

Mar 12, 2010 8:51am

Sandy sleeps in a sleeping bag on the sidewalk in Berkley, California because it’s against the law to sleep in her car. She’s on the verge of mental illness from life on the streets. The thing keeping her unemployed? Her age. She says that’s the main factor keeping her from finding...

Kim

Mar 7, 2010 8:02pm

Until my recent trip to Anchorage, Alaska, I had never heard the term “Chronic Public Inebriate,” yet in Alaska the word “inebriate” is spoken everywhere. It is so grafted in Anchorage’s culture that even the homeless call themselves inebriates. At first it bothered me, but I soon learned that Anchorage’s...

Michael

Feb 27, 2010 2:17pm

I met Michael on the streets of Denver, playing his guitar. After being a personal nurse for someone who kicked him out, he returned to the streets he’d been on for 20 years before. Michael never panhandles; instead he plays his acoustic guitar on the streets. If you listen to him,...

Shawn

Feb 26, 2010 10:57am

Shawn moved to Colorado to be with someone, but then they broke up. As of March 2007, he was still working some, but also living in a shelter. He was frustrated at the way the shelter was treating the homeless of Boulder. Shawn had plenty of wisdom to share and some...

Rico

Feb 19, 2010 9:11am

I first met Rico at the Glendale Winter Shelter, drawn to his large canvas of bright colors. We’ve had some rainy weather in Los Angeles this winter, and the National Guard allowed us to keep the armory open during the day. Rico didn’t mind the rain; it excited him because...

Boston

Feb 17, 2010 12:53pm

Boston has been on the street for 15 years. He has mental health issues, and he consistently fights with depression and addiction. As a child, he lost both of his parents–his mother to murder. From there, it was to his grandparents, an alcoholic and dysfunctional household. He left there for the...

Brian

Feb 9, 2010 9:03am

Brian has been without a home for the last 39-years. A Vietnam-era veteran who has recently discovered he is HIV-positive, he feels like he is still trying to find his way through life. Now, he is experiencing homelessness and recovering from heroin addiction in Des Moines, Iowa, and he laments being...

Gypsy

Feb 4, 2010 12:10am

Gypsy is homeless on Iowa. The hardest part for her? Her children have been sleeping at a friend’s house for the past two months. She gets to see her children during the day, but she wishes there were more to do. They can only stay in the public parks and attend...

Jody and Phillip

Jan 31, 2010 10:20pm

Jody lives in her car, while her 19-year-old son Phillip lives in a shelter in St. Paul, Minnesota. After being unfairly evicted from her apartment, she sold all she had to buy a car to live in. As I was giving out socks, Phillip approached me. His shoes have holes all...

Pearl

Jan 27, 2010 11:14pm

I saw Pearl sleeping in front of a shelter in St. Paul, Minnesota. She lives in fear of those she lives among. She laments those among the homeless that are strange, scary, and cold-hearted. It’s not all of them, and she knows some are “really kind.” She spends her days on the...