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Bobby
I met Bobby just before dark in a cold and rainy Chicago. Two nights before police threw away all of his belongings including his blankets. Bobby has been homeless in Chicago for two months. He [...]
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Edward and Anita
“Three months ago I never thought I’d be dumpster diving,” Edward told me right before I sat down. Both him and his wife Anita live homeless in a park in Glendale, California. Edward and Anita [...]
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Mike
Mike takes responsibility for ending up homelessness. He had some sober time, but after an illness regressed back to old behaviors. Now, Mike wants to better his life and get out of homelessness, but more [...]
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David
David worked as a chimney sweep for 23 years in Minneapolis, but when the economy crashed, work slowed and he lost his job. Both David and his wife ended up homeless going from shelter to [...]
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Catherine
***This interview was taped April 6th. Catherine died sleeping outside homeless and alone on April 30th. Catherine’s story hits close to home in several ways. I know Catherine. We’ve been friends for over four years [...]
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Soda Pop
I met Soda Pop in Austin, Texas during SXSW. He’s been on the streets since 1996 except for periods when he was in jail. Soda Pop survives with a combination of panhandling and soup kitchens. [...]
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Rob
Probably hundreds of people walked by Rob on Hollywood Blvd. The very few that gave money didn’t stop long enough to actually meet Rob and listen to his story. Rob sat on the most famous [...]
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Joshua
I first met Joshua during a Street Treats vendor training the day before the launch at this year’s SXSW. I had just assumed all of the homeless people in the program where “sheltered homeless”, but [...]
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Dan
Dan was first displaced after Hurricane Rita. Losing his house caused relationship problems with his wife and everything started to spiral downhill from there. I met Dan at SXSW working an ice cream cart on [...]
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Vir
Imagine that your retirement plan ends up being Skid Row and homelessness. Vir retired in Nevada and relocated to Skid Row to survive. Vir says Las Vegas has a very limited choice of services and [...]
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Chris
Chris says Skid Row is a trap. Lots of people come to Skid Row for the resources yet easily get caught up in the madness of the streets. Once a person gets seduced by Skid [...]
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JW
I met JW on Skid Row. His story is as real as real can be, and why I post a caution on the front of this site. It’s the stories like JW’s that we need [...]
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Carlos
When I asked Carlos what it was like on Skid Row he said it was a “terrible feeling” and that you feel like a failure. Carlos says that homelessness “dehumanizes” you. Carlos has been on [...]
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EJ
“On the streets you don’t wish for things. You just wait from them to happen. Because you cannot control really anything”, EJ responded trying to think of a second and third wish. EJ is homeless [...]
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Michelle and kids
Michelle lives in a RV with her kids in a church parking lot near Eugene, Oregon. Knowing she was about to lose her apartment, Michelle took to Craigslist and bought a used RV. At first, [...]
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Bob
I met Bob in Toronto, Canada. He panhandles to pay for a bed every night, yet the hostel kicks everyone out during the day, even during the worst weather. If Bob can raise enough money [...]
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Alex
When I first saw Alex begging as Santa I thought it was cute. But after talking to Alex, and the more I thought about it, I realized how incredibly sad it is. I met Alex [...]
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Andy
On Andy’s 16th birthday, foster care gave him £150 and put him out into the streets. That was 15 years ago, and Andy has been homeless ever since. Andy first went into the child care [...]
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