John

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Unfortunately, a severe personal crisis as the cause to homelessness is not uncommon. Some stories will wreck the hardest heart, and I hope the next time you see a homeless person drunk on a corner you’ll have a better understanding.

John lost his daughter. She was 22 when she died, and as John puts it, he went “off the planet”

Obviously, John is creative and has a bit of entrepreneur in him.

I met John in Austin, Texas. He sleeps on the grounds of a church. But because the amount of homelessness is growing, John is concerned the church will soon kick them all out.


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