Homelessness

Is it wrong that when I drive down the street and pull up to the red light and lock my doors, and windows.  Read More »

This story takes place three years ago. This story actually happened. Please excuse the ocassional french, I did use asterisks after the first letter or two as not to offend anyone.

Downtown Tampa, FL. Four o'clock P.M.

"Quick run !"
"Quick the light's only red for two more seconds !"  Read More »

I doubt that you'll EVER read this, Sean, since the last time I saw you you had nothing to your name but a stubbly cigarette, but I feel the need to send you a message nonetheless.

I'm that tiny girl with the over-sized camera that sat next to you outside the homeless shelter. I was doing a documentary photography project for school, remember? I asked you if you were camera shy?  Read More »

While living and working in downtown Buffalo, I quickly noticed the amount of homeless people roaming the streets. Every day while walking to or from work to the bus stop I was asked, "Ma'am, do you have any change?  Read More »

It's a gray February day here in Minneapolis. We're in the worst part of winter, when the sun seldom shines and it could be below zero, dumping snow, or raining at any given time. The existing snow is gray with dirt and car exhaust. It's the time of year when no one wants to leave the house.  Read More »

My city had a homeless man, called Big Red, who used to (try to) direct traffic in the center of town. No one (but out of towners) would pay attention to the signals he gave them, but everyone knew about him none the less. 

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On my way in to work this morning I noticed that the areas around school were more populated than usual with the sleeping homeless.  Now, recently Cleveland has begun to enforce a rule not allowing anyone to stop, loiter, and sleep, etc. at Public Square after 10 pm until 6 am.  The justification of this is that it, apparently, will cut down on crime/violence/panhandling/tourist harming and make Public Square seem friendlier/safer/more attractive.  This means mostly that the homeless have to find a new place to sleep, preferably somewhere well lit and safe.  While shelters do exist, they are often overcrowded and under funded.   Read More »

The Story is about a Man who I met while I visited San Francisco, in the Tenderloin area. He grew up in a motel room. The manager allowed many people to stay in his rooms as long as they payed the rent. The man, Ross Hopkins, that I met lived his whole life in this rough neighborhood.  Read More »