Speak Up

Being homeless is not an easy thing. Being homeless with federal probation on top of it is unbearable.

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Have you been changed by an encounter with someone facing homelessness?How have you—mindset, expectations, life—been transformed by someone on the streets? Share the details of the encounter and what shifted.

Jan 20

He was eating out of the trash. I’ve been homeless, but I’ve never lost my dignity like that.

Jan 18

Julia lives in an industrial warehouse storage room owned by an old friend. Her storage room—a big closet, really—has a door that locks; and over the y…

Jan 14

Lisa was home. Janice was done! Jake was confused. Bob was lost.

Jan 12

Female and homeless

Jan 2

Becoming homeless. And getting out of it.

Dec 30, 2020

Work. Get high. Shoplift. Always on the run. Eventually everything crumbled.

Dec 28, 2020

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