Explore - Face of Homelessness

“When I was a kid, I used to come down here and hang out and party with the little college kids, and from there, I just fell in love with the town. And for some reason, I keep coming back.”

“My parents split up when I was 12. When I was 14, I ran away and have been on and off the streets ever since then.”
"Just getting back on your feet is hard when you have no help."

“Some people are in situations where circumstances are different from a normal person. Just the day to day things can be a challenge for a person that’s homeless. You just don’t have any resources.”
- “There's a difference in opinion about homelessness when they meet you on the street. You're kind of shunned; they put you in a category that's less than human...”
- “People don't understand how hard it is to be out there and how easy it is to become homeless, but it took a week of bad decisions for me to become homeless.”
“Every day I thank God I can see another day. I have three grandbabies, and they just light my day up when I'm down, so I look forward to seeing them and talking to them every day. ”