Word on the Street

There are a few every year. Sometimes naturally, sometimes tragically--they die There's the man who used to take the newer homeless under his wing and teach them how to survive. And there's that guy who finally got housing and almost lost it because he let anyone...

We talk about the cure for cancer. And we can hope to eliminate childhood obesity. We can say "no child left behind." And we can fight global wars to stamp out terrorism. But if we say... "end of homelessness," heads cock sideways, eyes cross, minds scramble and the...

His life was about to change. Months of sleeping on a park bench and finagling a cot at the cold weather shelter were finally coming to an end. His daily efforts of pounding the pavement for job opportunities had paid off. He'd dropped off his last resume and had the...

It was three winters ago that we first met the large African-American man, wearing shorts, carrying blankets and lugging personal belongings on his back. He was sent to the cold weather shelter by taxi from the emergency room. His cycle was consistent--emergency room...