When I was homeless, my camp was over there in Spotsylvania on route 2 right behind Simms Furniture out by Shannon Airport. I was sitting there underneath a young shade tree. It didn’t have a lot of leaves on it, but it was better than sitting out in the sun. Someone...
“I was in the woods about 2.5 years, and I had a place down here behind American Family Fitness. I built a big tent that had a big old tarp and we had tents inside of it and we kept it all warm with kerosene heaters. Winter time made it hard because of the mud...
Darren: “A childhood memory I have is when we didn’t have no electricity, my mom went outside and grilled pop-tarts. When I was a kid I was good in school until I came down here. I met people in school who took advantage of me because of my learning disability...
“I found myself homeless July of 2013 when we lost our place in Spotsylvania and I started living in my van. I was moving all the furniture and stuff by myself and working 3rd shift at work while sleeping in the van in the daytime in the boiling heat of the...
“I’ve been in prison most my life. Since I was 13. Childhood was pretty rough. Until I was 10 years old I thought my name was ‘stupid.’ My father used to beat the hell out of me. I was the second oldest and he was my step-father, but of course I didn’t find that out...
In a church bible study one night, a woman talked of her encounter with a local panhandler. “I saw him standing on the side of the road,” she said. “But I saw the sign, before I actually saw him.” The experience left her wondering how simple...