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Homeless: Camps pop up in parks, fields, under bridges

By Kristine Thomas On a Sunday evening at Coolidge-McClaine Park, a man sits quietly by the bridge with his two dogs. A crumpled McDonald’s bag is on the grass along with his backpack. Monday morning around 7:15 a.m. another man is asleep on a picnic table in the park pavilion. Different days, different times, but scenes indicative of a situation […]

Homeless: Blindsided by events

Ellen was living the “American Dream.” Along with her husband and two teenage children, she rented a home where she had a garden, two cars and pets. She had a full-time job making $14 an hour as an advocate for homeless families.