I Saw a Homeless Person Stories of Experiences

my older brother chose to be homeless. he lived in the streets for 30 years, 10 years since we last saw him at my moms funeral. two weeks ago, we received a letter from the coroners office that he passed away . apparently, he fell...

I was coming from the doctors, at the end of a long working day. Flu, coughs, etc.  It was 6pm, already dark here in Sydney. I was on my way to the train station at the upper end of Martin Place. Just at the top of the stairs, I...

Picked her up by the 27th Street & I-80 interchange. 25-30 years old. Asked her where she was going and she said anywhere. Had just gotten out of an abusive husbands grip. Took her home and got some food in her. She took a bath and...

If you have railroads in your city, town or anyplace you have the FTRA, a gang of homeless men who move about in railroad cars.
They are criminal.

i see a homeless person almost every single day that i go to work.

After reading several people's stories on the homeless, I thought I share my experience with an open mind to everyone who seemed to be freaked out , who are nervous, or just think homeless are lazy people. I got off the bus one...

When I was nine my family and I took a trip to New York City. I had never seen such a big place before also I and never seen homeless people either. When i first saw one I cried I felt so bad. i couldn't believe that there were people...

One day I saw a homeless person. He was my age. I smiled at him. He smiled back. I'll never forget that. It made my day. Despite all the shit that that individual is going through, he smiled. How powerful.

I am upset right now and thought this would be the best place to share why.

My dad is 74 years old and diabetic and has been living in his car for the past 7 or so years. In the last year it's gotten REALLY bad, he stopped showering...

I saw a homeless person a few days ago standing at the exit of a local shopping mall. I did not realize it until I was ready to go with the traffic that it was a girl. She must have been about 18 or 20. I felt bad because she was at the...

I asked a question recently about “Do you know of any famous people who were once homeless” and got a variety of responses. Correction, that’s not right – I got only three responses one of which seemed a bit...

but I live in one of those mid-south city-towns with a 20-30k population. everybody's got money, a job, or family.

I've been to some cities, though. New York is crazy...

In San Antonio a man approached me, sixteen with my beard and...

Ask a child what they want to be when they grow up and you will hear a wide range of answers from firefighter to ballerina, astronaut to teacher, or baseball player to the one that melts me, "a mommy." :)

Have you ever had a child...

I went to a theater when I was little and there was a homeless person outside.  We gave him money almost every time we saw him.   Maybe every time!   One day, we went there, and he wasn't there! I think that he got...

A homeless person is more complex than the stereotype of a job-less, lazy person begging for change on the corner of the street. People become homeless for a variety of reasons, like being cut off from public assistance or...

WHAT IS HOMELESSNESS? AND WHAT, HOW ARE WE ACTS OF THIS  A SEEN OF  PERSON HOMELESS PERSON HOMELESSNESS              is the condition of and social category of people who don't have...

A couple days after moving to Colorado, while sitting at a stop light in Denver, I saw a homeless guy holding a card board sign reading, "UFO broken, need parts."  He certainly made me think.  

A homeless man told me, "Thank Gawd 4 havin' dishes 2 wawsh 'cuz dat's how u know u gawt food 2 eat. I luuhv wawshin' deeshes!" Country man. Now let me translate. "Thank God for having dishes to wash because that's how you know you...

i haven't seen my brother since 1988, i recently came across an article about a donald clouser who was bicycling cross country from ca to pa, his place of birth,and as soon as i saw the picture i knew right away this man was him! i am...

Firstly, know that this is NOT a true story, but one inspired by those holding out their empty coffee cups, looking for some spare change.
Every day, at about 5:30, I walk home from work, and every day, I pass this man. Now, this...