Houseless But Not Homeless
August 22, 2020 | By Haley Andreades Vermeer | No Comments
A gentleman experiencing houselessness stood with me on a sidewalk downtown and told me about how COVID-19 has impacted his life on the streets. “If a few of us start to gather together, the cops come and tell us to disperse,” he said, a restaurant patio full of people gathered together a mere block behind him. Looking around he explained, “This is my neighborhood, my home. I grew up right over there,” his brown-skinned hand pointing north of where we were standing. “Just a few blocks that way.”
This city is far more his home than it is mine. Homeless he is not. Houseless he should not be.
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