Choosing Streets Over Shelters

by Mark Horvath · 2010-11-12 07:20:00 UTC
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This week I was in Washington, D.C. I had a few meetings, and even though it was raining out, I decided to walk because I didn't have money for taxi rides.

I met a few new homeless friends along the way. Calvin has only been homeless for a month. Like he says, "There is no guarantee that you'll always be taken care of or have a job."

Calvin talks about the horrors of living in the shelter system. He says he'd rather sleep outside in the rain than stay in a shelter.

The good news is that he is getting help from a homeless services organization and hopefully soon will be off the streets before the rain turns to snow.

Mark Horvath is an activist for the homeless. He vlogs at invisiblepeople.tv and blogs at hardlynormal.com. He was formerly homeless in Hollywood.
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