Real Stories: Meet Charles

by Mark Horvath · 2009-07-31 18:49:00 UTC
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Charles says he's lived on the streets of Northwest Arkansas for two years, but has been without a home his entire life. He is bipolar and suffers from depression, which makes it difficult for him to hold a job for any significant length of time. He survives by recycling and taking odd jobs when he can find them.

Charles says the hardest part of being homeless is finding a normal life, "You don't have an address and you can't keep clean."

I am often overwhelmed with the compassion street people have for one another. Charles and his friends are no different. They are trying to find a trailer so they can get off the streets and have a roof over their head.

Special thanks to The Cobblestone Project.

 

Charles from InvisiblePeople.tv on Vimeo.

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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