For quite awhile, I have been volunteering at the Hope Chest Food Pantry at the Lacey United Methodist Church in Forked River, New Jersey. While I volunteer with other missions at the church, this one

"Then I read the comments..." Uh oh. We know how this usually goes. Reading the comments of an article often ends with a face like this: 😬 It's just so easy to shoot off a knee-jerk reply in

City council fines Church for feeding, housing and caring for the homeless, after the city "cleaned them out".

One of the featured volunteers from my documentary The Wall passed away earlier this year. Here's a little tribune to Fabian Jones (1970-2024). He was a passionate supporter of his community and those

The story comes to a close at the North Loop encampment in Minneapolis. We hear from Navo and Shorty, both of whom reflect on their difficult childhoods (in Puerto Rico and the Chicago projects). We also

I just received this Thank You from Prof. Meinen and her social work students at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, who recently held a viewing of my homelessness documentary "The Wall" and

Hey everyone! For those of you still holding on (or even still remember), waiting for the final episode of "home • less", your wait is almost over. Episode 8 of this series following the lives

Two years ago today, this homeless encampment—whose residents' lives I'd been documenting—was cleared in Minneapolis. Now I'm preparing to release the final episode in this series (Ep. 8) that follows

Asphalt City is a 2023 American thriller drama film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and written by Ryan King and Ben Mac Brown. The storyline draws inspiration from Shannon Burke's 2008 novel, Black

A great session today with students at UW-Eau Claire College of Education and Human Sciences. Following their viewing of my homelessness documentary "The Wall," Prof. Meinen had me join her students

18 months after first meeting her at a Minneapolis homeless encampment, I got to sit down with Leah again for this uplifting update. Leah's now been sober, in recovery, and off the streets for 5 months.

prioritizing affordable housing, fostering supportive networks, and advocating for systemic changes

Unofficial Food Charity @ Costa Coffee HOMELESSNESS & THEFT FOR SURVIVAL I set out early today, before most people got to work, and walked for two hours in a new direction, arriving in a commercial

Image Credit: iStock Utilizing data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other sources, University of California economist Seth J. Hill examined 100 cities from 2006-2019 to determine

Wake Up! Wake up! Wake up! It’s over. The demons are gone. You’re back home. The sky is no longer your roof. The hard floor or the rusty metal does not longer pierce your burnt back. You do not have to

What is it to give?

For most of 2022, 17-year-old Briana lived on the streets of Minneapolis—using drugs, trying to avoid danger (but not always succeeding), and eventually becoming pregnant. After getting sober and moving

To Whom it May Concern "To?" "Mr. / Mrs. So-and-so." "Subject?" "Your sister/daughter/granddaughter/mother/aunt/ needs help." She's been living in the streets for

Hooray. My series "home • less", following the lives of those living on the streets of Minneapolis, was just selected to Minnesota Webfest. I'll be heading to Duluth in October to present this

It took awhile for me to release this latest episode because it was difficult to make. Kristy was assaulted while we were filming. Then, I was threatened on camera by the perpetrator for driving Kristy