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What was really amazing is many of them would tell me how hard they had it.

so you would think these wonderful Americans would help, right?

because you're not officially a member, we can't help

I slept right here in this concrete hallway behind the stores.

After a few nights of sleeping on concrete and using my shoes as “pillow,” I decided to pretend I was suicidal (which wasn’t too far from the truth) and checked myself into this hospital and was transferred up to the mental ward.

I was doing what they call a “voluntary commitment” and was told I could “leave anytime I wanted.”

things pretty much went downhill from there

the first question people would ask me was not, “Are you hungry?” “Do you need a place to stay?” “Do you need a doctor?”

For all its wackiness, the library really saved my butt.

Every night I slept in my car I risked being mugged, arrested for being homeless, or possibly worse.

I hanged shirts on hangers in the windows.

I got the job at the magazine. They had no idea I was homeless.

After saving up money, I was able to move into an apartment

I don’t think I’m brilliant or even smart. I am just extremely stubborn and refused to give up.

That was my life. For millions of men, women and children, that is their life right now.

There are an estimated 3 million homeless people living in this country. While you read this, there is someone out there trying to find shelter, or food, or some sort of hope.

help someone who is in a desperate situation. This will do two things: 1. It will help relieve someone else's suffering. 2. It will help relieve the depression that you feel.

I have no idea why it works, but it does.

Most of the organizations listed and linked to this site need volunteers. Just call them up and volunteer for one hour or two.

support the Bringing Home America Act which is sponsored by Indiana Congresswoman Julia Carson. If passed, this bill would provide affordable housing, job training, civil rights protections, vouchers for child care and public transportation, emergency funds for families facing eviction, increased access to health care for all.

This is not a Republican or Democrat issue. This is a human issue.

3 million homeless is too many. Over 40 million uninsured is too many.