Overcoming obstacles.
When my friend Van was 18 years old he was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Many doctors thought he would be wheelchair b...
All he wants is another chance to make things right again.
He’s made mistakes in the past, and all he wants is another chance to make things right again. “I went kinda crazy for a while” Jaco...
He knows his worth as a human being.
His speech is slurred. It’s difficult to understand him. When I take the time to listen, I find that this gentle and beautiful man has many int...
He dreams of writing a book one day.
Larry was hungry…for books. Every night I went to Skid Row I would visit him and bring him new books to read. That’s how our friendship be...
“Being on the streets is like a spiritual boot camp for me.”
His life came to an abrupt halt. Anthony has terminal lung cancer. He once managed a successful business. With crushing medical bills, addicted to ant...
He’s searching for something.
“Excuse me can you spare 50 cents?” he asked, I replied “Why not ask for more?” He answered “I thought asking for a doll...
Love can come from the most unexpected places.
When I was growing up, I was really into skateboarding. Actually, I was crazy about it. So feeling nostalgic, I got an ‘old school’ skateb...
A sleepless night.
It was about 11pm and I was in downtown LA walking back to my car from an event. I was tired and ready to go home and sleep, but little did I realiz...
I posted her story on Facebook, and that’s when the magic happened.
The story of how I met Camha will always stay in my heart. Last fall, as I was walking past the Greyhound station in downtown, I saw this lady laying ...
“So many men bother me, they come for sex”
For years, Mary Grace Trinidad has been toiling away at low wage jobs to send money back to her family in the Philippines. However, recently, she los...