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"I appreciate you taking the time to listen"

“I appreciate you taking the time to listen”

Kenny showed me the numerous scars on his arms, they were self-mutilations going back to his childhood. He has been in and out of mental institutions ...

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"I used to be an angry person"

“I used to be an angry person”

I met Chris and his dog Echo at a park in Rowland Heights. Chris had a bad limp, he told me he injured it while train hopping. He’s originally from ...

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From gangster, to social justice advocate.

From gangster, to social justice advocate.

When TC was a small child he was crying on the street alone. His father was in jail and his mother was in the hospital because his dad had beat her up...

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He never had a family, but he found it on the streets.

He never had a family, but he found it on the streets.

The nightmares and flashbacks were so severe that he couldn’t function. Roy suffers from PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as a result of ...

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"When you give to others you get more in return"

“When you give to others you get more in return”

As I was walking through Olvera Street, I see this old homeless man. He is shuffling along with his shopping cart, when this young man sitting at a re...

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"I gotta improve myself everyday..."

“I gotta improve myself everyday…”

“People think I am weird around here” he said with a laugh. Calvin likes greeting people on the street, by waving, giving a fist bump, or ...

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"I am not living, I am just simply surviving right now"

“I am not living, I am just simply surviving right now”

He was reading a book on the steps under the shade. He had a welcoming smile and he asked me to sit with him. He was so articulate, well-read, and see...

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He lost his sense of identity.

He lost his sense of identity.

He dreamed of being a professional baseball player. He had the skills, the physical ability, the drive. That’s all he wanted to be. That’s...

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He made dumpster diving into a science.

He made dumpster diving into a science.

As I was skateboarding around downtown, I heard a familiar voice calling my name “John!” It was my friend Terrance whom I met in Skid Row ...

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"I don't want to feel pain and loneliness anymore."

“I don’t want to feel pain and loneliness anymore.”

I saw her face light up and smile whenever she saw dogs. She would stop to pet them and give them a hug. “I love animals because they will never...

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