homeless persons

After being released from prison, a young man whose life was destroyed after a liaison with an underage girl agrees to help a university sociologist with his research on homelessness and recidivism among six offenders and the two form an unlikely friendship, until events from the professor's past come to light and cause the young man to question everything he knows.

A young bi-racial man, who suddenly finds himself homeless, struggles to maintain his dignity and to make his own place in the world.

Photographs and quotes profile members of Waco, Texas', Church Under the Bridge, a nondenominational group of individuals who are homeless and meet on Sunday mornings under an interstate overpass, and describes their cherished items that help them survive.

Youme describes her unique collaboration with artist Anthony Horton, which began as the two traveled together on the New York subway system.

"Los Angeles Times" columnist Steve Lopez shares the story of his relationship with Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless violinist who captured his attention playing a two-stringed instrument on Skid Row, discussing his attempts to help Ayers--once a promising student at Juilliard--reclaim the life he was forced to give up following a mental breakdown.

Fourteen personal narratives explore issues facing runaway teens, including drugs, prostitution, family problems, and more.

A columnist describes her adolescence as a runaway in New York City, explaining why she exchanged her home for life on the city streets, her struggle to balance school, the shelter system, and her battle to rescue herself from street life.

Twenty-four essays present opposing arguments on issues related to homelessness, covering aspects of the extent of the problem, factors that contribute to it, what housing policies will benefit the homeless, and what policies will best reduce homelessness.

Contains facts, tables, charts, and statistics on aspects of homelessness in the U.S., covering demographics, employment and poverty, housing issues, federal government aid, laws, and health.

A gay teenage boy and a fragile teenage girl meet while living on the streets of New York City and eventually decide to take a road trip across America to discover whether or not the world is a beautiful place.