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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Here's to shelter from disasters for everyone who needs it

Nowhere to run: Homeless battle elements as Superstorm Sandy hits
James, a forty-three year old homeless man, told the journalist that once a person has been in the system for 18 months, he can’t return for at least one year. “I can’t go back to the shelter system for another two months," he said.

James also stressed he couldn’t go to an emergency shelter, because those were aimed at people made homeless by the storm – not those who are permanently without a home.

“They don’t want us there. These shelters are for the good folks, the families that get evacuated. There is no room in there for me,” he said.

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