My friend and talented fellow journalist J.R. Williams and I spent our summer going to various homeless shelters, and assessing the situation of the homeless population. What we set out to do was to shed light on a homeless encampment that resides on property that is about to be developed into Pensacola's Maritime Park. As the plans for development stalled, the story lost timeliness. Instead we stumbled across a group of volunteers who are working to prepare these homeless groups for an emergency evacuation in the event that a hurricane comes to the gulf coast.
What we found was a vet who has a huge heart, A director for the homeless who works nonstop for others, and people who live in tents with their sole companions- their pets.
check out the article: http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/NEWS01/808110310/1135
I did the photos for the story, and I am happy to say that the director of the homeless coalition, Brunie Emmanual has received so many donations he doesn't know what to do with them all and is currently searching for storage space.
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