Homeless Lives

‘A sensitive exposé that illustrates the complexities of modern homelessness. Moving, poetic and as rousing as Orwell’ – Cash Carraway, author of Skint Estate ‘Urgent, gripping and devastating’ – The Secret Barrister This book will finally give a face and a voice to those we so...

Be honest. You don't see yourself as a judgmental person. But in my experience, many of us have deep-seated ideas of who the homeless are: alcoholics, addicts, people who are mentally ill or lazy, and criminals. Although these things may be true in some instances, this understanding overlooks the deep and rich character of many people who live in the homeless community. This book contains stories of some of my homeless friends, people who have meant a great deal to me and have profoundly changed my life for the better. Take time to hear their stories....

Now, with the publication of Homeless in My Heart, Felix Dennis' extraordinary talents have come to fruition - from ironic tales of darkness and savagery to hymns of praise for the glories of nature. Homeless in My Heart fulfils the promise predicted by the author and critic Tom Wolfe, who has called Dennis 'a 21st-century Kipling [whose poetry] rollicks and rolls with rhyme, meter, and melody'.

Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt like a failure. How would her family pay their bills? What would the future hold? If only God would somehow let them know that everything was going to be all right... and then Flash the donkey showed up.

Christmas is coming, and Jack Baker’s finances, friends, and future are as gone as last year’s holiday. One year ago, Jack Baker had it all - a beautiful family, a lucrative career, and a generous bonus to spend on the annual Baker family Christmas extravaganza. Now, the Bakers are homeless and clueless about what to do next. Amidst the holiday traditions and trappings, one family learns what is truly important when they lose all they have, and they still have everything.

The astonishing story of a singer-songwriter living on the streets of Nashville who met Jesus, got sober, and found international stardom at the age of 62. Doug Seegers left New York for Nashville in search of every songwriter’s dream. When he didn’t find success, he fell into a state of...

Fortunately, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law a second round of stimulus checks for many Americans. That’s the good news. The bad news is that unfortunately, most homeless neighbors in your community do not even know they have a check coming or how they can get theirs. More importantly, they probably don’t know how to leverage their checks to change their lives. In the first round of 2020 stimulus, 69 percent of our homeless guests at the Warming Center in Grants Pass, Oregon, did not get their stimulus check or even know how to get theirs.

The little kitty was very poor and hungry. She often had to roam the streets of the large city in search of her meals. Will she ever find what she wishes for?