I pass people in the street every day and not one of them would know that I became homeless over seven months ago and am still legally registered as such. They wouldn’t know because I do not appear to fit the homeless stereotype.
I have been using twitter to study the public perception of homeless people. [...]

They may not be able to fly and with the possible exception of the transients who lifted a two-tonne car off of a nine-year-old girl, may not be able to display super-human strength. All these people have, however, demonstrated feats of extraordinary courage, selflessness or honesty and kindness towards fellow human beings and all [...]

Following the popularity of my article on Famous People Who Have Been Homeless, this is a continuation of the series intending to debunk Homeless Image and Stereotypes.
Talent has no social or economic boundaries. There are tens of thousands of extremely gifted children, adults and families living on the streets and in shelters around the globe. [...]

This post follows on from and should be read in conjunction with the recent article, Homeless Image and Stereotypes.
Every day, we walk past people in the streets without having the slightest clue that they are homeless because they do not fit the stereotypical image. Even of those that do fit the common-held image, you [...]

Grubby faced, straggly beard and wild, unkempt hair. Drug addicts; alcoholics swilling methylated spirits encased in a brown paper bag and schizophrenics murmuring away to themselves or causing a scene in the streets. An old lady in a woollen hat struggling to push a shopping cart, complete with plastic carrier bags stuffed with useless junk.
Dirty, [...]