Thousands of people are homeless in San Francisco, and even more throughout the Bay Area. Despite years of concern and millions of dollars of investment, the problem persists.
Who are the people who live on the streets and on the edge of homelessness? Why have we failed to create lasting change? And are there solutions that offer hope for the future? As part of a collaboration with dozens of Bay Area news organizations, KQED is exploring these questions, and more.
Alameda County's Homeless Population Climbs Dramatically Over Two Years
S.F.'s Newest Navigation Center Set to Take in Homeless Next Week
San Francisco Nonprofit Pledges $100 Million to Battle Homelessness
Oakland's Sanctioned Homeless Camp Project Ends on 'Sad' Note
Formerly Homeless Oakland Father and His Son Find a Home
Oakland Dismantles Tiny Houses at Homeless 'Village'
Homeless Guides Help Volunteers Get Count in Alameda County
Leaving 'Homeless U' Behind, Brittany Jones Gets an Apartment
Volunteers Fan Out Across Contra Costa County to Count Homeless
Leaving 'Homeless U' Behind, Brittany Jones Gets an Apartment
Homeless U: First Shelter Just for College Students Opens Its Doors
Homeless U: How Students Study and Survive on the Streets
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Many of those with housing vouchers are \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/04/28/the-challenges-of-finding-bay-area-housing-through-a-fathers-eyes/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taking months to find a place\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De Coligny also believes that Proposition 57, which allows the early release of some nonviolent felons, has played a part in the higher number of homeless in Alameda County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We haven't put the return infrastructure in place to help people reintegrate, find housing and get jobs,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What might also be contributing to the growing encampments in places like Oakland is the development happening in areas that have long been dormant, de Coligny said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People who could be invisible during their homelessness are now being pushed into big encampments,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Growing Encampments, Growing Problems\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There have been several fires at homeless encampments around Oakland. Acting Oakland Fire Chief Mark Hoffmann recalls at least four fires in the last month alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's a trend of the times,\" he said. \"The encampments are higher density, and they’ve been longer-lived camps. So you’ve got a lot more debris and junk built up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A major fire burned several tents \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/05/08/oaklands-sanctioned-homeless-camp-project-ends-on-sad-note/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">earlier this month\u003c/a> at an encampment in West Oakland, which the city was previously using as a sanctioned site to deliver sanitation and housing counseling services. Another fire occurred early Wednesday morning under the BART tracks near the West Oakland stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What the County and Cities Are Doing\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are several initiatives and programs that Alameda County and its cities are implementing or considering to help alleviate homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County voters approved a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/11/09/bay-area-voters-approving-most-affordable-housing-measures-by-wide-margins/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$580 million housing bond\u003c/a> in 2016 to help build thousands of affordable housing units, including supportive housing for the homeless. Voters in Berkeley and Oakland also approved bond measures that will help build affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County is also one of 18 pilots \u003ca href=\"http://www.achch.org/ac-care-connect.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">granted more than $140 million\u003c/a> last year from the state to implement \"Whole Person Care,\" to address homeless people who need extra help. The county has launched a campaign to get more landlords to rent to low-income residents, de Coligny said. EveryOne Home is also \u003ca href=\"https://connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/aadb20e7-54b2-4fe5-ac60-0929b21e333a?prv=369805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seeking donations from the public \u003c/a>to help the homeless transition into housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Half of Alameda County's homeless population resides in Oakland. The City Council is currently considering which of the many homeless programs should be part of the next budget.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Marvin Jordan called KQED recently with some good news: He found an apartment in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was a big deal, because \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/11/17/for-one-man-looking-for-housing-means-putting-fatherhood-on-hold/\">when we met him\u003c/a> in 2015, Jordan was homeless. He was walking the streets, knocking on doors and leaving letters for landlords, trying to find anyone who would accept his Section 8 housing voucher.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">“To Whom It May Concern: My name is Marvin Jordan Sr. I’m a 54-year-old homeless man raising a three-year-old and looking for housing.”\u003cbr>\n\u003ccite>The introduction of a note left for a landlord\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Getting a voucher is partly a matter of luck. The application periods are years apart and waitlists in cities like Oakland can be thousands of people deep. Plus, in the current housing shortage, landlords have been leaving the voluntary Section 8 program because they can get more money on the open market than the vouchers can cover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, it's taking people longer to find apartments. The Oakland Housing Authority (OHA), which distributes Section 8 vouchers, gives people a few months to find a place before their vouchers expire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OHA has been granting extensions for up to a year for people like Jordan to find a place. It wasn't until the last day of his final extension that he got a call from a property management group that he'd been reaching out to almost daily. They had a place for him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It brought tears to me eyes,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jordan said telling his story to the property management group helped: How he was once addicted to drugs and alcohol. How he spent time in jail. How he was homeless, but determined to take care of his kid, Marvin Jordan Jr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10760411\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10760411\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"in 2015, Marvin Jordan leaves a note at an apartment in Berkeley to try and convince a landlord to rent to him using his Section 8 voucher.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">in 2015, Marvin Jordan leaves a note at an apartment in Berkeley to try to convince a landlord to rent to him using his Section 8 voucher. \u003ccite>(Devin Katayama/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since April 2016, Jordan and his son have been living in his two-bedroom apartment on 105th Avenue in Oakland. His $1,500 rent is subsidized by his voucher. He's not too fond of his East Oakland neighborhood, but he's grateful to have a place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I got in here I said to myself, 'When we close our doors, this is our neighborhood,' \" Jordan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"aqnTiSe8ipBlHoRgFYtfhqdzm2KhErOS\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland's rents have seen some of the steepest increases in the nation in recent years, although \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/rentals/article/Bay-Area-2017-rents-are-falling-everywhere-except-11023345.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">there are some signs\u003c/a> the housing market is cooling off. One more small, but positive sign, is the number of landlords participating in the Section 8 program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between June 2015 and June 2016, 310 landlords in Oakland dropped out of the Section 8 program, according to OHA. But in the first few months of 2017, a couple of dozen landlords have been added to the program, said OHA Executive Director Eric Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, out of the 580 voucher holders who found apartments between July 2016 and April 2017, 40 percent leased in the last three months, Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland isn't alone. The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda has also seen a small increase in landlord participation and tenants who are leasing up, according to Executive Director Christine Gouig.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The market does seem to be leveling off,\" Gouig wrote in an email. \"Of course, the level remains very high, but we are not seeing the requests for rent increases of $400-$500 that we once were.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also helped when a number of Bay Area housing authorities won approval from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase the rent amounts that vouchers could cover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it still takes a voucher holder in Oakland between four to six months on average to find a place, Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OHA is aware that convincing landlords to participate in the Section 8 program can be a tough sell. The paperwork and government bureaucracy can be tedious, Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But keeping and growing the roughly 4,254 Oakland landlords in the program is the goal. HUD recently granted OHA approval for a number of incentives to keep and attract more landlords.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the incentives are rent increases for certain neighborhoods, a one-time $500 payment for new landlords, an expedited inspection process, payments for participating landlords searching for new tenants, and capital improvement loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did this specifically because we have to address what’s happening in this market,\" Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OHA has also partnered with a number of single-room-occupancy (SRO) property owners to subsidize operating costs in exchange for renting to residents with lower incomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we’re going to have long-term affordability, if we’re really going to make sure we have economic diversity in this city going forward, we really feel you have to lock down as many hard units as you can,\" Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marvin Jordan is grateful to have found an apartment. 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How he was homeless, but determined to take care of his kid, Marvin Jordan Jr.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10760411\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-10760411\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"in 2015, Marvin Jordan leaves a note at an apartment in Berkeley to try and convince a landlord to rent to him using his Section 8 voucher.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-400x300.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2015/11/IMG_0725-960x720.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">in 2015, Marvin Jordan leaves a note at an apartment in Berkeley to try to convince a landlord to rent to him using his Section 8 voucher. \u003ccite>(Devin Katayama/KQED )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Since April 2016, Jordan and his son have been living in his two-bedroom apartment on 105th Avenue in Oakland. His $1,500 rent is subsidized by his voucher. He's not too fond of his East Oakland neighborhood, but he's grateful to have a place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I got in here I said to myself, 'When we close our doors, this is our neighborhood,' \" Jordan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland's rents have seen some of the steepest increases in the nation in recent years, although \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/rentals/article/Bay-Area-2017-rents-are-falling-everywhere-except-11023345.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">there are some signs\u003c/a> the housing market is cooling off. One more small, but positive sign, is the number of landlords participating in the Section 8 program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Between June 2015 and June 2016, 310 landlords in Oakland dropped out of the Section 8 program, according to OHA. But in the first few months of 2017, a couple of dozen landlords have been added to the program, said OHA Executive Director Eric Johnson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, out of the 580 voucher holders who found apartments between July 2016 and April 2017, 40 percent leased in the last three months, Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Oakland isn't alone. The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda has also seen a small increase in landlord participation and tenants who are leasing up, according to Executive Director Christine Gouig.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The market does seem to be leveling off,\" Gouig wrote in an email. \"Of course, the level remains very high, but we are not seeing the requests for rent increases of $400-$500 that we once were.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It also helped when a number of Bay Area housing authorities won approval from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to increase the rent amounts that vouchers could cover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it still takes a voucher holder in Oakland between four to six months on average to find a place, Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OHA is aware that convincing landlords to participate in the Section 8 program can be a tough sell. The paperwork and government bureaucracy can be tedious, Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But keeping and growing the roughly 4,254 Oakland landlords in the program is the goal. HUD recently granted OHA approval for a number of incentives to keep and attract more landlords.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among the incentives are rent increases for certain neighborhoods, a one-time $500 payment for new landlords, an expedited inspection process, payments for participating landlords searching for new tenants, and capital improvement loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We did this specifically because we have to address what’s happening in this market,\" Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>OHA has also partnered with a number of single-room-occupancy (SRO) property owners to subsidize operating costs in exchange for renting to residents with lower incomes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If we’re going to have long-term affordability, if we’re really going to make sure we have economic diversity in this city going forward, we really feel you have to lock down as many hard units as you can,\" Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Marvin Jordan is grateful to have found an apartment. Around the same time, he also found a job working with people who are trying to navigate social services. He's able to share his experiences with them, he said. And since he and his son moved into their place, he's noticed dramatic improvements in Marvin Jr.'s mood, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, Jordan said he's having trouble saving money. He puts $50 from every paycheck into a savings account that's supposed to be used for his son. But after paying for his subsidized rent, car insurance and other bills, he often needs to dip into that pot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I thought I could have a savings,\" Jordan said. \"But I end up spending it because we have to live, and we have to eat.\"\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>On Thursday morning, scores of Oakland police officers in tandem with the Department of Public works, showed up to clear a unique homeless encampment called “The Village” at 36th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, near the MacArthur BART Station. The camp had been a grassroots partnership between homeless residents, local neighbors, and activist groups like Feed the People and Asians for Black Lives. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On inauguration weekend, they had begun building tiny homes and other amenities here in a public park, which they say the city had neglected for decades. They say this camp was in direct response to the homelessness crisis in the Bay Area and that around 16 people had taken up full-time residence here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For nearly two weeks, scores of volunteers had helped build four tiny homes from pallets and plywood. Others had served hot meals from a makeshift kitchen, spread mulch over muddy grass to prepare for edible landscaping and provided 24/7 security for the dozen or so homeless people they say were residing there full time. They had also pulled together a donations tent, an information tent and a medical tent — all run by volunteers. Some had started calling it “The Promised Land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So when police and city workers arrived to vacate and demolish it, they were met by a passionate crowd of nearly 100 of the encampment’s supporters — some wearing neon-green “legal observer” caps from the National Lawyers Guild and others chanting and carrying signs that said “homelessness is not a crime.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of the camp’s regular volunteers is Linda Grant. She’s an Oakland-born mother of six children. She said she’s been homeless before and understands how hard it is to survive on the street.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For the city to say we can’t make this type of village … well, what else are you guys doing with it? You turned it into a dog park. Dogs before humans?” she said, referring to the dog run that borders one edge of the park. “I don’t get it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11300091\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11300091 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-800x450.jpg\" alt='Red, a former resident of \"The Village,\" works on the second floor of his shelter one day before Oakland officials tore down the encampment.' width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/red-1920-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red, a former resident of “The Village,” worked on the second floor of his shelter one day before Oakland officials tore down the encampment. \u003ccite>(Erasmo Martinez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland spokeswoman Karen Boyd said the encampment was in violation of 18 health, safety and fire codes. She said the city had also received several complaints from neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boyd was on-site as Oakland police working with the Department of Public Works dismantled The Village with large machines Thursday. She said the solution to homelessness is permanent housing. But taking over public parks without permission is not the way to go about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Had they come to us with ideas and said, ‘We have money for porta-potties. What can we do? Where can we do it? Where would be a safe place?’ That would have been different,” Boyd said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She pointed out that the city has a pilot program called Compassionate Communities, which has sanctioned a homeless encampment at 35th and Peralta streets for a six-month trial period, sending in sanitation and social service workers to get people into housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But residents of the now-destroyed Promised Land said other homeless encampments, including the one at 35th and Peralta streets, are plagued by drugs and violence. This one, many of them said, was the best home they had found in a long time because it was founded on principles of self-determination, love and mutual respect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One Village resident named Red, who didn’t want to give his last name, said he’s been homeless since 2010. He was building his own tiny home in the far corner of the park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can always replace the wood,” Red said. “But you can’t replace the people and the hearts.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the Bay Area heads into more than a week of forecast rains, most of the homeless residents here, several sitting on the sidewalk with their few belongings stacked up beside them, said they have no idea where they will go to find shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Above video produced by Erasmo Martinez.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>It’s before sunrise when Brenda Goldstein and Eddie Heard head into the cold under an Oakland freeway and start counting the tents and homeless people they see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=\"https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305632572\" params=\"color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" iframe=\"true\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every county that receives federal funding for the homeless is required to go out every two years and count homeless people during one day in January. Alameda County tried something new in 2017: paying people who have been homeless themselves to guide volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldstein and Heard never met before Tuesday, Jan. 31, the morning of the homeless survey. Goldstein works at a community health center. Heard runs concessions at the Oakland Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11296572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11296572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-160x195.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1020x1244.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1180x1439.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-960x1171.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-240x293.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-375x457.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-520x634.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Goldstein has been a volunteer on several previous homeless counts, but she's never had a guide before. Heard has special expertise: Two or three years ago, after separating from a longtime partner, he became homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lived just like place to place, like you know, with family members and hotels and stuff like that,\" Heard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heard is in transitional housing now. He and other guides are getting paid $15 an hour to help with the count. He helps Goldstein when she isn't sure if there’s someone sleeping under rolled-up blankets or make-do tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295322 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Eddie’s really, really helpful,\" Goldstein said. \"He's kind of the reality check for me. When I look at a tent, he says, 'That's going to have at least two or three people in it.' I have a lot more confidence going out with him, too, knowing we’re looking in the right places.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County officials expect to get a more accurate count using homeless guides during the 2017 Point-in-Time Count. It's a strategy some other counties already use, but in past years Alameda County sent volunteers to sites where homeless people get services, and used surveys to estimate how many people are homeless. For the first time this year, they're trying to cover every block, so they’ll know how many homeless people are in each city, even down to the census tract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 150 guides and more than 400 volunteers have been enlisted in Alameda County, according to Elaine de Coligny, executive director of EveryOne Home, an organization set up by the county to coordinate efforts to stop homelessness. The guides will be conducting surveys over the next two weeks with homeless people to get more information about how they became homeless, how long they’ve been homeless, their health and other issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the last count in 2015, volunteers estimated 4,040 people were homeless -- 2,397 of them without shelter. Heard thinks that number is probably low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11295318\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We’ve already identified about 47 people living in homeless encampments,\" said Goldstein, \"just along the freeway, just one tent after another.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was just in the first hour. They have to cover two whole census tracts, so they spend hours in Goldstein’s car, peering into corners and doorways, and getting out to walk under bridges and overpasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The numbers for this year's homeless count will be available this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295239 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was hired by EveryOne Home as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was paid $15 an hour as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>It’s before sunrise when Brenda Goldstein and Eddie Heard head into the cold under an Oakland freeway and start counting the tents and homeless people they see.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='100%' height='166'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305632572&visual=true&color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false'\n title='https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/305632572'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Every county that receives federal funding for the homeless is required to go out every two years and count homeless people during one day in January. Alameda County tried something new in 2017: paying people who have been homeless themselves to guide volunteers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Goldstein and Heard never met before Tuesday, Jan. 31, the morning of the homeless survey. Goldstein works at a community health center. Heard runs concessions at the Oakland Coliseum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11296572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11296572\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017.\" width=\"800\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-800x976.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-160x195.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1020x1244.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-1180x1439.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-960x1171.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-240x293.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-375x457.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/02/Brenda-520x634.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brenda Goldstein of El Cerrito fills out survey forms during the Alameda County Point-In-Time homeless survey on Jan. 31, 2017. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Goldstein has been a volunteer on several previous homeless counts, but she's never had a guide before. Heard has special expertise: Two or three years ago, after separating from a longtime partner, he became homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lived just like place to place, like you know, with family members and hotels and stuff like that,\" Heard said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heard is in transitional housing now. He and other guides are getting paid $15 an hour to help with the count. He helps Goldstein when she isn't sure if there’s someone sleeping under rolled-up blankets or make-do tents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295322 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23944_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-10-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heard and Goldstein spent hours in Goldstein's car in order to cover two whole census tracts. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Eddie’s really, really helpful,\" Goldstein said. \"He's kind of the reality check for me. When I look at a tent, he says, 'That's going to have at least two or three people in it.' I have a lot more confidence going out with him, too, knowing we’re looking in the right places.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda County officials expect to get a more accurate count using homeless guides during the 2017 Point-in-Time Count. It's a strategy some other counties already use, but in past years Alameda County sent volunteers to sites where homeless people get services, and used surveys to estimate how many people are homeless. For the first time this year, they're trying to cover every block, so they’ll know how many homeless people are in each city, even down to the census tract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 150 guides and more than 400 volunteers have been enlisted in Alameda County, according to Elaine de Coligny, executive director of EveryOne Home, an organization set up by the county to coordinate efforts to stop homelessness. The guides will be conducting surveys over the next two weeks with homeless people to get more information about how they became homeless, how long they’ve been homeless, their health and other issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the last count in 2015, volunteers estimated 4,040 people were homeless -- 2,397 of them without shelter. Heard thinks that number is probably low.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11295318\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23938_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-4-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A tent under a freeway overpass in Oakland, photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, the day of the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County's homeless population. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We’ve already identified about 47 people living in homeless encampments,\" said Goldstein, \"just along the freeway, just one tent after another.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was just in the first hour. They have to cover two whole census tracts, so they spend hours in Goldstein’s car, peering into corners and doorways, and getting out to walk under bridges and overpasses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The numbers for this year's homeless count will be available this summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11295239\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11295239 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was hired by EveryOne Home as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/RS23937_20170131_AlamedaCountyHomelessCount_Credit_BertJohnson-3-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddie Heard looked through a broken fence in Oakland to count the tents in a homeless encampment on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Heard, who is formerly homeless, was paid $15 an hour as a guide to help volunteers conduct a more accurate count during the Point-In-Time survey of Alameda County. \u003ccite>(Bert Johnson/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was originally published on Dec. 25, 2016.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 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https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Contra Costa County began its annual homeless count Thursday, and volunteers spread out looking for people like Jarrett Keesling, who is living in an encampment in Concord. They need to find out where he lives and what he needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I need to get my license or see if I can get my license. Get an ID, that would be a definite start,” Keesling said. “It’s just transportation — transportation would make things so much easier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287990 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_154-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Contra Costa Health Services worker Shayne Kaleo hugs Jarrett Keesling, who is among the hundreds of homeless CCHS interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHS' Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contra Costa Health Services worker Shayne Kaleo hugs Jarrett Keesling, who is among the hundreds of homeless CCHS interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. CCHS’s Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented people in the area. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/homeless/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contra Costa Health Services Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services\u003c/a>, its community partners and volunteers began documenting hundreds of homeless people in the county — both sheltered and unsheltered — who need permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CCHS reported during its 2016 count that approximately 3,500 people across the county identified as homeless. Data from the 2017 homeless survey, which wraps up Friday, will not be available for several weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287983\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287983 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_119-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Contra Costa Health Services prepare to hand out bedding as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHS's Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Contra Costa Health Services prepare to hand out bedding as they conduct an annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County’s overall homeless population dropped in 2016, but there were some places where it increased, like in the far eastern suburbs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do anticipate that the numbers will continue to be highest in east Contra Costa County. However, we have not made any predictions as to whether or not we’ll see an overall increase in homelessness,” said Lavonna Martin, Contra Costa County’s homeless services chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_185-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The county has struggled to serve eastern Contra Costa as the population has quickly grown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287986 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_041-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele, are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289119\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/RS23881_20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_234-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many Bay Area counties are launching homeless surveys. San Francisco launched its count Thursday night and Alameda County will begin its census on Jan. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287980\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287980\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_016-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) walk to a homeless encampment to conduct its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) walk to a homeless encampment to conduct its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://erickayne.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Kayne\u003c/a> is an award-winning photojournalist who has worked for the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News and Seattle Times. KQED’s Devin Katayama contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Contra Costa County began its annual homeless count Thursday, and volunteers spread out looking for people like Jarrett Keesling, who is living in an encampment in Concord. They need to find out where he lives and what he needs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I need to get my license or see if I can get my license. Get an ID, that would be a definite start,” Keesling said. “It’s just transportation — transportation would make things so much easier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287990\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287990 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_154-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Contra Costa Health Services worker Shayne Kaleo hugs Jarrett Keesling, who is among the hundreds of homeless CCHS interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHS' Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Contra Costa Health Services worker Shayne Kaleo hugs Jarrett Keesling, who is among the hundreds of homeless CCHS interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. CCHS’s Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented people in the area. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://cchealth.org/homeless/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contra Costa Health Services Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services\u003c/a>, its community partners and volunteers began documenting hundreds of homeless people in the county — both sheltered and unsheltered — who need permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CCHS reported during its 2016 count that approximately 3,500 people across the county identified as homeless. Data from the 2017 homeless survey, which wraps up Friday, will not be available for several weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287983\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287983 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_119-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Contra Costa Health Services prepare to hand out bedding as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHS's Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Contra Costa Health Services prepare to hand out bedding as they conduct an annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Contra Costa County’s overall homeless population dropped in 2016, but there were some places where it increased, like in the far eastern suburbs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do anticipate that the numbers will continue to be highest in east Contra Costa County. However, we have not made any predictions as to whether or not we’ll see an overall increase in homelessness,” said Lavonna Martin, Contra Costa County’s homeless services chief.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_185-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The county has struggled to serve eastern Contra Costa as the population has quickly grown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11287986 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_041-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele, are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jarrett Keesling, left, and Kelli Lengele are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11289119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11289119\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2018/01/RS23881_20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_234-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, whom are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A trucker looks down upon the homeless camp of Jarrett Keesling and Kelli Lengele, who are among the hundreds of homeless Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) interacted with as it conducts its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many Bay Area counties are launching homeless surveys. San Francisco launched its count Thursday night and Alameda County will begin its census on Jan. 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11287980\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11287980\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/01/20170126_CC_county_homeless_count_016-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Members of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) walk to a homeless encampment to conduct its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017 in Contra Costa County. CCHSÕs Division of Health, Housing and Homeless Services, its community partners and volunteers documented both sheltered and unsheltered people in the area who need permanent housing.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) walk to a homeless encampment to conduct its annual count of homeless county residents Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in Contra Costa County. \u003ccite>(Eric Kayne/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://erickayne.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Kayne\u003c/a> is an award-winning photojournalist who has worked for the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News and Seattle Times. KQED’s Devin Katayama contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>When James de la Nueve got in a fight with his dad last summer and got kicked out of the house, he found himself living on the streets of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He first tried living in his car, then sleeping in the laundry room of an apartment building where he was a security guard. Next, he tried napping in a college library or an unused classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every day is a constant reminder, the world is just hammering at you: You don’t have a place to stay,” said James, 21, who is now studying civil engineering at Santa Monica College. “It’s like you’re in class, and it’s the only thing you’re thinking about. It’s hard to focus on the chalkboard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in October, a new type of homeless shelter, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bruinshelter.org/\">Bruin Shelter\u003c/a>, opened specifically for college students — and it’s run by other college students. James was one of nine students to get a bed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”400″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many young people don’t feel safe in traditional shelters, staying with adults,” said 27-year-old Louis Tse, executive director and co-founder of the Bruin Shelter. “Many have been verbally or physically abused, or robbed. The peer-to-peer model of young people helping young people really lowers that barrier for young people to come in the door.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211338 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23256_img_2159\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two student volunteers stay overnight at the shelter while the residents sleep. One sleeps from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. while the other one studies. Then they trade off from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tse was inspired to start the shelter while he was a graduate student at UCLA, studying mechanical engineering. He would see students sleeping in the library or student activity center, and it was clear they weren’t just napping on top of their math homework. He even met a young man living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row who told him he was enrolled in community college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211328 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23208_img_2108\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students sleeping at the Santa Monica College library. Some homeless students carry a blanket and pillow with them so they can catch naps where they can. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>There are few resources for these students, Tse discovered. Existing emergency shelters offer a bed only for a couple of nights. So Tse set about opening the Bruin Shelter, which allows students to stay for six months and helps them find permanent housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Losing sleep on a regular basis sets you up to fail a midterm, then a second midterm, then a class,” he said. “Then it slowly leads to painfully dropping out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”mc4wj8Yr4bw7dvCfqjRQMmYSiwf5EFcC”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 56,000 students indicate they’re homeless on U.S. financial aid forms. But researchers believe the numbers are much higher than that. In California, one in three community college students is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\">recent report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a nationwide problem,” Tse said, “and we feel we’re doing our small part to inspire others to show that it’s possible to do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shelter is set up in the back of a Lutheran church in Santa Monica and is open to students from all colleges in the area. It opens at 7 p.m., when church meetings or AA gatherings wrap up in the main hall, and shelter volunteers start cooking and set up a table for dinner. Residents hang out on their beds — there are two windowless bunk rooms, one for men, one for women — doing their homework, or they watch TV in the lounge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211335 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23243_img_2146\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter residents and student volunteers sit and eat dinner together every night, “like a family,” Tse said. Menus include frozen pizza and chicken Caesar salad, or taco night. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211330 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23229_img_2132\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The men’s bunk room at the Bruin Shelter. Local businesses donated Tempur-Pedic mattresses. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The shelter closes during the day, and residents have to leave by 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James is usually up and in the bathroom by 6:20 a.m. There’s no shower at the shelter, so he sometimes washes his hair in the sink. He dresses in pants from J. Crew, a shirt from the Gap, and finishes with toner and moisturizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to James to not look homeless. Like many homeless students, he wants to avoid the stigma. But it’s also a survival strategy. The shelter provides breakfast and dinner for residents. But James is on his own for lunch, and he often shoplifts chicken wraps or chopped fruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dressing well is the No. 1 reason I get away all the time,” he said, noting that he steals his clothes, too. “So when I walk into a store I won’t be noticed, because I look like everybody else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211332 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23196_img_2096\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shelter provides residents with a bagged breakfast in the morning. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is James’ second try at college. He started at a school on the East Coast three years ago but never finished his first semester because of behavior problems. He came home to Los Angeles, but then last summer, he got in that fight with his dad and was on the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James has big dreams for his future. He shows me an aspirational resume he has drawn up that reflects where he hopes to be in 10 years. It shows him transferring out of Santa Monica College and graduating from Harvey Mudd College in 2019, and then finishing a master’s degree in architecture and urban design at Columbia in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He thinks he might change his name formally, too. James de la Nueve is already a new name for him, an attempt at a new beginning, he said. His resume of the future has this name at the top: Damien Scott Nuevhaus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“New House,” he said. “You feel?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James’ story is one of many from students living at the shelter. Some are former foster youth, some are undocumented and don’t qualify for financial aid, some are LGBTQ and are estranged from their families, Tse said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211333 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23248_img_2151\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the upstairs TV lounge of the Bruin Shelter, shelves of donated toiletries are available to residents. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bruin Shelter receives some donations from people in the L.A. area, and recently launched a \u003ca href=\"https://www.generosity.com/volunteer-fundraising/bruin-shelter-a-home-for-students-by-students--3\">crowdfunding campaign\u003c/a>. Local businesses donated beds and mattresses. There are shelves in the TV lounge stacked with donated toothpaste, soap and shaving cream. But a lot of the funding comes from Tse himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, when he committed to making the Bruin Shelter a reality, he moved into his car. He finished his Ph.D. in May and got a job at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but he is still sleeping in his Kia and putting the money that would go to rent into the shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It makes basic sense,” Tse said. “One person gives up their housing so that nine other people can have it.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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James was one of nine students to get a bed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”400″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″&visual=true&”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many young people don’t feel safe in traditional shelters, staying with adults,” said 27-year-old Louis Tse, executive director and co-founder of the Bruin Shelter. “Many have been verbally or physically abused, or robbed. The peer-to-peer model of young people helping young people really lowers that barrier for young people to come in the door.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211338\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211338 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23256_img_2159\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23256_IMG_2159-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two student volunteers stay overnight at the shelter while the residents sleep. One sleeps from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. while the other one studies. Then they trade off from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tse was inspired to start the shelter while he was a graduate student at UCLA, studying mechanical engineering. He would see students sleeping in the library or student activity center, and it was clear they weren’t just napping on top of their math homework. He even met a young man living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row who told him he was enrolled in community college.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211328 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23208_img_2108\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23208_IMG_2108-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students sleeping at the Santa Monica College library. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Losing sleep on a regular basis sets you up to fail a midterm, then a second midterm, then a class,” he said. “Then it slowly leads to painfully dropping out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roughly 56,000 students indicate they’re homeless on U.S. financial aid forms. But researchers believe the numbers are much higher than that. In California, one in three community college students is homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\">recent report\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a nationwide problem,” Tse said, “and we feel we’re doing our small part to inspire others to show that it’s possible to do something about it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The shelter is set up in the back of a Lutheran church in Santa Monica and is open to students from all colleges in the area. It opens at 7 p.m., when church meetings or AA gatherings wrap up in the main hall, and shelter volunteers start cooking and set up a table for dinner. Residents hang out on their beds — there are two windowless bunk rooms, one for men, one for women — doing their homework, or they watch TV in the lounge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211335\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211335 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23243_img_2146\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23243_IMG_2146-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shelter residents and student volunteers sit and eat dinner together every night, “like a family,” Tse said. Menus include frozen pizza and chicken Caesar salad, or taco night. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211330\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211330 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23229_img_2132\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23229_IMG_2132-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The men’s bunk room at the Bruin Shelter. Local businesses donated Tempur-Pedic mattresses. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The shelter closes during the day, and residents have to leave by 7 a.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James is usually up and in the bathroom by 6:20 a.m. There’s no shower at the shelter, so he sometimes washes his hair in the sink. He dresses in pants from J. Crew, a shirt from the Gap, and finishes with toner and moisturizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s important to James to not look homeless. Like many homeless students, he wants to avoid the stigma. But it’s also a survival strategy. The shelter provides breakfast and dinner for residents. But James is on his own for lunch, and he often shoplifts chicken wraps or chopped fruit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Dressing well is the No. 1 reason I get away all the time,” he said, noting that he steals his clothes, too. “So when I walk into a store I won’t be noticed, because I look like everybody else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211332\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211332 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23196_img_2096\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23196_IMG_2096-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The shelter provides residents with a bagged breakfast in the morning. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This is James’ second try at college. He started at a school on the East Coast three years ago but never finished his first semester because of behavior problems. He came home to Los Angeles, but then last summer, he got in that fight with his dad and was on the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James has big dreams for his future. He shows me an aspirational resume he has drawn up that reflects where he hopes to be in 10 years. It shows him transferring out of Santa Monica College and graduating from Harvey Mudd College in 2019, and then finishing a master’s degree in architecture and urban design at Columbia in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He thinks he might change his name formally, too. James de la Nueve is already a new name for him, an attempt at a new beginning, he said. His resume of the future has this name at the top: Damien Scott Nuevhaus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“New House,” he said. “You feel?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James’ story is one of many from students living at the shelter. Some are former foster youth, some are undocumented and don’t qualify for financial aid, some are LGBTQ and are estranged from their families, Tse said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211333\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11211333 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"rs23248_img_2151\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-800x600.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-160x120.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1020x765.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-1180x885.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-960x720.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-240x180.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-375x281.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23248_IMG_2151-520x390.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the upstairs TV lounge of the Bruin Shelter, shelves of donated toiletries are available to residents. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Bruin Shelter receives some donations from people in the L.A. area, and recently launched a \u003ca href=\"https://www.generosity.com/volunteer-fundraising/bruin-shelter-a-home-for-students-by-students--3\">crowdfunding campaign\u003c/a>. Local businesses donated beds and mattresses. There are shelves in the TV lounge stacked with donated toothpaste, soap and shaving cream. But a lot of the funding comes from Tse himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two years ago, when he committed to making the Bruin Shelter a reality, he moved into his car. He finished his Ph.D. in May and got a job at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, but he is still sleeping in his Kia and putting the money that would go to rent into the shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Brittany Jones is burrowed into her seat on a BART car, catching some sleep before the morning commuters arrive. As the car starts to fill with people, she finally pulls down her jacket, uncovering her face. The whoosh of the doors, the sweaty surge of denim and backpacks: This is her alarm clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones is 24, a student at Laney College in Oakland, and homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To study and survive at the same time, she must answer the same questions over and over. Can she afford dinner tonight? Will she be able to sit next to the secret outlet in the BART car so she can charge her phone? Can she get a job that still allows her to go to class and keep her grades up? These are just some of the challenges Jones and other homeless college students face in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”400″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many undergraduates, homeless college students are young, ambitious and wracked by insecurities about their identities and futures. But their specific insecurity is chronic and exhausting: They live in cars, couch surf and sneak into campus buildings to spend the night. Unfortunately, these experiences are more common than many ever suspected.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s hard, it’s really hard’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\" target=\"_blank\">study\u003c/a> released Dec. 5 reveals that one out of three community college students in California grapples with some form of housing insecurity, up to and including homelessness. Black men, Southeast Asians and multiethnic students are particularly affected, according to the report from the \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Community College Equity Assessment Lab\u003c/a> at San Diego State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t remember what home feels like,” said 24-year-old Ebony Ortega, an ethnic studies major at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco State University\u003c/a>. Ortega sleeps in her car, at friends’ apartments or at secret spots on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been quite some few years since I’ve felt like there’s some sort of comfort, security and just stability,” she added. “It’s hard, it’s really hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211331\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than 56,000 students identified as homeless on their 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid forms. But experts believe that’s an undercount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many students do not check that box on their financial aid either because they don’t know it’s there, or they don’t think of themselves as homeless,” said \u003ca href=\"https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/social-work/staff-and-faculty/RashidaCrutchfield.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rashida Crutchfield\u003c/a>, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach. Students who couch surf, for example, might not realize they are technically homeless, or may resist the stigma of that label.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Invisible Population\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another study found that one reason the population is hard to quantify is because these students are “invisible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Brittany Jones nor Ebony Ortega fits the stereotypical image conjured up by the word “homeless.” Ortega cultivates a punk-rock look and works long shifts at a Starbucks in downtown San Francisco. She spends her paycheck on tuition instead of rent, because she can’t afford both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My parents did not just come here for me to hang out, and just have some regular working-class job,” Ortega said. Her parents immigrated from Mexico, and she grew up poor in Palmdale (Los Angeles County).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: A Day in the Life of a Homeless College Student\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/BrittanyJones800.jpg\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Follow a day in the life of homeless Laney College student Brittany Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">Homeless U: Homework Without A Home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I get scared that if I stop, I won’t be able to get up and do what I do now,” she added. “I’m already this far. So it’s just like, I might as well keep going.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones, for her part, takes pains with her thrift-store outfits, and sports a new hairstyle practically every week. She’s acutely conscious of her hygiene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t feel like just because I’m homeless that I have to look the part,” she said, while walking by a tent encampment under a freeway in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Jones grew up at great risk for homelessness: Her mother died when she was 5, and her father was fatally shot when she was just a newborn. She spent years in foster care, and since age 19 has essentially been homeless: bouncing between relatives, group homes and shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A Trunk-Sized Safe Space\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A year ago, Jones had a bed in a transitional home for former foster youth. She explained she lost that spot when she broke the rules, letting a guest in when she wasn’t supposed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, she sleeps where she can: couches and floors when they’re offered, buses and BART trains when they’re not. She always carries a change of clothes, laundry detergent and toiletries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Jones stayed up all night on a San Francisco pier, and a week before that at a 24-hour Carl’s Jr. When that happens, she heads to a BART station by 4 a.m., to catch the day’s first train. Aside from a friend’s apartment, it’s the only place she feels safe actually falling asleep. A few hours later, she wakes and drags herself off, eager to avoid the stares of the rush-hour crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”qX6cO3dkrSWbMdIuXgcrvh51LvzEiRWM”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After graduating from high school in Antioch, Jones wasn’t convinced college was for her. Instead, she came to the conclusion gradually while working overnight jobs as a security guard or grocery stocker. Years went by, but she never advanced financially or professionally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wanted to go to college to better myself, honestly,” Jones said. “I want to be in a totally better situation. I know school is the key.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones calls \u003ca href=\"http://www.laney.edu/wp/\" target=\"_blank\">Laney College\u003c/a>, near Lake Merritt in Oakland, one of her “safe zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This semester she is taking an English class and a life-skills class. As a low-income student, she receives a monthly food stipend for the campus cafeteria. But none of her classmates know she is homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones has another safe zone: a stuffy storage locker no bigger than a car trunk in industrial West Oakland. She’ll spend a few hours a day there doing homework, organizing her belongings or writing in her journal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Moving Forward\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As more colleges and universities gain an understanding of the scope of housing and food insecurity among their students, they’re experimenting with solutions. Some campuses have established \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article41478480.html\" target=\"_blank\">food pantries\u003c/a>, and others provide short-term housing for students in crisis, or those who have nowhere to go for the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, California enacted new laws to assist homeless college students. Community colleges, for example, must grant homeless students priority when registering for classes, allow them \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/21/governor-signs-bills-to-help-homeless-college-students-and-boost-4-year-graduation-rates/\" target=\"_blank\">access to campus showers\u003c/a> and designate a staff person to assist them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are also organizing: UC Berkeley now has a Homeless Student Union, and in October two UCLA students opened the Bruin Shelter in Santa Monica for anyone enrolled at UCLA or other schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James de la Nueve, a civil engineering student at Santa Monica College, is one of the shelter’s first residents. He was kicked out of his house after a family fight, and said the shelter helps keep him focused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to be on the academic track,” he said. “I’m not trying to continue being on the streets forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rashida Crutchfield at CSU Long Beach likes the idea of a college shelter, but said it’s not enough. If she were a student, she said, “It’s important to maybe catch me before I’m homeless and make sure I’m getting the financial support that I need, or getting access to support services that I need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Internal Support\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Brittany Jones, the daily search for shelter is an awkward social tiptoe. She sends texts to friends and relatives every evening, hoping one will ping her back and offer her a place to stay. She doesn’t want to ask outright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t like to like wear out my welcome,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although her parents are dead, Jones has mental conversations with them every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like they’re the ones listening to me,” she explained. “I like to look in the mirror and talk to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without a home, Jones has constructed an internal shelter made up of memories, role models, and her hopes and dreams for a college degree, perhaps in business or social work. “I just try to be, like, my own support system. Be my own encouragement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211593\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a homeless student at Laney College, arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-1180x845.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-960x688.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones, a homeless student at Laney College, arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Additional reporting by April Dembosky and Ana Tintocalis\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Brittany Jones is burrowed into her seat on a BART car, catching some sleep before the morning commuters arrive. As the car starts to fill with people, she finally pulls down her jacket, uncovering her face. The whoosh of the doors, the sweaty surge of denim and backpacks: This is her alarm clock.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones is 24, a student at Laney College in Oakland, and homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To study and survive at the same time, she must answer the same questions over and over. Can she afford dinner tonight? Will she be able to sit next to the secret outlet in the BART car so she can charge her phone? Can she get a job that still allows her to go to class and keep her grades up? These are just some of the challenges Jones and other homeless college students face in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”400″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″&visual=true&”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like many undergraduates, homeless college students are young, ambitious and wracked by insecurities about their identities and futures. But their specific insecurity is chronic and exhausting: They live in cars, couch surf and sneak into campus buildings to spend the night. Unfortunately, these experiences are more common than many ever suspected.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>‘It’s hard, it’s really hard’\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\" target=\"_blank\">study\u003c/a> released Dec. 5 reveals that one out of three community college students in California grapples with some form of housing insecurity, up to and including homelessness. Black men, Southeast Asians and multiethnic students are particularly affected, according to the report from the \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Community College Equity Assessment Lab\u003c/a> at San Diego State University.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t remember what home feels like,” said 24-year-old Ebony Ortega, an ethnic studies major at \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsu.edu/\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco State University\u003c/a>. Ortega sleeps in her car, at friends’ apartments or at secret spots on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s been quite some few years since I’ve felt like there’s some sort of comfort, security and just stability,” she added. “It’s hard, it’s really hard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211331\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23167_161201_EbonyOrtega_bhs02-qut-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebony Ortega, a college student at San Francisco State University experiencing housing insecurity, studies on her computer during her work breaks. Ortega currently works at a Starbucks in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Nationally, more than 56,000 students identified as homeless on their 2013-2014 Federal Student Aid forms. But experts believe that’s an undercount.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Many students do not check that box on their financial aid either because they don’t know it’s there, or they don’t think of themselves as homeless,” said \u003ca href=\"https://web.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/social-work/staff-and-faculty/RashidaCrutchfield.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rashida Crutchfield\u003c/a>, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach. Students who couch surf, for example, might not realize they are technically homeless, or may resist the stigma of that label.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Invisible Population\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Another study found that one reason the population is hard to quantify is because these students are “invisible.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither Brittany Jones nor Ebony Ortega fits the stereotypical image conjured up by the word “homeless.” Ortega cultivates a punk-rock look and works long shifts at a Starbucks in downtown San Francisco. She spends her paycheck on tuition instead of rent, because she can’t afford both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My parents did not just come here for me to hang out, and just have some regular working-class job,” Ortega said. Her parents immigrated from Mexico, and she grew up poor in Palmdale (Los Angeles County).\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"alignright\">\n\u003ch3>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">PHOTOS: A Day in the Life of a Homeless College Student\u003c/a>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/BrittanyJones800.jpg\">\u003c/a>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Follow a day in the life of homeless Laney College student Brittany Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\" target=\"_blank\">Homeless U: Homework Without A Home\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>“I get scared that if I stop, I won’t be able to get up and do what I do now,” she added. “I’m already this far. So it’s just like, I might as well keep going.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones, for her part, takes pains with her thrift-store outfits, and sports a new hairstyle practically every week. She’s acutely conscious of her hygiene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t feel like just because I’m homeless that I have to look the part,” she said, while walking by a tent encampment under a freeway in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet Jones grew up at great risk for homelessness: Her mother died when she was 5, and her father was fatally shot when she was just a newborn. She spent years in foster care, and since age 19 has essentially been homeless: bouncing between relatives, group homes and shelters.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>A Trunk-Sized Safe Space\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A year ago, Jones had a bed in a transitional home for former foster youth. She explained she lost that spot when she broke the rules, letting a guest in when she wasn’t supposed to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, she sleeps where she can: couches and floors when they’re offered, buses and BART trains when they’re not. She always carries a change of clothes, laundry detergent and toiletries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago, Jones stayed up all night on a San Francisco pier, and a week before that at a 24-hour Carl’s Jr. When that happens, she heads to a BART station by 4 a.m., to catch the day’s first train. Aside from a friend’s apartment, it’s the only place she feels safe actually falling asleep. A few hours later, she wakes and drags herself off, eager to avoid the stares of the rush-hour crowds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After graduating from high school in Antioch, Jones wasn’t convinced college was for her. Instead, she came to the conclusion gradually while working overnight jobs as a security guard or grocery stocker. Years went by, but she never advanced financially or professionally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I wanted to go to college to better myself, honestly,” Jones said. “I want to be in a totally better situation. I know school is the key.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones calls \u003ca href=\"http://www.laney.edu/wp/\" target=\"_blank\">Laney College\u003c/a>, near Lake Merritt in Oakland, one of her “safe zones.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This semester she is taking an English class and a life-skills class. As a low-income student, she receives a monthly food stipend for the campus cafeteria. But none of her classmates know she is homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones has another safe zone: a stuffy storage locker no bigger than a car trunk in industrial West Oakland. She’ll spend a few hours a day there doing homework, organizing her belongings or writing in her journal.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Moving Forward\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As more colleges and universities gain an understanding of the scope of housing and food insecurity among their students, they’re experimenting with solutions. Some campuses have established \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article41478480.html\" target=\"_blank\">food pantries\u003c/a>, and others provide short-term housing for students in crisis, or those who have nowhere to go for the holidays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, California enacted new laws to assist homeless college students. Community colleges, for example, must grant homeless students priority when registering for classes, allow them \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/21/governor-signs-bills-to-help-homeless-college-students-and-boost-4-year-graduation-rates/\" target=\"_blank\">access to campus showers\u003c/a> and designate a staff person to assist them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Students are also organizing: UC Berkeley now has a Homeless Student Union, and in October two UCLA students opened the Bruin Shelter in Santa Monica for anyone enrolled at UCLA or other schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>James de la Nueve, a civil engineering student at Santa Monica College, is one of the shelter’s first residents. He was kicked out of his house after a family fight, and said the shelter helps keep him focused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m trying to be on the academic track,” he said. “I’m not trying to continue being on the streets forever.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rashida Crutchfield at CSU Long Beach likes the idea of a college shelter, but said it’s not enough. If she were a student, she said, “It’s important to maybe catch me before I’m homeless and make sure I’m getting the financial support that I need, or getting access to support services that I need.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23255_IMG_2158-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Residents and volunteers study at the Bruin Shelter, a new shelter for homeless college students in Santa Monica. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Internal Support\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For Brittany Jones, the daily search for shelter is an awkward social tiptoe. She sends texts to friends and relatives every evening, hoping one will ping her back and offer her a place to stay. She doesn’t want to ask outright.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t like to like wear out my welcome,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although her parents are dead, Jones has mental conversations with them every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like they’re the ones listening to me,” she explained. “I like to look in the mirror and talk to them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Without a home, Jones has constructed an internal shelter made up of memories, role models, and her hopes and dreams for a college degree, perhaps in business or social work. “I just try to be, like, my own support system. Be my own encouragement.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11211593\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11211593\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-800x573.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a homeless student at Laney College, arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-800x573.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-160x115.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-1020x730.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-1180x845.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-960x688.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-240x172.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-375x269.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS22986_161129_BrittanyJones_bhs24-qut-520x372.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones, a homeless student at Laney College, arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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