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Category: In Their Own Voices

These are op-eds from formerly unhoused residents who are members of Voices of Our City Choir.

Tents where unsheltered San Diegans live line the street outside the shuttered California Theater on Sept. 2, 2022. / Photo by Peggy Peattie for Voice of San Diego
Posted inOpinion

Commentary: ‘I Was Living a Nightmare’

by Christopher Edmonds February 15, 2023February 17, 2023

Christopher Edmonds moved from Knoxville, Tenn., and settled in San Diego. No longer homeless, he is an advocate of the homeless and an active member of Voices of Our City Choir.   It all began when I turned 21. I lived with my parents in Section 8 housing in Knoxville, Tenn. Because of my age, […]

Posted inOpinion

Commentary: A Homelessness Journey Is Anything but Linear

by Anthony Bielek February 14, 2023February 17, 2023
A homeless encampment in downtown on Nov. 11, 2022.
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Putting a Face to a Statistic: How I Became Homeless

by DeForrest (DeDe) Hancock February 13, 2023February 17, 2023
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