Not everyone asking for change on the street is homeless. Not all homeless people panhandle for change. Some are too busy struggling to climb up the greasy slope of poverty to reclaim a life that has gotten out of their control.
Some people call themselves homeless even if they have a place to sleep at night.
Bill Krampe refers to himself as near-homeless. He's lived on the streets or with shelter at the kindness of others for many years. Now he lives in a Halifax Rooming house. He writes for and sells Street feat,a newspaper about issues of poverty and homelessness. Jamie spent his first night on the street under an over pass when he was only 10 years old.