Tent Lives USA

At homeless encampments from Seattle, Washington state to Las Cruces, New Mexico, residents live away from the dangers of life on the streets.

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Aaron Ervin, 50, poses in front of his tent at SHARE/WHEEL Tent City 3 outside Seattle, Washington. "Tent City has been a saving grace for me, a place for me to refresh and gather my thoughts. While I'm here I want to lead by example and be a positive influence on camp. People feel safe here, they are tense from being wrongfully judged from carrying all their bags as being homeless and the camp makes you feel comfortable knowing you have a safe place for your belongings, which does a lot for people making them more relaxed." SHARE and WHEEL describe themselves as self-organised, democratic organisations of homeless and formally homeless people which run several self-managed tent cities. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton /Reuters

A general view of the unsanctioned homeless tent encampment Nickelsville in Seattle, Washington. At homeless encampments from Seattle, Washington state to Las Cruces, New Mexico, residents live away from the dangers of life on the streets, saying the stability helps them work towards their goals. Despite a shortage of affordable housing for the poor and budget constraints on social welfare programmes, many U.S. cities have clamped down on tent cities in the past few years. Photograph: Shannon Stapleton /Reuters

Thu Dec 31 2015 - 15:50

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