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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 10:17 AM
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Camden's Tent City homeless keep up hope

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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20090129_Camden_s_Tent_City_homeless_keep_up_hope.html



By Matt Katz

Inquirer Staff Writer
The flashbacks and delusions seemed more vivid behind closed doors, so the Vietnam War veteran decided to spend the rest of his life outside.

Lorenzo "Jamaica" Banks found a patch of woods in downtown Camden - next to the Route 676 exit ramp, behind the Police Department and around the corner from Campbell Soup's world headquarters. He cleared out the syringes and put up a tent.

That was two years ago.

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Barack_America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 10:27 AM
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1. That survey is going to be interesting this year.
That area of Camden is where I was on their primary day. I've seen the worst of Detroit, Philly and Chicago, but Jesus, did Camden depress me.
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jhain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-29-09 02:05 PM
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2. any opinons on theTIMING of these surveys?
-why are they done when the homeless population *seems* to be at its lowest?
Frigid, sub freezing temps do force many homeless to seek temporary shelter.
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