Author: Sage

A dad just asked me how he can help his homeless daughter. If you know anyone going through this, you might share this with them. He told me his daughter was trying to get on disability. Hi. It’s nice to hear from you. I’m sorry you are going through this. Your daughter is lucky to…

Funny story… City of Akron, Ohio – Mayor, Dan Horrigan, and Keith Stahl, Director of Operations and Residential Services at Community Support Services, fought tooth and nail to close down our tent village (which they did). One reason was that they had just built Stoney Pointe Commons – an $11.3 million for the 68-unit complex…

There are some powerful conservations going on at Akron City Council about inhumane living conditions at many apartment buildings in Akron. Roaches, mice and rats are a common complaint. As is always the case, the full story is incredibly complicated. The Houseless Movement house currently has roaches. IN NO WAY, am I making excuses. We’ve…

This is a man I have tried to shelter off and on for years. Today he asked to leave the Houseless Movement house because he was afraid if he didn’t he’d kill someone. (He has gone to prison before for attempted murder, so he’s not exaggerating.) This is a man who has serious mental illness.…

I took this picture this morning. It’s of the Houseless Movement House and Garden. I love this picture because I think it makes people feel certain ways. It was -7 degrees when I took this picture. The outdoor shelters currently house 4 women and 5 men. There are more people pleading for a space. 2…

Tucker Carlson just did a piece entitled: “The homeless crisis is a symptom of our society collapsing in real time.”   He is a jerk. And I really wish that conservative Christians would not find comfort in his cruel and hateful words.   But, if you can look past his basic mean-ness, there are some…

Here’s a picture of two tents and two tiny houses on the Houseless Movement property. I just took this today. This is now the 6th winter I’ve either sheltered people on my land or supported camps hidden in the woods. Over the years my feelings about all this has evolved. When I first started my…

January 6, 2019 was the final day of Akron’s tent city. It began on January 7, 2017 when the Metroparks kicked out a small group of people to make way for the Freedom Trail. Cruel destruction after cruel destruction. I’ve been thinking a lot about China’s destruction of Tibet and how the Dalai Lama and…

Here is a small sampling of the items people dropped off to me on Christmas Eve night when I and a couple friends slept out on the corner of West Market and Portage Path. What you did that night changed me. You imprinted upon me the realization of the ultimate truth of the world. That…

This is just under $1000 that was brought to me by people that came out on Christmas Eve night to say hello on my annual sleep out to raise awareness for homeless pregnant moms, just like Mary was when she gave birth to whom Christians believe was God himself. (If you think this money is…