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32. Plunket
6 months ago
31. Ray
6 months ago
29. James
6 months ago
28. Eve
6 months ago
27. Donna
6 months ago
26. Chris
7 months ago
24. Willy
7 months ago
23. Jennifer
7 months ago
22. Tony
7 months ago
21. Eddie
8 months ago
20. Brianna
8 months ago
19. John
8 months ago
17. Mark
9 months ago
16. Viper
10 months ago
15. Sandy
10 months ago
14. Charlie
10 months ago
13. John
10 months ago
12. Debbie
10 months ago
11. Randy
11 months ago
10. Miguel
11 months ago
9. Thomas
11 months ago
8. Willy
11 months ago
7. Leonard
1 year ago
Help wanted: Spend every daylight hour rummaging through dumpsters, garbage cans, and roadside rubbish in search of sticky plastic bottles and putrid aluminum cans. Compensation: $9, maybe 10 bucks (if you're lucky).

If you think "professional recycling" sounds tiring, dead-end, and downright nasty, you're right. Although John says it's “good honest work,” he admits he'd gladly jump to a minimum wage job if given the opportunity. See, John used to be just like you, he never thought he'd become a homeless. But thanks to our economic nosedive, John went from being a small business owner to a homeless can collector.

If you hear nothing else today, please listen to John’s closing thoughts.

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  • David Ordaz 8 months ago
    Hey, I was staff at the shelter he stayed at this past winter. He's a really good guy. One thing I liked about him is that he has a plan to get back on his feet. He left a few days ago to Seatle, WA and I hear that as soon as he got there he was mugged! I wish there was a way I could help. It was an honor to know him and I hope things pick up sooner than later for him...
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  • mike 8 months ago
    poor john.... i feel sorry for him...
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