Author name: Matt Snyder

City developers and conservationists have long worked to provide for wildlife threatened by encroaching human expansion. The creation of wildlife corridors allows God’s creatures to coexist with us, minimizing the kind of dangerous interaction that can lead to injury or worse. With the rapid growth of our homeless population, those corridors are gradually becoming home […]

It was a rough day. They pulled a guy out of a storm drain this morning. I guess he thought it was the only way out. The details are a hundred percent rumor and at least three degrees of separation, but I’ll tell you what I’ve heard.   Darren (or maybe Darrell) was looking for his

Let’s get serious. There are many viewpoints regarding the homeless, and we need to be able to talk about them. Whether it’s harsh, depressing, enlightening, or otherwise, this is a good place to share your opinion. All we ask is that you remain respectful of each other’s positions, regardless of whether or not you agree.

I slept beside a creek somewhere in Tennessee last night. I wish I had met someone worthy of a life-changing blog entry (you know, like the other entries here), but I had the place all to myself. As expected, being alone with my thoughts made sleeping almost impossible. Fortunately, the frogs broke up the monotony.

It’s definitely a different world living in the tunnel. I’ve had the luxury of sleeping in my car after spending days meeting people. That’s going to change tomorrow night. I’ve decided to get the full experience of tunnel life by seeing what it’s like to spend the night in the open air with no locked doors and no inflatable mattress—just me and my sleeping bag and whatever and

I met a woman today who was pacing beneath a grove of trees near the river. From a distance, beneath the shadows, I couldn’t tell much, other than that they were dark-complected. As a white man, there’s often an air of distrust when I meet people—not always, but often. She was ushering her two young children along as they

I had a nice chat with a friend about The Tunnel and the End of the Tunnel initiatives via email, and it turned into something of a Q&A session. Now it’s turned into a blog entry. I admit, I had to clean it up a little for the kiddies and add a little punctuation. His name is Chris, but I call him Faust.  FAUST: 

FAUST: So, I drove by this homeless camp at Harrison and 22nd today. It really looks like hell back behind the (grocery store). What can The Tunnel do about something like that?  ME: Nothing. Well, I shouldn’t say nothing. A few of the initiatives help prevent homelessness from occurring, and the awareness aspect helps, too, but this is where the resources can easily