The new homeless: Lost homes, lost jobs, teetering lives – Charlotte Observer

charlottecoupleKenneth and Stacy Dowdy can’t afford a place to live in Charlotte. Neither can Charles DuPree. But if you passed them on the street, you might not recognize them for what they are: Homeless.

They are among a growing number of newly homeless who don’t fit old stereotypes. Many of them work regular jobs, or did until recently, nursing the sick, caring for other people’s children, vacuuming offices, driving cabs.
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