Misconceptions About The Homeless

Many of the kids living on the streets are intelligent high school grads who shun drug use
Daphne Bramham, Vancouver Sun
Published: Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Allen and Carly have a few secret sleeping spots where they won't be bothered by drug addicts, and by police on the lookout for runaways and people with outstanding warrants.

They stay away from where other homeless congregate. That means they keep as far as possible from the Downtown Eastside and the Granville mall area, where a lot of the younger homeless sleep in doorways and alleys.

Both are surprisingly healthy-looking, well-groomed and much younger-looking than their age, which is why police keep mistaking them for runaways.

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