“I am that thief” …an account from the NW Arkansas Homeless Census

Our second of three stories from some of the volunteers who participated in the NW Arkansas Homeless Census.  Results of the census were just released and the number of homeless in NW Arkansas has dramatically increased since 2009. From Brad Melton… I knew they were out there, but I didn’t know where.  I knew they were close, but I didn’t know how near. I knew they were out of sight, but I didn’t know it was only because I wasn’t looking. We began early at 05:30 on this cold Friday morning in Northwest Arkansas, well before the day shelters, libraries,...