STORY TELLERS
John Ryan is a white male in his late 40’s. John just got off the streets. He was living in a tent made out of two tarps behind an elementary school. John grew up in a stable environment but decided to move to Florida when he was a young adult. He didn’t have anything that he was moving to. He was left homeless. Since that time John has struggled with homelessness. John struggles with an addiction every day and this further perpetuated the cycle of his homelessness. It was hard for him to hold a job because he is often under the influence. Today, John is still homeless; although just approved for a program. He is working on sobriety and working on getting a job. He would like to go back to school to learn a trade of some sort to help him get a better job.