Homelessness and Pop Culture

Sometimes a movie gets part of the story right. Sometimes real life is a lot more complicated.In this episode, Jack Crowley, President of Water Street Mission, sits down with Ron Gibson, Senior Life Coach, to look at how homelessness is portrayed in The Pursuit of Happyness, The Soloist, and Maid.Together, they talk about the realities behind the scenes—from the pressure parents carry and the barriers that can make getting help so difficult, to the importance of simply seeing and knowing the person in front of you.