Joey has been swept six or seven times now, he estimated. His most recent sweep, at Hubbard Homestead Park on May 17, did not include an offer for shelter, but he would have happily taken one. He’d been in shelter before, he said, but it didn’t last.
“They gave us a spot at the Bitter Lake shelter there, and me and my girl, we didn’t end up working out,” he said. His relationship status might seem like a non-sequitur here, but he said they were both required to check in at the shelter every three days. When she didn’t show, he got kicked out. ...