The New Middle by Tanzina Vega
The New Middle by Tanzina Vega
What a journalist's story of homelessness reveals about our need for community
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What a journalist's story of homelessness reveals about our need for community

Patrick Fealey could be any of us, which is why we need each other to survive.
Tanzina Vega
Nov 30, 2024
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When I first read Patrick’s story in Esquire magazine about how mental illness and other struggles had rendered him homeless, I realized how so many of us are close to the edge. Community is the only way to move forward.

Here’s Patrick’s story in Esquire mag

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a62875397/homelessness-in-america/

And here is the Boston Globe follow up

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/11/28/metro/homeless-former-journalist-patrick-fealey-rhode-island/

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