"Sanctuary" Photojournalist Arleen Hodge shares from Sanctuary Village
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original article: http://postrochester.com/sanctuary
Social Documentary Photojournalist Arleen Hodge shares her experiences and her photographs from Sanctuary Village.
I am torn as many of Rochester’s chronic homeless I call my friends. Many of the population we are talking about have issues of mental illness and addiction making it hard for stability. Permanent housing is not an option without proper treatment. I've seen the revolving door of the “housing first” model. My dear friend, a chronically homeless man of many years, John Klenotiz, was taken off the streets and placed in a “wet house” only to be found dead at the Elk’s Lodge within a year.
His close friend, David Wolf, another chronically homeless man was kicked out of there several times, and lives between temporary housing and on the streets.
I am afraid he will not make it through the winter, the thought of another photo being used in an obituary is gut-wrenching.
