So you’ve been here a few weeks now? “Oh, 19 days.”
Has it been cold? “No, it’s been too warm to zip up my sleeping bag! I hope I get to see snow before I head back home.”
– John, Sundance Lookout Station, Bonner County, Idaho
Photo by Grafton Pannell (Read his journal entry about visiting John at the lookout.)
“Half the time I didn’t know where I was. I remember trying to find a place to sleep on the street in between alleys. Just a lady and a shopping cart…a drunk on the street…It’s just amazing how my life has changed, and if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone.” – Helen, Coeur d’Alene
Photo by James Bishop
“I wasn’t happy with myself…So I tried to fill that void with drugs. Drugs were just a symptom. When you’re using drugs, it shows something [is wrong]. If this place wasn’t here, I don’t know what would’ve happened to me…I wouldn’t be who I am today. It brings you to another level in life, one that you don’t even know exists.” – Amanda, Center for Women & Children resident