Carey Fuller

This past week I have been helping a mother of newborn. Some people from Kent got involved but they are completely clueless about the reality of how homeless providers in King County work. They seem to forget that I've been dealing with this issue for over eight years now and...

If you've been watching my blogs on careyfuller.com or my tweets, you'd know that the homeless mothers I've been working with in the city of Kent need a lot more than flowers or a nice Sunday brunch. What they need is permanent housing and a support system that...

Used to be when you got together with friends and family, you talked about everyday things, the way things used to be and the way you think things will turn out in the future. Now that the economy tanked, I hear a different kind of conversation and usually it's about...

I see a big problem with some churches in Kent that seem to be "competing" over how they help the homeless -- and little do they know that I've had some experiences with said churches when I first became homeless back in 2004. It's because of those experiences that I'm...

I would like to personally thank the city of Kent's Chamber of Commerce for writing a letter openly declaring just how paranoid about the homeless they truly are. A cartoon in the April 6th edition of the local paper, The Kent Reporter will attest to that; just...

I am from Seattle and although we've never met, I feel your pain all the way over here. I'm an advocate for homeless youth and out here, every day is a risk, especially if you're a person of color. There is so much I want to say but the only...

Recently I had a cancer scare. For three months I couldn't explain the pain on my lower right side. Due to a family history with cancer, my doctor scheduled me for several tests which thankfully turned out negative for cancer but showed that I had ovarian cysts. Again because of...

For the past few days I've been in a state of shock. Someone decided to give a homeless mother a surprise gift. Only in a fantasy would someone give a new car as a gift to a stranger. And no, it wasn't Oprah who sent me a black Honda Odyssey....

If there's one thing I've learned about the topic of homelessness, it's that everybody has a perception about it. Some are based on facts, but sadly, most perceptions come from a shallow understanding of homelessness that stems from no real experience or a temporary one. Even more mind boggling is...

I just read your post about the "Rebuild your life project" and although I commend your efforts to "demystify" homelessness I wanted to share with you just how non-mysterious homelessness actually is. I too am a single parent but my experience for the past 8 years is not...

If you never had a relationship with your father but knew he was homeless, would you bother to look for him? That's what Michelle Hallagin did. She didn't know who I was when I sent her a letter via Facebook asking if by any chance she happened to be related...

Last week, David Henderson, founder of Idealistics Inc. and editor of Poverty Insights, posted an article titled "Does Blogging Really Matter?" I understand that his intention for writing the post was to question whether or not blogging has any impact on organizations in the...

Since I don't have a television, I couldn't watch 60 Minutes on Sunday. I can always watch it online later but I don't need a news segment to tell me what it's like to live out of a vehicle. As much as I appreciate 60 Minutes, I can't help but...

Just when I thought I had seen enough homeless cases in Kent to fill a book, I ran into a homeless man named Jay while at the library. I first ran into Jay at a local church feed for homeless folks and what stunned me was the fact that Jay...

Many homeless folks face criticisms from people who think their perspectives apply to the reality homeless people actually live in. I find this to be true every time I get an email or comment from someone who accuses me of being selfish for not going to a shelter system I...

One of the most common preconceptions people have when someone says they're homeless or about to become homeless is that anyone can just show up at a shelter and be housed. Nothing could be further from the truth. From my experience, service providers will gladly tell you all about their...