Hardship in the midst of plenty [Homelessness in developed countries]

Throughout history, homelessness has been a haunting human fear. In every century, disasters, whether the result of human actions or of nature, have left behind troops of wanderers: men, women and children with no space to claim as their own. While it might be tempting to assume that homelessness is tied to a specific catastrophic events such as war or famine, today it is a stark reality in some of the world's wealthiest countries. [author]