Who uses Tent City?
About a third of the residents of Tent Village are couples or families. (There are no shelters where couples without children can sleep together, and a limited number of shelters where families can stay together.) There are another dozen or so single women. (Many of the women at Tent Village feel safer in the tents than in shelters. Other comments: there’s more privacy, and better ventilation.) At least half of the residents are working full-time, and many of the rest are working part time or in an educational program. The residents are a celebration of diversity in age, race, creed, cultural background, and sexual preference. No abuse or derogatory language is tolerated.
