By Khadidja Ba
As homelessness continues around the city of Georgetown, the Sunday Stabroek last week spoke with 25 persons who sleep at nights on various parts of Regent Street,
Many of them were prepared to try to lift themselves out of their plight but various problems stood in the way: addiction, lack of an ID card, abandonment by their families etc. Importantly, most of them said that social services have never reached out to them on Regent Street to offer help, advice or support. Several of them clearly have health care needs.
Their accounts paint a grim picture of hardship and frustration, as they struggle to survive on the streets with little expectation of aid.
