Homelessness occurs for many different reasons, but it does not need to be the final chapter in a persons life. There are many famous and important people who have suffered the same faith. What rings true about all them is; aside from their hard work, there stood someone who was willing to give them a chance. Sometimes that's all someone needs; is for someone to care about them and give them an opportunity. You would be suprised as to how far they could go. Not to mention how therapudic it could be for you.

Let's examine some people who were homeless, and managed to get plugged back in.

Jim Carrey - His family fell on tough times and they ended up living out of a van. He worked as a janitor while going to open mic nights in his time off and eventually landed the lead in “Once Bitten”.

Tyler Perry - After his first theatrical production failed miserably, he lived out of his car and kept rewriting his script until it went big at the House of Blues.

Halle Berry - Staying in New York to pursue her acting dreams even after she ran out of money, she lived in a homeless shelter prior to landing a role on ABC.

Jim Kramer - While working for the LA Herald-Examiner as a journalist his house got robbed multiple times. As a result he was forced to live out of his car for nearly a year before eventually becoming host of Mad Money.

Shania Twain - When she was a teenager her mom moved her family to a shelter in Toronto so that they would have enough to eat. And as early as 8 she was already singing in bars for food.

Dr. Phil - When he was younger he lived out of a car with his dad until he eventually got a room at a downtown YMCA for 5 dollars per week.

Steve Harvey - After splitting from his first wife and sending the majority of his paychecks home to his two children; when a couple of shows fell through, suddenly he was homeless. He'd stay in hotels when he landed a gig that would put him up, once he was done, he had nowhere to go and began living out of his 1976 Ford Tempo, using an Igloo cooler in the backseat as a makeshift refrigerator, and washing up in hotel bathrooms, gas stations or swimming pool.

 So you see, you never know what greatness lies in our homeless friends. Given an opportunity they could shock the world.

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” --- Albert Pines