Pathways

A Safe Haven; A Safe Home

Nearly 4,800 Alabamians are homeless on any given night and there's not enough room in the state's shelters for all of them. More than 1,400 sleep on the streets. The nomadic nature of homelessness complicates life for anyone experiencing it, but for those with a mental illness having no permanent shelter can be even more devastating. No fixed bed typically means no regular counseling or medications. A shelter in downtown Birmingham is working to change that reality for some chronically homeless women in the city. WBHM's Rosemary Pennington has more.