A volume in The University of Miami School of Education and Human Development SeriesSeries Editors Etiony Aldarondo and Eugene F. Provenzo Jr., University of MiamiStreetWays: Chronicling the Homeless in Miami is a collection of interviews with 28 homeless individualsliving in downtown Miami and Miami Beach. Besides extensive photographs of these people and their liveson the street, the book also includes interviews with social service providers, as well as a detailed analysis ofhomelessness in the United States and more specifically in Miami. The work concludes with a policy analysisand suggestions for addressing issues of homelessness in Miami and the nation.StreetWays attempts to make clear how and why homelessness occurs, and what the actual lives andexperiences of the homeless are about. Through extensive interviews and extensive documentaryphotographs, a selected group of homeless Miamians lose their invisibility as their experiences, needs andaspirations are reported. The book calls for a better understanding of the experience of homelessness places such as Miami, and of the need tounderstand homelessness as an issue of diversity and human rights.
