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Tent City: Lakewood, New Jersey
It seems like a scene straight from "The Grapes of Wrath," but this is no Great Depression novel. This story takes place in 2011, and this Lakewood, N.J., tent city is one of dozens of such encampments across the United States, where unemployment has reached 9.1 percent and approximately 3.5 million people are likely to be homeless in a given year, according to recent estimates by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
- Marilyn Berenzwieg, 60, previously of Queens, N.Y., worked as a textile designer before losing her job due to the sagging economy. She has since embraced living outside. "We manage to adapt and make the environment adapt to us, too," she said. "I could live here for the rest of my life, that wouldn't bother me."read more
- Published16 Images
Tent City: Lakewood, New Jersey
It seems like a scene straight from "The Grapes of Wrath," but this is no Great Depression novel. This story takes place in 2011, and this Lakewood, N.J., tent city is one of dozens of such encampments across the United States, where unemployment has reached 9.1 percent and approximately 3.5 million people are likely to be homeless in a given year, according to recent estimates by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
- Tent City: Lakewood, New Jersey