Sunshine Stories

During the years he lived unhoused and using drugs on the streets of Kensington, Theo was beaten, robbed, and assaulted. He suffered horrible, life-threatening injuries and...

Portrait by Hilary Swift for The New York Times At her lowest point, Tracey was sleeping on sidewalks. She was a frequent robbery victim, having even her belly button ring stolen...

For years, Kali felt she had a handle on her heroin use, supporting herself with a job in the restaurant industry and renting her own apartment. But in 2019, she began using a...