A Jessamine County advocate is spending five days living in a shack to raise awareness about housing insecurity and homelessness in Kentucky.
Johnny Templin with the Jessamine County Homeless Coalition has been conducting this demonstration since 2020. But this year presents unique challenges as all five days are expected to reach freezing temperatures.
“Chronically homeless people stay out of the limelight,” Templin said. “They’re not always walking down Main Street, they try to be invisible because of the stigma that goes with that situation.”…