Miami is known for its beaches, neon nightlife, and skyline of gleaming high-rises. It is a global destination for wealth, leisure, and escape. But beneath that glittering surface lies another Miami—one that tourists rarely see. It’s a Miami where people like Jarvis have spent more than 13 years trying to survive homelessness in a city where extreme luxury and devastating poverty exist side by side.
For Jarvis, life on the streets isn’t new. It’s a cycle he has been pulled into again and again, pushed back outside each time by a system that offers little support and even fewer real options. “I don’t want money,” he says quietly. “I just want to cook a home cooked meal … to live normal, back to normal.”…