When social security isn’t enough: 78-year-old man with doctorate battles homelessness

TAMPA, Fla. — When I walk into Tampa Hope, a shelter run by Catholic Charities, I see an elderly man quietly sitting in a chair. I have a feeling he’s waiting for me.

“You don’t happen to be waiting for anyone are you,” I ask.

“Yes,” he says quietly. “I’m supposed to be speaking to a reporter.”…

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