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Created: January 24, 2008

Published: January 25, 2008
Laurel, Maryland United States
ME-Count Photos by Michael Williamson NEG#00000 1/24/08: ANNUAL AREA HOMELESS COUNT DOCUMENTS THE BEST ESTIMATE OF THE LOCAL HOMELESS POPULATION NUMBERS: Faith McHale sleeps on a mattress on the floor at Oaklands Presbyterian Church in Laurel. She's 6-months pregnant and sobbed when she started talking about her 18-month-old daughter that she's often seperated from. (her husband is in another shelter nearby) Her husband has had trouble finding work due to the downturn in construction.The church opens it's doors for the homeless in the cold weather season.

by: Michael Williamson The Washington Post