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Hey, buddy. i met james a few weeks ago. he kind of helped me out with a place to at least lay my head at night. >> here's a pair of pants right here. >> i trust james the most out of anybody here. >> james is a 31-year-old crack addict who says he's been clean for about a month. he's been living on and off the streets of jacksonville for 15 years. >> i'll go up here, grab my stuff. this is the knife i sleep with. ain't much of a knife, but it will do the job, you know. i hope it up at night, put it in my hand and that's all i need to protect myself at night here. >> this is pretty much it. th...

Or alcohol. while there, josh began making friends. >> me and logan trained together in the program and both left at the same time. we've kind of slept together, watched out for each other. >> going to salvation army, get something to eat. >> this is their daily routine. after spending the day at the library, josh and his friends head to salvation army to eat dinner. with the help of those around him, josh is beginning to learn the realities of surviving on the streets. >> i am sort of new at this and it has been kind of a shock to me and it's one of those things that i'm learning firsthand as...

Or alcohol. while there, josh began making friends. >> me and logan trained together in the program and both left at the same time. we've kind of slept together, watched out for each other. >> going to salvation army, get something to eat. >> this is their daily routine. after spending the day at the library, josh and his friends head to salvation army to eat dinner. with the help of those around him, josh is beginning to learn the realities of surviving on the streets. >> i am sort of new at this and it has been kind of a shock to me and it's one of those things that i'm learning firsthand as...

Clothes, food, cigarettes. >> anthony, a former marine and his friend james, a recovering crack addict are saving money for an apartment. anthony has shown up at the labor pool four days this week, but this is his first time to go out on a job. >> right now, i'm on my way to the construction yard working on a ramp, be working for about eight hours, get $8 and save up money so we have a place to live. >> james has been working and saving his money all week. >> i made $233 and he got $100, $333 total this week. we're going to the check cashing place to cash these checks, leave there and go to st...

>> you all right? >> what? >> you all right. you're in your own world or something. we're supposed to be together in this thing. >> i'm perfectly fine. >> it don't seem like it. >> okay. >> i'm trying to help you. what i got is yours. that's what home boys is all about. that's what being on the streets is about, being partners. what's mine is yours, yours is mine. >> james says he is tempted to spend his money on crack but getting a roof over their heads is more important. >> it's not about drugs, it's about us. it's about us getting that. >> well, since we still have an hour, i'm going to go ...