Before I answer this, I want to say: I spent 8 years leading a weekly writing group of men and women experiencing chronic homelessness. Every week, we gathered at a table and wrote. When the newspaper asked for our opinion on a homelessness initiative, I said, I'm not going to write because I haven't been homeless. Leroy Scott said, Ellen, you've been with us 6 years. You have the right to answer as much as any of us.
