Jared Veals lives in a camper. It is not ideal but it is home.

My friend Jennifer painted up that nice little sign right there. Its good thing. A little bit of art, Veals said.

Veals, a National Guard veteran, has battled addiction and the difficulties that come with it. He has not found a steady job, which has made affordable housing difficult to secure.

The camper is all he has now. Parking it somewhere presents another challenge.

The heat is a big issue. If you dont have electricity you dont have air conditioning and to stay in a box like that with no air conditioning youd be better off underneath a tree, Veals said.

After Jared couldnt pay to stay parked at a campground, he received help from One Community Now in New Port Richey and Shady Hills Mission Chapel. His camper is tempor

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