Living on the Edge
Post-Bulletin reporter Jeff Hansel and photographer Jerry Olson take an in-depth look at the homeless, a mostly hidden minority in Rochester. In coming months, Hansel and Olson will explore specific topics related to homelessness, such as brain injury, alcoholism, employment and housing.

Background
Multimedia: Audio slide show
• About the series: Rochester's homeless hide in plain sight
• Who's who among Rochester's homeless

Part 1
Multimedia: Audio slide show
• Man struggles with injuries, mental illness and a criminal record (Oct. 18, 2006)
• Pain, despair are facts of life after fire (Oct. 18, 2006)
• Not quite homeless, but needing some help (Oct. 18, 2006)
• Homelessness results from bad luck, bad choices — but hope doesn't die (Oct. 19, 2006)
• Life — and violent death — under a bridge (Oct. 19, 2006)
• For richer, for poorer: Homelessness redefines 'tough love' (Oct. 20, 2006)
• An act of kindness, a rich reward (Oct. 20, 2006)
• Can a tent be a home? Depends on who you ask (Oct. 20, 2006)
• Wanted: Loved ones of a homeless man (Oct. 21, 2006)
• A day on the streets: A world of sore feet, sweat, boredom and anger (Oct. 21, 2006)
• Kind words shed light in bleak world (Oct. 21, 2006)
• Resources for the homeless (Oct. 21, 2006)