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Reality Check - Life Without a Home
Pair of Vernonities to spend days on the street to raise homelessness awareness, outreach funds
Apr 19, 2026 | 6:00 AM
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Representatives from a local homeless outreach group will be spending days outdoors to raise awareness.
Tracey and Jimmy Miller of the group Packman Open Hearts will spend a minimum of 72 hours living on the streets in their Reality Check – Life Without a Home initiative.
The plan for the pair is to raise awareness of what being unhoused actually looks like, break the stigma surrounding homelessness, and raise funds for their outreach work.
“This is not a challenge or a publicity stunt. It’s an effort to create real understanding around homelessness, break stigma, and give people a clearer picture of what many individuals face every day,” Tracey Miller told Vernon Matters in an email.
