A formerly homeless man’s journey from shelters, hotels and cars to housing

  • D'Metryus Freeman adds flowers to a wreath while at work at Curbside Flowers on Jan. 12. Curbside Flowers employees were preparing the arrangement for a Homeless Alliance funeral honoring 67 people that had died in 2022 while experiencing homelessness or after having been housed.
    D'Metryus Freeman adds flowers to a wreath while at work at Curbside Flowers on Jan. 12. Curbside Flowers employees were preparing the arrangement for a Homeless Alliance funeral honoring 67 people that had died in 2022 while experiencing homelessness or after having been housed.
  • A formerly homeless man’s journey from shelters, hotels and cars to housing
    A formerly homeless man’s journey from shelters, hotels and cars to housing

    D’Metryus Freeman, 27, is no stranger to homelessness. He remembers living for eight months in a hotel in Virginia.