Going Homeless In Haywood County

BPR News | By Matt Bush

Published December 6, 2017 at 4:51 PM EST

The view from Pathways in Waynesville, one of the shelters Smoky Mountain News reporter Cory Vaillancourt stayed at

8 out of 10 Americans live 'paycheck to paycheck' according to the employment website Career Builder. That's just one of the factors contributing to homelessness that Smoky Mountain News reporter Cory Vaillancourt studied before he decided to voluntarily go 'homeless' for three days late last month. He sat down with BPR's Matt Bush to discuss his experiences and the resources for the homeless he encountered in Haywood County. Vaillancourt's travels took him from his home in Maggie Valley to Waynesville and then to Canton - all on foot. He stopped at Open Door Ministries, the Pathways Center, and the Community Kitchen in Canton.

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Matt Bush joined Blue Ridge Public Radio as news director in August 2016. Excited at the opportunity the build up the news service for both stations as well as help launch BPR News, Matt made the jump to Western North Carolina from Washington D.C. For the 8 years prior to coming to Asheville, he worked at the NPR member station in the nation's capital as a reporter and anchor. Matt primarily covered the state of Maryland, including 6 years of covering the statehouse in Annapolis. Prior to that, he worked at WMAL in Washington and Metro Networks in Pittsburgh, the city he was born and raised in.

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