Clouds pass above Camp Hope in Las Cruces, New Mexico October 6, 2015. Camp Hope describe themselves as “alternative transitional living project for the homeless”. Around 50 people live at the camp. At homeless encampments from Seattle, Washington state to Las Cruces, New Mexico, residents live away from the dangers of life on the streets, saying the stability helps them work towards their goals. Despite a shortage of affordable housing for the poor and budget constraints on social welfare programmes, many U.S. cities have clamped down on tent cities in the past few years. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
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