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Over A Month After Homeless Story Goes Viral, Steve Has Been Found
November 6, 2015
Remember Steve the homeless man? He’s been found again and plans are underway to help him make it through the winter.
In late September, NorthEscambia.com published a story about John Brantley, an Atmore elementary school principal, and his encounter with Steve outside a Best Buy store in Mobile. The story of Steve went viral, viewed well over a million times.
It all began when Brantley snapped a photo of Steve, on his knees digging through a trash can looking for bits of food.
Offers poured in from around the country to help Steve….except Brantley and others were not able to find him again. Until Thursday night.
“I had a long conversation with Steve tonight and he has agreed to be helped,” Brantley wrote in a Facebook post. “I have set up this gofundme account to help raise money for Steve a place to stay this winter as well as helping him with basic essentials and ultimately helping him get back on his feet.”
To read our original story about Steve and Brantley’s encounter with him, click here.
To visit the gofundme page and donate to help Steve, click here.
Comments
4 Responses to “Over A Month After Homeless Story Goes Viral, Steve Has Been Found”
Only one of many on the streets, and there are women and children living in cars. I hope this story will get more help for them and more awareness. Some of them just need a job or a little help to get back on their feet. Good luck to this man!
What a Blessing to both men. If we each help one person, and that one person helped another, imagine the good that could be done. One step at a time, one person at a time, it can be done.
No one in Pensacola needs to dig in the garbage can for food, there are at least three places in Pensacola that will feed the homeless. I hope this man gets back on his feet soon.
This is wonderful! God is so good, and blessings to both Steve and John. Don’t know either of them, but this just wonderful. We can’t fix everything all at once, but we can help one person at a time. There are enough people like John around to do this. And yes, my husband and I have helped people like Steve in the past and present, so I am not just suggesting that “others” do it.
Thank you William for sharing a follow up of a heartwarming story.