200 spend a cold night out to learn about homelessness
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Tyler Junior College students Caleb McFarland and Timothy Brown carry their sleeping bags as they walk from The Salvation Army to Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas for the annual One Night Without A Home event Thursday Nov. 12, 2015. Participants in the event spend the night at the park to give them a better idea of life as a homeless person. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Crystal Felix of Tyler and her son Juan Felix, 8, wait at The Salvation Army to start their walk to Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas for the annual One Night Without A Home event Thursday Nov. 12, 2015. Participants in the event spend the night at the park to give them a better idea of life as a homeless person. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Esther Emanuel puts a warm jacket on with help from Samaria Johnson as they prepare to go to sleep outside at Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas during the annual One Night Without A Home event Thursday Nov. 12, 2015. Participants in the event spend the night at the park to give them a better idea of life as a homeless person. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Alfred White of Tyler sets up a makeshift bed to sleep outside at Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas during the annual One Night Without A Home event Thursday Nov. 12, 2015. Participants in the event spend the night at the park to give them a better idea of life as a homeless person. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tyler Junior College students Olivia Martin and Erin Blaine talk before sleeping outside at Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas during the annual One Night Without A Home event Thursday Nov. 12, 2015. Participants in the event spend the night at the park to give them a better idea of life as a homeless person. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Harley Sorrells and Kali Williams wait at The Salvation Army to start their walk to Bergfeld Park in Tyler, Texas for the annual One Night Without A Home event Thursday Nov. 12, 2015. Participants in the event spend the night at the park to give them a better idea of life as a homeless person. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Erin Blaine, left, and Olivia Martin spent Thursday night without a home in Bergfeld Park to simulate the experience of homelessness. Throughout the night, the ladies reiterated how privileged their normal lives were.(Cory McCoy/Staff)