Emily has experienced all the versions of homelessness since that first eviction from View Towers 20 years ago over an unpaid electric bill: the streets; an encampment at the courthouse; and then this long 10-year stretch in supportive housing on Johnson Street. The building opened in 2016 with the promise of non-judgmental support for active drug users, but the 55-year-old former school teacher is picking up on a different vibe lately – one that takes a harder view of drug use. “I’m getting a little worried. I feel like I need to sort out something different, because I’m not sure how long this is going to last. It feels like people are always being shown the door. The idea for this building is falling apart.” Emily remembers how hard it was to live on the street, and dreads that she could actually be facing that again at her age. “It’s surprising how quickly you get used to living outside when you’re homeless, but I’m having different experiences now – more stays at the hospital, my legs not functioning like they used to.” She longs for a permanent home with none of the uncertainty of housing where eviction is a constant possibility. “It’s this feeling of impending doom at all times. And if nothing bad is actually happening, then it’s the feeling that it could.”