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Minor James Miller Jr. at the Mattoon Public Library in Mattoon, Illinois on Friday December 12, 2008. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior at the Courtesy Cleaner Laundromat in Mattoon, Illinois on December 12, 2008. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior walks across Charleston Avenue to get from the PADS shelter to Courtesy Cleaners in Mattoon, Illinois early in the morning on December 19, 2009. The 63-year old Miller is forced to walk most of the time since he does not own a car. (Jay Grabiec)
Miner James Miller Jr. looks out the window of Courtesy Cleaners laundromat near the PADS shelter that he stays at night in Mattoon, Illinois on December 12, 2008. Although the laundromat does not encourage people to loiter, they often look the other way when homeless are looking for a place to keep warm during the winter months. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior at the Courtesy Cleaner Laundromat in Mattoon, Illinois on December 19, 2008. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior twiddles his fingers at the Courtesy Cleaner Laundromat in Mattoon, Illinois on December 19, 2008. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior lrubs his neck while sitting at the Courtesy Cleaners on Charleston Avenue in Mattoon, Illnois on December 19, 2009. After a work accident in 2000 Miller received surgery to fix his broken back. He hasn't worked since. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior lights a cigarette outside of the Courtesy Cleaners on Broadway Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois on December 12, 2009. Miller smokes about two packs a day as a way to kill time. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior makes his bed at the PADS shelter in Mattoon, Illnois on December 29, 2009. The shelter offers three meals a day and a bed to spend the night in to any one who needs it. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior has dinner at the PADS shelter in Mattoon, Illinois on December 29, 2008. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior outside of the PADS shelter in Mattoon, Illnois on December 19, 2008. (Jay Grabiec)
Miner James Miller Jr. shops for socks at Wal-Mart in Mattoon, Illinois on Thursday, January 8, 2009 after receiving his social security check. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior outside of the PADS shelter in Mattoon, Illnois on February 2, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior at the Courtesy Cleaners in Mattoon, Illinois on March 2, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior pays off a cell phone bill at the Cellular One store in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior waits for his social security check at the post office in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. Without a permanent residence, Miller has to have his mail held at the post office. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior signs his social security check while getting a ride in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior gets a hair cut at a Red's barber shop on Broadway Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois after receiving his Social Security check in the mail and before getting on a bus to Missouri on March 3, 2009. After getting his monhly check Miller likes to spend some money on him self for things like hair cuts, new clothes or a lunch at a restaurant. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Jr. walks into the Bus Depot in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Jr. stands at the corner of 19th Street and Broadway Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Jr. reads over his bus ticket while having lunch at the Lee's Chicken in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior picks out a new jacket at a second hand shop on Broadway Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Jr. waits for a bus to Missouri at the Bus Depot in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. (Jay Grabiec)
Minor James Miller Junior goes through his suitcase while at the Bus Depot on Broadway Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois on March 3, 2009. Miller, a Montrose, Illinois native, has found residence in Odessa, Missouri with an old friend. (Jay Grabiec)