'Underheard in New York' Gives a Voice to Homeless People on Twitter

A handful of New York's homeless residents are now on Twitter, thanks to a new awareness initiative called Underheard in New York.

Created by advertising interns Rosemary Melchior, Robert Weeks and Willy Wang, the program provided four homeless men with their own pre-paid cell phones, a month of unlimited texting, and separate Twitter accounts. The four men -- Danny (@putodanny), Derrick (@awitness2011), Albert (@albert814) and Carlos (@jessie550) -- have been regularly tweeting about their activities, thoughts and the struggles they face on a daily basis. Whether they're heading off to an employment agency or feeling particularly blue, Twitter allows these men to share their often heart-wrenching lives with the rest of the world.

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