(CNN) The homeless men and women step off the van and get straight to work. They pick up trash and bottles, and as they do, business owners and residents cheer them on -- honking, clapping and even handing out refreshments. It's part of a pilot program in San Diego that hires homeless people to help clean up the city's streets. Cities across the country are using programs like the one in Albuquerque to provide hundreds of part-time jobs to the homeless. Barber wanted to implement one in San Diego, which hosts the country's fourth-largest homeless population.

Source: CNN March 07, 2018 18:56 UTC