Reno's Tent City

Tammy Tyra of Texas tries to warm up in a tent city for the homeless in downtown Reno, Nevada, Oct. 6, 2008. Tyra works cleaning trucks but is unable to make enough money to afford housing. The City of Reno set up the tent city when existing shelters became overcrowded as Nevada struggles with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

Marian Schamp takes a break from moving her possessions as a tent city for the homeless in downtown Reno, Nevada, is consolidated on Oct. 6, 2008. The City of Reno set up the tent city when existing shelters became overcrowded as Nevada struggles with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.

Geri Radway, center, chats with a friend as she returns to a tent city for the homeless in downtown Reno, Nevada, after working two jobs on Oct. 6, 2008. Radway moved to Reno from Salt Lake City, Utah, in search of work but struggled and only today started a full-time job to compliment her part-time job. She hopes to be able to move out of the homeless encampment within a few weeks. The City of Reno set up the tent city when existing shelters became overcrowded.

A tent city for the homeless sits in the shadow of high-rise casinos in downtown Reno, Nevada, Oct. 6, 2008. The City of Reno set up the tent city when existing shelters became overcrowded as Nevada struggles with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country.