This story begins an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on their communities.
Sometimes, the people you'd least expect are those who do the most. People like Tony Simmons, a homeless man in Baltimore who helps others get off the street. Simmons says he does it as much for himself as for anyone else.
Simmons is 53 years old and a former Marine. He's also a former heroin addict and drug runner and was in and out of jail. Eventually, he hit rock bottom — homeless, penniless, alienated from family and friends.
Two years ago, he says, he was afraid he might die if he didn't pull himself up. Even then, he knew what he had to do.
[For more of this story, written by Pam Fessler, go to http://www.npr.org/2015/01/28/...he-streets-to-get-up]
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