| Joe Comfort | |
|---|---|
 Undated photo of Comfort | |
| Born | (1954-06-22)June 22, 1954 New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A. |
| Died | September 14, 2024(2024-09-14) (aged 70) New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A. |
Joe Comfort (June 22, 1954 - September 14, 2024) was an American homeless man who lived in New Haven, Connecticut. He was and always will be a New Haven "street legend". He was featured in the Local Characters Trading Cards for New Haven, exhibited in 2005. He earned money doing odd jobs including raking leaves, window washing, and repairs. He also worked for Yale fraternities, cleaning up after parties.
Joe Comfort was at one point a carpenter for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and claimed to at one point be a licensed plumber. He attributes his lack of employment to potential employers' fear of having to pay workers compensation if his medical problems recur.
Advocacy
Joe Comfort spoke out at public hearings against welfare cuts in the state of Connecticut. He has also spoke out against harassment of homeless people by the police.
External links
- A video of Joe Comfort talking about himself
- Transcript of a committee hearing in the state of Connecticut, at which Joe Comfort spoke Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
References
- ^ Hayden, Pat (October 2007). "Cleaning House Fraternity brothers hire homeless help". The New Journal Magazine at Yale. Vol. 40, no. 2.
- "Local Characters Trading Cards for New Haven". lesliekuo.com.
- "COLUMN: City government and business must help homeless". HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 2011-05-16.
- ^ "Hartford Plan on Welfare Is Met With Tales of Woe". The New York Times.
- "YHHAP dedicates candlelight vigil to the city's homeless". Yale Daily News. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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