The other city - Other people: the homeless

This article is based on the study of "Demographic, social, economic and familiar (family) characterization from the homeless of the commune 11 in Medellin city". This article shows the condition of the homeless as a sub-product of development conceptions that helps the economic growth not knowing criteria as the equity, the strengthening of the human capacities and the promotion of solidarity forms.The article also shows the aims(lenses) of the study, its methodology and the territorial, demographic and familiar (family) development of social and institutional relations aspects of the homeless, finally some criteria of offers are defined by public policies.