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When her car ran out of gas, help came from a homeless encampment

Published September 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM MDT

Juli Cobb's car ran out of gas in the middle of the road, near a homeless encampment. A man from the encampment helped her. Because of their intervention, Juli was able to safely drive back home.

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