ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Gino McCoy and his wife are one of the many homeless who have tents located outside city hall.
The couple is originally from Phoenix, where McCoy used to work full time while operating a horseback riding club and a dog kennel, until he asked his job for more flexibility to focus on his college education.
"I told my full time job 'I wanted to go down to part time'," McCoy said, "And in turn, two days later, they're letting me go. And then a week later, our landlord evicted us."
Gino says he, his wife, Hadah, along with their three dogs, decided to move to St. Louis, after being falsely told there was a program set up to help them with housing and help college students like Gino, who is still enrolled and attending classes online at Southern New Hampshire University.
"We were told that there was a program here that will be able to set us up with housing and we wouldn't have to be outside on the streets," said McCoy, "When we got here, it was a completely different story."
McCoy and his wife have been living in tents for the last two weeks. At least two dozen tents currently stand on the grounds at the moment. Outside of McCoy and his wife, along with another couple, most of the tent residents are on drugs.
"Me and my wife have sat around and watched them get high with whatever drug of choice it is. We hear the arguments over the drugs and everything like that," said Gino McCoy.
Gino's wife Hadah, who is two months pregnant, describes the struggle she endures while being pregnant in that environment.
"I don't really get no sleep, especially at night time, it's loud and there's ruckus, arguments and it's just a handful to deal," said Hadah McCoy, " It's a struggle. It's not easy. But what else can I do about it at this moment?"
KMOX asked the couple if they reconsidered relocating to a less stressful environment.
"We don't know where else to go. We're not from here," said Hadah, "There's not many resources out here to give us any help on where to go."