One Man's Journey Out of Homelessness; Anthony Brown Joins Dr. Tim Murphy Author of From Park Bench to Park Avenue, Anthony Brown drank and used from age 6 to 14, ran away from home at 14 to join the carnival, and went to a party at age 14 and came home at age 47. Do the homeless want to stay homeless? A treatment center welcomed him. No one said "welcome" to him since he was 6 years old....