kylie atwood has that story. >> art is what i do opposed to taking a drink. i do opposed to, you know, getting high. >> drug and alcohol addiction lets kimberly williams homeless for about nine years. >> i was going to experiment. i love to experiment. >> then she revived her childhood passion in a free art class at a dc soup kitchen. and now, she is selling her work on a website called art lifting. >> i saw that need within the community, to earn their own income and build confidence. >> liz powers is the co-founder of art lifting, a company connecting homeless, and disabled artist toss art entheusiasts. >> after scott brenner lost his job in the steel industry, medical bills put him on the street. then, he found art lifting send me an e-mail, sends me some of your artwork. >> he is got his own home, owned his own art show on boston's newberry street. >> almost feel like a little kid who broke a window andrew too much attention to himself. geez, these pictures i drew ... >> but they are more than just pictures. >> my dream for my art is to hopefully be shown