Swept - Zachary Linhares's Portfolio

Sheila, left, and Ian King take a break from gathering their personal belongings on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at their campsite in Columbia. The residents of the northern Columbia camp were informed at 8 a.m. that day that they would have to move all of their belongings off the land.

Bill Tolson is homeless and on the verge of being evicted from his encampment. Tolson lives with 20 others in a wooded area just south of a popular mall in Columbia, Mo. Like many individuals experiencing homelessness, Tolson is living on private land and has no rights to where he lives. For now, he is safe but that won’t last. Across town camp clearances are already under way. On Feb. 26, 2022, Randy W. and his neighbors awoke to a devastating message. Leave the land by sundown or face arrest. Residents packed their belongings, left behind what they couldn’t carry, and ventured off into the cold Missouri winter looking for a new place to call home.

Randy W. removes a box of his personal belongings from his tent on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at his camp in Columbia. “I got most of my important stuff here but some stuff is going to get left,” Randy said.

Bill Tolson talks to an outreach worker through his tent Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at his campsite in Columbia. “There’s really no sanctioned land for the homeless. We just pretty much go wherever we can possibly can go,” Tolson said. “We got to try to survive this.”

Bill Tolson, left, and Jay tie a rope to Tolson’s truck to tow Jay’s truck out of the snow Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at Tolson’s camp in Columbia. Tolson is a resident of a large homeless camp that is subject to eviction in the upcoming months.

Personal belongings, food and trash fill up a dumpster at a homeless camp during an eviction Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Columbia. Residents of the northern Columbia homeless camp were given only a few hours to gather their belongings and evacuate their camp. Workers contracted by Tom Bass threw away items without the explicit permission of the residents.

Outreach volunteer Angie Jolley, left, and Randy W. pack up Randy’s belongings inside of his tent Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at his campsite in Columbia. Randy and the other members of the homeless camp were evicted from their campsite after the property owner Tom Bass forced them off the land.

Daniel Woods, left, and Randy W. move an old mattress from a tent during a camp sweep Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Randy’s camp in Columbia. “This campsite is nothing really,” Randy said. “I’d just rather be in a house or somewhere stable.”

Shelia is pulled along by her dog, Jo-Jo, while carrying the final bag of her personal belongings from her former camp site on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Columbia. Residents of the camp were assisted by two volunteers who helped them collect their belongings and drive them across town to their new campsite.