DEDICATÓRIAhygiene and rest. She hopes to get off the streets, get a job, get rid of drugs and prostitution, and rescue the family, however this woman remains in the situation of street because of the lack of paid work, financial gain facility in drug trafficking and prostitution, as well as the freedom which street life gives her. Final Thoughts: The findings of this study allow us to reflect that, despite the growth of policies aimed at the issues surrounding the homeless population of the streets, in practice it is still observed the need of governmental and non-governmental organizations which can restrain urban violence and improve the conditions of life of this population. The vulnerabilities identified from the experience of living on the streets of the studied social group refer to the need of the Nursing and other health professionals seek mechanisms to provide a care based upon these women, acting on the risks that involve them on the everyday life. Interdisciplinary interventions are necessary on the mediation and / or creation of strategies that will meet the expectations raised in this study, offering glimpsed perspectives that were not reached up to the present moment and which support the decision of women to remain on the streets.