Eddie
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
America’s homeless crisis is everywhere. This week I’m visiting family in Binghamton, a small town in upstate New York with approximately 45,000 people. This is where I met Eddie.
Eddie used to work as a cook before becoming disabled. Like many homeless he relies on recycling for an income. Eddie said he has not slept in two days because it’s so cold outside (last night, the mercury dropped to 16 degrees).
Eddie does not know what his future will be. His only hope is to survive another day.
March 22nd, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I don’t do the twitter thingy. But I see from yours, you also know about *The Soloist*. I can’t wait to see this movie!!
Take care,
Amy
March 22nd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
[...] Eddie is a homeless person living in Binghamton, NY. He picks up cans and bottles for spending money. The cold weather makes it hard for him to sleep and he’s been up the past two nights he says in the video. He lives outside and had his tent and sleeping bag stolen from him. He’s been sleeping with a blanket in the twenty degree Binghamton winter. As far as help goes in the city Eddie states that if you don’t have an ID Binghamton will not do anything for you. If any elected official in Binghamton is reading this you might want to take note and work to do something about changing that. [...]