Archive for November, 2009
Lori and Savanna
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet I met Lori and her daughter Savanna while visiting a rotating shelter in Detroit, Michigan. I cannot imagine the challenges of raising a child without permanent housing. Yet children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. According to data collected one night in January 2007 – 50% of homeless populations are families [...]
Nathan
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet While walking this morning in Portland, Oregon I met Nathan. Too me the weather In Pacific Northwest is nasty and I don’t know how people survive on the streets. Nathan told me he has a sleeping back, a few jackets and uses storefront awnings when he can to stay dry. Nathan has been homeless [...]
Butch
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet 40 years. That’s how long Butch has been homeless. It began in 1969. Butch was just a teenager living in Cleveland, Ohio. His family fell apart, and he became homeless. Today, he is confined to a wheelchair. He begs for money to eat everyday. He says he’s doing the best he can, given the [...]
Tim
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet Last winter shelter season my eyes and heart opened up to the horrible plight of sex offenders living on the streets. Our street outreach team was called to find shelter for a man. He was a registered sex offender, so he wasn’t allowed to stay at the winter shelter. He had done everything right, [...]
Jay
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet Jay’s story might sound familiar to you. His unfortunate situation is not uncommon these days. He lost his job, then his home to foreclosure, and ended up homeless on the streets of Cleveland, Ohio. Jay talks about his frustration trying to get help from homeless service providers. Since services have become specialized, he must [...]
Dale
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet The day I met Dale, he was in the middle of a crowded San Francisco sidewalk. But he was very much alone. He was in his wheelchair, trying to position his body upright so he could pick through the contents of a garbage can. Swarms of people, tourists and businesspeople, hurried past. They all [...]
Pam
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet I met Pam while passing through Cleveland, Ohio. She is mother and a grandmother who never thought she would become homeless. Many people think that if a person has close family members, they can just go live with family when all else fails. But for Pam and many others, it’s just not that simple. [...]
