Archive for January, 2010
Jody and Phillip
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet Jody lives in her car, while her 19-year-old son Phillip lives in a shelter in St. Paul, Minnesota. After being unfairly evicted from her apartment, she sold all she had to buy a car to live in. As I was giving out socks, Phillip approached me. His shoes have holes all the way through, [...]
Pearl
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet I saw Pearl sleeping in front of a shelter in St. Paul, Minnesota. She lives in fear of those she lives among. She laments those among the homeless that are strange, scary, and cold-hearted. It’s not all of them, and she knows some are “really kind.” She spends her days on the lawn in [...]
Bird Man
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet I love interesting people. In Washington, DC I observed ‘Nature Boy’ walking down the street. He was such a contrast to the neighborhood I had to find him. As luck would have it we met at a park across the street from the White House. While driving the Embarcadero in San Francisco I got [...]
Darryl
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet Before winter hit in St. Paul, Minnesota, I met Darryl. He’s been without a home since October, and he’s recently run into a new round of problems as his son needs assistance as well and he goes through a divorce from his wife. He’s tried to return to live with his family a few [...]
Jim
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet Jim is experiencing homelessness as he waits on an identification card so he can find work before the cold hits in St. Paul, Minnesota. His tax returns from the previous years or (non-working) credit cards won’t suffice, so he has to find another way. He isn’t looking to get rich or amass a fortune; [...]
Reggie
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet There was so much noise on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue Bridge I didn’t notice Reggie was asleep. I felt bad. I should have remembered when I was homeless. Sleep came when I felt safe, or when I was so exhausted I collapsed. Rarely did sleep happen at night. Rarely did I rest away from people [...]
Sandra
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet Sandra is a young girl homeless on the streets of Chicago. She lost her job and place to stay. Sandra really is invisible. Hundreds of people walk past as she tries to panhandle enough for a nights hotel stay. And because she sleeps in a hotel, government agencies do not count her as being [...]
