Archive for June, 2010
Vernon
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet I met Vernon in Hollywood. He survives on the kindness of others. Tragically, his fiancé passed away before they could get married. The funeral took all of Vernon’s money so he is out on the streets until he gets his next disability check. At only $839 a month income it is nearly impossible to [...]
Victor
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Victor has been on the streets of Lima, Peru, for 32 years. When I asked him what is his future he responded, “What future can I have?” This video is in Spanish. I hope to add English subtitles soon. I’ve known for some time that the natural progression of this vlog would be to [...]
Fiana
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Tweet I met Fiana while visiting Chicago. She lost her parents, then her grandmother. On top of those, she made maybe the hardest choice of all: she gave her baby up for adoption. Living on the streets off and on over the last three years, life is difficult. And it doesn’t make matters better that [...]
