Archive for November, 2010
Professor
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet I met Professor at Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon. Even with three engineering degrees he still ended up homeless. Professor told me he felt safer sleeping in the woods than he did in homeless shelters. Just another reason for homeless services to look at Dignity Village as a model for healing and support. For [...]
Zaq and friends
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet “Friends are the only family you get to choose” is something Zaq said after signing me a song. Last night I went for a walk down Hollywood Blvd to hand out socks and make new friends. I have taken this walk many times, but last night was special. Not simply because it was Thanksgiving, [...]
Eric
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Normally I don’t use last names. But this is not your ordinary story, and Eric Sheptock is no ordinary homeless advocate. I first heard about Eric from an NPR story a little over a year ago. Eric’s blogs on Change.org and continues to impress. He has a vast knowledge of the political landscape of [...]
Anthony
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Yes, Anthony is homeless. We met at a rotating shelter near Detroit. When Anthony first lost is job and a place to live he tried living in an abandoned building filled with people using drugs. Then he found MCREST Rotating Shelter. I love the rotating shelter model. Basically a group a faith based organizations [...]
Calvin
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet This week I was in Washington DC. I had a few meetings, and even though it was raining out, because I didn’t have money for taxi rides I decided to walk . I met a few new homeless friends along the way. Calvin has only been homeless for a month. He says “there is [...]
LaQuisha
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet I met LaQuisha and her daughter at a rotating shelter near Detroit. Although living in a homeless shelter can be challenging LaQuisha works hard to look at the bright side. She was scared at first. But as she made friends with people in the same situation she changed. I love the rotating shelter system. [...]
