Archive for December, 2010
Paul
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet Paul went through quadrupedal bypass open heart surgery at the Veterans Hospital. They then placed him in a nursing home, and when his time was up there, Paul was lucky enough to find a homeless shelter with respite care. Paul was very lucky in many ways. Here in Los Angeles I only know of [...]
Precious
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet Precious is homeless living in a rotating shelter with her daughter. She says the experience is helping her grow up. She is going back to school and is looking for work. Special thanks to Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter
Kevin
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under road trip 2010
Tweet I met Kevin in Portland, Oregon. He was a union worker and was told his job was safe. But in today’s world no job is safe. “There are a lot of feed places down here” Kevin tells me and then continues “a person can do pretty good actually”. Like most areas where homeless people [...]
Amy
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet Amy lives in “Hopeville”, a tent community right by the Arch in downtown St Louis. Amy says what’s keeping her there is her eyesight and not having glasses to work. Tent communities can be very complex. Amy describes some of the history and structure. I visited Hopeville this past summer and I cannot imagine [...]
Hype
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet I met Hype in Portland, Oregon. She is 19 and has lived on the streets for 5 years. She was 13 when her foster mom kicked her out. Although this may shock you it is very common. 40% of homeless youth are never ever even reported missing. The night before Hype slept under a [...]
