Archive for January, 2011
Charles
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet I met Charles in New York City. His grandmother had cancer and then two weeks before she passed his mother was diagnosed with cancer. His father gave his life to take care of her. He lost his business and had to sell the two homes they owned. Most of us walking through a park [...]
Gerardo
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet At 15, Gerardo was kicked out by his mother for being gay. Gerardo is one of the many reasons I support gay rights. Homelessness is bad enough as is. Being of a different sexual orientation should never keep people from support services. But unfortunately that is exactly what happens. Many of you have heard [...]
Frank
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Los Angeles has been having a record rainfall this winter. Sleeping in front of a church in Hollywood I met Frank. During this wet season Frank will dry his clothes in a laundromat two or three times a day. Frank is homeless because of a drug addiction. I would not have been able to [...]
RD
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Her name is RD, but many of you already know her on twitter as @lostawareness. I first met RD this summer while I was traveling the country through this twee here. Because most of my homeless services contacts are in Los Angeles I was able to help RD rather quickly. I wish they all [...]
