Archive for October, 2011
Erin
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under canada, face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet Maybe the hardest thing for me to help ‘normal’ people understand is how drugs and alcohol take over a person’s life and that it’s not so easy to quit. I get that normal people can have a drink or two and then never pick up a drink for days or weeks. Unfortunately, many people [...]
Taylor and Mike
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet Mike and his 6 year-old daughter Taylor live in a homeless shelter in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mike was hurt at work and without income they lost everything. I work helping homeless families in Los Angeles and it’s extremely hard to find services for single dads. Most shelters are setup for single females or two-parent families. [...]
Richard
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under canada, face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet I met Richard in Saskatoon, Canada. He was born in Toronto, but moved to California when he was five. Richard moved back to Canada eight years ago after they detected an aortic aneurysm and his insurance in the U.S. jumped from $140 a month to $3,400 a month. A month ago he had a [...]
Scooter
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet I’ve know Scooter for a little bit, yet this was the first time we met in person. Over the last year or so, if I tweet out I was having a technical issue with video gear, the guy would work overtime to help me find a solution. Interesting, Scooter is homeless. He lives in [...]
Cheryl
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet I met Cheryl in Burlington, Vermont. Cheryl is pregnant and currently couch surfing. Cheryl’s homelessness is a result of several bad relationships, some of which were abusive. Before you judge her, keep in mind life on the streets is not a normal life. It’s a horrible existence willed with lots of pain. Some people [...]
Darryl
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under canada, face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet I met Darryl panhandling in Toronto, Canada. He has been homeless on and off since 2007. Sadly, Darryl aged out of foster care with no place to go. Even worse, that is the norm not the exception for many young adults in North America. Although reports vary, since at best any homeless data is [...]
Brotha BlueStocking
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet After being on the road since I left Los Angeles on June 15th, and traveling to 24 cities around Canada, I knew by the time I hit Boston I would be beat down tired. I was honored and grateful to be offered a speaking gig that covered a hotel stay, so the plan was [...]
