Archive for November, 2011
Kim
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet I met Kim in Wentzville, Missouri. Since 2002, which is when they lost their home, Kim and her family have been bouncing between cheap hotels, awkward stays with friends and homeless shelters. Kim, her husband, two daughters and a granddaughter – three generations – all live in a very small hotel room. Take a [...]
Ron
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet I met Ron in St Louis, Missouri. Ron was living with his nephew and then his social security disability payments were stopped. The only way he could fight to get them back was with a lawyer, and because he didn’t have money for legal help Ron ended up homeless. Please forgive me but I [...]
David
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under canada, face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet David has been homeless in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, ever since he lost his wife and his dog, and then his house. David says Fort McMurray is the best place in Canada to be homeless. Because deposit cans are 25 cents each homeless people can make $100 a day recycling. Thing is, Fort McMurray [...]
Lee Anne
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under canada, face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011
Tweet Lee Anne is 24 years-old and lives in a homeless shelter in Montreal, Canada. Lee Anne lost her job because of the failing economy and couldn’t afford to stay in her apartment. Lee Anne was lucky. She never spent any time on the streets and was able to find a women’s shelter. [...]
Marlo and her children
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet This is the homeless you don’t see but need to see. I met Marlo in a weekly rate hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The whole family, two adults and four children, live in a small hotel room. Marlo says there are days she does not even want to wake up, but her children keep [...]
