Archive for the ‘face and voice of homelessness’ Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
