Archive for the ‘road trip 2011’ Category
Fred
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under canada, face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2011, senior, St John's
Tweet I met Fred in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Fred is one of those older colorful gents you could talk to all day. Fred shared an apartment with a roommate who took off with the rent. Fred was lucky because he never spent any time on the streets. After he was evicted he found housing [...]
Evelin
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, female, road trip 2011, San Jose
Tweet The day I met Evelin near San Jose, California she had over a month sober. Evelin says “I’m not interested in doing any drugs. I’m just interested in getting a safe place to stay”. That’s a very powerful statement. I honestly believe we can help so many people, and save tax payer money, by [...]
DeMarco
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under Detroit, face and voice of homelessness, male, road trip 2011
Tweet DeMarco lives in a homeless shelter with his two boys near Detroit. At 45 years-old, DeMarco always thought life would be different. But because of a few mistakes and the economy he is forced to start over. Life for a single parent is hard, now add homelessness and life becomes a daily challenge! DeMarco [...]
Carolynn
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under Detroit, face and voice of homelessness, female, road trip 2011
Tweet CAUTION: Some content may be offensive. Our hope is you’ll get mad enough to do something. The reason we post that disclaimer is for stories like this. Carolynn’s is not an easy story to watch. But it’s an important story that must be shared. Carolynn is homeless living on the mean streets for Detroit. [...]
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. [...]
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. [...]
