Posts Tagged ‘John’
John
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip 2010
Tweet Unfortunately, a severe personal crisis as the cause to homelessness is not uncommon. Some stories will wreck the hardest heart, and I hope the next time you see a homeless person drunk on a corner you’ll have a better understanding. John lost his daughter. She was 22 when she died, and as John puts [...]
John
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Most of us like to run into old friends. I know I do. But yesterday, although it was good seeing people I had met over a year ago, it wrecked me knowing their situation has not changed. Probably even has become worse. In November of 2008 I was just starting InvisiblePeople.tv. It was maybe [...]
John
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Tweet John lives in a small grassy area right in the middle of Downtown Atlanta. He had a rough childhood and never learned to read, which has proven to be a real roadblock in finding a job. For the past six years, John has been in and out of homelessness. Although he has family, he [...]
John
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet Help wanted: Spend every daylight hour rummaging through dumpsters, garbage cans, and roadside rubbish in search of sticky plastic bottles and putrid aluminum cans. Compensation: $9, maybe 10 bucks (if you’re lucky). If you think “professional recycling” sounds tiring, dead-end, and downright nasty, you’re right. Although John says it’s “good honest work,” he admits [...]
John
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet *slower connections please turn off HD John spent much of his childhood in foster care. Today, he lives on the streets and takes a philosophical approach to his situation. John says he wants nothing, but I think he’s really searching for a little love and acceptance.
John
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness
Tweet *slower connections please turn off HD This is my first attempt at capturing real stories. Raw, unedited, as is! It is far from perfect, but it’s real! John has been on the Blvd since I can remember. Every time he crawled to a new star my heart broke a little more. I kept thinking [...]
