Posts Tagged ‘Sandra’
Sandra
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
Sandra is a young girl homeless on the streets of Chicago. She lost her job and place to stay.
Sandra really is invisible. Hundreds of people walk past as she tries to panhandle enough for a nights hotel stay. And because she sleeps in a hotel, government agencies do not count her as being homeless.
Sandra says, [...]
Sandra
Posted by invisiblepeople | Filed under face and voice of homelessness, road trip
I have to warn you that this video is hard to watch. Sometimes people just ‘give up’ and stop fighting. I believe that may be the case with Sandra. It’s called ‘learned helplessness’ and I see it in all walks of life. But under this bridge in New Orleans my heart broke.
Sandra has lived here [...]
