Sage

Featured Video Play Icon

Sage is 23. She has been homeless in the Tenderloin for 2 1/2 years. Before homelessness, Sage only smoked a little weed. Since she’s lived on the streets, Sage has been to rehab three times. She wants to go back to college, and she hopes to get into housing soon.

When I asked Sage about homelessness, she responded it’s not that bad. I then asked Sage if she’s putting up a front covering the pain of homelessness, or is it really not the bad. She said, “Kind of. I am a young attractive female. People take care of me.”

I cannot imagine what this girl has experienced living on the streets. Sage told me that she tries to focus on animals to keep her mind off things. Sage likes butterflies. One of her wishes was for the butterflies to come back.

One might think this young hippie chick is making bad decisions, so she gets what she deserves, but the truth is, we are our brother’s keeper. Sage has tried to get out of homelessness a few times, but there is no easy path out. It’s up to all of us to change that!

We must prevent homelessness from happening in the first place, but if someone young or old ends up on the streets, we need to get them out of homelessness as quickly as possible.

Your voice can help end homelessness. If we do not fix the affordable housing crisis, homelessness will continue to get worse. Click here to tweet, email, call, or Facebook your federal and state legislators to tell them ending homelessness and creating more affordable housing is a priority to you.


IP 19 Logo Icon crop

Invisible People

           

We imagine a world where everyone has a place to call home. Until then, we strive to be the most trusted source for homelessness news, education and advocacy.

Related Topics




Get the Invisible People newsletter


RECENT STORIES

homeless man Manchester, New Hampshire

Anthony

Where Will She Go? Homeless Woman's Heartbreaking Struggle.

Kellie

Homeless Veteran's ID Taken by Police Stripped of Access to Shelter

Ken

Homeless Man Across from the White House

Milton


RECENT ARTICLES

Policy changes to end homelessness

Six Policy Changes to End Homelessness

public transportation

Is It Time to Consider Enacting a Transportation Safety Net?

Tenant protections must increase as Evictions climb

Advocates Call on Biden Administration to Increase Tenant Protections as Evictions Climb

harmful rhetoric and hate speech lead to violence

Harmful Rhetoric Leads to Increased Violence Against Homeless People

Get the Invisible People newsletter