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“It’s a Hard-Knock Life for Us”: Homeless Children’s Invisibility in U.S....
Yesterday I went to a movie screening. One of the trailers was for the remake of the movie Annie. The original musical is a rags-to-riches tale of an orphan who is mistreated by the orphanage’s...
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Je Suis Homeless
I am homeless. I am an elderly man who has been living on your streets for more than 35 years. You walk by me—sometimes with a disdained face. You step over me, as if I am a stray dog. You walk around...
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Homelessness and Its Many Faces: Sherial’s Story
I met Sherial in the spring of 2012. I was already halfway through my graduate program and only working part time, so that I could finish up school. With bills quickly mounting, a friend brought up...
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We Need to House Abandoned Americans Because #HomelessLivesMatter
There you are. Slumped over on that storefront porch. I see you there. Curled up like a sleeping cat behind that trash bin. Your makeshift tents are visible, but your humanity is hidden behind a thin...
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Motherhood and Homelessness: Words That Should Not Go Hand in Hand
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she...
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10,000 Ways to End Homelessness
Eight-year-old Andre loves having his friends over to hang out in his room after school. He has his own door, which he can close for privacy. He has his own desk, where he can study. His room is in a...
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It Could Happen to Them
Photo by Alex Proimos Years ago, when I first became the leader of a small homeless agency on the Westside of Los Angeles, I used to start my presentations to the community by saying, “It could happen...
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Can You Picture The Brady Bunch Living in an Apartment?
Imagine the Brady Bunch kids living in a 2-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles. Now that’s a TV show! I remember when I was a kid, the famous families on television always had a one-earner parent....
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You Are Not Anonymous
Photo © Jim D’Aquilia/Momenta Workshops 2016. You lie down on that dirty park bench, or sit against the chain-link fence next to the sidewalk. Your state of homelessness is exposed for all to see. You...
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Ending Homelessness: The Wait is Killing Them
Photo by Marc Brüneke When working in communities to address homelessness, I feel like an antsy kid – I don’t want to wait. I’m fidgety because the lag time seems so long. I am baffled why it’s taking...
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