by admin | Jun 21, 2021 | Story
“I was born and raised here in New York. Jamaica, Queens. I’m one of nine kids – I got six sisters and two brothers. We haven’t all been together in a long time. Years. Our father was never part of our lives. Our mother did best she could, but...
by admin | May 17, 2021 | Story
“I’ve been living on the street for six months. I used to live with my mother, but she passed away last year. 92 years old. COVID has been very difficult without her. I have learned a lot about myself here on the street. Mostly, I have learned the...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Story
[Translated from Spanish] “I’ve been in the streets since my parents died. Sometimes, I can stay in a hotel, but others I have to stay in the street. I usually sleep in a park – today I am in Alameda – but sometimes I take the metro to another...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Story
[Translated from Spanish] “I was in jail – since then I’ve been free for two years. When you have been in jail, it’s so difficult to find a job because they investigate you. They reject you if they find out that you were in jail. So there is...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Story
[Translated from Spanish] “Because I’m old, they have no work for me. Because of my age, they laid me off – because of the sickness (COVID). It’s fucked up. I’m eating food I find in the street. the good thing is that we are in...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Story
[Translated from Spanish] “When we want to get a job, we usually get rejected because we don’t have documents or ID’s. We don’t have a good education. It is very difficult to find work. Usually when we ask for money, people say...
by admin | Nov 30, 2020 | Story
“I was a security guard before COVID. But I lost my job and have been living in the streets for the last six months. I don’t have family, so there was no one to help. The good thing is, I don’t have family to take care of. But meanwhile, I’m...
by admin | Nov 16, 2020 | Story
“What we’re trying to do is called Boulder Occupy. We’re trying to keep the police off of people when people camp in the city. Keeping’ the police from rifling’ through people’s stuff when they’re not there and just...
by admin | Nov 16, 2020 | Story
“2005, my fiancé died in a helicopter accident. Sent me into a tailspin. Came out here in 2009 – had a great job. Working for a 5-star hotel. But then the economy kinda crashed and I ended up on the streets. Been runnin’ all over the country...
by admin | Nov 16, 2020 | Story
“Being homeless is rough. You’re limited to your relationships. You don’t know who to trust. But there’s people who know how to work the system. I live in a tent with a queen sized bed on the beach. I make it work. But I don’t trust...
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