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...
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