Invisible People

Homeless Services: We Can Do Better

invisiblepeople — Sun, 12 May 2013 22:42:58 +0000

No homeless person ever said “Please place me in one room with a hundred other people. Please give me a cot or a mat for the floor to sleep on. Please only have one bathroom [...]

Bobby

invisiblepeople — Sat, 11 May 2013 17:39:34 +0000

I met Bobby just before dark in a cold and rainy Chicago. Two nights before police threw away all of his belongings including his blankets. Bobby has been homeless in Chicago for two months. He [...]

Edward and Anita

invisiblepeople — Thu, 02 May 2013 06:28:55 +0000

“Three months ago I never thought I’d be dumpster diving,” Edward told me right before I sat down. Both him and his wife Anita live homeless in a park in Glendale, California. Edward and Anita [...]

Twitter Saved My Life and Helps Me to Help Others

invisiblepeople — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 03:13:15 +0000

Someday, when I meet Jack Dorsey for the first time, the very first words out of my mouth will be “thank you for saving my life and helping me to help others”! I then want [...]

Mike

invisiblepeople — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:33:36 +0000

Mike takes responsibility for ending up homelessness. He had some sober time, but after an illness regressed back to old behaviors. Now, Mike wants to better his life and get out of homelessness, but more [...]

David

invisiblepeople — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:18:21 +0000

David worked as a chimney sweep for 23 years in Minneapolis, but when the economy crashed, work slowed and he lost his job. Both David and his wife ended up homeless going from shelter to [...]

We Can End Homelessness: This Video Is Proof

invisiblepeople — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:52:51 +0000

Many of you already know my friend Lanny. You followed along the last few years on social media, and you supported Lanny by helping to furnish his new apartment. It took close to four long [...]

Interview with Herb Smith from Los Angeles Mission

invisiblepeople — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:42:19 +0000

These days I am spending more time on Skid Row. The morning of this interview, Skid Row was a little different. You could feel the added tension. About an hour before I arrived there was [...]

Update: Veteran’s Homelessness Video and Smartphone Game Prototype

invisiblepeople — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:22:26 +0000

Throughout @Home’s crowd-funding campaign new video clips and other updates will be posted. Below is the first video clip from the film showcasing the crisis of veteran’s homelessness. The video starts off with me meeting [...]

Imagine an End to Homelessness: Please Support @Home Campaign

invisiblepeople — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:52:17 +0000

Since I started in 2008, Invisible People has literally changed what millions of people think about people experiencing homelessness. With hardly any budget, we have had more impact than all the government and nonprofit awareness [...]