What does Homeless Look Like? Tina Case Volunteer PhotographerWhat does "homeless" look like? Do homeless people look different than you and me? You might think that homeless people are lumped into one big group. That they are all derelicts, drug addicts, drunkards - or that they are helpless, penniless, uneducated, unmotivated. But in the two months that I have been working with HousingONE.org I have learned a lot. I have painted over my own misconceptions and learned the following:
There are indeed homeless people who fit the generalities we have formed from quick judgement. And there are those who had a series of unfortunate events and are down on their luck. A few weeks ago I wouldn't give a second glance at a homeless person. Now I see them in a new light. This man in San Francisco was kind, smiled, and didn't mind that I took his photo. I believe he said his name was Brent.
It was my first time being in a homeless shelter. There are rows of single beds and bunk beds divided by a low wall, the men's side and the women's side.
The photos that follow are of the two men who are slated to be housed soon. Below, "L," is imagining what it would be like to have the "keys to success" - meaning the key to his own place.
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