Author name: Michel Degive

How One Woman’s Small Act of Kindness Reminds Us That Every Person Deserves to Be Seen Looking around her community, Kelly Sweck noticed a concerning phenomenon. The unhoused people in her neighborhood were being completely ignored and overlooked by the general public. “People don’t even look at them; people walk by and pretend like it’s […]

The Hidden Education Crisis Behind the City’s Record Homelessness Rate “It’s scary that we could be facing this again in two or three years,” said Latoya Iheanacho. She reflected on the time she spent in homeless shelters with her three children. Even after her family secured a two-bedroom apartment through the city’s housing lottery, the

Editor’s note: Since this interview took place, USDA has confirmed that SNAP benefits will continue for November using contingency funds while Congress negotiates a longer-term budget. However, the uncertainty leading up to the announcement caused widespread fear, particularly among disabled and low-income households who cannot stockpile food or absorb gaps in assistance. The core issue

Why More Seniors Are Being Pushed into Poverty, Isolation, and Life on the Streets The chances that senior citizens like Pamela Marin, 70, will end up homeless are increasing across the country. Marin, who lives in Denver, told Invisible People that she lost her home after her husband died in 2020. That event was like

Inside the Hidden Crisis of Unsafe Hospital Discharges, and the Patients Forced to Face Trauma and Homelessness Alone The woman wasn’t discharged so much as shuffled through a system that had nowhere to put her. A survivor of human trafficking in her late 30s, she had finished a short hospital stay but needed long-term mental-health

Nonprofit May Have Found the Key to Providing Dignified Shelter. But Can it Scale? Dr. Lena Miller had one goal in mind when she founded Urban Alchemy in 2018—to disrupt the traditional shelter system. In many cases, Miller said shelters are one of the most challenging places for people who are homeless to live. Most

The Myths that Once Glorified Rich People and Demonized Poor People Still Echo in Today’s Media Imagine you are in a fairy tale set back in a European castle hundreds of years ago. Who are you? The princess who pricks her finger on the spindle? The royal knight or prince who swoops in to save

As Criminalization Spreads Nationwide, Local Residents Show What Real Solidarity Looks Like In Madison, Wisconsin, community members have come to the defense of their homeless neighbors after they faced harassment while sleeping in a local park. On three separate occasions, individuals identifying themselves as Wisconsin DNR park rangers have approached the group of 3 to

Once a Child Surviving on the Streets of Philadelphia, Rosario Now Helps Others Heal Through Empathy and Service Trigger Warning: This post contains descriptions of attempted suicide, child neglect, sexual assault, youth homelessness, and extreme violence. Please contact your local crisis team if you experience emotional distress. The trolley tracks hummed their usual rhythm through

Through Deceptive Policies Like Arizona’s Proposition 312, the Cicero Institute Pushes a National Agenda to Make Poverty a Crime—One Refund at a Time “Why don’t you go cut some grass for $100?” shouts an angry Daytona Beach business owner. His snide comment is directed at the homeless woman in the wheelchair across the street. She