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Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County is a 2010 American documentary film directed, written, and filmed by Alexandra Pelosi. [ 1 ] The film chronicles one summer in the lives of homeless children living in Orange County, California — one of the wealthiest regions of the U.S.
The book took eight years to write, and is the extension of Elliott's original reporting 2013 on the life of Dasani, a homeless black girl in New York city. [1] The book explores several themes, including the failure in the city's safety net and support for those in poverty, glaring wealth disparity, and the cycle of violence.
Titled “Project Unhoused: A Teenager’s Journey to Share Stories of America’s Homeless,” it dispels some persistent myths about the issue. Bug bites and lonely nights: How 17 people live ...
In 2009, it was estimated that one out of 50 children or 1.5 million children in the United States of America would experience some form of homelessness each year. [ 56 ] There were an estimated 37,878 homeless veterans in the United States in January 2017, or 8.6 percent of all homeless adults, compared with about 7 percent of the U.S. adult ...
The video concluded with a short interview where Williams elaborated on his education and the problems that led to his homelessness. [18] The video was reposted to YouTube [19] [20] where it received significant attention. At the same time, Williams' story garnered attention on social news websites with users pledging money, clothes, and job ...
A.D. 2024—The United States. Twenty-seven degrees in a Port-A-Jon, the seat freezing my ass. I’m in the dark with a little flashlight. Chemically treated feces and urine splash up onto my anus.
Horvath describes the organization as "a conversation about solutions to end homelessness" that "gives homeless people a chance to tell their own story." [7] Interviews on the subjects' sufferings are recorded using a hand-held videocamera, microphone, laptop, and iPhone, and posted unedited on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. [6]
Bonner organized Christmas parties for homeless children living in Baker, Louisiana, [5] and he gave Christmas presents to Hurricane Katrina victims. [6] To mitigate the adverse effects of homelessness, Bonner hosted parties for children who live in shelters at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Chuck E. Cheese's, and Six Flags. [7]