Living Homeless: Hope in the Desert :: Part 1

Estimates put the number of people who experience homelessness each year at approximately 3.5 million people.

And in a study done in 50 cities throughout the United States, in virtually every city the estimated number of homeless people greatly exceeded the number of emergency shelter and transitional housing spaces.

Which means many of these homeless individuals are living on the street.

And of that 3.5 million, approximately 1.3 million are kids...a face of homelessness that is not often recognized or acknowledged.

This film focuses on two homeless young people in Tempe, Arizona - Wraith & Paul - both with very different stories, but who are both struggling with being homeless.

Copyright 2010 @ Tara Prindiville

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Tara Prindiville
• Arizona State University
• homeless
• homeless youth
• Barrett the Honors College
• documentary

[TheIceman515069]

@Mbombed actually youre right too, i didnt mean to imply that you said everyone is the exact same, it was just the comment about it being not as bad as it seems, i guess, is what caught my attention. i do know what you mean, ive never done it, but i think i can understand the aspect of it, camping and such. although, as you know, it is never the same for everybody and every situation. unfortunately, alot of people are forced into homelessness for various reasons and feel they have no way out?!!

[Mbombed]

@TheIceman515069

You're right, you have absolutely no clue at all about what I said. I haven't said every homeless situations are the same, however you are because being homeless was a pretty fun/cool experience for me, it is basically camping and actually allot of people do just go out and be homeless, people run away from home everyday.

[TheIceman515069]

@Mbombed listen bro, i do understand what you are saying, but you cant look at it like every single situation is exactly like your situation?! i know you will probably say you were homeless for a longer time than you were and your experience was still all good, but people dont just go out and be homeless because they think its fun and cool?! homelessness is NOT cool in any way, and for anyone to think its always the same and homeless people have it easy, im sorry but that is just pure ignorance

[Mbombed]

@AliveNside

I agree, the lazy ass teenagers are lucky.

[Mbombed]

@yazmeenmelodi I enjoyed being homeless and not working for a while, i had fun as if everyday was a vacation. The only reason why im not know is because i have to make food money but really being homeless isn't as bad as it seems depending on were you live

[WeaponSamurai]

Are you still in contact with these guys?

[faffaflunkie]

How about getting jobs, hippies.

[yazmeenmelodi]

It is not my intent to be cruel, some of these people's lives may or may not have been bad at home it depends on how you look at it. Most of us had rules to follow under the roofs of our parents. We endured and had a home and food. If you choose as a young person not to want to live by your parents rules than you are going to have an even harder road ahead. Being hungry, homeless, dirty, cold, hot is not FREE! If you are being abused by parents do research & find a social agency before leaving.

[Blackwolf726]

I had to lulz at these comments.  As one of the people participating in this film, I have to say if some homeless person feels like their story is more legit than this lazy teenager's story, why dont they get off their lazy ass and make a documentary?

[F0Xhound009]

there's a difference between homeless people that do drugs, smoke, and drink and homeless people that got laid off and have no way of paying there bills who don't do stupid shit like drugs. those are the people i feel bad for, not the users.