Living in a Shelter, Looking on the Bright Side

by Mark Horvath · 2010-11-09 13:33:00 UTC
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I met LaQuisha and her daughter at a rotating shelter (meaning that residents are shifted between churches) near Detroit. Although living in a homeless shelter can be challenging, LaQuisha works hard to look at the bright side. She was scared at first, but that changes as she made friends with people in the same situation.

I love the rotating shelter system. I visited this one last year, too. As I listened to LaQuisha's story about how her mom kicked her out, I could not help but notice the similarities with Dawn's story. Young single mothers are a growing portion of the homeless population.

Special thanks to MCREST

Mark Horvath is an activist for the homeless. He vlogs at invisiblepeople.tv and blogs at hardlynormal.com. He was formerly homeless in Hollywood.
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