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Estranged: Homelessness in Fort Collins, Colorado

Short documentary on homelessness in Fort Collins, Colorado

Betty’s Story

Betty, who I spent a day talking with, and whose real name is not Betty (she uses a pseudonym because she is on probation and worries about incriminating herself). Told me the reasons she fell so hard and so fast from an average middle class life, to one where she was in and out of…

Why I care

As mentioned previously my own grandparents and my aunt were homeless for a spell when I was still in high school. They had always had an inconsistency to their life. They lived in a bus when I was little, and then bounced from camper trailer to camper trailer as they traveled the United States for…

Complex Stories

For many homelessness becomes a struggle that began in poverty in childhood and carries into adulthood. For others it is a decline when estranged from family or friends. Others still suffer from addiction and legal problems that perpetuate into losing everything. Andrea’s story is one where her parent’s were unreliable, and without the aid of…

Transient? or Homeless?

The word transient has taken on new meaning in discussions around homelessness. The dictionary definition of transient is of someone that moves from place to place, or is existing somewhere temporarily. In the case of homelessness it applies to individuals that are traveling from town to town, state to state etc. In the past the…

City Council Discussion Fort Collins

Over the summer of 2015 there became increasing tensions amongst business owners, pedestrians and those experiencing homelessness in and around Old Town Fort Collins, Colorado. The city decided that certain programs needed to be implemented to help the situation and thus the city investigated and looked at several options on improving the city. Quickly groups…