Stories of homelessness – dispelling myths, inspiring people.
Homelessness myths and memories
Darren, Marco, Jane, Natalie and Trent didn’t want to become homeless. Lack of affordable housing and services, ill health, family violence, relationship breakdown, poverty, mental illness, drug and alcohol issues, discrimination and other life circumstances created situations in which they lost their homes and, for a time, became homeless.
The following videos tell their stories in their own words. They demonstrate that anyone can become homeless, regardless of age, education, socio-economic or relationship status, gender, race or religion. Their aims are to dispel some of the myths surrounding homelessness and create a better understanding of how people become homeless, and to help find ways to end homelessness.
The videos were produced by the CHP Homelessness Advocacy Service, the Department of Justice and the Public Interest Law Clearing House Homeless Persons’ Legal Clinic, as part of the Equal Service: Homelessness Myths and Memories project, which ended in 2008.
