Category: FA22 Illuminations

The Issue: The homelessness crisis in the United States is no secret. With upwards of 580,000 homeless people in the U.S. and the number steadily increasing there is a growing urgency to find a solution. There are two approaches to addressing this issue: the prevention of homelessness and the protection of those who are already Read More …

Kiely Silva Illumination Project Attached below is the file to a fictional journal. Written in the perspective a homeless young man, this journal touches on the unique experiences and struggles many homeless people face. Inspired by some true stories of homeless people in America, there are topics on dating, love, self-reflection, and survival. Backstory Adrian Read More …

Perspective: Shopkeeper To my sanity’s demise, she was there. Lazily huddled in the alley, looking so falsely helpless. Day after day I’ve tried shooing her away yet like a fly she comes back- each time a little weaker. I am a charitable man who helps the unfortunate but laziness is not a misfortune, it is Read More …

“What else is a nation but a patchwork of cities and towns; cities and towns a patchwork of neighborhoods; and neighborhoods a patchwork of homes?” Mathew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City There is a quote from Mathew Desmond’s Evicted that I think of often: “What else is a nation but a Read More …