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Faye

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About Me

Hello, I have a story I'd like to share with you. In the mid 90's I was homeless for three months. It was a choice I felt I had to make and one I do not regret. I married at nineteen and had been moving with my husband and two kids from state to state and job to job until the day my daughter and I left in 1994.Surprisingly, it wasn’t my brush with homelessness that inspired this photo journal. It was a woman I encountered at Venice Beach in the early 1990s. This woman had accidentally walked into my camera’s viewfinder while I was spending a day shooting photos at the beach.This woman, had a look of someone who didn’t quite know where she was or where she was going until she noticed I was staring at her. The look of embarrassment the woman expressed at being witnessed in a weak moment still haunts me today.Since that day, my ambition has been to photograph and interview the homeless people what I call “Faces of the Shadows.”My vision is to capture what most of us choose not to see; that these men and women are people who, despite their condition, continue to live life, find love and have hope for a better tomorrow.You can help by going to www.FacesOfTheShadows.Com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Oprah. Chris Gardner. Meg Ryan. Tonya Watts. People who care about helping others.

My Blog

LA Homeless

I wonder if the number of homeless in LA is down because they have ran them to other near by cities by force? L.A.'s homeless: A progress reportA new checklist indicates that we still have a long way ...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:36:00 GMT

Facts About the Homeless Crisis

Facts about the Homeless Crisisß Over a 5-year period, about 2 - 3% of the U.S. population (5 - 8 million people) will experience at least one night of homelessness.ß Nationally, there are approximate...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:53:00 GMT

How you can help!

What the Public Can Do to Help the HomelessVOLUNTEERß Work directly with people experiencing homelessness. Shelters need help in a variety of areas: answering phones, typing, filing, preparing and se...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Police Makes A Difference for Homeless.

Changing livesAdvocate works 1-on-1 with homelessMichael Sorba, Staff WriterArticle Launched: 02/17/2008 09:38:53 PM PSTSAN BERNARDINO - Despite being homeless for the past three years, Paul Merriam h...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:56:00 GMT

Homeless Task Force

The Laguna Beach Homeless Task Force will be presenting their recommendations to the City Council on Tuesday Jan 22, 2008. Please support our Homeless. Together We Can Make A Difference!
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Homeless Task Force

The Laguna Beach Homeless Task Force will be presenting their recommendations to the City Council on Tuesday Jan 22, 2008. Please support our Homeless. Together We Can Make A Difference!
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Book Signing

You are invited to my book signing Jan 24, 2008. 6:30 - 8:30 Latitude 33. 311 Ocean Ave Laguna Beach, Ca. Visit my web site www.FacesOfTheShadows.com.
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:23:00 GMT

American Cities Are Going Hungry

American Cities Are Going HungryThe National Alliance To End Homelessness is spotlighting the US Conference of Mayors' report on Hunger and Homelessness. Here's what they say:The U.S. Conference of Ma...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:22:00 GMT

Studens take a stand for Homelessness

I'm glad young people are speaking out to help those that need a hand up! Students sleep out for homelessness Tuesday, 13 November 2007Colin West, a sophomore criminal justice major, crawls out of hi...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:47:00 GMT

Homelessness

WWW.FacesOfTheShadows.com...This is the website for my book. I had the dream 10 years ago, last September I decided it was time to Go for it.... Here it is 14 months later.. my baby girl.Faces of the ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:07:00 GMT