Cardboard Stories: Homeless People Sharing Who They Are

Beginning text in the video: “These are real homeless people.”

[Shows a vast variety of people writing on and holding cardboard signs with words written on them.]

Text: “These are their stories…”

The signs the people are holding up read:

“I’ve built robots.”

“Lost it all. Starting over!”

“Epileptic seizures for 10 yrs… and still fighting!”

“I was a personal trainer. ‘Believe it or not’ :)” [Holding a flyer, presumably of their personal training business.]

“I once had a scholarship to play baseball.”

“I am homeless and I DO have a job.”

“I am a computer geek.”

“I’m recovering from open heart surgery.” [Shows a scar on their chest.]

“I was born DEAF…”

“I speak “FOUR” languages!”

“I was a figure skater.”

“I went to modeling school.”

“I have Huntington’s… but I don’t let things get me down!”

“I was on the Buffalo Bills practice squad from 1998-2000.” [Catches a football.]

“Me and my son escaped domestic violence!”

“I have a degree in Biology from West Virginia University.”

“I have stage two lung cancer.”

“I surrendered my kids to save them from homelessness.”

“Rethink homelessness.”