As the poor U.S. economy has become the focal point of many political and media discussions, the faces of those affected by economy, in some cases, have become the new faces of homeless. Educated, former middle-class Americans have become the victims of a deep recession and often overlooked. This is where my journey begins.
In current times, unemployment and underemployment is high. Much like the Great Depression, the amount of homeless is on the rise. Many of homeless are not your stereotypical homeless. They do not sleep in the cardboard shanties, tucked in a corner or are uneducated. The emerging faces of homeless today are educated, former middle America. They have been affected by the recession, high rate of unemployment, and foreclosures.