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A FAMILY PROMISE OF LOS ANGELES PROJECT
Invisible No More:
The Uncut Voices of Family Homelessness
Family homelessness is one of the most misunderstood and invisible crises facing our communities. Rather than speaking for families, we chose to listen.
Invisible No More invites you to hear directly from families who have experienced homelessness firsthand and to see family homelessness through their eyes. We invite you to watch, listen, and experience their stories.
THE FILM
Hear Their Stories
We aren't lazy. We aren't irresponsible. We work. We love our children. We didn't choose homelessness.
– FAMILY VOICES
"I share my story in hopes that it helps create more understanding and leads to stronger, more accessible support for families who are trying their hardest to build a stable future.
With the right resources and truly affordable housing, families like mine can not only survive, but thrive."
– JESSENIA G.
"I wish policymakers understood real hardworking citizens rely on these programs and assistance. Our economy isn't livable in someplaces without it for a lot of people."
– TATYANA B.
THE NUMBERS
A Larger Picture
#1
in the Nation
California has the highest housing wage in the U.S.
$49.61/hour is the wage needed to afford a modest two-bedroom rental home.
120
hours
At California's minimum wage, a person would need to work 120 hours every week to afford that same two-bedroom rental home.
That's the equivalent of three full-time jobs.
22%
increase
in unsheltered children and teens in Los Angeles County from 2024 to 2025.
"Many families are working full time but still cannot afford rent that keeps rising faster than wages.
Without housing that matches income levels, it becomes extremely difficult to maintain stability or recover once housing is lost."
– JESSENIA G.
MORE VOICES
In Their Own Words
Beyond the documentary, we asked the families we serve to share their experience in their own words. These are their reflections.
"What helped keep me going when things felt most difficult was HOPE, that one day soon we will finally get a home to call ours."
– Ruby L.
"As a parent and husband, my family are my motor to move forward, to not give up."
– Anonymous Family Voice
"[My children] wanted to go back to their own home. We had to move hotels to hotels, wondering why they don’t have their own tv or toys. Or where all their stuff is at"
– Valerie P.
"Children learn insecurity and feeling invisible. They struggle in school and go without. They become the voiceless."
– Anonymous Family Voice
"A second chance at life to do better matters."
– Cherokeena R.
"The hardest part is not having a stable place to reside. It makes employment harder and it makes small tasks a burden."
– Tatyana B.
"The things people assume about families experiencing homelessness is that we shouldn't be in the position to be homeless. You don't know what person is really going through or went through like me. I needed help!"
– Cherokeena R.
"The hardest part of experiencing housing instability is the uncertainty of day to day life. The unknown of what will happen next or if there will be help. And to face the stigma of being unhoused."
– Anonymous Family Voice
"There is a misconception that homelessness happens because of one single bad decision. For many families, it is the result of multiple challenges happening at once, such as rising rent, limited affordable housing, childcare costs, extracurricular activities and wages that do not keep up with the cost of living."
– Jesenia G.
PASS IT ON
The Conversation Doesn't End Here
The families who shared their stories entrusted us with their experiences.
They were shared in hopes that others might better understand what family homelessness truly looks like.
Now, we invite you to carry those voices forward.
Listen. Learn. Share.
Because lasting change begins by listening to those who have lived it.
A special thanks to Best Start Wilmington for supporting us in this project.
