This Woman's Final Day of Homelessness Will Move You

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Traci tore down her tent for the last time — because she finally has a home. After decades of surviving outside, she told us, “I am not going to die in my tent.” This transformation is part of a partnership between the City of Oceanside and local nonprofit partners. Together, they permanently housed everyone from the city’s largest homeless encampment. No arrests. No handcuffs. Just housing, support, and dignity. Traci’s words say it best: “I was hopeless. I thought I’d die homeless… but now I have keys.” Housing is the only permanent solution to homelessness. Executive producer: Mark Horvath Producer/editor/cinematographer: Alex Gasaway | https://youtube.com/alexgasaway MORE: Fined. Arrested. Still Nowhere to Live. https://youtu.be/yZg14Ln3hGw?si=ZlAqkIFhDCHcvein From a Tent to a Home: No Longer Homeless https://youtu.be/0hkkGH_QADA?si=3PIjFv_8z7els9kC Can We End Homelessness? Hennepin County Shows How https://youtu.be/yq1C8l4uSZc? ================================== Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/c/invisiblepeople?sub_confirmation=1 Invisible People’s website: http://invisiblepeople.tv Support Invisible People: https://invisiblepeople.tv/donate Sign up for our newsletter: https://invisiblepeople.tv/email Invisible People’s Social Media: https://www.youtube.com/invisiblepeople https://twitter.com/invisiblepeople https://www.instagram.com/invisiblepeople https://www.facebook.com/invisiblepeopletv https://www.tiktok.com/@invisiblepeopletv About Invisible People: There is a direct correlation between what the general public perceives about homelessness and how it affects policy change. Most people blame homelessness on the person experiencing it instead of the increasing shortage of affordable housing, lack of employment, childhood trauma, lack of a living wage, or the countless reasons that put a person at risk. This lack of understanding creates a dangerous cycle of misperception that leads to the inability to effectively address the root causes of homelessness. We imagine a world where everyone has a place to call home. Each day, we work to fight homelessness by giving it a face while educating individuals about the systemic issues that contribute to its existence. Through storytelling, education, news, and activism, we are changing the narrative on homelessness.