homelessness

man hand on garbage bag full of new food (l) 7/11 sign on sky background (r)

7-Eleven worker says he lost job after showing food waste, offering it to unhoused people

'I'm not throwing that sh*t away. I ain’t gonna be the one.'

On May 19, 2022 by Braden Bjella

woman on street (l) woman holding money (m) dog on leash (r)

‘Hope playing with this dog’s life was worth your 5 minutes of fame’: TikToker accused of giving up dog after going viral for buying the pet from an unhoused man

'She's on PetFinder.'

On Apr 27, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

unhoused person's grill setup outside (l) sad unhoused man (r)

‘These people got a whole grill out here’: Man calls out unhoused people for having a gas grill, sparking debate

'You blame them, I would go get them some chicken.'

On Apr 21, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

Woman hands on homeless man face caption 'the homeless man who apparently stole my heart after 4 cocktails' (l) Woman with homeless man holding each other dancing down sidewalk caption 'the homeless man who apparently stole my heart after 4 cocktails' (c) Woman hugging homeless man caption 'the homeless man who apparently stole my heart after 4 cocktails' (r)

‘This whole encounter feels like it didn’t come from a good place’: Woman shares video with homeless man, sparking debate on exploitation

'Mean girl energy.'

On Apr 14, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

Pot with paper burning cooking a pan of steak over sewer caption 'to the homeless man that cooked me steak over a sewer in LA' (l) Woman pointing to homeless man caption'to the homeless man that cooked me steak over a sewer in LA' (c) Man holding pan of steak with homeless man next to him caption 'to the homeless man that cooked me steak over a sewer in LA' (r)

‘My toxic trait is that I wouldn’t eat it’: A homeless man cooked a woman a steak over a sewer, and TikTok has thoughts

'Chivalry isn't dead.'

On Apr 14, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

starbucks cup (l) young woman with caption 'faces discrimination then reports to SM and ethics and compliance' (c) young woman dancing with caption 'gets hours cut to 5/wk and fired by SM' (r)

‘I’ve been homeless and out a job since February’: Ex-Starbucks worker says they were fired after reporting discrimination (updated)

'It’s always Starbucks.'

On Apr 14, 2022 by Braden Bjella

homeless persons tent setup with lit newspaper on fire on it (l) woman pointing finger up caption 'This is someone attempting to murder a homeless (unhoused) person, by lighting their tent on fire.' (c) Newspaper on fire close up caption 'This is actually a pretty common phenomenon known as social cleansing, it happens all the time.'(r)

TikToker brings awareness to ‘social cleansing’ violence against unhoused people

'How could people be so evil?'

On Apr 10, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Ben and Jerry's icecream in hand on blue background (l) Homeless handicapped woman on ground caption ' haight ashbury ben and jerrry's manager throws a bucket of water on a mentally handicapped' (r)

‘Is this how you guys train your employees to deal with homeless people?’: Ben & Jerry’s worker accused of throwing water on unhoused person with disability (updated)

'Ben and Jerry’s will throw a fit when they hear about this.'

On Mar 24, 2022 by Grace Stanley

person looking at phone while sitting inside a box in the rain

Unhoused on TikTok: Viral videos are shifting perceptions of homelessness

'It was absolutely f*cked.'

On Mar 22, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

man unpacking luggage in office cubicle

‘They do not pay me enough to do both. So as a matter of protest, I am just going to live at my job’: TikToker says he moved into his cubicle

'Use their electricity, gas, water, internet! Power 2 U!'

On Mar 10, 2022 by Laiken Neumann

hand giving thumbs-up to man in upper story of wooden/cardboard structure

‘#ThisIsAmerica’: Man waves from his 2-story ‘cardboard condo’ in viral TikTok

'That sh*t's hard, homie!'

On Feb 10, 2022 by Cecilia Lenzen

Internet Culture

young girl standing barefoot on sidewalk with caption 'me & my family kicked out of the shelter due to a positive covid test' (l) people carrying garbage bags (r)

TikToker says her family was kicked out of homeless shelter over positive COVID test, sparking debate

'They definitely should've found some sort of self-isolating place for you to stay.'

On Feb 2, 2022 by Clara Wang

‘This is so heartbreaking’: Chick-fil-A security kicks out unhoused man who allegedly paid for his own food and ate it in the corner

‘I would have said something.’

On Jan 24, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

home depot employee looking at camera (l) photo of a car (m) home depot employee looking at a customer (r)

‘I wish it was a f*cking lie’: Home Depot employee says she is unhoused, has to sleep in her car in viral TikTok

She said she showers at Planet Fitness.

On Jan 24, 2022 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture

In a viral TikTok, a woman says a Motel 6 kicked her out to sleep on the street.

‘No shelters open, have COVID’: Unhoused TikToker says Motel 6 kicked her out for being 30 minutes late on payment (updated)

'Guess we sleeping outside in this Iowa cold weather tonight.'

On Dec 20, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins