The Changing Face of Homelessness

An estimated 1.6 million people were homeless in America between October 2007 and October 2008. Many of them are people who never expected to become homeless, but who have been driven out of their homes and onto the street by the nation’s economic turmoil and the foreclosure crisis.

An growing number of people over 50 are becoming homeless, but the programs that once inoculated older people against homelessness are not keeping up.

Part 1:  A Very Bad Word
Every evening in Santa Barbra, Calif., parking lots transform into relatively safe outdoor lodging for some of the the area's homeless living out of their cars.

Part 2:  Anybody's Mother
A mother of three, Barbara Harvey, 66, became homeless after she lost her job as a notary and couldn’t afford her rent, even with Social Security and a part-time job.

Part 3:  Apartment on Wheels
Because of the freedom it allows, David Robbie prefers living in his car over staying at a homeless shelter.

Part 4: This is my Home
Rick Sebold has been living out of his vehicle for 25 years and does not consider himself homeless.