Ethan chats with Lisa Chilton, a senior who couch surfed for five years after losing several family members and draining her savings. Lisa spent time between many homes or at bus stops, dragging carry-on luggage everywhere she went. In a conversation taped at her apartment in Hollywood, she shares how being unhoused forced her to constantly adapt to new surroundings and talks about the emotional, mental, and physical toll of losing her home. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Read and listen to the original story I wrote about Lisa: https://bit.ly/41nSNNR

Learn more about senior services at the LA LGBT Center: https://lalgbtcenter.org/social-service-and-housing/senior/senior-services-overview

Read the report on strategies for addressing older adult homelessness: https://homeforgoodla.org/app/uploads/2022/01/HFG_SrHomelessnessRoadmap_Final-122021.pdf

EPISODE CREDITS:

'Reputation' is executive produced, edited, and fact-checked by Ethan Ward. Sound design and engineering by Jaeha Joshua Chang. Original theme music by James Ingram of Mega Dream Plus. Podcast art and creative direction by Kelly Bernard.

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