Shahrzad Rasekh

Photojournalist

Rise of Family Homelessness in Connecticut

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Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Nationality: USA, France, Iran

Biography: Shahrzad Rasekh is a photojournalist at the Connecticut Mirror. She holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations from American University and a master's student at Columbia Journalism School. Her master's project examined... MORE

Brandé Radford and h...nce their eviction last summer.

Brandé Radford and her children Wisdom, 7, and Knowledge, 9, have been living in shelters and in their car since their eviction last summer.

Radford feeds Knowledge as Wisd...ave the rest for a future meal.

Radford feeds Knowledge as Wisdom picks off a piece of chicken. The three share the single serving and will save the rest for a future meal.

Wisdom drew her mother admiring their imagined future home.

Radford chooses a protein optio...free meals to the homeless. USA

Radford chooses a protein option for the meal that she will share with her two children. The restaurant occasionally serves free meals to the homeless. USA

On their days off, Wisdom and K...d enjoy public playgrounds. USA

On their days off, Wisdom and Knowledge play basketball and enjoy public playgrounds. USA

7-year-old Wisdom drew the feel...ur life,” she wrote.

7-year-old Wisdom drew the feeling of panic. “Run for your life,” she wrote.

Knowledge comforts his mother, ... unable to seek care.

Knowledge comforts his mother, who suffers from tooth pain and has been unable to seek care.

Knowledge pauses at the top of ... his favorite places.

Knowledge pauses at the top of the slide for a moment. Just down the road from his new shelter, the playground is one of his favorite places.

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Rise of Family Homelessness in Connecticut

Updated Oct 2023

Location New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Topics Spotlight

Summary

Brandé Radford and her children Wisdom and Knowledge’s living situation oscillates between shelters and their car. Since their eviction last summer, they’ve joined a surge of families experiencing homelessness in Connecticut. Photographed for CT Mirror, words by Ginny Monk.

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