Press Play with Madeleine Brand
The motel as a homeless shelter
LA is putting homeless families in motels. That gets them off the streets -- but living there can be rough. Reporter Deepa Fernandes spent much of the last few months at these roadside motels around the city.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLA is putting homeless families in motels. That gets them off the streets -- but living there can be rough. Reporter Deepa Fernandes spent much of the last few months at these roadside motels around the city.
Sophia Diaz and Jose Ramirez pose with their son and a friend’s son at the motel. Photo credit: Matt Rogers.
This segment was produced with support from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.
