Q&A with Kayleigh

22-year-old Kayleigh is from North Muskegon, but she spends some of her time standing on the corner of Robbins Road and South Beacon Boulevard. We asked some questions about what it’s like to ask for help from the side of the street, and this is what she told us.

Q: How long have you been out here today?

A: Well…it’s 4:30 now…I’m pretty sure I got here around 1:30 so, like, three hours?

Q: Why come to Grand Haven if you live in North Muskegon?

A: I’m kind of embarrassed. I don’t want to see people that I know.

Q: How do you feel when cars just drive past you?

A: Ashamed. I feel invisible, like I don’t matter as much as everyone else.

Q: What about when people stop and offer some help?

A: It feels really good. I feel like I’m a human being again.

Q: Do you think standing out here is an effective way to reach the goals that you have or get the things you’re asking for?

A: I’ve been trying to get a job, actually since May, it’s just that now we have a shut off notice so I need the help now. I didn’t know what else to do. In the Bible it says to ask and you will receive so I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll go ask then.’