People who have lost their homes are now finding they have nowhere else to turn, but homeless shelters.

Wayne Denison has worked his entire life.

Like most Americans, he's lived paycheck to paycheck. When he lost his job due to a series of illnesses, the bills started piling up.

"It took me eight months to find another job, and by that time my bills, my credit cards were deep in the hole, so I couldn't recuperate," said Denison.

He lost his home and most of his possessions. Now, everything he owns, including his dog, Colby, are in his car, outside the Faith Mission in Columbus.

" He's got food in the back, dog food that I feed him twice a day, once in the morning and once at night," explained Denison.

Faith Mission Executive Director Sue Villilo said the shelter is seeing a new kind of homeless, victims of the housing crisis.

"They're not used to living in poverty. They're used to being very self-sufficient, they're used to working, they're used to owning their own homes, so they definitely aren't used to working with social service organizations," said Villilo.

Caseworkers at Faith Mission believe they're just now seeing the first wave of people whose homes have been foreclosed on. These people have exhausted all of their other resources, including help from family and friends, and unemployment benefits.

Already at capacity, Faith Mission plans to add 50 beds on December 1.

"Se, we're just at the beginning of seeing folks who have lost their homes due to the recession," said Villilo.

As for Denison, he's hoping he won't need one of those beds. Faith Mission is helping him make a deposit on a rental home.

"This right here is a downslide for me, but it's going to go up. It can't go any lower. It's going to go up," said Denison.

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