Homeless People Tell Their Stories (Breadline Documentary) | Real Stories 

You could be an example for them. A role model. Also, advocate for the unfortunate, since you know what it is like to be homeless.

So glad to hear you made it through. You have walked a journey that many will never walk. I hope that experience will enrich you and your future. I wish you the very best.

In other states you cannot sleep on the streets. You can have to stay hidden away In a tent in the woods. CA rents are way high and you have to be able to get and keep not just a job, but a great job. First thing to do is get out of CA.

🙏🙏🙏

@@el-maiki It's luck and money.

Kathy Norman.. I hope y'all are doing good now😍

Yes and with alot of work and support from all the wonderful people that have touched our lives. The streets are hard and it's so hard to work your way off them. Thank you for showing your support and caring.

Kathy Norman..👍💙💞

That's so true I been in those shoes before and it's not easy its painful I did always help with I can before to homeless and still do BECUASE we are all human being no one should go thru this with so many riche people in this world why they don't get together and create a safe place for all homeless people in the world I just can't under stand why

@Dogs Sing are you being sincere to her ( thanks for only having 2 kids and reproducing like cockroaches? ) Or are you being nasty ? Either way I don't know how to take your comment, therefore I think it's rude.

Same, I was homeless for 14 months with a 5 year old child and when i was 21 and i am scared everyday of my life i will be homeless again one day. I could handle it then but at 47 now with 2 autoimmune diseases and C- PTSD I wouldn't make it... Back then I was young and healthy and energetic.

Did you keep the poor kitty ?

I think that if u have not recovered from something that happened 50 years ago u have to look deeper as to why u have not been able to recover I have been homeless, raped,stabbed, stolen from, beat up,mentally and physically abused as a child ,plus MORE so i get what u mean to a point all those feelings and fears from what has happened to me ate STILL IN ME ,but i have recovered,that said i am still very cautious and dont trust people fully actually EVER .so if thats what u mean by u have not recovered then i understand. I have gone on with life went to university, owned businesses houses investments etc,but i have never 100percent felt worthy or deserving even though i am a nice person and do many nice and charitable things for many people,being abused DOES LEAVE U FEELING BROKEN.

How can a mother &/or father throw,out two generations of their own family is beyond me. Keep your head up,& try to be strong. 🙏🏼

Being on the streets, does scar you....

Well-said DP!!!

So true! I'm so happy Ive always had that mentality, even before I became homeless. Been off the streets now since July 16th for 2021. We can and we do recover ❤️

Depression is a tough one. I know depression well, been in hospital twice. You're doing better than you think. Never Compare yourself to anyone.

Good for you to have medical insurance. I just graduated from school, and don't have the money to pay for medical insurance. It's hard for me to find a good job because I don't have much experience. But compared to the people in the video, I have to say I'm lucky that I'm just able to make ends meet. I know things will be better for me, but it takes time, at least another year before I can have a decent life. Good luck to everybody.

I know for a fact that some of the "homeless" people had a home, but were thrown out of it by their (horrid) parents. These parents, if you can call them that, ought to be brought to justice.

Many in America feel money drives them. Simple life is much better. Over charging credit cards. Reckless spending. Over spending. Over buying things they cannot buy.

Yep, homelessness is a horror. My wife and I put up a gal until she could get a job, and now she has her own apartment! Makes a body feel good!

Jim Gallagher Bless you and your wife for being such caring people. 💗

rockbay79 oh they think shopping at Goodwill actually helps

Im 64, been homeless off and on my whole life, never asked anyone 4 a hand out, im retired now and about 2 become homeless again, it don't bother me one bit,, i have learned from it and have honed my survival skills, also have been blessed with good health, plus now i get a little ss chek,, i can really feel sorry 4 the one's who have no survival skills besides bumming and stealing,, and the good people who were one paychek away from being homeless and had no clue, i see some of them here in Florida sleeping on sidewalks and behind dumpsters,, sad very sad,, i always got way out in the woods and set up my camp,, but most people nowadays have no clue how 2 do this, so they depend on others 2 help them..

I have always thought about it since I was a very young woman . I'm 61 years old now, a Widow and I have been homeless. When my beloved husband Paul transitioned into the next world , I became homeless both spiritually and literally . I always said that where my Paul was , was where " home " was . I've a small room in a house. I live with my beloved Border Collie and I'm struggling with Degenerative Disc Disease . Homeless shelters = being robbed & mugged by the rest of the inmates . Best to stay away . I speak from real experience .

@@tomcatt1824 congrats...i was homeless for six months i never asked for a handout

So true

Me as well .

You recognize that is a serious danger so I ask the question: Are you currently living on mac/cheese, spaghetti, zero alcohol or any type of entertainment expenses? If you haven't saved for that rainy day or loss of work then it's your own fault for not having saved for a short term financial disaster! So many of my tenants purport they can't save a penny and I point to the starbucks coffee cup, cable tv, internet, cell phone, take home food bags, beer bottle, etc. Saving money is done by NOT spending on every little thing and making it a way of life until it adds up to a substantial amount.

@@nunyabuisness7552 : When you are being paid JUST ENOUGH to pay you bills and you HAVE to keep going back to that low paying job that keeps you in poverty and you cannot afford a good cup of coffee at home or the odd glass of wine ... Stop blaming and stop your judgement . What if you need a repair on a vehicle that takes you to work , tires , oil etc ... You are being MEAN . What when your beloved pet needs it's vaccinations ? You live in LA -LA LAND . Just saying . Stop with your meanness .

@@brooksequine7621 --- I left home at 16 and sofa surfed a few months until I could become emancipated. I worked everyday after school and lived in a dingy apartment. I had nobody but myself and I lived on ramen noodles, box mac/cheese and only drank water for over a year. I bought a crappy truck for $300 although I often walked to work and school. I saved every penny with zero thought to buy soda, alcohol, any type of luxury, etc. I bought my first crappy house for $12,000 and fixed it up at age 17 and within a year I did the same with the hose next door. That was my beginning of being a landlord. I lived in the crappy little thing for several years and kept buying more depressed properties in the same neighborhood and fix them up. I finally felt financially safe at 21 when I bought a new home and went from the lowest of rent to a $200,000 home. I've always lived on far less than what I earn because it's RESPONSIBLE! I retired at age 40 living on my rental income and even now I live on less than half of what I earn. My kids enjoy knowing that I'm not spending their inheritance but in fact it gets larger every year because I am such a penny pincer! I try to educate many of my tenants when they ask financial advice and none of them listen because they want their luxury or feel good items.

@@nunyabuisness7552 : Sooo , I shouldn't purchase a nice bag of coffee or a nice jar of coffee ... I'm 61. .. not 20 . Paid my dues - how good on you ! We don't know us nor our life stories so - stop hating .

Nonsense and spoken like a true leftist lunatic hypocrite. If you work, you earn, you deserve the contracted rate of pay. You can give all that they "deserve" at your own risk and out of YOUR OWN POCKET.

True. But most of us aren't doing anything to help relieve the situation. It struck me how many of those interviewed didn't only want a home for themselves but they wanted to help others in their 3 wishes.

Yes that's right indeed

W a home is a basic human right

I agree lyunt where are you from

How?

Investor wants return. That's it

I did that and the tenets wrecked my house!!

You can make Profit on Affordable housing.. For A Start, Millions of Skilled Men and Women are in Prison Doing nothing.. Use them.. Will be paid at Reduced Salary.. You can build a 3 Bedroom house for $15 - $20,000 Dollars..

Wrong. Rent is only as affordable as the economy allows. Housing needs to be such a basic human need as to be a federal law.

Omg...it's really heart breaking to hear about it...😢

I hope you have him that hug xo

😭time to initiate a group hug he needs it

"he told me that he didn't want money"

oneng kusumah you have know idea of the kind of depression we are talking about here .

Even in the great depression they had cc camps

@steve b Why not I did. It all depends on how hard you work education is second to hard labor

Thank you!

Thanx, Edith. But to me its not all that bad. I'm employed and have a car. This is pretty much how I choose. Its this or give up 1/2 my paycheck just to have a place to put my stuff so I can go earn the landlord 1/2 my earnings and repeat it over and over again. I rented a room for 3 1/2 years @ $415/mo. That litterally paid his down payment. When I was late one month, I got booted out in a week. I paid their down payment and had nothing to show for it. So living in my car is my choice. It sucks, but atleast I can eat and maybe have some change left over now. When I was paying rent, there were times i had nothing to eat.

@@AngryHybridApe Yep, if you have a car and a job, you're fortunate because you have options. There's a world of freedom when you have options. Your car can be home while you're saving, spending only for food and necessities. I'm retired on disability, have a part-time job, nice car, and it was my own decision to rent a cheap, clean, warm room--so I can save my money. I've learned one IMPORTANT thing in life: Money = Options! I feel blessed and hope others can find blessings in their own situations.

You can NOT be an true Christian (or Muslim orJew for that matter) and overlook the many who are homeless and/or hungry.

God moves through his people, I meet God through skin.

And the Lord said kissen meine assen Holer ...and Lo ! It was kissed !

Seth Magellan hahahahah ohhh those religious nuts drive me crazy ! What sane person believes that stuff ? Any religion? Try some critical thinking folks ! 👍😀

I like this passage it's my favourite , and it's true

There was a documentary about how many Chinese business citizens are buying housing up but not renting them , just letting them go to pot . They buy them for investment but let them sit empty for years . Thousands of homes that American's could rent but thes business people don't want to become landlords.

I often wonder why they can't turn schools that are closed into shelters and let the homeless participate on the up keep and cooking of meals as their way of earning their way. This could be a stepping stone for people to have a temporary place to live in order to actually have an address and be able to find a job to save enough money to find a place of their own. It would be a hand up not a hand out

@@rosaliamartinez8956 We should not allow that at all. WHYBARE WE SELLING TO A COUNTRY WHO HATES US????😡

@@davisholman8149 We must be getting something we need or else we wouldn't be doing it .

I hope help me orphans l need medicine until insurance healthy Cut off about him Please help Syrian refugee Jordan إخواني وأخواتي بالله يأهل الخير ياعباد الله الصالحين نحنا بنات أيتام 2اولادضغار 2مع أمي مريضه محتاجه دواء حتى تأمين صحي قطعو عنها اناشدك بالله محمد رسول الله ترئفو وصغنا والله مهجرين من بلدنا مالنا معين من الله اناشدكم بالله ساعدوني بحسنة الأيتام والله اعلم بحالنا أقسم بالله العظيم مرقت ظروف مايعلم فيها غير الله اناشدك أولادك ذكاتهم أنك ترئف حالنا ماتردني كرمال الأيتام قاصدتك الأيام الفضيلة أنك ترئف وضعنا عندي تقرير طبي يثبت كلامي طالبي العون منكم وجه الله تعالى،

When I was a child, I had a home ( gifted from my grandfather) but I and my siblings were safer in the streets. Both our parents were mentally ill. I and my siblings worked at a young age (around 9 years old) the boys eventually all went into military service but the girls had to fend for themselves. We all married; none of us married well. With one exception, we all were married to alcoholics. We hid our problems as a means to having normal social contacts. People do avoid needy people no matter what the need may be: financial, domestic violence, or mental problems. Most of society is indifferent to human suffering.

true.

Wow I was thinking that. My 7 and 9 year old would've also started crying and hug me. Bless those babies.

lazyday ❤️

@@lazyday4298 I must be an alien, because when I see someone crying or head down or upset I just automatically go "What's wrong?" especially in the streets. O_O People have this miss conception about Individuals with Autism. They think we don't have empathy, but if fact recent studies show we are overtly empathic, we have too much sympathy towards others and are very in-tuned to emotions, like nonhuman animals are, which is why Individuals with Autism tend to gravitate towards other species of animals more so than with other humans. Most humans lost their intuitions about what it is to be a living being. I don't ask myself "What Would Jesus Do?" I would ask myself "What Would a Dog Do?" Dogs tend to understand us humans better than most humans do. So I approach people who are crying, depressed, sad, or angry. I have nothing to offer but my ears to listen and an arm to reach out and pat a back/hug. For some humans that means the world to them and it is enough. No one wants to be forgotten, NO ONE!

Sadly, the homeless sector does not fund empowering homeless people to share their own voice or education.

Ann.... you are too slow for me to respond to this lol I would feel bad . Have a good day , sweetie. Check your safe person and go spend some time with them, they will help you.

awwww ya know, I think you are right. I think I'm going to go apply for a grant and get on welfare. You can pay for my help ;)

I've just come across this video and I couldn't agree with you more.Mark deserves a medal because he has helped so many homeless people,if it weren't for him most,if not all the people featured in this documentary would undoubtedly still be homeless or worse,probably dead.I have watched a lot of RU-vid videos on homelessness recently and they've honestly really made me realise just how lucky I am to have a roof over my head in one of the nicest areas in my city, which is in Edinburgh, Scotland in the UK. I myself, have had addiction issues all of my adult life,I'm turning 38 tomorrow, and I'm now tapering my medication to get off it once and for all, I'm just over half the way there.Fortunately the UK isnt as bad as the US with homelessness but it's still an awful epidemic, most people ending up homeless for such unavoidable reasons such as losing their job, yet the government still doesn't help them, regardless of their status before becoming homeless which enrages me.They could have worked all their lives and paid their taxes but that doesn't matter to the government. This is a national crisis and it blows my mind that people who live in western countries and the governments would rather, for example, spend billions upon billions, even trillions, on weapons of war and they choose to ignore the their own peoples suffering as long as they're loaded with tons of cash, nothing else seems to matter. I have only been classed as 'homeless' twice in my life and even then, I wasnt actually homeless because myself, my partner and children were put in a proper house until we got lucky and got a permanent home. I definitely see the HUGE difference in homelessness in the US and here in the UK, my heart breaks when I see homeless people out begging in the streets and it wholeheartedly makes me feel incredibly grateful and I appreciate everything I have. When I've overcome my addiction to very strong prescription drugs I plan to become a drugs support worker, especially after finding my older brother dead on my setee on Valentines morning which was the result of a seizure he took in his sleep caused by an addiction to street/fake xanax, he stopped taking them because he'd been using steroids for the 1st time in his life, aged 41 and as the steroids "masked" any withdrawals he would have had, unfortunately, he thought he was okay😥😔 I cant bare to think of another family going through what myself, my mum, my 3 kids and my neice, (my brothers daughter who he had full custody of) so I'm determined to be just like you Mark and that's helping people who are in the same position as I'm in at the moment, which will take me a year or 2 but I WILL succeed in this. Well now I've told my life story😄, I look forward to watching more of your videos, what an amazing man you truly are🙂

USA could be a better place if the rich 1% would pay taxes and that tax revenue would be used to alleviate the effects of homelessness. There are surprising problems. Rich San Francisco with democratic party in power cant provide emergency housing even if a lot of money has been allocated for this. Somehow corruption has been able to get the money and produced apartments are very few.

THANK YOU NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED WHAT YOU HAVE BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE LESS FORTNITE WHAT YOU HAVE OTHERS ARE PRAYING TO HAVE.

Me too

Best decision

Me as well got so tried of the bill always coming so high every month when up higher

Same

Cable is a scam and it sucks! Netflix is cool, but RU-vid is where I find the best documentaries! I will never go back to cable again and I certainly don’t miss it

Even to the richest person on earth.

Many of us are only two or three lost paychecks away from being homeless ourselves. We make ends meet and pay our bills but never seem to be able to save anything for a rainy day.

at any time God can Humble you ...so be careful how you treat his children

Yes, this could absolutely happen to anyone, things like medical problems, and job losses can happen when you least expect them, if your doing well you should count your blessings. Because you never know what’s lurking in your future. , ,

Default profile photo 1 second ago a lady whom had been evicted from her apt in Encinitas for having been two days late on the rent; She was homeless in a cold November of 2013 so she called Father Joe's new shelter; the receptionist said she could come and "walk the streets in wait" for a bed that night; the lady said what if no beds become available? Then, where do I go after being so tired from waiting all day and evening? No Answer, so the lady got herself arrested so she could at least KNOW she'd have a "bed for the night', and left the county ASAP. BTW "Father Joe" doesn't own the shelter anymore; guess they thought the city could handle it better. I'D PUT THIS LADY UP FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN OUR EXTRA BED AND BATH, but then, if each of us would consider doing that, the city wouldn't be able to collect funds to support their neglect. Could any of us fathom this happening to any of OUR daughters ? Perhaps Karla doesn't have any parents to lean on in emergencies ? Then what? Add to that our "returns" from Afghanastan or Viet Nam? The bus companies all over the state are putting BARS across the seats at all of their bus stops to make sure nobody could try to sleep on them..? What a way to treat our " fellow man!"

Praying that you have stability now 💜

He can't find a room to rent?

Man dude where are you from where I am from in the deep poor south they give everyone money a place to live and alot of help when your transitioning out of foster care help you get a job and everything alot better than most people have it too if you ask me.

My prayer is with you ❤️

He was very inspiring indeed!

He may have been a foster child . Some foster parent turn them out the day they turn 18 yr. The system is geting a little better but some fall through the cracks and these kids have no where to go but the streets.

@@rosaliamartinez8956 they should set it up where a city buys an abandoned home and set it up as a rooming house for foster kids once they turn 18 with a counselor where they go to school or work.

@@raineyj560 Now that's an excellent idea . You would think that the Politicians would have figured this out but NO ! They have go make every solution difficult and expensive .

@@rosaliamartinez8956 bruhh they already have that!!!

@@rosaliamartinez8956 💯

Stephanie Bowens I think it is also very shameful how many abandoned homes there are with all these people homeless.

The problem is housing cost period. If 3/4 of homeless found a home, the rest would thin out too. Theres so many homeless now its almost a trend. The shame of being homeless has decreased consideranly. If it got back down to a few, the remaining might try harder to establish themselves. Or face humiliation of being one of the onlys.

@@jshel37 Yeah. The problem with that is that real estate owners want return on thier investments, either through sales or rent. which they should. And then theres maintainence, gas electric, etc

Live off the grid somewhere. Some people do.

@@marciturner4980 I have a 68 vw bug me and my pooch lived in. 2 yrs ago, car burned up. Believe it or not I fixed it. But lost everything in it except pooch. I had it with tv and you could stretch out. Solar panels charged it. In march pooch got diabetes and had to put him down. I been a little screwed up since. But I'll get it back together the way I want again.

Why did this woman have 5 kids. There are birth control pills, so why didn't she STOP HAVING KIDS-

this "poor woman" with her five kids gets SNAP phone paid for and motel fees paid for by the taxpayers

Even the cheap nasty motels cost a lot but you get stuck paying the room rent and have no money left to save and move into a home.

Hi brother and sister i am a poor and needy women i want some financial help Plez if any one can do something for me in my difficult time

O g why should she not have five children? She lost her job not her ovaries 🙄

Peter very easy to become homeless in the USA 😞

@@Lanja1991/Peter your right absolutely. Prolonged illness , cancer , severe pancreatitis , a bad injury can be enough , people have the wrong ideas about the homeless many times ...that person that looks high or drunk, that person may be suffering terribly from cancer or whatever and in extreme pain , or could be a diabetic needing food, before judgment I think for a few seconds it could be a person homeless that is sick and maybe depressed. People assume there is always help available for the chronically ill , but not in today's world. Many just don't see any hope and just want to continue on. A hamburger or a meal means more than most can imagine.

Humble one so true! And mental illness can easily drive people into homelessness. It’s a sad world.

Freedom doesnt come for free ... You gotta build up ur military to be safe ... You gotta stop spending billions on stupid deals

Default profile photo 1 second ago a lady whom had been evicted from her apt in Encinitas for having been two days late on the rent; She was homeless in a cold November of 2013 so she called Father Joe's new shelter; the receptionist said she could come and "walk the streets in wait" for a bed that night; the lady said what if no beds become available? Then, where do I go after being so tired from waiting all day and evening? No Answer, so the lady got herself arrested so she could at least KNOW she'd have a "bed for the night', and left the county ASAP. BTW "Father Joe" doesn't own the shelter anymore; guess they thought the city could handle it better. I'D PUT THIS LADY UP FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN OUR EXTRA BED AND BATH, but then, if each of us would consider doing that, the city wouldn't be able to collect funds to support their neglect. Could any of us fathom this happening to any of OUR daughters ? Perhaps Karla doesn't have any parents to lean on in emergencies ? Then what? Add to that our "returns" from Afghanastan or Viet Nam? The bus companies all over the state are putting BARS across the seats at all of their bus stops to make sure nobody could try to sleep on them..? What a way to treat our " fellow man!"

Share and wake everyone else up. I have.

So true

Sure,,they have opened my eyes I used to think America people don't suffer now have known they do

Makes a change from keeping up with the Kardashians. Hopefully people start thinking of homeless people suffering rather than the privileged celebrities "problems "

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I 100% guarantee if you get a homeless person a radio he will sell it or one of his bum friends will steal it and sell it.

@BigBlackBootyDaddy bro. Thats very ignorant. Its hard for some people to get a job because of mental illness. For me, i have extreme social anxiety which makes it hard for me to function and even leave the house. So stfu please.

I'm homless, and its not as bad as people think, for a single guy anyways. Families and women got it rough. But they usually get back on track soon enough. I have a job, car. Money is no longer the problem. When I was paying rent I was always broke. My issues now are trying to find what I just set down. Living in a car means organising and unorganising perpetually. I'm constantly turning my car upside down looking for something. Bathroom areas are a big problem too. Showers not so much. There's campgrounds and for $2 get cleaned up. Technology has gifted us all with phones. So communication is there. Entertainment? You're looking at it. Its a lifestyle I dont recommend to anyone. The only reason I do it is because I'm somewhat a loner. I cherish my independence, so I dont fit well with roomates. But I refuse to pay for a room for years then never own it. But not all homeless deserve sympathy. Trust me on that. There are some that belong right where they are. And most have either alcohol or chemical dependancy issues. Its not like they're not capable of work. They just choose not to. And why not? They find something to eat eventually, and thats all that matters to them.

@@jasonkull5733 More than likely. Im even willing to bet hes already got one, just didnt wanna lug it around with him. But not all homeless are screwed up people. Im homeless. But got a car and job. I just dont wanna give 1/2 my check to somebody and in The end, have nothing to show for it.

BigBlackBootyDaddy she didn’t work at McDonald’s when she had the children, she had a better job that allowed her to have a house. She lost that job and lost everything you idiot. Not to mention for actual McDonald’s employees how are they suppose to afford abortions in the USA with their salaries?!

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THEY WERE DOGS WITHOUT FOOD OR SHELTER???

Al Demir They got some hustlers/ so called missionaries get ppl kicked out everywhere just 2 put em on the streets. Keep em up in da streets just 2 run em in jail or worse. Then the wirkers all come here. www.evansvillerescuemission.org/

DWAYNE DIXON I hear you

@@lindab6257 What do you mean if?

@steve b What do you mean coherently? That was written correctly alot of ppl are just shells of what they were before something bad happened

It can happen to anyone. Somethings got to give the system is broken

Im homeless. But content with it. I work, pay a few bills, got a car. The ones that i feel for are women. If they get in a homeless rut, its more damaging mentally. Guys will scavenge if necessary.

Ann Merrick the ones who aren't mentally I'll yes, but teaching a mentally ill person to be "responsible" is going to do nothing. I am sorry to say but we need to reopen the mental hospitals but remove all the horrible things that used to happen there. Just take care of them so they aren't just roaming the street waiting to die. Those who fell in bad circumstances it is up to them to work out their issues to regain their lives.my sister could so anyone can. But we do need to help them, it's not about responsibility for the majority of them.

Ann Merrick no you are the one who is clueless, have you even taken the time to spend time with a homeless person? My sister became homeless with her two young children for three years because she had been ran over by a car. The justice system protected him more than it did her. Many people fall homeless for many reasons and with the rising in cost of living, it could continue to rise. Look at what is happening to San Francisco for goodness sake. I know some have put themselves in that situation by falling prey to drugs and alcohol but not all have had that problem to put themselves into this situation and assuming that responsibility is going to fix the problem is dillusional and very misguided. You have to learn why they are there in the first place before you can claim they need to be taught some responsibility. Because I have seen even working people being homeless because they can't afford the cost of living even on their jobs earnings.

Ann Merrick stoop to being homeless? Wow...just wow. No one likes being homeless lady and what if they have no family near them to take them in and can't get a bus or plane ticket to get to them are they still choosing as you imply, to being homeless? My sister I assure you did not choose to be homeless. None of her children's father's side would take them in, the father being dead since the youngest was 7months old, they believed my sister was the reason he took his own life so refused to help her, she has had a falling out with most of my family but me and at the time I was living with friends so I could not help her plus she is in Utah and at the time I was in PA. You seem to me as a person who looks down on the homeless but remember you can't get disability without having an address not can you get medical. So most of these people are without medical or any money to help them out. Those that do, are usually living in the shittiest hotels you can think of. Perhaps you should take the time to help at a shelter and see exactly how bad they are. I grew up poor, not homeless but poor and I have gotten to learn just how fine that line is between the poor and the homeless. If not for a kind landlord, we too would have been homeless as children. I am willing to bet you the way you talk have never had it rough in your life so it is easy for you to lable people.

Ann Merrick wow, did you not even pay attention to my explanation of my sister's plight? She was RAN over her body by a car, if you think she recovered enough to work then you are completely stupid. My sister got only a certain amount from the car insurance and this man purposely ran her over. Because the courts protected him, she can't sue him even after he served his time in jail. She had to spend three years on the street while fighting for disability and only getting 700 a month for the children's survivor benefits which no one can live on that much with two kids alone. You have no idea and you are the clueless one if you believe everyone on the streets wants to be there.

Ann Merrick done talking to you because you have absolutely no idea what it is like to be poor in America. I thought we were talking about the homeless in America and you were talking about your country while i was discussing American homelessness not britians. And no, we didn't have it better than you in my family. We lived off Ramen, rice, Mac and cheese which was the cheapest things my mother could buy. Fruit was a Christmas item only in our family and it was only apples and oranges, I was abused for most of my childhood, mentally and physically, I endured sexual molestation at eight, I was kidnapped by a sexual preditor at 12. So don't tell me I had it better than you because I have seen a documentary of what you guys get the you are poor off the government and it's enough to live off of. This will be my final message to you because I am done listening to you call me names and thinking you know more about my country than you really do.

More over He will give homes, jobs and eternal life in the nearest future.

luv-furry-friends H Pray our loud! Jesus is listening and he will help you...

I was homeless for three weeks as a teen. I wasn't invisible but certainly wished to be.

You got that right! Wasted to much time in this fight trying to get it right! Not tolerating it anymore!

SOME PEOPLE PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT THEY LIKE TO SEE, CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND. THEY JUST WANT TO HELP THE WANTS THEY KNOW BUT FOR A SHORT TIME BUT FIRST YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE, THEN THEY WILL PUT A GOOD ARGUMENT FOR NOT TO HELP, LIKE "WE WOULD HELP BUT THEY ARE SO MANY" THIS WORDS WERE SPOKEN TO ME FROM A LADY AT CHURCH THAT I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD SPOKEN TO HER AND I NEVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING, I'M TO PROUD TO MINGLED TO THE IDIOTS, BUT MY HUSBAND ASKED TO THEM FOR WORK AND HE IS AN ACCOUNTANT. THEY DESCOMBABULATED THE MEANING FOR NOT TO HELP, AND I AM MAD AS I HAVE NEVER BEEN MAD BEFORE.

ever walked in the shoes?

Your poor grammar and spelling made much of your post confusing. As a result, the point(s) you were trying to make were left unclear. For example (one of many regarding your poor grammar and spelling), is your incorrect use and spelling of DISCOMBOBULATE Your post may have been more credible if it was written correctly. Additionally, it's always wise to ensure one doesn't reflect the labels they apply to others. In your case, "IDIOTS".

Here in the Great White North, we lose many due to the cold each year.

@@andytaylor1588 Here in Southern California, the same. It never gets below forty degrees here, but it's enough to do the job. If you're old and camping out, and if last winter didn't get you, the next one probably will. I see that a lot.

Sorry Justin, but I have to disagree with you. There is only one thing for sure - homelessness exists due to the lack of caring people. Even back in the day, if you did not have a home for some reason - you can always count on the kindness of strangers. These days - you must be wary of strangers to survive. Sometimes, even caring people will hurt you - enabling you to hurt yourself and others. Yes - it can be solved. Some people turn their backs to a problem - and there are others who Care and wish to help. Which are you, my friend? Peace.

And drug addicts aren't disabled? Addictions are caused because of trauma. It is terrible that you are disabled and homeless, but don't get angry with others who suffer the same plight. Get angry with the officials who are happy to leave you homeless...

And it has🥺

Welp! You called it! Wish you knew the lottery numbers too

no not anyone 99% homeless are drug using people ...

And the rest of the world.

Lav Eli Not true.

What's really sad is that this mother must have burned her bridges with her own family.

@@laveli2752 no not 99 percent, but a good amount sure.

Laura Campa With those money the get they loby in the states and in the cities and in Washington to keep affordable housing out of existence

Greed is one of the seven deadly sins along with Pride. I would say America is ripe for a major fall and humbling chapter in her short history.

Hi Lynda, I'm sorry to hear your story, and my prayers are with you. I too have lost much in my life, house, job, security. That was 25 yrs ago and I've never recovered from those loses. Add to that serious injuries, associated mental health issues, lack of family love and support, I'm on the verge of homelessness again. I live in Australia, and every year houses increase, rentals increase, so the gap just gets wider and wider. Capitalism has turned into an evil monster.... an enlightened society is one which looks after its most vulnerable, No man is an island. We ALL need each other! If I was wealthy I would build tiny houses on land and give homes to the old, sick, alone, young. Its easier to be kind! 💜☀️

Lynda Kay Adkins I'm sorry that happened to you. Praying things will get better. It will get better Lynda.

Have hope. I know it is difficult. Are you divorced?

Are your children able to help you at all?

You obviously never heard make your own don't expect from others

thank you

@@InvisiblePeople Mark Horvath👍

NO! No it isn't! The World is a hard and unforgiving place, but it is not evil.

CO if it is an evil place to begin with then there wouldn’t be this documentary here to start with. The world is not evil, some people are, some leaders are. And is turning a blind eye considered evil? Hmm...

Because it is not. It is what YOU make of it.

Amen, Kelinia! They have no idea how they grew up and the struggles they dealt with. The lack of others letting them down to the point of self hatred and feeling like the world is the enemy after all the bad things that happened to them with no remorse. That stuff messes with you especially as a kid. You don't grow up and have the same mentality. Cognitive Neuroscience has shown that people who have been through traumatic situations have different brain responses than those who grew up normally. Their thought process is damaged and they develop inabilities to function the way a human is supposed to function. So no, the drugs and alcohol are used to escape the REAL issues as to why they are on the streets. Don't add on to their traumas by being ignorant about something you could never wrap your head around.

That maybe used to be the case years ago. Today it could happen to anybody. Most Americans are part of the working poor these days. Just a few paychecks from homelessness.

In that case trump shud have been homeless! !

BigBlackBootyDaddy It's not her fault she did heroin at the age of ten, things like that change a kid forever, they change it's brain, she will never be able to get off drugs, and therefore never be able to get herself off the streets.

What make you think the economy will collapse.

@@Thinkingisallowed because nothing grows forever and our economy is on a 10 year cycle and we are coming to the end of that 10 years.

@@Thinkingisallowed machines are replacing humans so job losses are on the way

Wow greatest economy of all time take your bs somewhere else

Ana coronavirus whipes 5 trillion dollars of company stocks only in US :))

God bless you

Thank you for doing this program. It is hard to see how many people are living so tough. Where has the love and respect for one another gone? Are people only out for themselves? We need to do a lot better!A lot of people look at the homeless and think what can I do but if we came to gether may be it wouldn't be so hard to help! Thanks!!!

They want to keep people down and poor.

That's messed up.

When we are able to buy a house, don't let the realtor or bank encourage you to get the most expensive you can afford, buy a lesser value house than you can afford and pay it off ASAP

The root is greed.

It's horrible here. Nothing like you see on TV. Do yourself a favor. Stay home.

You made the right decision. I live in Canada but I have seen the US decline more every year. Stay where you have family

No homeless in Pakistan. Everyone is happy and life is fair? Really?

Purple Rane I agree with you I will always give that’s my way to see that I can help whatever they do with it I leave it to them 🥰😇GOD BLESS ALL OF THEM !, I PRAY That THEY FIND MORE KINDNESS FROM OTHERS 😪

Purple Rane what you do is buy them food and give them clothing the drugs will only drive them deeper into despair that’s not the answer

Wow, very admirable of you 🙏🤗 That is the type of mindset and action society needs and things would truly be better. Thank you as someone who's had many hardships in life, but also looking to give back to the community 🙏

@@cnsummers4086 I have enjoyed spending time with those who don't have a voice. I have also made some new friendships along the way. Time is a precious gift that one can give to others and themselves. I spent many long hours at a 9-5 job or it should have been, turned into 12-14 hours. You can't get that time back. These last few months have been very full with many new things and I am so glad I semi retired when I did. God bless you. 😊