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I live in the US and work in emergency psychiatric care primarily with homeless people. It's always hard to find treatment, housing, food, work for them. But this year has been a nightmare. Even the homeless shelters are turning people away. Rehabs are closed to new patients, most places aren't hiring (especially places that employ felons), offices where you get your ID and apply for SSDI are online-only which doesn't help people who don't have a phone. This year has sucked for everyone, and a lot of people have lost their jobs and are scared of what the future will bring. But if you have a safe place to sleep every night, if you have food in your fridge, be grateful. Many people are one bad car accident away from losing their livelihood and their home. If you know where you are going to sleep tonight and if you know that you will have a meal tomorrow, you are okay. Many are not.
Yes indeed, being grateful is one way to keep your humanity. Never take anything for granted because you can be in the same position. No one is immune from misfortune
A very special old farmer saved me from homelessness...and I'll never be able to thank him as much as he deserves. I grew up in the woods...I spent most of my time homeless in the same place...was near the river, was able to bath in it...had this little Coleman solar panel to charge my phone...my bike, tent...it wasn't all bad, at first. But it got worse...much worse...I dropped so much weight I was at an all time low of 106 pounds. But starting when the old farmer took me in...I've since got some medical help, and approved for disability...gained all my weight back...life is getting better, slowly but surely. I am hoping soon I might be well enough to be able to work again. I want to be able to give back...like all the people who helped me.
TY TY males seem to be the ones who are given the dollars by passers by in this town. Most of the women I know rarely receive donations. I think it is because they clean up and dress in cloths which tend to make them appear as if they have a home. They live in their cars, like me. Females are faced with fear at night. Myself and another woman , she is 73 and I am 62, had our tires slashed at the place where we sleep. The guy who did it used a crowbar. She is in a motel room and I am searching for a new place to go. Rent is too damn high... and living in the hood (high crime rate) is the only option for some elderly women.
I don't think it matters what gender you are, being on the streets at night is terrible. I have never spent more than a couple of nights on the streets because I'm gifted with good family and it makes me feel so dam lucky but at the same time so dam sad that we are failing so bad at being humans by letting people fall through the cracks like this, I mean WTF is a 62yo and 72yo doing on the streets, we need to look at ourselves and book our ideas up because if this selfish attitude carries on I'm afraid Mother Earth won't want to host us anymore.
@@xkmto , not really it's the same thing as the BLM movement, all of these people are jumping on the bandwagon because they want to be relevant and look like they care. Where were they before the Floyd incident?t the shit with the police was still going on before then, it was just not broadcasted for all to see. Now everyone is using that platform to get their issues seen. Same bullshit different day.
@@areaboy777 so they should stop giving money or helping or trying to fix the system because they haven't always felt that way before George Floyd? That's ridiculous.
I've been homeless and no one can imagine the hunger and I thirst. Not to mention just wanting to brush your teeth. Bless everyone who helps the homeless. You can't imagine their struggles
It was very hard for me to find a shower. Once I showered in a place once or twice, they would close it off or restrict me specifically. Showers would happen once every 3 days if lucky. No wonder so many give up the idea out there
Gary Nelson that’s pretty shallow thinking. A large enough portion of homeless people have mental illnesses and require some form of dependence. I think it’s wrong to compare the struggles of yourself to others when we are all different.
You guys should social distance, make sure you stay home all day, don’t talk to anyone so your life will become more miserable 😃 but I’ll have lots of fun in my Manson and I don’t need to social distance or anything, yay! Also defund the police, I have my own security so yay!!!
Thank u for being so kind to your fellow man, we all need help sometimes and i pray that god helps this man as much as possible in Jesus Christ name a-men
@@TrickeyFitness atheists shoving this rhetoric down your throat anytime they can is no different from religious people shoving thier rhetoric down your throat anytime they can.
It baffles me how a person can become homeless in the most powerful and richest country in the world. I am from India and I can understand that India has lot of homeless people, because of population, economy, lack of opportunities are genuine problem. But country like USA and UK is hard to comprehend.
@@gonnabeok ...or bringing God into a problem humans have created themselves, im homeless and have been since early last year; i love seeing people brush responsibility to their feeble excuse for a caring God
Seriously. I live in the States, where the administration and its followers are of the mindset that the vulnerable ones are going to die anyway, so don’t bother trying to help them... when in fact any civilized society should be protecting those who are vulnerable.
Absolutely. Totally agree with you. Sometimes some of us complain too much about any and everything, without realising or remembering how good we’ve actually got it.
I did almost 18 months being homeless in Boston MA.USA And finally got myself in a studio apartment.i have health problems so I understand what you mean about being sick on the street is bad very very bad. God bless us all we are all gods children.
@@ATrashStudio The US spends many billions on programs for homelessness (there are tens of thousands of programs of all kinds) drug treatment, medical, shelters, food pantries, housing programs, etc) Having worked in mental health and homeless programs for many years, the biggest issue is addiction. Almost as soon as you think you have someone settled into a place, furnished, set up with a doctor and financial benefits, they tear it down by trashing their apartment and selling everything for drugs and then get evicted. It happens over and over again. People who think ending homelessness is as easy as putting a roof over someone's head don't know the extent of the problem.
Money doesn't come for free. Nothing in life comes for free. You must sacrifice something in order to get something. Those who are not willing to sacrifice remain poor. You need to spend time learning new skills to make money. How many are willing to give up their free time for a future outcome? This is the reason why there is the imbalance.
People who say "the homeless are lazy" are so wrong. This man is doing the best he can. He is being proactive about finding solutions and clearly communicating issues with people who may be able to help. My heart goes out to this man and all homeless people of Earth. It's time our governments raise up the downtrodden.
Your honesty, and humbleness will take you places. I hope you will find your place in society again. We all have our struggles, some more , or less than others. I do hope all works out well for you and all the homeless people in our world.
If you think some people deserve to be fed & sheltered - basic human rights - & others deserve to curl up & die without help; that picking & choosing who gets help based on appearances is an acceptable & humane thing to do then your implicit biases need to be looked at deeply. I'm not having a go at you, I'm urging you to have a good think about this.
@Speaking Truth spoken like someone who's never experienced having to live every moment in your wits with nothing, & eventually finding that without a crutch the world was unbearable. Without empathy, without KNOWING what a week in the life of another person is like, comments like these are so horribly ignorant. It would do you good to spend some time chatting with homeless people & actually asking them how they feel. How safe they feel. What they need to do to get through each night & what they do when they can't have a shower or wash their clothes for 8 days & how that destroys them? What do they do to cope? Then reflect on what you'd do to cope.
I feel like London doesn’t care about homeless at all. I remember waking up about 5 am and seeing the whole street filled with sleeping bags, it made me so angry to see so many people with such little help, especially now.
Still better than America. Everything you see on TV is nothing but glitter hiding the homeless. It’s disturbing. I’m in a supervisor position with a great company, educated, etc.but everyone is just one paycheck from being homeless. This was before the pandemic. We really need to force universal health care and democratic socialism everywhere. Be less nationalist. Focus on global community. We can do this but only together. Everyone deserves food, a roof, and all of the basics to live.
I am jobless but I still have a roof over my head and my heart goes out to the homeless out there. Society as a whole has definitely failed us. I will do my best to help out and donate whatever savings I have to the right people and make sure I can make a small change. God bless everyone that is suffering out there. Hang in there and don't lose hope.
I was homeless for 3 months and i used the tools and services and got myself off the street got a job a car but people need to experience this to understand it watching videos dosent do the justice but depending on what state you live in determines if you can get out quick or not
@Speaking Truth That's definitely not always the case, especially depending what drugs you do. But it's a simple question of mindset. There are strong people and weak people. Strong people can bring themselves to do things they don't want to do because they know they have to, whether that's using the services even while you're fucked up or being able to stop getting fucked up to improve yourself ect. All depends on control
@Speaking Truth high/drunk: was able to find housing after being homeless for 15 years. It depends on what your on too. Sometimes being sober decreases your chances because they consider that unmedicated and if your out there long enough you'd be drunk too. Substances take the edge off. Some people move on from it some don't but if you can handle your buzz and your not lazy, or messy, you might find a way out.
In my experience it's mainly drugs/alcohol, and mental illness that causes chronic homelessness. This guy will probably get out of it, if he isn't addicted.
Noah Mosher Noah Mosher yes those are the MAIN reasons ( not the only ones ) that can cause repeat homelessness, that’s not what i’m disagreeing with nor was the OP originally stating. They were saying if you were homeless and did drugs or alcohol you weren’t gonna stop being homeless. Not the case as it depends which drugs and mostly depends on the persons mindset, control, and other factors. The individual however.
Thank you Vice and David for availing yourselves to share regarding the struggles we often take for granted. As a Malaysian, and in my early naiveness, I had the impression that the city (ex. Kuala Lumpur) would be the place where dreams were made, an environment where zero poverty and homelessness exist. Little did I know that there were countless homeless people especially in the heart of the city who will be gathering there to find shelter in the late nights when the major public has gone to sleep peacefully at home. I thank God for all the non profits and social entrepreneurs that are doing all they can in supporting those in need especially during seasons of social distancing. I hope all of us including myself will continue to do what we can to also help out with our talents, skills, times, etc in different shapes and forms. Stay M.A.D. (making a difference) and God Bless. all the way.
This is where “We’re all In this together” is so true ! If they get sick like us it’s going to spread and we’ve got to do anything we can to help each other and that means everyone!!!
I went homeless last year for a couple of months after a bad stir of luck in 2019. By far the most traumatic experiences I ever had in my life. Mentally I was so broken down I'm so thankful my family took me in.
@@useyourbrain-vm8li if that's the inference you're making, you're a massive dipshit. The point was, @James R justifies homelessness by saying "homeless people have always existed in every society", I followed that up with "so have murderers and pedophiles." However, that doesn't make it right. Get it now?
Yikes - it took him five weeks and he was familiar with resources. What about the people pushed into homelessness because of the pandemic who are not familiar with resources?😱
It is wonderful though how things have improved. I was homeless for 10 years roughly from 1969. At that time there was no support at all. Police kept moving us on so we never got a night's sleep. No shelters and the only food was from the very sparse (only one soup kitchen I knew of) Salvation Army who expected you to stand and sing hymns with them for about an hour before giving you a bowl of soup. I worked whenever I could but it was difficult without any adequate sleep. Most nights in the winter months I laid down of a night not expecting to wake up again. Most people despised us and attacked us frequently. Thanks largely to a few good people I survived and turned my luck around. Most rough sleepers I met had some sort of mental problem but were scared to seek help because it could mean a lifetime in a mental institution if you were certified. This guy is going through some difficulties for sure but he doesn't know how lucky he is to be living in this time when so much is available for the homeless. There still needs to be more of course and there needs to be more attention paid to the causes of homelessness.
Speaking Truth While that is true, homeless is still a huge issue in which this country isn’t really doing anything about. Most organizations made for homeless people and other issues, are not funded by the government, because in reality they don’t care. (But that’s just what I’ve concluded, it’s up to others to help too.)
'Charge up the device' ends up being a huge problem for homeless. Stimulus payments don't go to these folks. Many don't have a bank account or a street address.
This makes me sooooo sad, I've been there and it ain't nice at all. I was in my 20s at the time. I'm 43 now and when I look and watch these small films it hits hard and makes a fully grown man hold back his tears. I wish I could make a charity up or something.anyone out there who could help me help the homeless would be beautiful.
Thank you for shedding light on this issue !!!! Regardless of status in society we are all from the same maker and bleed the same color. I'm approximately about 3 weeks from being homeless myself. I live in a clean and sober home, which I'm truly blessed and grateful for. I have a couple of health issues going on and the healing process is going to take more time than first thought of. My funding (thank God for) is ending the last day of August and I'm pretty concerned with my ability to keep or find some other funding agency to help me. I live in Stockton, California and there's really no funding through county programs because of Covid-19. My wounds that are slowly healing is keeping myself from working to pay the 525.00 a month need fee. This is really, really bad timing for all of this !!! Again, Thank You for sharing this video with us all. If anyone might be from my area and know of any agencies or other organizations that would be able, willing to help me I'd greatly appreciate the info. JUST comment on this and I'll see what info is there. Thank You.. God Bless You All !!!! Rudy Duran...🤔🤔
Being homeless is a failure on society's part, not the individual! Government's functions should always be to ensure the most vulnerable are protected but now more than ever
People are homeless for 2 reasons. 1) Drug abuse and 2)mental health issues. Both of which precede homelessness. Blaming society and government is equivalent to blaming yourself.
God bless this man and the hard times he must endure in his everyday life. On the other spectrum you have a bunch of cry babies complaining that the patios aren't open. Or the fact some individuals really want to go to the movie theater or get their hair done. I want to hear less of those people, and more from people like this gentleman in the video. Thanks for helping us keep things in perspective. The things we take for granted. You would LOVE to know what is happening in the news. We are complaining from all the news. You would love to charge your phone/net to go on the web. We are all complaining how "bored" we are at home after binging every episode on Netflix. You would love to eat a good meal. We are getting fat from eating every single morsel of food in our fridge.
Im a native las vegan... im so sorry... im a heroin addict who barely maintains a roof over my own head so i cant offer any help. But i absolutely empathize and sympathize with you. It is essentially illegal to be homeless here in vegas. Our system is so cruel. And it is so goddamn hot.
We have the luxury of a safe home to lockdown in with access to food and cooking. It makes you feel very humble. I always buys drinks and food but have not been out to towns since March
I have been homeless, I can't imagine what it would be like during the pandemic. It was a couple years ago, and I thankfully am comfortably living in my own apartment now... But it's really hard, and it's miserable. It gave me so much appreciation for the little things, if I didn't learn to appreciate little things I would've lost my mind. To anyone out there who is currently homeless, it is possible to change your situation. You are not doomed to this fate, you can take control of your life and live it to the fullest.
A person can Bathe with $1 price dishwashing liquid (a Tip) lasts months. Alot cheaper than buying bar soaps. Can even use it on hair on head put it in back pack with toothpaste and brush.
Weve all been homeless at some point or another in life (myself included) and theres no shame in that! Keep your head up no matter the circumstances and no matter what happens in life... never stop moving forward
Been homeless in vegas for awhile now ... I had all my IDs birth cert and SSN and work cards all stolen and I was doing well finding water until Covid hit now I struggle everyday to find water I'm to shy to pan handle for money before covid ...and this Vegas heat is killing me
I am in Toronto Canada. I work in heath care. I take public transit to work. One key memory I have had during the Pandemic especially in March and April when the city was like a ghost town is the fact the only people I was regular seeing out where homeless people. They were sleeping on the trains and Stations. While most people out like myself that had to go to work wearing masks, gloves, facesheilds and sanitizer at side. Most stores closed. It has been meaningful hearing his experiences. Very sad situation.
I was homeless on and off for a total of two years (mostly in 2000-2001 and a little bit in 2010 and 2011). Hygiene was the hardest thing. Cold showers were free in the city's park but at times, dangerous when you're on your own and female. There were so many food options available for homeless people back then. In most situations when you need something, you just have to ask. Except for money. People are really starting to get sick of beggars in the city!
I got kicked out of my house for 3 days and let me tell you it was rough. Nowhere to use the restroom nowhere to legally park and sleep in my town .during the pandemic It was the worst experience I've had in a long time
Seems like a good enough guy I couldn’t imagine living on the streets during a pandemic. God bless this man and everyone else who might need a little extra help during these unprecedented times.
I work w the homeless in westchester County NY...when it hit NY/NYC in early March it was insane..lots of our clients got sick then we all caught it due to PPE shortages and lack of resources and funding...nobody cared about them or us but we will keep serving them and helping them no matter what because that's what we do....i lost several coworkers and clients to this horrible disease...i caught it myself in April and it took over a month for me 2 get better...im a healthy 36 old mother of 2 small kids...#NYSTRONG
i have no family and i work really hard to rent a room. But you need help to get there sometimes. I haven't needed that help, but I'm happy to feel safe knowing I have nice people that care. I am 31 and i don stand alone.
When i was homeless i had the best and worst times in my life. I traveled alot and started not to care about anything, that is when I started to enjoy my life. I met many people who helped me, but most people ignored me. The worst was when it was cold and raining and i had to sleep outside. I couldn't imagine being homeless during this pandemic though. McDonald's kept me alive for awhile. I'm not sure they'd let you walk through the drive thru, but using the bathroom was important too
With recent events of people pretending to be homeless to cash in, we've forgotten that there's plenty of guys like him, who truly needs help out there. God bless him, he seems like a real chill dude
I can’t watch yet, I’m too empathetic and already taking on a lot of volunteer work but I’ll be back. Just hang on tight everyone and love each other even a little more EVERY DAY. Unconditional love will see us through.
I’m homeless from today I’m staying in a friends house for a few days but after that I’ll have no home to stay at and I’m 19 and have mental health issues
I was a homeless before and i survived by drinking water without any food or sometimes i'm looking for food in the garbage. I hope those people who can help please help him! I know how hard being a homeless. 😥
This video opens my eyes on how we take things for granted. He work hard just to have food and shelter. I'm glad he have a place to stay for now and I wish everyone one out there who is affected by the corona virus. And anyone who's trying to survive please be safe.🙏
When I was younger, like 10 years old, i gave money to every homeless people i saw. There were one guy I walked past nearly every day and I must have given hundreds of dollars to him😂 He said he was moving, so i and a friend gave him food and water for his journey. Later he came back and still remembered me😂 for example when I broke my arm he was sorry for me. I later stopped giving money to homeless people cuz I learned more about it and my friends thought the guy was discusting, but he still said hi to me whenever i walked by. Now he moved out of this country and hopefully he has a job now❤️
This breaks my heart. I wish things didn’t have to be like this. I don’t feel right having an apartment when I am no different from the homeless I drive by every day
It's become a horrible process. I've had to rely on friends for somewhere to stay, had to move to friends all over and since being back to work it's even harder to place my stuff as there is too much to carry it has to be left in tje open in hope no one touches my tent and belongings. Sadly my luck ran out and my tent was destroyed along with belongings missing. Not getting enough sleep because of the cold to then missing shifts due to being extremely tired and not being able to run on fumes of staying awake to then getting very little sleep. Times like these I wish governments would just give us somewhere for a month to get back on our feet or for me bw easy to work and save to get a place. Its hard to work and save to get back up when you need the money to survive and in last ditch efforts to get a good night sleep spend your wage on a bnb for the night because spots are taken and the weather is too bad. It's a vicious cycle that will take me a while to even get out of and with COVID even harder as hours are still scarce. It's hard. It really is hard. I'm starting ro lose motivation because I am sick of being in this mess. My mum died last Aug and the house was taken and since then I've been fucked. God bless the people that truly care and bless this man!
hi man , sorry for your loss , i hope you are doing well , everybody has a hard time in life , please don't give up and be strong , one day when you are look back what happens in your life , you know that everything will be fine .
I always try to give the homeless whatever I can afford. Yes it's a part of my faith (Zakat). However, seeing that an educated articulate chap like this on the streets means that anyone can end up there. God bless.
Saying this in a very respectful manner I always wonder how people ended up in this state. These were once somebody's kids! How do you end up like this! It is truly tragic. Blessings to them all.
It starts with losing income...then you can't afford your car or insurance..then there's rent...which increases continually...then your friends abandon you...they don't want you around.....then you're at the mercy of the community..very sad..I saw it daily in San Diego.
Happen to me my roommate took our money . left me my husband my son homeless most stressfull time in my life. My husband selpt outside found a job saved everything got us out of our situtation. I had to stay in a shelter with many people in our room it was tough my son has autism.Keep your head up we did it so can other people stay strong. Now i got a job offer at sea world he got a new job offer as well so we can keep our house. I pray for everyone in a bad situtation so they can get out of it . God bless you keep your faith. 🙏💕💗
I took in a homeless man, many years , a very intelligent man, after a couple of weeks of being well cared for he managed to get a job and shortly after a period in time , he moved on. Hope he did well for himself after all these years, he would be about 70+ today. It's always a good thing to help those in need but in today's times the help that these homeless people need, have become much harder to attain much less then maintain.
