Thank you for what you do and for being a voice for these people. I agree, there is a huge workforce that just keep pushing people from one place to another simply moving the problem from one neighborhood to another. It solves nothing, is detrimental to the homeless themselves, and is simply a waste of tax money. Tiny shed size homes big enough for a bed, a chair, a desk, where they have some room to keep their essential belongings, where they can keep secure, and have some privacy is the real solution. There are a lot of county/city owned lots all over the place that could be cleaned up and turned into tiny home communities for the homeless. There would be a common building with kitchen, bathroom, showers, and laundry etc. Arrangements with restaurants and groceries stores could be made to provide them food that otherwise would be thrown away and also reduce some of the massive food waste. These communities could be operated mostly by the homeless themselves giving them a sense of purpose. I bet this would cost us tax payers far less over time than what we currently spend on these nonsense sweeps that changes nothing.
One of the richest and biggest countries in the world with the biggest military spending but somehow there is no money for people’s health and housing…
Yet many people are so indoctrinated that they defend this system and truely believe that America is the greatest country on Earth. Americans need to wake up! 🇺🇸
Too bad that "solutions" based on feel-good emotions never work. These people who wear their hearts on their sleeves have been peddling the same type of emotive babble for decades. Has it solved the problem? Of course not, because their interpretation of the problem is based on emotions, not grounded in reality or common sense.
@@breezluize3282 First of all, I campaign to get rid of idiot liberal politicians who put up with this garbage, and I have also campaigned against misguided people who hand these folks money that 4 out 5 times gets used for alcohol or drugs. I have also advocated using closed military bases as shelter/treatment/rehabilitation facilities, and argued that a structured, secure environment with RULES and CONSEQUENCES is the only way to deal with the hardcore homeless types. Security at these places should include photo ID and registration for residents and staff, random vehicle checks to stop the influx of drugs, and immediate jail time for violent homeless who prey on other homeless. I support more aggressive action against drug dealers who prey on the homeless. I believe that local cities/municipalities have the right to enforce laws against littering, squatting, panhandling and vagrancy, and that there should be means testing for aid to the homeless. Elderly, disabled, and those able to prove prior residency get priority with assistance. Out of town homeless should either relocated to their home towns if family or a support network can help them there. Able-bodied homeless without sufficient earning capability to live in high cost of living areas should be relocated to somewhere with suitable jobs and a lower cost of living so they have a better chance of getting back on their feet. Now let's hear what great solutions YOU have, since the ones you liberal goo-goos have advocated have all failed so miserably.
Sorry to hear this especially being a senior. I live on S.S.D.I and I don't know what to do buy my medicine or food.I wish you luck to get back on your feet.
So MANY seniors are going homeless because market rents keep climbing, and affordable housing isn't being built, because the real estate lobbies and their political allies block it,they won't allow it ! I see this in my own town. The City Council keeps affordable housing from getting vetted and the homeless seniors and disabled who live in their cars, or urban camp suffer daily.
Its not the homeless person being criminalized, its the drug use/abuse people fear and do not accept. With good reason. Also the mental illness. Thats normal. Whats not normal is having the mentally ill out on the street attacking or killing people. They should be in a mental hospital. (And im not saying every homeless person is mentally ill or drug addicted. Got that everyone? Please read my comment carefully before attacking me.) But many are and it only spirals down and out of control eventually. Ive seen them hurt their pets right in public. some of the pets die from not being cared for. I have rescued many animals who were abused. On the other hand I have known homeless guys who take care of their pet better than they take care of themselves. Good people who in their right mind would never hurt anything or anyone ,but once the drugs take control, its over. Its not normal to have mentally ill or doped out people wandering the streets. We cant even get on Bart safely anymore. some taking public transit have been killed by these people. But thanks to RR all of the institutions for these people were closed down instead of reformed and improved.
@@leesadoe2440 Well said. R. R. has such a toxic legacy !! Getting rid of HUD housing by 80 % is one of them. And no president or party has restored what Reagan cut.
@@charlesphilhower1452 Wish it was just that simple - where is the outrage over the $17 billion dollars given to California to house unhoused people, back on n 2018 that the politicians like Garcetti and his allies have diverted or stolen from unhoused people for years. Now with the spotlight on homelessness, unhoused people need to organize ,and demand that affordable housing is actually built with that money set aside for this very purpose !! I saw an ad for " housingisahumanright
@@yulya904 And the more money that is spent the worse it gets. Democratic policies are a huge factor in increasing the number of homeless, be it economic policies or enabling addicted and or mentally instead of funding structured treatment programs that the worst could be committed to instead of allowing them to kill themselves in the street. Homelessness is far from being just a lack of affordable housing and housing is not a “right” that people are automatically entitled to without them putting something into it like maintaining the housing in a decent and sanitary condition. Too many assume that the homeless are automatically victims and that for many their own poor choices did not put them in the position of being homeless, and the are not criminals among the homeless.
America was founded on violence, cruelty and individualism. It is baked into the DNA of the country. It is unsustainable. No country can survive without empathy, compassion and intelligence being valued over violence, hatred and money. America is a very spiritually ill place.
We don't need 1000's more IRS agents to monitor our bank accounts...We need the same number of social workers and mental health professionals to help get these homeless people back on their feet...into decent housing, job training and substance recovery programs as needed...and while doing so, they need access to bathrooms, and trash pick up...They need our help..."they" could become any of us at any time. May God help us to help them. As a nation, our values are completely out of whack...Just imagine what could be done if the rich and powerful influencers, the Kardashians for example, would dedicate even a small amount of their time and billions to helping end homelessness?
More social workers will not create more housing. We need permanent, safe, housing. We need communities to allow small apartments with less red tape and to prevent Nimbys from derailing housing projects.
I agree about the issue agents but what we really need is Jesus. These people need help from bindage spirit of poverty etc but it's not in programs. La alone has given more $ every year every politician yet the problem worsens. You think giving them drug paraphernalia to use drugs is going to help them. They are complicit, they have caused this.
@@violetgutierrez5315 These politicians do benefit from and profit from the homeless crisis. They would rather give people drugs and the needles that go with them,than actually build the affordable housing that they were paid to create. They stole that money !! And City Councils can block affordable housing complexes, I've seen it happen. They are the REAL enemy here,not the homeless per se'. As long as they can set the homeowners and unhoused against each other, no one will be looking at what they themselves are doing ! As the recent scandals have proved lately, these selfish narcissistic leafers are up to no good continually. And that is who these giggling police officers should be going after,when you think about it all.
Reinstate vagrancy arrests with sixty days hard labor upon conviction. Stop EMS from giving overdosed addicts $70 per dose of NARCAN. If that doesn't work set up homeless camps in the desert north of Palmdale.
I agree they have more work for the government and the homeless and people go with out and it's sad that the democrat more about money than human life 🧬
The whole thing is short-sighted. People who have RVs are technically "housed" as opposed to living in a tent. What it costs the city (any city) to house them in shelters is greater than what it would cost to give them a more permanent location to park the RVs, give them bathroom facilities & trash removal areas. Penny wise, pound foolish as usual
How long will it be before the Powers that Be start issuing "Extrrmination Orders" and begin to shoot the homeless on sight? It would certainly be quicker and easier, right? Mark my words, y'all. There will soon enough be bloodshed once authorities realise this problem is not going away.
RVs with no running water, septic or power are not "housing" legally in any sense of the word. Yes it's safer and better protection from the elements but it's not defined as a place meant for human habitation.
@@4SChris From an European point of view, we still think about USA as a rich country because of all the work flexibility and the typically stereotip of "American dream". But maybe this model has reached a dead end, it's limits are all displayed on the streets. Perfectly "normal" people are now homless without any safety-net from the government. We struggle as middle class to obtain a higher richness, we feel some limitation in the social ladder, but at the same time we have several systems that help us. Anyway we got homlesses here as well, but nothing similar to the orrible and catastrophic situtation there.
@@paologobbo you are correct, our politicians do not care, this has been going on for years but Covid made the homeless population much larger, and they still choose to do nothing to help. There are enough vacant properties in large cities to house them all. But the government does nothing to set up enough services. They have passed many billion dollar grants for homeless services, which they may use to build a small amount of shelters, but this does almost nothing to solve the problem. I have no idea where the rest of the money goes, maybe they just use it to force people to move somewhere else like in this video. It is truly shameful and wrong, but nothing will be done until the American citizens stand up and protest.
@Robert Rocca oh yes they have a community and no they don't have accountability. I was homeless for over a year. Moat want to he taken care of with 0 responsibility. U start doing that then where do we draw the line cause everyone will want to be just taken care of. Ur incentivizing doing nothing and getting everything and when there is nobody to produce anything there will be nothing. Giving people food and housing and resources they didn't earn aint compassion.u damage these people because they become dependent and easy to manipulate
Thank you for what you're doing out there. I was already teary-eyed but when I saw Michael, I just broke down into tears. People see me as this strong Marine Corps veteran but when I see people in our nation living worse than some of the people in Afghanistan, it is enough to break anyone with a good heart down. 😞 I left that toxic state of California years ago but I've seen quite a few people out there trying to make a difference on several channels. I will get back to preparing ziplock bags of basic toiletries, non-perishable snacks, and water to keep in my car so that when I see someone that's on the street, I can get back to letting them know that they aren't less than anyone else... it's just a TEMPORARY situation and that they have to keep the faith and make positive steps to turn their lives around. Keep fighting the good fight, good sir. Our fellow human brothers and sisters are visible and I hope that there is a paradigm shift in the way the homelessness situation is addressed. Everyone makes mistakes and life has its ups and downs but at the end of the day, I believe that most people are good and just need a safe place to take care of their basic needs and rest. In this nation, having a place to sleep (that's not on the street), meals, showers, and resources to address mental and physical health needs should not be an issue. Everyone isn't looking for a hand out but when life has brought someone to their lowest point, they need to be given everything possible and the chance to gain (or regain) a sense of dignity and pride. Many WANT to work and want to contribute to society but they're treated as if they're trash that needs to be swept away. California is the worst, I swear! All of the money to send billionaires into space and pay CEOs more money than they can spend in several lifetimes means nothing if the most vulnerable people in society are left by the wayside. The time for these celebrities, CEOs, and billionaires to act is NOW! People with a whole lot less are trying but so much could be done if there is a collective movement! There are thousands of people that are going to sleep TONIGHT that are hungry, feeling hopeless, cold, sick, thirsty, dirty, and feeling like nobody gives a damn. I apologize for rambling but we all have a certain amount of time on this planet. In this great nation that sent the first person to step on the Moon, we can end homelessness FOR GOOD!
Yes,Mr. Adams. It's a truly terrifying sight . Something is very,very wrong with this picture ! In four years,17 billion dollars was earmarked for busing apartments for homeless Angelenos. Where IS that money now ? Obviously it's been diverted,stolen or laundered in some fashion. Strict auditing needs to be done when it comes to funds used for housing and this has yet to be done. Many seniors and disabled people are homeless, waiting for housing that's not coming,in reality. By lobbying your local City Councils to allow affordable housing for working class, seniors and disabled tenants,that would be a great start to begin housing people. Prefab and 3-D printing housing materials will keep costs under control.
@@treasuretim3 no, there’s no potties or garbage dumpsters on every corner. In Japan they provide bathrooms with showers and oversee cleanups daily (for their homeless)! We are doing it wrong!
@@OldskolFan I lived in Baltimore city they supplied Porta potties with washing stations and every week they were tipped and destroyed so the sanitation company refused to continue. The Japanese don't live like that, they have respect.
Yes, biden is giving billions to other countries and using American taxpayers money to house, feed, cloth and health coverage to illegals, while Americans and our veterans suffer from hunger and homelessness, also those cops laughing at these Americans suffering in the streets are demons, but God will get the last laugh, and those homeless people and those suffering are God's people
Sadly, nothing is going to change, our local representative are aware of the homeless issues but care to do anything. It will take 20 more years for a solution.
@@lashurediscussion4970 yes but I don't think we'll survive that long, with water shortage, food shortage, over population pouring into America, mass violence, and the government doesn't care, but God is looking and he does care, he sees homeless and poor people suffering so much and the government living in mansions with greed for money and power in their hearts and hatedred for the poor, and turning their faces away from the problem, God will judge them, and all the money and power they have WILL NOT GET THEM INTO HEAVEN, I pray for everyone and hold no hate, it's not worth it
@@lolasavala3135 in my opinion the only folks that won’t survive is those who don’t know what is is like to struggle such as the rich. The solution to many people that are wealthy is to buy they way out of something or into something. Folks that are struggling knows how to survive during trouble times. It’s disheartening to see more aid being giving to other countries & refugees but nothing but bare minimum for Americans.
I sleep in my car,and charge my phone in car,and shower at the gym,and work temp jobs everyday at temp agency,my brother let my plug in heater at his house so I can warm up my car
How scary and exhausting. Many of us can not understand why this is happening, especially here in America. This is extremely disappointing and frustrating. Thank you very much for sharing your videos. As they helps us all be more aware of the bigger, problems this country is facing. Homelessness, children who go to sleep at night hungry, people who can’t afford health insurance and innocent people dying over senseless acts of violence. The list goes on and on.
Au contraire, we understand this quite well. The encroachment of the welfare state, lack of personal accountability, the incessant liberal peddling of the culture of victimhood, declining standards and expectations of public behavior, and the popularity of hardcore mind altering drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and opiods were all a perfect storm waiting to happen.
@@eastbaykidd8574 No! It's capitalism that has been embedded in this country since day 1 after this land was stolen by the Western Europeans. That same system you love so much because you were conditioned by the capitalist to hate socialism or communism! US has a bloated capitalist system that can easily murder or ruin common people's lives in a heart beat! Our US Goverment is so corrupt, it refuses to lift Americans out of poverty.
This is NOT the America into which I was born - the product of FDR’s New Deal, the economy of Johnson’s War on Poverty, almost all of it undone so oligarchs like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk can exist. Pathetic.
@@codacreator6162 This has NOTHING to do with Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk. It has EVERYTHING to do with substance abuse and mental illness. Most people don't just relocate to Skid Row in a high cost of living area when they can't afford rent or lose their job, they move somewhere cheaper with available jobs. Those who move to Skid Row do it for readily availability of street drugs - get a clue.
its caused from raising minimum wages! which raise prices of everything! and make life harder to maintain. If you happen to lose your job its harder to survive cause prices are through the roof to pay for $15 minimum wages! minimum wage never should have gone higher than $5
Not true. A lot of times, it the cost of housing. Maybe they have to decide any money that they make goes to medications and food. The World is a much different place. As one author said, “It’s hard to get to the top when you have nothing to start from.”
Those people you talk about came from abusive whether physically sexually and or substance that parlayed when they were in and out of youth authorities and jail
@@InvisiblePeople Oh thank you Lord! And Thankyou Mark!! I appreciate your efforts. I have been so worried about her and praying for her. Poor lady. How can they be so absolutely unfeeling.
@@sarahrickman6609 5/27/22🙏Hi Sarah Rickman, it's Absolutely Horrific how all of housing Nationwide has been Treating people for last 21 yrs,with yearly each State getting $70 Mil per yr to help the HOMELESS, but no funds are used to help the HOMELESS, it goes to CEO's of Housing salaries and Employees of Housing Orgs and they give all their Snot nosed 18 yr old kids and Pregnant nieces Apts, Housing Vouchers. I've been held HOMELESS with the same 400 people in MARYLAND for 10 yrs, while in 2021 they gave 400 Sex offenders and CONVICTS Emergency Housing Vouchers in Brand NEW Apt Bldgs all BGE paid and they Convict pays $40 per month with their cash assistance😠😠 Another You Tube Site- Kindness In People" Michael in AZ, Assisting HOMELESS Patty Sue Chandler-Lindquist HMLS in MARYLAND
@@InvisiblePeople mark why don't you ever cover the horrible reality of entire neighborhoods families and children's lives being destroyed by homeless encampments?
My God....seeing this video, and watching people get treated like their garbage is soul crushing. I can't get over how rapid this is becoming, and to know it can happen to anyone!!!!!!!
Just remember. Anyone can be next. I am homeless and January will be a year. I live in my car. I have seen so much tragedy. I am close to God. I have my Angel tuck with me (Dog).
Why? In one of the world’s richest countries can this happen? Scandalous. These poor souls have no where to go. Help them please. You multi millionaires get out your wallets and save these people!
And they keep voting for the same people that lie to their faces and expect a different result! And, I am not Refering to the homeless people.. Simply amazing!
The police in the video are living up to their negative reputation. But this doesn't include all cops, some of them understand that high rents and low wages cause homelessness.
I once lived inside a converted shipping container with a bunch of tools. I had one extension cord. The doors didn’t shut properly and huge flying insects would get inside if I used lamplight. I will always have compassion. I have been there.
@@CiaofCleburne I have a feeling you're trying to be insulting, if you are you're doing a poor job at it! My empathy DOES preceed me, which means I have a reputation for being empathetic ! ✌ out
@@marcuslinton310 That's not true for everyone who is homeless people ! There were no homeless people when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's. The year 1980 seems to be the starting gun for homelessness on a mass scale. In 42 years, there has been hardly any apartments built to keep up with four decades of a growing population with no planning for where all these people would be living.
It saddens me to my core to know this goes on in our day of age in the United States Of America! where's the hand reaching back to our brothers and sisters who need a helping hand up.
It’s all about power. This is a display of force and a “lesson” to the working class people to “do what your boss says or you will end up like these displaced people.” It’s all about control and power. Our country is becoming so sad 🇺🇸
I say ... invite Monica to live in your house. If you have ten friends who think like you ,,, that is eleven people who will be embraced and loved and supported and not on the street.
@@thelmagreenwood1429 Ha ... I wouldn't. My neighbor did ... Invited two "poor souls" into her house and it worked out great ... for three days ... and she came home to find her guests gone ....and half of her stuff gone ... the expensive stuff. She refuses to talk about it.
@@thelmagreenwood1429 Oh Jeez ... I am sorry. Well .... you tried. Another friend in AZ was part of a 'rescue' group ... He was assigned a fella, got him cleaned up, got him a job ... lasted a little more than a week .... and he took off ... said it was too hard, He liked the street! He was all of 23 years old.
IN the year that I was homeless, I was in three shelters in Chicago, temporary hosing for a week and transitional housing in Vegas. Of the three shelters I went to in Chicago, I was averbally abused bya staff member at one for touching things (I’m blind…I see with my hands) and physically assaulted by another individual at the second so bad that I had bruise marks int he shape of her fingers. I had to leave both shelters becaue they would do nothing about either situation that did not include punishing me in some way when I did absolutely nothing to deserve the abuse. THe third shelter in Chciago was overcrowded but they did everything they possibly could considering how many people they had to care for. Honestly, I preferred the tent city to the shelters hands down…at least in the tent city people didn’t attack you at random. The UPtown tent city in Chicago is the best one I’ve ever seen…no bugs or rats, people took turns sweeping the sidewalk and picking up stray trash, we had port-a-potties and a hand-washing station and even a couple of trash bins that were picked up a few times a week. If a tent was in bad shape, it was replaced or repaired. There was a tent just for water bottles and another just for non-perishable food. I was very lucky to spend a few weeks with them, though I had walking pneumonia when I was there so I couldn’t do much to help anyone…if I had not been sheltered when I ws, I was told I probably would have died out there because my lung was so filled with fluid. I lost my husband to a shelter because they refused to refridgerate his insulin…at least on the street we had a cooler that was refilled with ice twice a day. They wouldn’t even let him have that in the shelter, so he died in a diabetic coma because he was insulin-dependent since his pancreas had shut down almost entirely. Rise and Thrive,a program of CHIPS in Las Vegas, was my saving grace and I will never stop being grateful for them. It says a lot when, after being out of the program for an entire year, my social worker with FRise and Thrive took the time to call me and wish me a happy birthday this month. That phone call made me cry to think how much they cared about me…they see so many people come and go, but she still checked in with me over six months after the contract of care was up. I wish all homeless people could get into programs like that and if you are homeless in Vegas, please reach out to CHIPS because they erally do care. The Rise and Thrive program for homeless people with mental health issues is an amazing one and I hope it continues to help people for many years to come. Thank you for all the advocacy and education you do, Mark. Keep it up. People need to know what is happening, how homeless people are treated worse than dogs…dogs straight off the street get foster homes until they are adopted in most places, but hhomeless people don’t even get shelter. It breaks my heart.
I live in Uptown. It's a pretty wealthy, beachfront neighborhood with several popular local beaches. I'm a block away from the beach and a few blocks north of Uptown's tent city but there are tents in the park on my block. This doesn't solve any problems but I like that the city hasn't moved them out of sight. My neighbors in tents have told me that they haven't had problems with law enforcement. that is a Northside privilege & the city's neighborly response to unhoused neighbors up here does not extend to the South or westsides. Anyways, I've never heard housed neighbors complain about the tent city here. I'm sure that plenty do but I've never heard it and I'm always out in the neighborhood. I've heard lots of concern for people in the tent city because Chicago's weather can be terribly hot, icy cold, and we get tornadoes; one recently destroyed a neighbor's encampment. When I walk to the beach, I expect to have conversations with unhoused neighbors. Some housed neighbors with more resources than me make extras plates at dinner, buy an extra meal at restaurants, do more that I don't know about. I haven't heard stories of housed neighbors being hostile to our neighbors in tents. I haven't heard of people who come into the neighborhood to go to the beach being hostile. I know that can change at anytime & I know that it's the bear minimum, but it's something I've noticed.
This is heartbreaking. May God hear these peoples cries for help and send someone with empathy to help those less fortunate. We’re all only a pay check away or job loss to Loose the homes. I pray for these people to get the help they need. It’s a shame the cities don’t help them more.
This is so sad. Being kicked when you're already down is hard, hurtful and beyond sad. I wish the ppl making these decisions for the homeless had to spend time homeless themselves and let them see how hard the lifestyle of being homeless is. It's ridiculous.
@@terrilamoureux9549 Not many can. I've had to survive live at time periods in my life too. It can break a person mentally for sure and many more things.
@@terrilamoureux9549 oh no so sorry to hear this. I live in Wilmington, N.C. & the homeless community here have lots of help. They just broke ground on a Tiny House Neighborhood. As well as a new home for one of the shelters. Idk where you are & if they help there but sometimes moving can help. I'll pray for you and for all your needs to be met. Keep your head up. Take Care! Plus other helpful resources.
Michael Moore told this story 20 years ago . The same people who complained about the homeless then are now homeless themselves . How's it feel , ya geniuses .
Thank you for bringing up the fact that cities don't provide bathrooms or garbage for the homeless. That has been a head scratcher for me. Everyone would live in "filth" if we didn't have garbage pick-up and bathrooms. I am disgusted by the lack of compassion for the homeless. I really feel like this country is showing its true colors by the way we treat the most marginalized communities. Don't judge a man/woman until you have walked a mile in his/her shoes.
As a European, I don't understand why there are not trash cans on the street. Here we have full of them, even the biggest cities have them, even if less frequent.
I completely agree and it is very heartbreaking to know that most people who live in the streets are not offered the most basic of services--- especially having to do with cleanliness and hygiene on all levels. On the other hand, many homeless people are truly suffering with actual Mental Issues and Disorders. That is also one reason so many end up on the streets in the first place. ( Also thanks to Drug/Alcohol Addiction, other Disabilities). Many of these people who are already suffering from mental disorders ALSO tend to have big *hoarding* issues---- which is something NEVER ever mentioned at all within the Invisible People videos, or on other channels that are similar. *Hoarding* and/or "serial accumulation" issues can truly be considered a real mental disorder. Most times you will see very random and useless items that many homeless possess or surround themselves with "just because". Many city streets are littered with so much trash and junk items SENSLESSLY. ...I KNOW because I grew up in both Venice Beach and Santa Monica and many times, many homless people (clearly suffering with mental issues) would just hoard anything, found anywhere----- when most objects were not absolutely essential for living or "survival". Hoarding can be a very serious pathology in and of itself, and can "accompany" so many other forms of mental illness that many homeless experience. And it is unfortunate that this problem is never mentioned or acknowledged when addressing the issues of the homeless.
@@sabigalli6344 In winter, "hoarding" blankets or finding a mat/rug to lay on and even some cardboard/styrofoam helps ward off frostbite. Also, people collect/try to keep stuff that either has emotional connection for them/just gives them a sense of stability. You probably wrote that comment from a safe, comfortable house surroumded with tons of stuff. When poor people collect cheap stuff, they call it hoarding or even memtal illness, when billionares have 100 luxury cars and more money a small country can spend and want to expoit people to get more "they deserve to have stuff and nobody should tell them what to do with money". The double standard gets even more evil when you realise that those billoonares are the reason everyone else is poor.
@@intellectualrebel5340 Actually I am a minimalist and fortunately I also grew up with a relative who had a serious Hoarding problem (along with another mental disorderI so I know from experience how devastating living around someone with hoarding issues truly is. As I mentioned before, ironically most items (decayed tissue boxes, a broken toilet seat, a doll's leg, a rusty car bumper) are NOT "essential" for living, survival and if there are any "emotional attachments" to such items should be determined as a kind of mental disorder. Don't be presumptious or hypocritical and "assume" that I do not know the difference between hoarding of the poor or rich. Hoarding, whether it be luxury items or not IS A PATHOLOGY.
Mark, as someone who lives in a tent, you do God's work. I'm grateful for people like you who bring attention to whats really going on in the country. We need someone like you on the east coast. Much love. Stay amazing.
I’ve worked in the field of homelessness and services…..I can tell you problem is so big and there is such a scaffolding effect of “ here’s where homelessness begins, all the way to death of a person” that none of us knows what the answer is. We don’t know wtf to do and our ounce of help on one day is a drop in the bucket to the magnitude of the problem. My heart is broken over this.
Libra, it's those overpaid higher- ups a n the agencies and shelters,plus rotten politicians like Garcetti, others like him, who feed this homeless monster. They aren't serious about off housing for both working class and homeless people . They want this all to happen. Private prisons are getting rich off incarceration. A Third World nation,and a police state in the making. When I was young rents were so cheap that there were no homeless people . High rents/ low paying jobs and benefits create homelessness.
What people are a paycheck away from being homeless, but most people don’t even think about it. This is unconscionable of California and wherever else these things are happening at
Nobody wants to think about that, or even "There but for the grace of God go I." That's why they believe that all homeless people are on alcohol or drugs. This lets the judgemental think, "I'm not like them. I don't do that." It's a psychological defense so that they don't have to think about it.
With all the trash?! Could we just employ the homeless people to clean the trash, and give them extra money to keep the streets clean-and they can prob put their money together and rent a hotel from a program-
@@jacobus57 Yes. I remember when my ex-husband was furloughed. He wanted to be productive, so he was cleaning toilets while applying to other agencies for a job. He had two masters degrees and eventually got a management position. He's retired now.
There is "abuse" in homeless camps. Pay attention. People in tents are subjected to robbery and violence. Homeless people in tent camps have been murdered. These facts totally invalidate your statements against city run shelters. You can't make your point, with any validity, as a comparison. Encampments are not just "abusive". They are extremely dangerous.
Not only that, but these agencies and shelters make a pretty penny at the expense of the homeless clientele and taxpayers alike. Plus many homeless people do work. It's these damned rents,and not having enough regular/ affordable housing built since 1980. If one researches ' profiting off the homeless,' it's obviously how keeping people homeless serves a purpose or it would never be ignored and tolerated all these decades.
I was homeless with my kids years ago in Sacramento, CA and they sent us to housing that was so bad they wouldn't even deliver the paper due to safety concerns!
Great video and also thought provoking about how we as humans can solve the problem. Obviously, our politicians are out of touch and live in a bubble with their donors.
It's so freaking sad what they do to homeless people n families. Also no services available . LORD help ALL the struggling disabled elderly veterans homeless etc. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
At least with vets, if they can get in contact with their local "vet center", there's a big push to get vets into housing these days. I met a guy who "lived" on a bench in my downtown and after getting to know him I found out he was a vet and had money but just could not find a place to live within his budget. I told him about the local vet center (it was actually pretty close, a bit of a walk) and I never saw him again so I suspect he got into housing. Another guy I knew, a prickly character, got into housing because he was a vet.
@@christinebuckingham8369 Free food, Free shelter but they would rather be on the streets feeding their addiction.Free Health care , ppl donate tons of shoes&clothing. And now they dont have to pay Rent if they don't feel like it ! Not to mention all the churches handing out donated food +food banks . It's to the point that we are enabling them to not work . LA has some of the best social services than any state also all the tax money that was given to help these unfortunate humans. It's thier right to live how they want but it's not ok to infringe on themselves on ordinary citizens and businesses mom and pop landlords.
The sweeps are happening where I live which is in Canada as well and have seen this bs happening. What we need is an abolishment of the subsidized housing assistance waiting lists. Where I live people have been waiting for decades housing assistance
Yes they are. I live in eastern BC near AB border and it happens here frequently with many living in tents. Imagine having to live in a tent during a Canadian winter. In my 70th yr. I live in an RV. So far I have been able to pay for a spot at a year round RV site, but with rising costs on literally everything my savings are fast being eaten up to survive. My pension doesn't cover everything and these sites have NO form of rent control. I estimate that I will be able to live here for approximately one more year. Then where do I go? No truck to move my unit and no where to move it to. No family, only a couple of friends left. And it seems that Canada's answer is becoming MAID. . . . for seniors, for vets, for the disabled, for those with mental problems (even depression), for those who refused the jab (wanting to declare them as having a mental disorder), for anyone they may have to help. However Canada has billions to send to other countries. One group tried to get a "tiny home" area set up for the homeless a couple of years ago in our area, but that seems to have fallen by the wayside now. So many blocks put in the road by gov't. Then people don't want it "where they live". Not all of us are drug addicted. Not all of us have "mental illness". More and more are becoming homeless.
@Bunnie Klassen I am sorry that this happening to you. I am a disabled person who lives on a fixed income and can feel the pinch and I live in one of the cheapest places in Southern Alberta. There are times when I have barely enough money to buy food for myself and my cats
@@mindrolling24 I feel the same for Australia - although in the last year I know of one existing tent mini city (5 tents) that has been up for 10 months in a suburb in Perth. Luckily the location has free showers and toilets 100 m away and they are under a bridge for extra rain protection but I feel so bad for them.
There needs to be more education to the public about what the homeless experience from the sweeps . Most are just happy to see the homeless being gone from a spot but these are people with emotions and as much as majority of society immediately just disregards them as they are nothing nor do they matter it is awesome you are still doing your videos trying to bring the awareness to everyone. I admire your hard work !!
reminder everyone, just doing one kind thing for someone today is incredibly valuable. never underestimate the power for kindness especially in todays world
Just terrifying to watch the part about how "nobody cares" about these people as they threw all their stuff in the garbage truck. One wrong choice and that's me also. Been hearing stories about rent going up 200-300, one guys rent one up $800 per month .. just can't believe how much nobody cares, even watching the cops giggling in the video during the sweep.
@@kathyclark8274 Wishing people to burn in hell is way worst and why you people will most likely remain here as mortals recycling for eternity. The funny thing we all are already burning in Hell-0 but most are to slow in the head to notice. You think it's normal for are bodies to be so hot with pain viruses etc. . Those (evilive) people should vanish or have their own world but no should be here in hell with so many dumb people that are easily manipulated.
It’s greed with no oversight- inconceivable. I wouldn’t pay an $800 increase - I didn’t pay a $200 increase nine years ago- and would be unhoused otherwise. So wrong
At some point the streets need to be swept. Trash accumulates. Debrie builds, piles up. At night, rats roam freely. If you're walking, even sometimes driving, you can smell the stench of urine and feces. I've seen this with my own eyes in Los Angeles. There have been cities since the "dark ages" that have chronicled this very thing. Disease breaks out. There was a rat infestation in the LA County building and people contracted diseases in office buildings. Under ANY set of circumstances, at some point the streets need AT LEAST to be swept.
They expect people to do better while living on the street but you never get a break the fact that you got to move your house around all the time is stressful on top of just being homeless
They just need to move somewhere else. Living on the side of a street isn't a solution. If you have an RV, you're mobile. You have to take advantage of that.
They want that free ride and you know it and will.be give give give and make them work it then but they won't go to a shelter because there are rules they play the victim game all the time
@@Opethfeldt many of the rv's are not mobile. they don't have a car to pull it. if they have one with a motor, it may not run well. they dang sure can't afford gas. moving takes money.
This is so vety sad as we also have alot of homelessness in New York and Brooklyn .Im so so very sorry fir Monica and all the homless peole in LA and all over the world as my heart and prayers go out to them .Im very poor but humble, and i pray for them daily ,as there but for the grace of God go i.These are hard times for evetuone , and terrible times for everyone in these last end days we are living in , God help us all as we are living in very dark times indeed .We need to all be kind to oneanother and compassionate to one another and love one another and forgive one another , and help one another in need any way we can, because this could be one of us , as thr Lord said do unto others as go unto you and love one another as i have loved you .Thank you Mark for doing all you can for these poor beautiful souls in need for helping them from the kindness and goidness in your heart.May the Precious Lamb of God bless you richly and always for this. 🌹💖💖🎉
The poor dog was just sitting there waiting to be picked up and thank God that he was....so much agony people have to go through. Watching this again makes me so grateful that I have my own place to live and being homeless sucks
My father died on the steets of Los Angeles on January 24th 2022, at 78 years old. I really miss him. He could not afford any thing. Homeless most of his life. I was homeless up until 2 years ago after 6 years of living on the streets of Eugene, Oregon. Now I'm all alone and don't know anyone. Being poor in this country is a death sentence. People have been homeless since the begin of the human race.
Everything you said.... exactly that part. How are we as supposedly civilized societies, allowing these hate crimes against the poor to happen, and why aren't we demanding they use the allocated funding to solve some of the problems instead of continuing to create more problems for already tortured and broken class of citizen? It is just so heartless and wrong.
Yea I saw that but in all fairness they are ppl and working they could have been taking and laughing about something totally unrelated...I remember when I was giving birth the Drs. And nurses stood around and were laughing and talking I was so surprised but it was just another work day to them
Are all of us supposed to walk around sobbing in tears every day of our lives about the misfortunes of others, especially when they bring those misfortunes on themselves with their drug addictions? No thank you.
“We’re not taking up any space.” Oh really? That RV that got towed away was 40 feet long! And this guy is trying to tell me the the shelters have a downside - like rules and curfews? Sorry, but beggars (literally) can’t be choosers.
They don’t want to live in junk either… there’s no trash pickup as he said in the video. At least the government should do the bare minimum and provide a way for the streets to not get so dirty. In places where homeless people are living for long periods of time, trash accumulates to insane levels. The people who live there have been begging the city to give them dumpsters so they don’t have to live in trash, but the city ignored them. Volunteers needed to clean the place up.
You have to be a cold-hearted person to throw someone's few belongings away when they are at the lowest time in their lives and take away the only place they had to sleep... just completely heartbreaking.
@@1953beetle we have a huge homeless population in Tulsa, OK and the surrounding suburbs. But it is nothing like how these people in LA are treated. They have a big camp b our courthouse downtown with dumpsters and port-a-potties... They are fed by churches and other organizations and have big piles of water. It is pretty clean but the area does smell in the summer... no one hauls off their precious belongings, no one takes their shelter, that is criminal.
I'm so sick of everybody feeling sorry for the homeless, the homeless are homeless for a reason and one reason only, they are lazy. Every homeless I've seen so far are able-bodied and can get a damn job. Any and all social programs to help these people should be defunded immediately.
THIS happens all over the U.S. THIS is what makes me hate the U.S. I've dealt with evictions, homelessness, & being in a shelter. Now I'm stuck, literally STUCK in subsidized housing infested with bedbugs, cockroaches, non working appliances, electrical spots that are fire hazards, creepy people always fighting with each other, in a high crime neighborhood. I've literally had to dodge bullets. So, our corrupt govt does not put the tax dollars where it belongs.They line their own pockets with it. I fear the rest of my life, as I'm getting older, more disabled with no disability benefits....they're gonna cut food stamps again....I don't have a boyfriend/husband. Parents are dead. Relatives live too far away. Friends can't or won't help. If things don't get better, all there is is suicide. Seriously. There's not enough services helping in the right ways. I had to suffer through nursing homes neglecting my mom, which caused her to die, & I can't even find legal action to sue. I can't even find a way to better my own situation. I sure as hell don't want to end up in the same situation as my mom! There's nothing to look forward to. If you're not rich, or have loved ones to help you......All there is is suicide....to put an end to the mental & physical suffering. I'm being brutally honest. THIS IS REALITY. And I'm still currently one of the 'lucky' ones, so I have to be very grateful. But I STILL NEED HELP!
I literally can't watch this. Why isn't MONICA receiving SSI????? I've been in my RV for 20 years. I make $1,000 a month because I am disabled. I found a mechanic who rents me out a space with electric, water and a dump for Super cheap. I THANK GOD I am off the streets. Unfortunately 90% or more the other people who were in RVs or vans were on very heavy amounts of meth. So everywhere I would go it would look like a big dump. I don't do drugs so that's another part of this problem is addiction. And I know for sure when you're on meth heavily you don't care what it looks like around your vehicle. So everything looks like a massive trash dump. I couldn't stand being on the streets. I was always getting hassled by law enforcement and I was also being hassled by other people in RVs. I donate my money to the Union Rescue Mission. Homelessness is a MASSIVE issue with many many layers layer after layer I don't know how we're going to deal with this issue it breaks my heart on so many levels. I know for myself it was imperative that I got to a clean place where I could rent for very cheap and not be hassled at all anymore. I am one of the Blessed ones. But I am extremely worried about Monica and I don't get why she's not on SSI. If you can tell me that I would like to know. Thank you so much for all the work you do for your heart and soul that you put into everything regarding this horrific situation we're in.
@@jonathanroberts716 in my experience Jonathan YES. YOU SEE I FIRST TRAVELED ALL AROUND AMERICA IN MY RV DRY CAMPING DOING BOONDOCKING STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THEN I BECAME DISABLED SO I CAME BACK TO THE LA COUNTY. ON ONE STREET THAT I WAS ON THERE WERE 19 RVS. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM LOOKED LIKE A DUMP. IT WAS SO SMELLY IT WAS SO ATROCIOUS AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO I WAS BEING HARASSED BY THE POLICE. AND THESE PEOPLE HAD NO PROBLEM TELLING ME THAT THEY WERE ON METH BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO GET MONEY FROM ME. THANK GOD I DON'T DO STREET DRUGS I JUST DON'T, IT'S NOT IN MY NATURE. SO I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY YES METH IS THE MAIN THING BECAUSE THEY ARE COLLECTING THINGS THEY'RE DUMPSTER DIVING THEY'RE ALWAYS FIXING SOMETHING I GOT TO KNOW VERY WELL WHAT METH ADDICTS DO THEIR BEHAVIORS. NOW THEY MIGHT ALSO BE ON HEROIN I DON'T KNOW BUT THAT WASN'T THE MAIN THING THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT OR DEMONSTRATING IN THEIR BEHAVIOR. I HOPE THAT HELPS I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU ASKED THE QUESTION. I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WHAT MADE YOU ASK THAT QUESTION. ALSO DO YOU LIVE IN A VEHICLE WHAT IS YOUR SITUATION IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER IF THAT'S TOO PERSONAL FOR YOU I GET IT. HAVE S GOOD ONE.
@@kavitadeva: I bought a van and moved into it to get away from the harassment I was getting in the shelters from *the staff* And no, I wasn't breaking any rules; in fact, I stayed in my room quietly because I am an introvert. I mostly read books. I don't have anything to do with other homeless people because I don't want to get dragged into their drama. (Just today, a man approached my van and said that he lived in his vehicle, too, and liked to connect with others who do. Then he asked me if I wanted any drugs! And next he asked me if I was "a child of God"! I wanted to tell him that good Christians don't go around peddling drugs, but all I said was "Go Away!")
@@darkkiss7247 it's all heart Breaking 💯 my question to you is what is the problem. You said no one's doing anything to help the problem and I always wonder what actually is the problem?? is it addiction is it trauma is it poverty is it that people don't like to see other people living in a different lifestyle. I mean what is it. I still can't figure this out and I've been wrapped up in this world for 20 years. it is so beyond comprehension of why it is existing in the first place. But like I said drugs really are such a big part of this and I don't know where does one begin to make a dent? What do you think?
I am in a Pallet site here in Chico, Ca. The largest of its kind we're told. I know how awful sweeps are I watched them in person as we were assessed to get into the Pallet shelters. There was screaming and yelling and protests and barking 🐕 🐶. Governments don't care until there is a class action suit - get eight people together and stand up for your human rights. Chico was forced to take action in FEDERAL court.Court. I can't believe there is no help for Monica - why doesn't an advocate intervene on her behalf?
How do you like the Pallet site? I remember seeing it on the news. Hopefully you are doing well over there. With respect to Monica, I read an update on the previous video about her. It said that she has a team helping her and even caring for her daily needs. I hope that is still the case.
@@marianesanchez9908 That generation did not feel huge deprivation. They for the most part were insulated from the reality that previous gens. knew. The toughest thing many of them had to endure was which plastic surgeon to use. I remember hearing Madonna say how HER kids were not allowed to watch her videos. It was ok for her to sell her brand to other people's kids tho! Smh
First, I want to say I've given literature and resources to over 500 homeless people myself, and had two stints with personal homelessness, thankfully, the last one was 33 years ago. Also, I have 32 years since I hit my bottom from substance abuse. If they are offered homes, and are not taking them, they should no longer be called "homeless." I don't see the current climate of not institutionalizing some of these people as being humane. Clearly, they are hurting themselves (dying on the street) and often others. Also, those who do not want to solve their homelessness issues so they can use drugs in tents and squats, and steal from the public, should not be considered anything other than nomadic criminals. Remember, I'm an ex-drug user and have gone to over 2000 12 Step meetings in my life. I know what works and most people do as well.
I respect your experience, but it's not like these people are being offered homes and turning them down. They are being put on lists for months and years for the very few places the city and county of Los Angeles have actually invested in. This problem has been growing for decades and local governments have done precious little to actually make a difference.
Beautifully stated. The issues of Drug Use and Mental Illness need to be addressed and accounted for. ACCOUNTABILITY just does not exist anymore. I don't ever hear the issue of Accountability brought up within the Invisible People videos unfortunately, and I love the sensitivity of this channel toward the homeless. Some people refuse to take accountability for their own actions and bad choices and then do not understand why their outcome is often hardship. NOT everyone has this problem, but people need to understand that the homeless issue is complicated and if a person is mentally ill, AND has drug addiction issues, will they ever make the best decisions for themselves?? Will they ever be within the condition to make it off the streets?? Thank you SO much for sharing your opinion and experiences.
Your experience doesn't mean its everyone else's. The world has changed in 32 years. Here in Florida, middle class families are now on the street. They aren't crazy or addicted. Some may end up that way if kicked while down too many times though. Still..the lack of empathy in this society is disgusting.
@@maryr130 The lack of personal accountability is disgusting. There are thousands of homeless people in Portland that have a warm dry place to go tonight, AND have services, if they will quit drinking and doing dope, but they say it themselves; they don't believe they should have to live under someone elses rules, they are ENTITLED to do whateve they want. They are - and this is the result. No one gets to do WHATEVER they want and live in a civil society. There is rules for everyone. You, me, and everyone else that holds down a job and abstains from drinking and doing dope whenever we want. Am I wrong? No. I am right. Except for the truly mentally ill and physically disabled, the rest of these people need to get a grip and grow up! Nothing more to it than that.
I CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF CALIFORNIA! THIS MUST TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE NATION FOR THE PEOPLE TO WAKE UP AND REALIZE EVERYBODY CAN FALL INTO THIS MISERY!
I feel sorry for them. I really do. We could be just a paycheck away from this ourselves. My issue is why leave trash laying around. Keep your living area clean. They can take their trash and dump it in a proper place .
It makes sense to do self- clean up projects as well as self- policing. Even so, while there are criminal types among the homeless people, there are innocent types as well. Senior citizens,disabled people,etc. Stereotypes don't help.
This is despicable and uncalled for. They want to make it illegal to stay in an RV, sleep on the streets and in the parks and more. So what in the hell are they supposed to do? I am facing this very thing in 10 weeks. Think I am scared. Damn right. This is happening across the country. Most of them are not addict -alcoholics. Wish i could force those big wigs to stay on the streets for a couple of days. Keep up the good work. I know it is frustrating. I have been in this apt for 10 years and now the yuppies want to raise the rent $400 a month. I am on disability. No way I can afford it.
Best of everything to you, Randy🙏 Sorry about your approaching situation .. I hope and pray you find a way ! My wife, dog and I are facing something similar. As of this coming August our rent is going to increase $700 a month and we have to come up with an additional $ 1700 for a new lease with the new investment company landlords.. We just don't have it at the moment.. We're in our late 50's and are upset with there being a possibility of being homeless.. We're doing our best to keep our chins up, but it's extremely difficult .. Sadly, I believe multitudes of others will be facing this soon .. I pray with All my heart that there is a solution ..Take Care ..
Randy: Yep, yep and yep. I find it alarming when i see people that "just" found out about this issue. Mark & German in Venice have done little else for so long now. I hope the poli's can feel the breathing down their necks. Traitors every one of them. Tee
I'm in the same position,except in northern California. It's humiliating and incredibly degrading , the way the cops talk to you and treat you. Remember people, but for the grace of God there go I. No one aspires to be homeless. It's not how I want to live. But once you get caught up in it you become trapped.
God uses the vulnerable to show they mighty how weak they really are. The ones who look down on others for being homeless, will face God's judgment. We have glaringly bright issues with our society that we're not addressing and it's just staring us in the face. How do we treat other human beings like this? God's wrath will be poured down for these sins. And I pray for everyone in this situation to be in God's hands, that he would carry you through this storm to better pastures, God Bless 🙏🙏
Congratulations Mark !!!!you understand how hard is life for some people , they just need profesional attention and some help .It's for sure they would leave the streets . I used to volunteer for a few years and I know what I'm talking about .
You can be homeless but that isn't an excuse to be an animal. Near one of my businesses homeless people fight, kill eachother, do drugs, break glass bottles that puncture peoples car tires including mines, put trash all over, poop all over, harass my costumers. It isn't fair for me I worked so hard to open my businesses for many years. I had a homeless guy attack one of my employees a year ago and they quit after working for me for 3 years. People feel unsafe.
Why can't those people be left alone ? The citys wealthy should gather together and donate money and hire the homeless and poor to clean the areas so they can earn an income .
There is money to spend on Foreign affairs, and to build overpriced housing but never to take care of our own people. This is still a great country and we should allocate resources to take care of those less fortunate. No one really wants to be homeless. We need to care more about Human kind and less on material things. Most of us are 2 to 3 paychecks from being homeless. We don't take any of it when its our time to go. As John Lennon once said "Imagine ".
