Young and homeless in Hollywood | On the Streets Ep. 6 

Nick... the guy in the beginning.... is literally such a good guy! I met him when I first moved to Los Angeles and was near the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center. He asked if I'd like a bottle of water and asked some questions before recommending the Covenant House if I needed a place to stay. A year later I saw him driving by and said hello. He remembered my name and it really touched me that he remembered me in a sea of lost people in Los Angeles. I see how he interacts with people and he truly cares. I always think about him and how selfless people can be. It's difficult being broke and alone in a big city and not an easy thing to see everyday. Kudos to Nick.

i lived on the streets in Hollywood just before the Rodney king issue. The covenant house was a great help to us we could call at anytime and get food and blankets and phone counciling if needed. I hope they always are there for the young on the streets.. shout out from Outback everyone.

I worked Sunset Blvd in Hollywood for 7 years as a prostitute. I am fortunate enough to have married a regular client of mine who is a proffesional , Social Worker for the Department of Social Services working for the County of Los Angeles. 19 years later and we are still married and living in Pomona. I work as the cook for the Salvation Army nursery school , church and community center here in Pomona. I NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED HOW FORTUNATE I AM , WHERE I CAME FROM AND HOW FAR I'VE COME ! God bless all the homeless in Hollywood, my prayers are with you , never give up hope.

When a human being has a child they need to do whatever it takes to care for that child. It is NOT A RIGHT to have a child. It is a privilege!!!!! Own up to your responsibility and maybe just maybe America will be free of this disgrace in our streets all across America. Pitiful!!!

I once was lost and lonely in.Hollywood.It was very tough , but.Jesus got me threw the sea hardship and destitude .Thank you.Jesus.And also puting people in my path to help me.

I don't think ive ever felt more free and genuinely happy, than when I was homeless. I didn't have the weight or social pressure of meeting someone else's standards, I was pretty much forced to interact with others on a personal level because we didn't have fb or bs social media at the time, so you had to look people in the eye and get to know who they truly were, I never had to be worried about getting fired and losing everything...of course there were trials and such with being seen as a less than human "homeless individual", but it was not nearly as bad as being some employee that could easily be replaced for the slightest indiscretion. I did well all through high school and graduated with a 4 year degree, but until I started traveling, I didn't know what it was like to truly be a free agent with a unique identity. I didn't sell drugs or rob anyone. I used my creativity everyday to make useful and durable things out of ordinary materials to sell and make a living. I met so many interesting people, hung out with celebrities in Hollywood, and could go and do as I pleased without having to ask permission from a boss. I never went without food and necessities, because I sold legal merchandise that people were willing to pay for, and I had no interest in fancy items. Once you decide to live outside the rat race, you realize not only who and what are most important, but how valuable you are as a person and how much you can do, creatively. I've since gotten back into the rat race, and I don't feel fulfilled at all. Family, friends, and most of all, God, are the only things you truly need to fill that void in your heart. Once I fix up my current car and can sell it for a better one, I fully intend to set back out on my journey to find my freedom again. There is nothing more empowering than deciding to take total control over your life, and being the authentic person you were born to be.

I don't remember their being so many homeless in Los Angeles. They are coming from every state it seems.

Wow this is no joke I'm speechless

Realtors are to blame for homelessness. They should not be allowed to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and should not be able to set rents or home values. They should have to have degrees with ethics laws.

Why did the kid get shot at 11? Why didn't they ask more questions? I want to help him! I'm heartbroken 😢

I was homeless in Hollywood from 2001 to 2009 and it's so different out there I look and think did I feel like that when I was homeless

We as a people need to reach out and assist as imposed to judging and mocking, this is a cold world, The government has money for wars & prisons but can't feed the poor.

This is really weird problem. I mean it's 2020, we have technology that can make buildings so fast, yet people living on streets. Why are houses and apartments so expensive ?

Sir tell this woman about union rescue mission in LA on skid row

If the last has a full time job and is living on the streets than wtf is he spending his money on? No car no rent gotta be drugs

Keith Word should stop giving exact locations. The main with the log cabin in Titusville was kicked out after

You can tell she's VERY passionate she really cares.

Was the first person interviewed a man or woman?

The Dream Center is a place in Los Angeles that helps people to get off the streets. It’s free, feeds you, gives you a bed. I know a lot of people that leave it because they don’t want to follow their rules and say they prefer the streets. Go to their web page and see what the rules are.

I am commenting before video is over, but most of the young people have families, but the families don't want them. She came from Julie she said. They set you up with a program but most just leave, they don't like the rules. Most can work though. They gave to gave an address. thanks

That was great I'm surprised lol

dont like lisa, smiles at very inappropriate times

damn

get the easiest job there is and go up from there thats what i did

I HAVE..NO SYMPATHY FOR ...ANYONE ON DRUGS...PERIOD!!! YOU CANNOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING ON DRUGS!!!! THESE PEOPLE ARE FULL OF EXCUSES!!! THE EASY WAY....IS THIS A GUY??? ALL THESE BLEEDING HEARTS DO...IS LET THESE PEOPLE...RUN ON A WHEEL LIKE..RATS....GOING NOWHERE!!! DREAMERS...HOW IS THAT WORKING FOR YOU??? NOT!!!

need to help more

There's the covenant house path mfp and the Jeff Gordon until your up to the age of 25 then u screwed.

this world is truely evil ; how can some people have so much when others have so little ?

Survivor

Ms. Lady tell her about union rescue mission in LA on skid row

Ray Ortiz leave that state!!

Those business owners don't want a spice head in their stores and gyms! Dang

what a true living hell, how could ppl live so honorlessly.

Man...

Sad

THIS IS FUCK UP DEPRESSING

Its been bad for too long. There's pro grams but more enough space. Covenant house, my friends place, salvation army and job corps can help. There's also the gay and lesbian center in Hollywood that have services.

Homeless youth baffle me. The US...even the world...caters to youth. So much default opportunity. Is the opposite of the attitude toward those over 50 who are homeless. In Los Angeles, the entertainment industry will employ them as background...there is so much retail work targeting kids. I see them about and it is as if the homeless experience is a lark.

She is sooo high...

LGBT tweaking

Some of these kids prefer living homeless on the streets of LA to working a dead end job making burritos or cleaning toilets. There are more people willing to do the jobs these kids won’t.

I hope the immigrants don't dwindling my social security check

This is like a mini version of a third world country but worse!

its a guy not a girl!

Ewww 🤢

Drug addicted

Tweeker

Get out of LA!!!!!!