excellent article. it's sad but true, everything you have said is policy not only in the USA but also in all of the western countries. The main reason is the money. The war on Russia has secretly cost us trillions of dollars as the people who really run our countries continue their pursuit for free oil. First in Russia and now in Iran.
In Canada the government donated every tank in our army to Ukraine. Not one was left in Canada to defend the country. In return for the hardware we sent we received I.O.U. s
The opposition leader rather than condemming this act of lunacy and money laundering said we should build more and send them
This is too true, I was a jail chaplain for 20 years, and the psychiatric problem was huge and under staffed. But God! I have seen healing that boggled my once drug addled mind. Men set free from "the voices". Able to leave jail with hope in Jesus, our only hope.
My family kicked me out at 17 and I struggled through periods of homelessness until I was 21 and living in my car became the only viable option for me because of exactly what you’re describing, but for women. As a single young woman under 25 my options were shelters of “young adult group homes” which were populated with the same kinds of individuals. Living in my car became somewhat of an adventure at times, but lodging with mentally unwell and the violent was not reasonable.
i still have severe ptsd from that period of my life. i didn’t even get into the really crazy stuff i saw while living on the street that winter. it was awful.
WW, touching story and insight, combined with your usual par excellence rhetoric, held me like clue! I wish bad things didn't happen to good people, but this I know from much experience, they make us better people. I love the person you have become. (Please excuse the presumption of familiarity, but it's rare that I cannot relate.)
Hang-onto our Father God through Jesus with all your might; for I promise you, good things are coming 'down the pike' within a very short period of time. We love you, appreciate you, and pray the Father for you in Jesus' Name. May He hold you always in The Palm of His Hand. With Love, Hiddy
I've been there myself. My husband and I lost our apartment in 2002. We lasted about 10 days in a shelter. (Not together of course) And out into a Boston winter. Working when you have no home is nearly impossible. After a year in the street we got a 17 foot camper that didn't run. But we made it work for us. No phone. No home. No money. No family support. Nothing. This article is spot on.
its literally hell. you think that there are protections for bad luck events but there really isn’t. if you don’t meet certain ‘criteria’ the government isn;t going to do a damn thing for you other than refer you to some understaffed, overpopulate shelter that is filled with junkies and thieves. that shelter i was in, i had about 4000 dollars worth of tools in a bag locked under my bunk, the staff claimed they were going to make sure no one stole anything since this was my livelihood. i came back from work one day and they were all gone and when i complained about it the shelter person was like ‘well then i guess maybe you should have been more responsible with your money and you wouldn’t have found yourself in this situation?’ this was a NUN that said this to me. a freaking NUN.
My family kicked me out at 17 and I struggled through periods of homelessness until I was 21 and living in my car became the only viable option for me because of exactly what you’re describing, but for women. As a single young woman under 25 my options were shelters of “young adult group homes” which were populated with the same kinds of individuals. Living in my car became somewhat of an adventure at times, but lodging with mentally unwell and the violent was not reasonable.
I could not agree more. Working at social services offices now and seeing the plight of the people going into the shelter system was an eye opener into that segment of American society that I did not see prior. Really never wanted to, especially growing up with a Mom in and out of institutions on and off until the day she died. Your experience with shelters is exactly like what I've seen, and so many of us have said that so many of these people truly need proper care in a psych center. They don't belong in the shelter system. They can't function in society on any given day without proper care and actual supervision. Those changes need to happen.
Evicted twice in SF Bay Area with two young children, Masters Degree but insufficient income to pay the rent. Moved back home to rural Pennsylvania for affordable housing. Now homelessness is growing in this area. Solution? shift taxes off work to increase purchasing capacity and onto land value only to eliminate land speculation and hoarding. www.theIU.org and Baltimore Thrive and my substack Aradhana Airwaves for more.
excellent article. it's sad but true, everything you have said is policy not only in the USA but also in all of the western countries. The main reason is the money. The war on Russia has secretly cost us trillions of dollars as the people who really run our countries continue their pursuit for free oil. First in Russia and now in Iran.
In Canada the government donated every tank in our army to Ukraine. Not one was left in Canada to defend the country. In return for the hardware we sent we received I.O.U. s
The opposition leader rather than condemming this act of lunacy and money laundering said we should build more and send them
This is too true, I was a jail chaplain for 20 years, and the psychiatric problem was huge and under staffed. But God! I have seen healing that boggled my once drug addled mind. Men set free from "the voices". Able to leave jail with hope in Jesus, our only hope.
My family kicked me out at 17 and I struggled through periods of homelessness until I was 21 and living in my car became the only viable option for me because of exactly what you’re describing, but for women. As a single young woman under 25 my options were shelters of “young adult group homes” which were populated with the same kinds of individuals. Living in my car became somewhat of an adventure at times, but lodging with mentally unwell and the violent was not reasonable.
I'm glad you made it. Hoping your days ahead put the horror in your rearview mirror, while keeping your compassion keen
i still have severe ptsd from that period of my life. i didn’t even get into the really crazy stuff i saw while living on the street that winter. it was awful.
I believe you, man. The street is extremely dangerous.
I do as well. Being unhoused or under housed is no joke.
i don't have cash to spare but if I can help with tele counseling I am happy to offer for free. regarding your ptsd.
How awful! Glad to see this was temporary and you found your way back 😊
WW, touching story and insight, combined with your usual par excellence rhetoric, held me like clue! I wish bad things didn't happen to good people, but this I know from much experience, they make us better people. I love the person you have become. (Please excuse the presumption of familiarity, but it's rare that I cannot relate.)
Hang-onto our Father God through Jesus with all your might; for I promise you, good things are coming 'down the pike' within a very short period of time. We love you, appreciate you, and pray the Father for you in Jesus' Name. May He hold you always in The Palm of His Hand. With Love, Hiddy
I've been there myself. My husband and I lost our apartment in 2002. We lasted about 10 days in a shelter. (Not together of course) And out into a Boston winter. Working when you have no home is nearly impossible. After a year in the street we got a 17 foot camper that didn't run. But we made it work for us. No phone. No home. No money. No family support. Nothing. This article is spot on.
its literally hell. you think that there are protections for bad luck events but there really isn’t. if you don’t meet certain ‘criteria’ the government isn;t going to do a damn thing for you other than refer you to some understaffed, overpopulate shelter that is filled with junkies and thieves. that shelter i was in, i had about 4000 dollars worth of tools in a bag locked under my bunk, the staff claimed they were going to make sure no one stole anything since this was my livelihood. i came back from work one day and they were all gone and when i complained about it the shelter person was like ‘well then i guess maybe you should have been more responsible with your money and you wouldn’t have found yourself in this situation?’ this was a NUN that said this to me. a freaking NUN.
My family kicked me out at 17 and I struggled through periods of homelessness until I was 21 and living in my car became the only viable option for me because of exactly what you’re describing, but for women. As a single young woman under 25 my options were shelters of “young adult group homes” which were populated with the same kinds of individuals. Living in my car became somewhat of an adventure at times, but lodging with mentally unwell and the violent was not reasonable.
I could not agree more. Working at social services offices now and seeing the plight of the people going into the shelter system was an eye opener into that segment of American society that I did not see prior. Really never wanted to, especially growing up with a Mom in and out of institutions on and off until the day she died. Your experience with shelters is exactly like what I've seen, and so many of us have said that so many of these people truly need proper care in a psych center. They don't belong in the shelter system. They can't function in society on any given day without proper care and actual supervision. Those changes need to happen.
I am a social worker. Your analysis of this situation is correct.
Evicted twice in SF Bay Area with two young children, Masters Degree but insufficient income to pay the rent. Moved back home to rural Pennsylvania for affordable housing. Now homelessness is growing in this area. Solution? shift taxes off work to increase purchasing capacity and onto land value only to eliminate land speculation and hoarding. www.theIU.org and Baltimore Thrive and my substack Aradhana Airwaves for more.