Homeless

Robusta said:
Most of the homeless are that way by choice. Mental Health is the major reason, but the choice not to take advantage of shelter is still free choice. I realize that I live in Nirvana compared to many people. In my area no one NEEDS to spend a night without shelter or a day with out a meal. Many do, but once again food and shelter are available for any that want it.

There is no answer and in my mind not really a problem. I am not willing to throw more tax dollars at a problem with no answers. Most of the funds would be used up in support and administration, with a mere pittance being used for direct aid.
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You ever BEEN inside one of those shelters? Many, especially women and families, feel safer on the street. And I don't think most of the homeless are that way by choice.
 

"Hawaii News Now presents "No Room in Paradise," an intimate look at the struggle of homeless life in Honolulu. Follow families and individuals from sidewalks and streets to subsidized housing as they tell their stories of how and why they became homeless.
Take a journey through the worst homeless crisis in America during this 90-minute special documentary. Please watch this Wednesday, October 19 at 8pm on KGMB."

this was on Facebook. As you might expect Hawaii has the highest homelessness rate in the US. I tried to copy a link but that didn't work
Mahalo
 
I spent the last year driving a medicab, guess who I carry. I go to long term motels, emergency apartments, secure shelters,etc, so I see a real good cross section of the hard life. I transport folks and their garbage bag of clothes to residential treatment, I carry folks from residential treatment home.

I have this one girl,she is a sweet heart,My heart bleeds for her, pregnant junkie,I carry her sixty miles one way to get her methadone, drop her at her house, two days later pick her up at the shelter with a broken arm,her boyfriend broke it, carry her for methadone, and the cycle rolls on and on.

My point is that we have systems public private and of faith that all provide services. Folks must avail themselves of these programs. Big problem is government programs rightfully require paper work, and if the homeless have a common trait I think it would be paranoia

The homeless have been a segment of society from the beginning, the human condition cannot be cured
 

Hoot N Annie said:
"Hawaii News Now presents "No Room in Paradise," an intimate look at the struggle of homeless life in Honolulu. Follow families and individuals from sidewalks and streets to subsidized housing as they tell their stories of how and why they became homeless.
Take a journey through the worst homeless crisis in America during this 90-minute special documentary. Please watch this Wednesday, October 19 at 8pm on KGMB."

this was on Facebook. As you might expect Hawaii has the highest homelessness rate in the US. I tried to copy a link but that didn't work
Mahalo
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Warm weather states are frequently home of more homeless. Hawaii being an Island makes it tough to travel/move. I can see getting 'stuck' in a bad position in Hawaii especially just because of geography.
 
I too was homeless a time or two in my life. I was young, hitch-hiked to another state looking for work, slept between a chicken coop and a storage shed until I found a job. Finally moved into a shack with some migrant workers harvesting crops for several months. Sometime it is financial hardship and circumstances that makes one homeless. Sometime a desperate individual not wanting to conform.
 
There need to be more programs to help families get out of the shelters, nasty motels and pay-by-the-week flophouses and into decent apartments.

Many times, the parents make enough money to pay a modest rent for a modest apartment, but have no way of getting together the ready cash for a deposit, first month's rent, deposit to turn on the electricity, water, gas. If they can just get a leg-up, they can get into an apartment or house, keep their kids steadily in school, pay their rent and bills and slowly pay back all or some of the money "loaned" to them for deposits.
 
Scares the $%&* out of me. If hubby were to pass first I have no rights to this house. If it were just me scary enough but two dependent kids over the age of minor. Two dogs that scare the crap out of people and five cats. Please G-d let me die first.
 
Reasons for people to be homeless vary, here are a few to express an opinion on. Or not.
1.Poverty
2.Divorce
3.Mental illness
4.Drug addiction
5.Domestic violence
6.Run away children
7.Natural disasters
 
Son_of_Perdition I know what you mean about some getting uptight about making a suggestion.

In another forum this same topic was discussed and I suggested that those that wanted to get off the streets pretend to be Syrian refugees. If that didn't work learn to say no habla English. Great way to be sent to a sanctuary city to be housed, fed & clothed.


Either of those would get you off the street and positioned to do as you suggest. You would be on the entitlement list able to ask to be relocated to an area that you liked more.
 

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