jillio
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Jillio's right.
Jillio's right.
Those are few and far between, and the vast majority will be diagnosed with a mental illness for which treatment is not available to them.
I wouldn't say they're few and far between, more like for such a situation to exist: one would have to be in a climate where it's reasonable to lead such a life based on free choice. If you're in a country where you're freezing your ass off six months a year, good luck. Also, most of these people who choose this are usually young males who haven't met a significant other yet. So there's a bias.
Not true. The rate of alcoholism among the homeless are the same as the rest of the population. However, I agree that federal assistance should be given those willing to get help with drugs/alcohol problems AND counseling. I was homeless for over a year and it was so difficult to get back on my feet.
What I would do, TxGolfer, is to create a place where the homeless could attend for lunch (and to share their experience and ideas), and somehow have mental health professionals be there, if at least for referral. I got back on my feet only after several counseling sessions to get the right frame of mind to take action to get out of my rut.
You don't really know that for sure. Maybe they are like the rest of us and would like to have choices. Being homeless isn't something most would choose to do, but that doesn't mean the homeless must give up more choices and control over their lives than they already have.I lived in major cities in the past, most homeless people won't accept my food offer. They wanted money, and we all know where that person is going to...liquor store.
I'm afraid that I don't know much about the homeless.
They're like invisible during the day in the city and a lot comes out when it gets dark.
I've heard of charities having trucks going out at night handing out blankets and serving them hot food. They have people come out to chat with the homeless especially the youths.
I think if one of the focus is helping homeless women and kids is a good idea considering the deep cuts imposed on funding for women's shelters in CA.
you are in for a shock when you get here then. 100s of them out during the day. The are pretty quiet though and I never felt threatened around them.
I lived in major cities in the past, most homeless people won't accept my food offer. They wanted money, and we all know where that person is going to...liquor store.
We would need to figure out why they are homeless.
-Battered women. They tend to have to either choose between living in a secure place with issues, or be homeless.
-People who just feel like they have no chance - they just decide to be homeless because they have "no chance" in employment. Could be a cause of their upbringing.
-Addiction. I met a deaf guy in Vegas two weeks ago. He mentioned he played poker with me and that I showed him the exit to the tournament once some time ago. I don't remember him but he lives in Vegas, homeless, mooches SSDI, and loves gambling.
-People who just foreclosed (a spike of recent)...
I would put more focus on battered women. Give them easy way out, set them up with security. Security = jobs, housing, a foundation for them to stand on so they're whole and good. That way they're not homeless, and doing the things women were asking me for in Vegas....
"Why lie...I need a beer"
From what I've seen of your coping skills, you would probably be the first to turn to the bottle if you found yourself facing homelessness.
Not me? Yay!
Wrong, wrong, wrong!
The fastest growing population of homeless people is families with children. Why? Job loss. Foreclosure. Eviction.
We do have lots of homeless in New Mexico. My sister is Director for the homeless shelter in Santa Fe. She is very good at helping this people who are out of luck and being force out of a job or eviction when they could not pay.
She is hearing and she had voiced in many events including the government council.
Many of the homeless are natives and few homeless outside of their race too. Anyway, with the prices of living in the apartment or houses really have gone up skyrocket that they can not afford to live in a expensive places. Jobs are hard to find when they don't have a places to live like have an addresses or nice clothes to wear to go into the job interviews.
Some of the homeless refuse to stay in the shelter especially in the Winter. They will freeze if they don't have the blankets and some food in them otherwise they will kill themselves being frozen. Life on the streets is not a pretty picture either. So I understand that and learn something from my sister. I don't know if there are some deaf homeless at her shelter. I have never thought of that before. I will ask my sister about that. Very interesting.
Your sister is doing wonderful work. You can be proud of her for serving others.