Homeless In Huntsville

[@zjthamilton]

I live in Huntsville and used to work at a grocery store that was in a homeless area. It gave me a lot of great opportunities to help. My store had a bench out front and I would go there for my breaks. I recall walking out there one night to find a homeless man as usual and I asked how his day had been. As soon as I asked he started to cry and said “it’s just been a rough day.” We talked for a while and all he asked for was a 50 cent bag of chips. I came back with a sub sandwich, his chips, a bottle of water, and $5 for his next meal or two. We both shared some tears and laughter. He was a wonderful person. Please share some love and remember that, for some people, “it’s just been a rough day.”

[@jamilgotcher5456]

Yes, give them food not money. They'll just use the money on alcohol or drugs.

[@ashsmith1364]

Zach Hamilton God bless you

[@tracidevine4591]

@Eyeswideopen 333 very well said. I knew some homeless people that didn't drink or do drugs. They were just going through hard times. Some people are so judgmental and don't know shit.They think every homeless person is a drug addict or alcoholic. Shame on them!!!!

[@larrymbouche]

Zach Hamilton, I appreciate your comment so much. I feel inspired by your positive outlook and generosity. Not only yourself but so many inspiring examples makes me want to be in that brotherhood. Thank You so much, and may God Bless

[@JOHN27398]

thank you

[@ednalazaro7744]

I cried in tears watching this video. I was homeless once for months and decided to join the Army because I don't have anywhere to go. After the military, I got out went to school got my Master Degree in I.T. I am now working as a contractor here in Qatar. Being homeless made me strong and became persistence in life. Thanks for sharing this wonderful video.

[@ginatanner8521]

The guy that stopped to see these two guys and yes offered them pot lol is my nephew. He has the best heart!!! He has been there and knows the hurt and pain. I love him and we are glad hes back!!!

[@michellehitt1976]

Awh that’s a awesome sauce 💞

[@nikoteardrop4904]

He's good people. We've talked for a good bit at Olde Towne.

[@Chefgrlangel]

Decent guy lol I love it

[@youngfyah]

I lived in Huntsville for almost 10 years and I'm not surprised by amount of people willing to help. It's one of the best places to raise a family.

[@bodyguard1646]

Make Tiny Housing community’s with permanent housing! On site gardening area toilet area showing are cooking area! Plus sleeping out of the cold, locking your own door feeling more safe!

[@shawnthefarmer5161]

i was homeless for a while in 07. sister sherry and her church saved my life by asking me to help move and to build thier new church. Just doing that helped me to remember that i had skill and talent and i got myself back together. this is a great video. thank you.

[@starrare7807]

This is a fantastic video. I used to drive 42 miles to work down us 19 I saw so many homeless. My work mate and I started giving out little care packages. It was just something little to try to help.

[@kthomascik]

Not trying to be disrespectful but at 5:00 I couldn't help but smile when I saw the walking man. Growing up we would always see him, whether in south huntsville or north. He walked up and down, always holding his pants up (though he usually had a belt) never asking anything from anyone, even when he was sitting outside the Walmart. My parents have talked to him before and apparently he is really nice

[@lucalascola]

Oh my gosh! I just got through with the documentary and was reading the comments and got to yours oh, I didn't even notice that when I first watched it. I haven't seen him in ages! Did something happen to him? Do you know?

[@grettagarboux1968]

God bless him. I tried to buy shoes for him and offer him a ride but he turned me down. He's very well spoken when he speaks.

[@grettagarboux1968]

@@lucalascola I still see him every now and then. I pray for him often.

[@-fluffylik3scoff33-5]

I saw him yesterday on Governor's.

[@sammydtv]

I learned his story a few years ago and it was truly heartbreaking. His brother gave him hard drugs when he was a boy, and it gave him brain damage. May not be the same guy, but there is one guy in South Huntsville with that backstory. He lived with his parents and just liked to walk. Regardless if it’s the same person, the guy you pointed out would come into CiCi’s pizza at least once a week. He never spoke, but was polite and would never bother anyone.

[@paulortiz5047]

I will try to be more generous, thoughtful and just plain kind to others around me. Thank-you for reminding me to do so. 🙂🙂🙂

[@pinkiesue849]

I can hardly believe all the good people in Huntsville. God bless you for it.

[@michaelpalace7293]

Amen!

[@lindahouston9331]

My sister was homeless in Huntsville and good people helped her back on her feet! Thank God for their kindness and compassion ❣

[@atheistinalabama4206]

As someone born & raised in Huntsville Alabama (still living there too) this doesn't surprise me at all 😊 Anytime someone speaks poorly of my home I know it's because they have never been there!!! Huntsville is a wonderful place to live & raise a family, it's our little secret that no one wants to share so things here will stay the same & not be corrupted!!! I've watched my city change plenty over the years but the people are still solid good down to earth folks that care & respect one another for the most part!!! Very proud of my home, Sweet Home Alabama.... ROLL TIDE ROLL 🐘🏈

[@reddithsh]

Was there last week while my boys attended space camp. Three years and a row, and I love it every time. I love Huntsville AL!

[@captain_redpill8983]

People in other parts of the country think Alabamaians are backwards hillbillies. Huntsville is full of fine homes and diverse people. People really don't have a clue how wonderful the south is.

[@kyleefaren3075]

I’m also born and raised in Huntsville/Madison area. And the population sure has exploded over the past couple years

[@user-xw1yh2py4j]

@@captain_redpill8983 There are fine people, but there is some truth to those beliefs as well. Huntsville is on the better end of open tolerance towards different types of people and lifestyles, but it has some darker elements that are not always displayed in the open. Even in Huntsville, there are still many bigots and a great deal of people who turn a blind eye to the homeless. It typically tends to get worse elsewhere in the South. I would never support someone who thought that it would be justified to collectively judge people for the wrongdoings of others, but those wrongdoings still happen nevertheless.

[@KatieBroach93]

Atheist in Alabama my Husband was raised in Huntsville - we are in Birmingham now.. moving back within a year and we are so excited!

[@DanielBasilicato]

I don't even remember the last time I commented on a KZbin video. this documentary had me in tears. with myself being homeless at multiple points in my life, I can empathize here. I hope this video reaches the masses and has enough effect on people like it did to me. Small gestures of kindness go a long way in this harsh world. seems the majority of the population especially online lean towards hate and negativity instead of kindness and love. everyone making small gestures of kindess would unite and strengthen our communities, our country, and this world as a whole.

[@jeremyprice4932]

Daniel Basilicato well said...thank you for the kind words.

[@mellima4226]

..I want to know how we can help the homeless people in the winter? Even if it's something small. Please share your ideas. What do they need the most?

[@seasea12]

mellima There was a thread on Reddit asking former homeless people what they needed most. I remember one of the best answers was comfortable clean socks! Reddit is usually horrible but that page was useful. I don't remember the link, but your could probably ask someone or look for it. I recall it was linked to a lot.

[@seasea12]

mellima WAIT, I FOUND IT! Turns out I'd bookmarked it and forgot. It's here: www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/2ia615/serious_formerly_homeless_redditors_whats_the/ Ask Reddit: [Serious] Formerly homeless redditors, what's the best way to go out and do a nice thing for homeless people?

[@mellima4226]

@seagirl seagirl Thank you so much! That's really nice of you... I have found some great tips on the link you send me in the comment. Socks en underwear will be on our list !!

[@channynlori3293]

I've seen 20+ docs on Homelessness. This is the best one, hands down!

[@jeremyprice4932]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@handerson648]

Channyn Lori. Absolutely not

[@livefreeordie4850]

Have you seen any videos on Invisible People?

[@martigreene500]

Live Free or Die - Invisible People shows the sad reality of homelessness...and it doesn't look like this video! I respect them for doing what they did, but they were sooo lucky!

[@RamblingVegan]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqVq4Sbrst2adU Give this one a gander.

[@brettmcmurphy7593]

I've lived in Huntsville for 35 years. I have been all over this country and I wouldn't live anywhere else. I love my Alabama.

[@MeltinJohn]

Nice. I considered your state probably for the last year or so. I'm sick of the north. Not a fan of the whole keeping up with the Joneses thing or liking the latest things, high traffic volumes, rude people. So not my thing.

[@jarred333Boss]

nice

[@bill45colt]

good video,,,,i came here in 1953

[@fatimasc100]

I thought that was Huntsville Alabama too but then I saw in one of the building in this video, "Huntsville, Madison County." I googled it and it is Huntsville Madison County in Illinois not Alabama.

[@fatimasc100]

@@MeltinJohn I thought that was Huntsville Alabama too but then I saw in one of the building in this video, "Huntsville, Madison County." I googled it and it is Huntsville Madison County in Illinois not Alabama.

[@sothisislifeonearth9379]

I cried through this whole video. There really are many good people in this world. I am trying to figure out how I can make a difference for the homeless in my own community- so I'm always cruising KZbin for information. Thank you for this documentary.

[@mrsblue3011]

My Car My House You want something to cry about? Watch invisible people. Or ask a real live homeless person what it is like to be homeless. Warning: They may smell really bad and don’t look them in the eye, then you may see Jesus.

[@tduuub443]

Keep crying cause your in for some shit if you know arent awake

[@ihatesundodgers2376]

respect for sleeping outside that is the true feeling of being homeless cold and uncomfortable.

[@livefreeordie4850]

Dodgers Tru Dat

[@terrih8276]

Been there. Not a drinker or drugs. Circumstances happen. I don't judge. I will buy you food give coat off my back and done that. You standing outside gas station liquor store no way. I will direct you to the Downtown Rescue mission. They do not turn anyone away

[@known2pown]

I had Mr. Chakri as a professor at UAH. Very cool to see him here.

[@popholmes5825]

I never judge homeless people. It could be me.

[@patriciaalexander9751]

I'm a truck driver and have seen the homeless camps coast to coast. We are a country in crisis!! Most homeless aren't treated this nice. I'm retired living in my RV, classified as homeless.

[@lisaclark6977]

No they are not. I know because my oldest was a homeless person over a year the last time. It's bad, they are treated worse than dirt, beaten. Put in jail for the only purpose of not having $10. exactly on them when stopped by the cops. I live in the town this is being made. It is not how it really is. How bad it is.

[@dbros2656]

You don't understand poverty tell you visit a 3rd world country. I think their is a lot more mental anguish and feelings of worthlessness being homeless in the US though.

[@rudystraight1750]

Its all a part of United Nations agenda 2030 sustainability plan..aka depopulation. U cant sustain a planet with almost 8 billion without depopulating. Bill gates even stated if "we did a good job with healthcare and vaccines we could decrease that number by 30 percent" wake up. The homeless are being dumped into oceans alive inside containers. Few hundred thousand have already disappeared. People in hawaii are disappearing as well. Shits gonna go down soon. Keep ur guns and shoot back

[@lisaclark6977]

@@rudystraight1750 , absolutely truth. Every time I talk about this, chem trails, even the known facility in Alaska, I'm just a conspiracy theorist. Don't you love the looks people give you that either refuse to open their eyes, or those that blindly believe everything government & media say. Bet when government tells people they are not doing something, you bet your bippy that is exactly what they are doing. When government wants to either distract the people from specific issues, or trying to get more Constitutional rights taken away how these mass shootings began. It is really a sad thought, some are so extreme pushing their agenda they are willing to do pure evil acts killing innocent people. From the 60's on just my lifetime being able to remember certain things, acts have been committed in to achieve their end goal.

[@rudystraight1750]

@@lisaclark6977 in 2012 gaybama legalized the smith mundt act of 1948 which allows the us govt to pass off staged drills and propoganda as real on mainstream news. That same year mass shootings skyrocketed

[@mercenem]

The people paying rent, working odd hours or over 40, dents in their cars, they are the ones to help you. 90% of the time they're the ones giving you a dollar

[@tammywines9789]

Amen to this !!

[@justinwallace390]

True

[@jonjohn855]

I had Chakri as a professor. One of the last things he said at the end of the class "No matter what you do in life, just always remember to be a good person first."

[@janewick1082]

How could anyone finish watching this video, I'm in tears four minutes in.

[@mrsblue3011]

Melissa Jane You are in tears? What are you smoking?

[@livefreeordie4850]

Melissa people get numb to desperation & suffering.

[@mrsblue3011]

Melissa Jane save you tears for those who are really suffering, for those who are completely without hope, for those who have been sleeping outdoors for years at a time, cry for those who got blindsided or caught up in vices and didn’t have a chance to plan out their sub existence. Cry for the ones who go for months at a time with no bath or decent place to lay their head. Cry Cry cry for those who can’t find their way out of the mess that is their life. This was planned homelessness. How fortunate. No tears needed.

[@mrsblue3011]

Live Free or Die My heart is deeply deeply touched by the plight of the homeless- no matter what the circumstances . It’s just wrong. What I don’t care about are “homeless enactments” . If you want to know what it means or how it feels to be homeless just ask a homeless person- many are willing to talk about it to anyone who will listen. It won’t be anything nice or fuzzy and warm. It stinks to be homeless. I don’t care about “good” people who are so comfortable they can take off work and pretend to be homeless. Sorry no tears. You want to shed some tears or know what it is really like to be homeless visit Invisible People. Heartbreaking.

[@hashtagdag]

Back in the 1980s, I spent almost the entire decade living in Huntsville, Alabama. I attended Grissom High School and began college at UAH. Huntsville already had a homeless population, but it was largely hidden. There were some that I would stop and have conversations with, share my food, etc., but I was lucky. I had a roof over my head. When I moved away from Huntsville beginning of 1988 for Charlotte, I wouldn't experience homelessness firsthand until seven years later. The next sixteen years were never easy and never an adventure. I almost froze to death on countless occasions, had guns drawn on me by both police and civilians, shot at by civilians, thrown off a moving vehicle, had bikes and general possessions stolen... yet, I was given shelter and clothed when the elements wore me down to nothing, given the time of day when I didn't know what day it was, gifted with hot meals and the occasional twenty dollar bill from a kind stranger when no one else paid attention to me... and Starbucks, that homeless oasis by default. Chakri and Brett, THANK YOU... GREAT video, guys!

[@derekpham7993]

Papa Diggles GBR

[@beyourself1846]

I use to sing at grateful life they kept me warm when I was cold

[@shawnthefarmer5161]

me too seeing this makes me want to go see sherry this sunday

[@deebennett3766]

Manna house is awesome and Fran is one of gods angels! I volunteered there for about a year before I had to quit and take care of husband with 4th stage cancer once he passes. I'll be back there. This clip made me miss the manna house.

[@kasiebarrett4020]

I like how generous women tend to be. We are mothers and caregivers by nature.

[@desleysmith2765]

ALABAMA ! WE GOT LOVE !

[@pineapplepicker2960]

This documentary brought tears to my eyes. While I was in college I found myself homeless. I lived in and around campus for two years until I graduated. Was the saddest time of my life but it also made me the man I am today. A very humbling experience that I almost didn’t survive.

[@shelbywallace9013]

This is America...We are brothers and sisters...not colors

[@marklesparkle5882]

Shelby Wallace should be that way but unfortunately it's not...

[@DanielMartinez-be1ej]

Thank you for that God bless

[@livefreeordie4850]

@@marklesparkle5882 Meagan IKR

[@luzfigueroa1550]

Shelby Wallace you would think that lm totally horrified to what’s happening to my country.

[@tashawade8875]

i agree!

[@gwinnahealing7912]

I found this video last year when we were considering moving to Huntsville, and it pretty much swayed my decision to move here. I couldn’t believe the people of this city actually had such love and compassion. Now that I’ve lived here for almost a year and seen it for myself, this documentary is a great representation of the entire “aura” of this city. I visit that starbucks very often, the customers and employees are always being kind to the homeless people.

[@stevenfauver8960]

Probably the best documentary I have seen in a very long time.

[@RamblingVegan]

Check this one out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaqVq4Sbrst2adU

[@freakinfrugal5268]

Wow, at first I was thinking, if I am ever homeless, I know where I want to go. But then I realized, damn, I just want to move to Hunstville because it is such a beautiful loving community! What an amazing place.

[@acajudi100]

People need studio apartments. Rents need to be restricted to 30% of income, and should include heat, water, sewage, pest control, trash, and billing fee. Not an extra fee on top of a drafty apartment. High rents and utilities are making us homeless also.

[@paulsuprono7225]

I concur . . . 'been there, done that !'

[@kinniwright1642]

Yurts or tiny homes on donated unused land.

[@minastirith997]

we had all those things in Soviets but then came perestroika and everything went into a shithole

[@theresalowery8809]

I agree with the rent and utilities being to high . It is so hard to hang on from month to month.

[@ireneduke5022]

I believe we can agree to respect each other's comments. Your idea is the beginning of socialism and I hope America doesn't go down thiat pass.

[@jeremywest4247]

Having been homeless for several years, I cried ridiculously, all the memories, all the familiar faces, (some of them are no longer with us, but RIP my friends).

[@glennweeks7176]

wow...this documentary shows the worst of the human condition and the best of human experience...I think I cried a few times...sad that people struggle like this and so very thankful that today I am watching from a warm home and I am not hungry...thanks guys for this sad but hopeful look at homelessness...god bless you.

[@hustlenut7910]

Humbling video. Im from the UK but lived in Kansas and Colorado springs for several years, the homeless in Colorado is brutal but i always give what i could.. These people in Huntsville are something special thats for sure 🙏🙏🙏 humbled me

[@mrbeal2]

Truly a touching documentary that brought tears to my eyes. Good job guys.

[@lindarufer5033]

I live in Huntsville and this film has made me so incredibly proud of my home and the caring people here.

[@danfuller06]

Such a beautiful documentary. I live 30mins from Huntsville and I'm so glad to see so many unselfish people that are still out here. I aways try to help the homeless out. You never know, one day that can be you on the street

[@publicdomain6607]

Touch the words: Internet.org

[@lucalascola]

I live in Madison/Huntsville area, and I've traveled to other US cities and I grew up a bit abroad. I can personally attest that of everywhere I've been and everything I've seen, that some of the kindest most generous and down to earth human beings can be found in this one city in Northern Alabama. With everything going on in the media and with all the false/negative information, narratives and opinions being spread about my state, it makes me so happy to know this video exists. To have this displayed here on KZbin for the rest of the world to see. Thank you two for creating this video and doing what you did. This perfectly captured the true nature and morality of the people of Madison Country Alabama.

[@reddithsh]

I love Huntsville so much. I've been visiting now three years in a row from CT. My boys attend space camp there for a week the past three summers. During their stay, I get to explore the area and meet the wonderful and warm people who call Huntsville their home. Just got back this weekend, and I miss it already.

[@whenkittensfly3292]

I was homeless in Huntsville Alabama for 3 months. I'm not from there and it was difficult.

[@Mrpoppageorgio000]

Wow I can only imagine the struggle you went through

[@robertbell387]

Documentaries like this make me realize i need to be doing more to help the homeless. I am fortunate to have a lot and take it all for granted.

[@paulsuprono7225]

Recognition of your shortages . . . is your first step. You're making progress . . . keep it up. We are all . . . a few paychecks, from being homeless !

[@darknice10]

I got to see my share of the good and the bad of the homeless in Huntsville while working at Kroger on Oakwood Avenue. Worked there from May 2015 to August 2016, I could right a book after seeing the things I saw.

[@Vscustomprinting]

They've got a big camp down by Washington Street now. Lots of meth/heroin

[@timevett3321]

This has truly had me in tears the hole time I was sobbing like a baby, I Know first hand how hard it is being homeless, I know this because Me, my 3 yr old son & my husband have been homeless for a little over 3, yrs now ( well liveing in a motel for the past 3 yrs,) and my husband works every single day & Was I a Sargent in the United States Marine Corps , and we can't even find anyone here to help us get back on our feet like these people where offering to do!!. I really have to admit when you fall down this low in life it's exhausting as ever trying to fight to make your way out,. It seams like everytime you might think that you just might be able to almost touch the top again something else surely comes along and knocks you right back down (I HATE THAT FEELING!!!!)... "NOBODY DESERVE'S TO FEEL THAT WAY". I can't wait until The day finally come's when we can walk though our own front door again & say we're home or be g able to take my child in our own back yard to play or being able to jump into a vehicle to run to the store because walking with a little one is pretty tough sometimes it's cold outside. It Will happen we just have to believe 😇 This video has really, really, gave me alot to be even more thankful for, it might not be much to anyone else but to me what little bit I have is everything to me. God bless you all..

[@integritymatters5162]

this video makes me want to move to huntsville - god bless america.

[@MokuNui808]

When the Starbucks manager came out to offer them food to take with them I teared up! From my experience on the streets years ago, this hits home. I wish people in Hawaii were that loving and generous towards our homeless people. God was moving in that town!! God bless all those people!!!

[@anthonybarrow1142]

So many good people in Huntsville. I live in southern California and haven't seen this here. I was at a burger kings in Tustin ca and I saw this older women with a younger child just sitting there trying to keep warm with no food just hanging around so i approached them and ask if they were hungry their reply was yes so I went back to my car and pulled $20.00 out came back and told them buy some food so u can hang out for some time longer.

[@michaelwilson939]

I live in Huntsville, don't be fooled. A lot depends on your color, how you look, and how far you want to go. Be of color and strive for/accomplish too much, and the real Huntsville will show

[@zth2851]

@@michaelwilson939 wtf are you talking about

[@meggrotte4760]

​@@michaelwilson939I'm sorry but you're wrong about this

[@maryannlammersen6536]

Wow! Those Huntsville folks! Lovely....

[@72hourbob61]

Fran Fluhler is a wonderful person & Manna House is a great place and I thank God they were there for me when I needed them.

[@judithscales5051]

She is of the very few. The rock church supports her alot.

[@warmachinebod525]

I live currently in jacksons gap alabama with my best friend and my soulmate carla and we have a few pets a mccaw and a cat..I really need help and I dont know how to or where to go for help..My soulmate gets ssi and ssa from the social security and in total she gets around $700 a month and I cant work or even walk because I was a semi truck driver and hit a 3000 pound bull and rolled the semi 6 times end over end. I had to be bay flighted to the hospital. And due to all the damage to my body and im only getting sicker and my health is getting worse. I applied for disabilities but I have been turned down 2 times..so now I have an attorney that filed an appeal. But idk if carla and myself can make it until then. I have worked all my life and paid taxes and paid into social security and medicaid., I dont have any money or insurance and cant get any help at all. Because I dont have any young children living with me I dont qualify for any medical help from the state or any other kind of help. Im lossing so much waight due to my health problems and I have been to at least 13 hospitals and even an Islamic free clinic and because I dont have moneys and or health insurance the hospitals dont help me to get better., I get blood work and uran work and vitals and then im giving a stack of papers of specialist that "can" help me with my health and sickness but as soon as I walk out the hospitals exit doors then im my own problem again..I have begged the er doctors to please help me and that I feel that im dieing. But they say that the help I need that they cant do the procedures in the hospital/hospitals. I live in constant pain and its getting worse every day. I have thought about suicide many times as of late but I just cant leave carla here all alone on this planet cause im all hes got and shes all that I have. We dont use any drugs and or anything else illegal. Carlas check isnt enough to pay our bills now that im not able to work. Is there any homeless tent citys near me that you know of? If so please let me know. I cant be homeless on the streets when I am bed bound and cant walk as well as we have a bird and a cat. If you can help me with any useful info we would appreciate it so much. To whome it may concern..thank you

[@callieestra1095]

72+HourBOB She really is great. I’ve known her for years and she helped my friend out when she got pregnant at 15

[@lkanan3869]

I was homeless. And yes GOD helped me through my jurny. Now me and my girlfriend are doing well and now living in a rv and rv park. We have only 21 dollars two our names. Spent $20.00 at Walmart. We are Blessed and tears or running down my face but we will make it. GOD willing we will make it.

[@col2959]

L Murrell when quitting isn't an option success is inevitable friend. Never give up

[@robertmotion]

Tough times don’t last...tough people do! Praying God’s protection grace mercy and favor as your journey unfolds. I been there. Light is at the end...promise you. Don’t give up. /Bklyn👑

[@dreamweaver7797]

Can you guys get jobs?

[@Chris-eu2ls]

Keep trusting God!

[@pineapplepicker2960]

DreamWeaver the better question is, “Are there people out there that will not judge them when they consider hiring them?”

[@myleecross3920]

I am just now seeing this and I stay in Huntsville and this touched my heart so much, I keep crying!!!

[@beyourself1846]

The library was my favorite place

[@livefreeordie4850]

Be Yourself the library Rocks

[@yonkromis7883]

Hope Your safe and sound now

[@USMCasper]

I can tell you from living in Huntsville if you want help it is there. Either through the Manna house, Rose of Sharon or the homeless shelter. Most choose to stay in one of the camps below the interstate and just wait till people bring them food. A lot of the people come through the manna house just to get free stuff. I love raising awareness but it should cover every aspect. Talk about the ones that choose to stay on drugs and what we will be doing for their mental health. Handouts help no one. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.

[@rachelbolyard1527]

NPC J Teaching requires resources. Those resources haven’t been available for decades. Most social programs are about as thread bare as anyone could imagine, if they still exist at all.

[@tamradawn1732]

@@rachelbolyard1527 exactly right! Ppl think there's all this help. It is NOT true. I worked in social services and I know.

[@SouthernDiscomfort256]

Thank you so much for shedding light on the HUMAN struggles we all face. Huntsville is a place rich with education and opportunities for some. It's important that we continue to pass along our blessings and keep our brothers and sisters in mind.

[@timwilson1840]

Such a moving city i live in.I am so proud of the love and compassion of my fellow citizens,my heart is full.Jesus is all around us in the spirit of our area.God bless you for doing this.

[@fattyfatty4484]

Wooow awsome I was homeless I stayed in a women shelter and the love I was shown and the glory of God in Christ name it my own family wouldn't help me and I sacrificed alot for my family money wise and when I was in the cold not one helped me my mom was the only one who was worrying sick and I said mom I don't want you to fix what I was going threw and my journey was long and painful I wasn't prideful so many amazing women helped me and I just got my section 8 and I just moved into my one bedroom apt and glory glory glory to God 🙌🙏😇 and soon I have PTSD and soon as I move in people like family try to show up to live with me I said no cause where were you when I needed help people don't want nothing to do with you if your homeless but when I got my place so many tryed showing up on my door step 😒 I been threw hell I fault the devil and I fault hard and my faith in Christ I'm so happy that people care cause God knew what he was doing with me u us im grateful that people still care and I hope God watches over all of them God bless you all

[@beyourself1846]

If it wasn't for the good ppl in Huntsville my spirits would have been dead

[@livefreeordie4850]

Be Yourself I am glad.

[@sammydtv]

Have to add, my family and I are from Huntsville. I went to UAH and had Chakri as a professor. My last two years of college were rough, because I have a schizophrenic brother who was on drugs and would wander the streets in the city. He kept running from the drug rehab center near UAH, and we would have to go pick him up and drop him back off at the homeless shelter part of The Mission. (They have to stay so many hours/ nights there before they can be admitted to the program). He left and went into psychosis, and was lying on the sidewalk of University, laughing and giggling to himself. A police officer came and got him, and unlike an officer from another city might have done, chose to take him to the hospital instead of to jail. That officer saved my brother’s life as far as I am concerned. Once he was admitted, the State held him and got him straightened out mostly. Homelessness and mental illness definitely do go hand-in-hand.

[@jennadanes2555]

I'm a woman. I have schizophrenia too. I'm 56 now . Have lived with a mental illness since I was 21. Was homeless on and off from October 2017 until December 2018. I'm in a beautiful , brand new complex that has 30 furnished apts set aside for the mentally ill. Have been here since December 2018. Glad to know that officer helped your brother. I'm in Upstate NY, by the way.

[@jennadanes2555]

Who is this?

[@gregoryogle7654]

I live here in Huntsville Alabama and I have most of my life and it's nice to see the help is there for those that need it. Thanks for doing this and letting everyone know there's a big heart in Dixie

[@emchammer1815]

When I get back on my feet, I will help the homeless more. I’m sorry I did not do more knowing I was homeless as a child but cane prosperous, until covid hit and lost my job. God is awakening many of us so we can experience poverty in order to be strong for those who cannot.

[@rockbay79]

Best video documentary I've seen all year!!!! Really hits hard in the "feels".

[@bryanfindley1438]

What a wonderful piece. I have worked pantries, helping to feed others, and hope to help more in homeless type works in the future. Thank You

[@sharpenedge]

Thank you!

[@martigreene500]

25:20 If they were in a bigger city, those backpacks would be gone in a heartbeat! They're very lucky to have done this experiment in such a good town...the way they were treated and the help they got so easily isn't the norm at all.

[@lucalascola]

I live in Huntsville. They deffinatly made sure to sleep in better areas. For instance, they never ventured into our tent city or go into the downtown area. They actually only stayed on one road for the majority of the film. I noticed every homeless assistance center was on Govenors Drive.. the city is much much larger then what was shown. The road they were on is mostly residential and the closest they got to the big city part was in the library area and they didn't stay the night there , which was probably smart. I think they would have had a higher chance of their bags being stolen if they had stayed in that area.

[@sydneyswafford2400]

@@lucalascola university and governors can be a little sketchy. But it's not as bad as tent city or north Huntsville. Huntsville is also like the safest city in Alabama lol. Birmingham, mobile, Tuscaloosa, all sketchy lol. My dad is homeless and an addict and I know he hangs out around the hospital sometimes too.. but he doesn't go to Starbucks

[@milly623]

@@lucalascola Did you watch the entire film? I too live in Huntsville. They visited areas around HWY 72 (some rough areas from what I could tell), East and West Governors, areas off of 255, North Parkway, East Bob Wallace and the edge of 5 points near I-565. They walked over 15KM per day. They did not just stay on one stretch of road.

[@Mrpoppageorgio000]

True I'm from alabama

[@allenmorgan4309]

Huntsville is a low crime area. You are correct anywhere else and those backpacks will mark you for trouble. I live in Huntsville and even though this is a safe place to live it still isn't how they are showing it. A couple of guys with good jobs can't spend just a few days outside posing as homeless people and get any kind of an idea what homelessness is like because they know that in a few days they will go back home to people that love them. They still have a sense of security. I have been on the streets and this film is a joke in my opinion.

[@andreajackson5943]

Sister Fran feeds people with not only food but kindness and welcome... everyone should try that.

[@janiznick]

Always except when people offer that is your gift to them.

[@blessedbeyond2118]

my doctor taught me that as I was humbled from much to little...I told him it made me feel less than when people gave to me, and he told me..when God blesses you , you received it, he is trying to bless the other person...I now accept with an open heart knowing that the one blessing me is about to be blessed!!

[@lorimiller4301]

@@blessedbeyond2118 I really like that. ☺ I'm going to write it down.

[@sharpenedge]

That's a great message

[@blessedbeyond2118]

@@lorimiller4301 Thank you Lori, it really changed me and humbled me I was always the giver..But life can knock you down, and when it does, you become humble if you learn your lesson...if not, I suppose you are destined to repeat it!! Blessings!!

[@evacaraballo2647]

I will love to live in this city this beautiful people love it God be with then always and this two people make this video God bless then

[@tylerhawkins2691]

Great job fellas, from a Huntsville local

[@jakestevens3788]

what beautiful and caring people who live in Huntsville.....please never change ….

[@patsylambert8283]

Anyone can help the homeless by giving to Downtown Rescue Mission, taking them canned food, toilet items and don’t forget the women and children, women need monthly products for that time of the month. You can volunteer at the Mission. There are many ways to help. I did hand out gallon bags with many necessary items but always included a New Testament with $5 in it and just handed them out as I saw the homeless, but I took the program that was offered by Huntsville to educate the seniors i believe it is Senior Crime Prevention and that is a wonderful program to educate us, the officer told me I should not be handing out these bags because if a person did not like what’s was in the bag they could react violently and hurt me. I was heart broken but there are many programs in Huntsville to help the homeless. This is a great video thanks.

[@CarriedAwayChannel]

As a veteran living in the Huntsville area, I’m so appreciative of our homeless services in this area. There is so much need, as with any larger city. If everyone could help, even one day out of the year, imagine how much more we could do to serve our people.🙏🏼❤️

[@marcie4771]

This video made me cry--soo glad ppl were being nice 2 ppl they thought were homeless--Never judge bcause U NEVER know==

[@SuperJustUs4]

Wonderful and powerful story. I grew up in Huntsville during the Mercury-Apollo days. This video makes me so proud to be from this city. Restores your faith in humanity. Thanks for posting your experiences.

[@livefreeordie4850]

Thru I know right

[@mrsblue3011]

This restores my faith in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny!

[@donnawentz7102]

I think it’s great what you did, don’t listen to all the negative reviews. To all the people that gripe about this video, what are you doing to help homeless people?

[@paulsuprono7225]

@v ttd I obtain the excess of Walgreens weekly . . . and feed the homeless of McPherson Square, just a few blocks from the White House . . . home of the 'leader, of the free world.'

[@brandieruff6890]

This makes me so proud of my home. Love you Huntsville ❤️

[@reddithsh]

I love your home too. My boys attend space camp there and I love my week long stay. Best folks ever!

[@TomMary1934]

Man and woman that went to fight for their country should never live on the street no one should live on the .i see a lot of that where i live .and it's 😥

[@lazarrius2010]

Mary Pulsifer man I say it all the time

[@sharonwhite4847]

@@jimharding3639 Your so right! It is a crime or should be.

[@donnielang2438]

I was born in Huntsville and have lived here for 65 of my 67 years. I have made the comment many times that I live in the best city in the best country on this planet. This video made me proud of my city as any of the good thing I already know about it.

[@markallen6226]

You were very fortunate. I have been homeless for 25+ years. I have been beaten by police while I was sleeping. I've been arrested falsely to fill a new jail Tucson built. I have been surrounded by police, guns out, yelling freeze! so many times I forget. Rode the rails for 30 years. Rode a mountain bike with panniers 20,000 miles across the US. I have ment four serial killers that I know of. I have been hunted with dogs and guns several times. There are towns where the police run you off. There are towns where they hunt and kill you. I'm a vet too. I'm currently rubber tramping. I was young when I realized I didn't want to participate society for certain reasons. No regrets. You were very fortunate.

[@markallen6226]

Khari Owens You are probably the 500th person to tell me that. It​ would be unbelievable to most and scarely cathartic to me. I am 60 now and camped by out as I speak. The world is such a catch 22 when you participate in a system bound for destruction.

[@wehiird]

Mark Allen i came to the comments to say that these guys are making being homeless look pretty easy...im only halfway through though. Seems like they could he giving a specific message-that being: no need to worry-folks give them free stuff all the time

[@nadejel7060]

Do you think more should be done to help veterans re-adjust to society or is the problem that people are majority cruel and don't care. I've talked to another veteran who seems to have police harassing him.

[@tamradawn1732]

@@wehiird ya this is BS

[@omaralajmi1551]

I'm really grateful for what God gave me... and no matter what i get , i will always give back to those in need ❤ I remember i was a student in California for about 2 years back in 2011 i still remember the faces of those Homeless in need... even though i'm back in my country i would still help for those unfortunate

[@nonamerocks2807]

10 million Thumbs up! Now if the west coast could only hear what this message is maybe............

[@kyleefaren3075]

This video just randomly comes on to my recommended and made me miss home so much. I love you Rocket City

[@kimhoffman8595]

it was good to see them giving out dates,they give you energy and are filling!!And of course healthy and easy to take with you!

[@dominicwalker9947]

I spent 23 years out. After aging out of grouphomes I did my very best to do my worst. I am glad your expereance was so possitive. CA is a bit harsh, but people can't help themselves. Hearts have grown cold. The powers that be work very hard to keep us from lovin on each other. But there are still good souls out there. Thanks for lookin at it from a different purspective. God Bless you both and God Bless Huntville

[@powerglydeKlyde1120]

wow, nicely done gentleman

[@rick-td7wp]

thats my aunt willma ruben who was singing and playing the paino awesome glad i stumbled upon this she has unforunatly came down with a bad case of althsimers

[@watermelon5131]

I was run over by a drunk driver as a boy, the resulting epilepsy left me homeless, my friends disappeared. I was run off a place I slept at in an old truck. I have only seen the horror of this world, I know nothing else.

[@Superfandangoo]

Water Melon hey I hope things have improved for you. Epilepsy is hard and not given the seriousness it very much deserves, my 14 year old son passed away due to a seizure. All the very best to you, I wish I was close to you so I could help you

[@livefreeordie4850]

@@Superfandangoo Richard sorry to hear.

[@Superfandangoo]

Live Free or Die thank you, that's nice of you

[@MysticgrannyMc_96]

I am so sorry that happened to you.. I suffer with PTSD due to trauma. I would be homeless if I hadn't fought to stay in this place that I bought almost 20 years ago for a few thousand dollars. I thank God for his help alone to give me the strength to try to keep this place after lossing my 2 jobs. I have helped several homeless people over the years. I would probably help you to if you asked even tho I have been burned by some of those that I helped. My heart overrides my head. It's a God thing. I do understand what you're saying. But please try to be thankful.. Thankful for the person that did help you during the time that they did when they allowed you to park on their property. The universe loves gratitude. Peace and blessings unto you. ❤💜❤💜🙏🏾 I don't have much, but I do what I can.

[@livefreeordie4850]

@@MysticgrannyMc_96 Minister how were you burned if you care to share?

[@gregoryross2404]

GOD BLESS THESE HOMELESS MEN AN WOMAN AN THE PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. We ALL need to take note an think an help whenever we can........

[@brittanybentley4209]

Good to know that there are resources available for homeless individuals and families in Huntsville Alabama. I Enjoyed watching seeing the reality that others may face during difficult times thanks for sharing.

[@veryblesseddana6529]

I don't live 30 miles from Huntsville Alabama. There's a lot of ppl needing help! See a lot of it!! God bless them

[@Inf7cted]

could you imagine if this town was like all towns, cities and countries around the world? Sacrifice and Love is the corner stone of Salvation! What a wonderful moment that would be✔ Many need to be picked back up - not judged for their fall!

[@grahambumpas3213]

Never watched a KZbin video this long....God Bless these organizations for all they do. Thanks for sharing

[@billkuhl226]

This is the most heartwarming video I've ever seen. It shows there is still good caring people in the world.

[@FahimibnDawud]

This perfectly illustrates why I always tell people that Alabama is my slice of heaven on earth. My wife is from North and she couldn't believe how kind many of the people back home were, when she first visited. I too was homeless at one point in my younger years and an incredible woman (R.I.P.) and her husband took me in and helped me get back on my feet. I now own a home, have 2 cars and RV, nice clothes, cupboards full of food, disposable income, etc.. and its all because someone helped me get out of a situation in which I was stuck!

[@ahlschla]

Very Powerful Video and message....Thank you guys for this!

[@matthewrosenblum8913]

Living in Huntsville again I'm thankful for the community. Me and my mother have been volunteering at mana house for a few months now and happy to help anyway we can. Been homeless a few times in my life, knowing how tough it can be. One day at a time is all we get

[@koreycowan1976]

I live in Huntsville al... Baley Cove rd.... I love this city... The people here are good.

[@michaelwilson939]

Barely cove rd? Off mountain gap, how is there diversity there?

[@meggrotte4760]

​@@michaelwilson939Huntsville has plenty of diversity.I was just there last week

[@justinwallace390]

Bless those folks for serving hot food. If I was hungry I would have had tears in my eyes seeing a warm casserole.

[@latterette]

some towns are so much different, a lot depends on region, up north people seem to be more uptight but when they help they help bigtime the south-west is plain brutal, the south-east has grown callous of homelessness and now with recent disasters needs our countrys help,the north west is so poor they cant help themselfs and the closer you get to nyc the less human you become

[@lucalascola]

In Huntsville we do not have a large homeless population. It's much much smaller compared to other cities in Alabama such as Birmingham and Montgomery. Huntsville is also surrounded by Owens Cross Roads in Madison Alabama which are more expensive housing. Due to these factors I think that's why, from what I've noticed, we treat our homeless a lot better than I've noticed and others states around the country. Not to talk down to anybody else's state. It's just from what I've noticed when I've traveled. Almost there almost sticking to word it completely in other states like they don't exist. It makes me very sad to see.

[@anthonybarrow1142]

That put tears in my eye's I think I'm moving to Huntsville.

[@least_512]

#SweetHomeAlabama

[@deona267]

It's wonderful that people are so giving. I have been homeless and it's scary.

[@lisaelliott7211]

A sad but inspiring video.. God Bless and help our homeless and that we all reach out to someone in need and make there lives a little better with out each other we have nothing.....

[@Sleepyaltalune]

This community is beautiful this had me crying the care and love and respect they show homeless people I wish all were just like this city. I am greatful for all I have in my life I never take any of it for granted i am greatful for the roof over my head and bed I sleep in. When I come across a homeless person I usually give food and some coins I would never judge a homeless person all I know I would wish truly the best for them.