Walking the Tenderloin with Finland Homeless Expert and National Alliance to End Homelessness

Last summer, we took a trip to Helsinki to catch up with Juha Kahila, who heads up International Affairs at Y-Säätiö. Our mission? To find out how Finland has been successfully combating homelessness for 12 straight years. Check out our documentary for the full scoop: • Finland Solved Homeles...
While wandering the streets of Helsinki, something peculiar caught our eye - or rather, didn't. There wasn't a single person sleeping rough. It was a surreal moment for us, considering we've visited over 300 cities and witnessed street homelessness everywhere except in Helsinki. It turns out that Finland's strategy revolves around investing in affordable housing and rolling out the Housing First model on a large scale.
Juha and our CEO, Mark Horvath, were invited to share Finland's success and discuss our documentary at the San Francisco National Alliance to End Homelessness conference. But before that, we thought it'd be a good idea to reconnect with Juha and Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), by hitting the streets of the Tenderloin and handing out hand socks to homeless people.
Walking through the Tenderloin was a stark reminder of the harsh reality of homelessness, addiction, and mental illness. San Francisco's efforts to address these issues have fallen short, partly due to a lack of scalable housing solutions and an ever-worsening affordable housing crisis.
Some might attribute the homelessness crisis to addiction, but places like West Virginia, which has the highest per capita drug use of any state in the country, don't see the same level of homelessness because they have more affordable housing options.
One of the most impactful moments in our video is when we highlight San Francisco's homelessness crisis and point to Juha, acknowledging that we understand the problem and have viable solutions. The catch? We've lack the political will to implement them.
It's worth noting that Finland's approach to counting homelessness includes families staying doubled up or staying with relatives. In the U.S., there's a lack of consensus on what constitutes homelessness, which hampers our ability to address the issue effectively.
Walking alongside Juha in the Tenderloin underscored the importance of investing in affordable housing and scaling up Housing First initiatives to combat homelessness, even in the most challenging urban environments.
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There is a direct correlation between what the general public perceives about homelessness and how it affects policy change. Most people blame homelessness on the person experiencing it instead of the increasing shortage of affordable housing, lack of employment, childhood trauma, lack of a living wage, or the countless reasons that put a person at risk. This lack of understanding creates a dangerous cycle of misperception that leads to the inability to effectively address the root causes of homelessness.
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[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

Homelessness today is NOT what it was in the 1980's when my brother and I were on the streets. Today society is more punitive and unforgiving. Empathy is scarce. I had my eyes opened when I saw a policeman beating up a gaunt, petite, bedraggled, black female druggie. She was sleeping, on the ground, in a blanket, under a covered picnic pavilion in a public park. She was bothering NO ONE! She pleaded with the officer, to PLEASE just let her sleep. She wouldn't leave because it was the only place she felt safe. The police officer tackled her like she was a man. Put handcuffs on her roughly. She said she was homeless a few times while begging for help. He said he DIDN'T CARE & arrested her! Part of me died that day!

[@AngieGryszan-gw9gz]

💔

[@ohdannyboy4727]

People use their power to cause harm to others because their mental health is bad. It happens way more often than not.

[@theevolvingmindset333]

💔💔

[@dmike3507]

Society is messed up man.

[@kommisar.]

Yeah, sure, buddy, I 100% believe that story.

[@barryfowler2055]

Much love for this channel

[@InvisiblePeople]

(((HUGS)))

[@eonrucm]

Fantastic video. Thanks for posting. I learnt more about mental health and just caring.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Thanks for the kind words

[@georgetudhope408]

Dry socks are one of the best things to get when living in a tent

[@galegrazutis964]

Mabe they shouldn't spend their taxpayer money on drugs cigarettes and alcohol. Then they could afford socks food and other basic neccesaties!!

[@PurpleNoir]

@@galegrazutis964 that’s an assumption though In Canada, there’s a study done on this, here’s an excerpt from the article: There’s a stark contrast between public perception and the reality of how homeless people spend money, says a researcher who gave 50 homeless people in British Columbia $7,500 each to do with as they wished. Instead of blowing the windfall on “temptation goods”, such as alcohol, drugs or cigarettes, they spent it on rent, clothing and food, the study led by University of British Columbia researcher Jiaying Zhao found.

[@deerheart87]

You spelt necessities incorrectly​@@galegrazutis964

[@iraeaglemind]

​​@@galegrazutis964If you have never been homeless you really don't have a right to say that.But if you have been homeless talk away.The Bible says in Matthew The poor(homeless) you will always have with you.

[@LenkaKuliskova-de7ib]

You don't have a right to say, what galegrazutis can say or not. It is called "freedom of speech". This is America, not some totalitarian dump.@@iraeaglemind

[@tammiebroggins]

You know what's really sad? All the empty houses and buildings Noone is allowed to live in! This country is beyond belief!

[@enerjaia]

Really interesting comment in the video about; trauma after being homeless. So, trauma before for some people, trauma afterwards for some other people and for others; trauma before and after! 😢

[@alicevanderbruggen1339]

It’s true.

[@loganskiwyse7823]

If anything, he underplays the situation for the homeless. I have been homeless there and many other parts of the country, also worked my arse off several times to get up and out of the situation. Kicked out at 17 for leaving their religion. Nearly 60. I was already disabled with mental issues before being on the streets and trying to fight to survive a system I do not have the tools for. Now, I just hate out species outright and actually think the universe is better off with our removal. Used to be a bright, hopeful, inspired child. Gifted IQ. That is touching the surface of how rough it is as I did manage to work and care for myself some of the time. I didn't fall into addiction. I never drank. And none of this was ever my choice.

[@AngieGryszan-gw9gz]

❤🤗

[@ohdannyboy4727]

The human experience isnt as easy as folks think. There are have nots. People do just get the shit end of the stick regardless of how hard they work.

[@loganskiwyse7823]

Such a simple concept. And so many simply cannot see past their own life experiences as if those are the only reality for everyone else. Your absolutely right and reminders of this need to happen more often.@@ohdannyboy4727

[@torocastano4607]

Shawn is a good friend now. He used to live in the streets of the Castro when he was pretty psychotic he lived in piles of garbage yelling and ranting all day. Once he became housed it was like night and day difference I couldn't believe it!

[@InvisiblePeople]

He has such a wonderful smile!

[@ohdannyboy4727]

Stability can bring Stability

[@erinmcginnis9757]

I love hearing this! He is wonderful.

[@craigstewart8123]

Even when he seemed crazy there was a real person there. Because I spoke to him with compassion and respect he always remembers my name and says hello in a very normal tone. I was so happy to see that he has housing now. At least something is happening that is positive.

[@jeremywilson2875]

Finland treats homelessness as a national problem, They build housing all over, often where its cheaper to build. US policy is that each Continuum of Care (e.g. San Francisco) is responsible for every homeless person that presents in their locale regardless of where they are from. So San Francisco, one of the most expensive places to live in the world, where each affordable housing unit costs around $800,000 to develop and build, is expected to provide a nearly free apartment to every person who presents as homeless in the city. Meanwhile, the working poor in the city (janitors, maids, etc.) end up living in the central valley where they can afford a home and have to commute 3 hours each way into the city. The problem is the CoC system that compartmentalizes homelessness providing incentives for some cities to move them along.

[@ellav5387]

Actually Helsinki is also developing its more expensive inner city area quite a bit nowadays. This is really good though because it hasn't expanded at all for like 50 years while the metro population has almost tripled. This is an aspect many forget but if you don't meet that demand it's gonna force everybody to move to the suburbs where some people don't want to live and it's gonna affect housing prices in the entire region because the demand to live in the inner city increases.

[@kommisar.]

If you want to fix homelessness, stop trying to use the government to "cure" it. Just like poverty, it is not a problem that can be "cured". There will always be homeless people. It's not a problem that exists because people lack resources either. Treat it like you would any other immoral behavior: by punishing it. Paying people to be homeless is the absolute worst thing you can do.

[@user-el4mn4dm2d]

My country should take note of this. Congratulations Finland you solved your problem very well. NZ

[@cheri238]

🙏❤️🌎🌿🕊🎵🎶🎵 Great compassionate work , Mark!!!!!

[@InvisiblePeople]

(((HUGS)))

[@fleotusbing]

Keep up the great work, Mark! 😊 👍

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video!

[@InvisiblePeople]

(((HUGS)))

[@investigativeresearchcounc8388]

Great work at supporting the homeless community members. If we could stop wasting $380 billion annually on war. we need a war on homelessness!

[@bored8321]

I'm afraid, as a nation and global super power seen as the arsenal and face of democracy, we cannot. For a super power to remain influential and in power, force projection is needed - be it either martial means or diplomatic means, America specializes in both. Ironically enough for both forms of force projection, this would require heavy influence from the private sector to the point of a parasitic marriage with the public sector.

[@dmike3507]

"Force projection is needed?" That is absolute bullshit. 99% of what our military does is solely for the benefit of Wall Street. General Smedley Butler said it best in "War is a Racket." You need to read Noam Chomsky, Noami Klein, John Perkins, et. al.@@bored8321

[@jiboodie5344]

@@bored8321what democracy? We don’t choose who to vote for. And it doesn’t matter who even win when they both protect the interests of billionaires. Stop being a goober.

[@bored8321]

@@jiboodie5344 we do live in a democracy, in the very technical sense of the word, friend. For even a managed democracy is still democracy, with all of its gift of freedom and liberty offered through the will of a carefully Managed system of civil servants.

[@kommisar.]

Every time the government declares war on some social problem, that social problem only gets worse, genius. Maybe we just need to stop wasting money, period, including on bums who refuse to get a job.

[@WanhanAjanMansikka]

Torille! Hyvää työtä Juha!

[@JuhaKahila]

🙏

[@professorJorge11]

¡Gracias! Kytos. !

[@InvisiblePeople]

Thank you

[@Jesse-gr2xo]

Years ago a writer for the Village Voice in NYC went homeless to describe the experience. He said after a few days of little sleep and hardship he was starting to go crazy. I appreciate the video hringing to light that mental illness and drugs often come AFTER being homeless, not before.

[@tammymillner9233]

Great work Marc! Keep up the good work.😊

[@ehmp-gl7yn]

1:59 many public bathrooms in Helsinki? And in many countries in Europe? Man, I was born in Europe and have been living for about 40 years in several European countries, and one thing we sure don't have is public bathrooms! About Helsinki, I had to use the restroom when I was visiting the downtown last summer, and I had to wander around almost an hour before finding one inside a mall in Kamppi...

[@InvisiblePeople]

I had no problem finding public bathroom downtown Helsinki. Around the UK I’ve had problems finding one. Last summer I was in Prague and didn’t notice any, although I didn’t look. What I will say here in Los Angeles, and most cities in America , there’s a severe lack of public bathrooms

[@ehmp-gl7yn]

@@InvisiblePeople well, in all of southern Europe you'd have to go to a mall or a cafe to find one. No more public bathrooms since maybe the 2000's. Most of the cafe owners wouldn't let you use it unless you paid a consummation, by the way

[@InvisiblePeople]

@@ehmp-gl7yn interesting. I can only share what I experience. I know nighttime in London they put out the standing urinals for men. They're kind of weird because everyone can see you go. But at least it's a public bathroom.

[@AmbassadorKat]

@@jacobus57what is he supposed to spend every single penny that so much as crosses his path on charity projects? Ppl with other kinds of jobs aren’t spending every waking hour on their occupation, and sometimes they go on trips. Why would things be any different for him?

[@seanh4841]

25,000 officially on the public housing list in New Zealand a country of 5 million, 10's of thousands on the unofficial list

[@Carla-de2sz]

Every person running for an elected office or in office in the city of SF needs to watch this.

[@99percentirish64]

Keep up the good work!

[@bigsarge2085]

❤

[@MikhailTravels]

Привет ☕️ 🙋🏼‍♂️ Интересное видео 📹 🙂

[@EveryBudiAmerica]

Good work, Mark.

[@unedited2716]

SUPER WORK MARK AND TEAM YOU MAKE THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD🌏🌎👍💯🙏💪🕺👍CARE MUST END HOUSELESS AMEM💯🙏

[@InvisiblePeople]

(((HUGS)))

[@robertafierro5592]

There ARE ways of changing part of this problem.

[@AngieGryszan-gw9gz]

If you know how to maybe be part of the solution yourself?😀

[@robertafierro5592]

​@@AngieGryszan-gw9gzyes Angie .I am.definately doing my part...I have some terrific ideas. One being, a Third Party.well, that's not my idea.

[@YourBoyTommyboiii]

Beautiful. Once people are woken up to this, people really do care. We cant loose faith.

[@X3r0.]

Gosh, I really want to bring in Finnish ideas to Vancouver, Canada

[@robertafierro5592]

If this looks bad, can you imagine what things would really be like if we couldn't record everything. They're driving up the price of the bribes. People see this and get scared. How are Landlords allowed to charge as much as they want?

[@kommisar.]

It's called private property rights, Einstein. If you don't like what someone charges, just like they're free to charge that price, you're free to refuse it. No one is pointing a gun making you rent someone else's property. If we listened to your nonsense, we'd have price controls and then we'd be REALLY fucked.

[@jysfo5728]

San Francisco does have some public toilets for anyone to use...

[@jeanettescheepers2620]

I pray for the homeless every day that the Holy Spirit will be with each and every one.

[@johncharles304]

Finland did not have these kinds of problems in 2012 when my family was on vacation here!

[@sugarsore]

This isn't Finland

[@robinyarborough4727]

So how do I do that when $2.00 is the minimum?

[@davem1361]

Bring back the 50s

[@donniewhitten-ji9cm]

Socks we can get anywhere. But not good sleeping bags or heavy winter coats liveing out doors these are the things we the homeless really need ok.and good ponchos for rains.by preacher.

[@AB-tv2rm]

What the lawmakers are doing? Can't they see what's going on?

[@princessyairi]

A good representation as to why the working class walks around the homeless issue is the latest video from soft white under belly: Rebecca . But it's just too much mental illness out there. It's difficult but it's not difficult to be nice.

[@patrisio3]

From what I have heard, countries like Finland and Portugal have cleaned their streets because, not only have they built housing for the homeless, but have literally forced the homeless into housing (or rehab). Force is something that cities on the West Coast are scared to do. In Portugal, I have heard that a homeless person goes before some kind of board who decides if a person goes into housing or rehab or whatever. If the person refuses, they are fined. Now, I don't know what kind of fine you can give to a homeless person. But whatever it is, it must be working because Portugal homeless rate has decreased dramatically. Reno also implemented force last year and now their streets probably have 90% less homeless than in 2022. Sacramento officials recently went there to get pointers and might try to do the same thing in Sac. But the housing has to be built. Can't force anyone into anything if you don't have anything for them to go into.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Please watch the video we did on Finland homelessness that is linked in the pin comment

[@sampohonkala4195]

Forcing would be impossible in Finland as no law requires you to have an address. Moreover, you can legally camp on anyone's private property as long as you are not close to a house.

[@donniewhitten-ji9cm]

What us homeless need are sleeping bags and good winter coats ok and rain ponchos too.by preacher.

[@pauldusa]

The New America

[@sacredbees8543]

How are you solving homelessness? Or prevent homelessness??.... exactly!??? 0:50

[@InvisiblePeople]

watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpvXkGmGd9N2gKcsi=0yHbLw8DEKSxP5i_

[@7betJesus]

It’s a pipe dream. It’s like solving drug addiction or alcoholism. People have been dealing with it since the beginning of time. It comes from within, no one else can solve it for you.

[@razorsedge4823]

Absolutely. Societal issues like substance addiction and homelessness have been going on forever. Only the person that is going through these problems can pull themselves out of it.@@7betJesus

[@InvisiblePeople]

@@7betJesus West Virginia has the highest per capita drug use in any state in the country, but it has low homelessness. Why? They have affordable housing.. for every hundred-dollar increase in median rent, homelessness increases by 9%. Ending homelessness is not a pipe dream. As we show in our Helsinki documentary, Finland is doing it. For everyone, including people who drink and use drugs. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpvXkGmGd9N2gKc by the way, most people that use drugs live in apartments and houses, and will never experience homelessness in their lifetime.

[@PurpleNoir]

⁠@@7betJesus maybe I’m misinterpreting your comment but being homeless does not make you bad person or necessarily does it indicate a moral failure on that person

[@sirensynapse5603]

Methinks there can only be homelessness in finland for about 6 months max. 🥶

[@sampohonkala4195]

In the cities you can always find a semi warm traffic tunnel or similar for the worst nights. But the cold has one advantage in solving homelessness: practically everybody understands that nobody should be left on the street in winter. It is extremely uncomfortable, then you lose some fingers or toes that require amputation and finally you die. That is not supposed to happen to anyone, no matter what condition you are in.

[@sandraalegria3439]

I wouldn't last 2 days without water and basic bathroom .

[@manhuntruler2]

Bro how the hell do you travel everywhere ? I thought invisible people didn’t profit from covering & helping homelessness ?

[@InvisiblePeople]

Um, I do travel a lot. But it’s not a vacation. I go to places of poverty to help educate the public on homelessness to change policy. I never do anything touristy. I work 50 to 60 hours a week rarely taking a day off. I guess you feel that I probably should just walk around the block and that’s it ? Come on! For the first 10 years , how we traveled was always a third-party brought in. For example, a conference would have me speaking, and I would take the money that they would pay me for presenting and use it to expand the stay, so I could walk around and meet homeless people. I would go home broke, but it was an investment that was worth it. These stories matter. For this video, we were at a conference. I was speaking. We went and handed out socks to homeless people.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Shady answer? So to report on homelessness in America, you’re saying I shouldn’t travel, yes?

[@robinyarborough4727]

If 10,000 people give $0.75 that equals $7,500

[@miguelcastillo-cedano8386]

❤️❤️

[@Jesse-gr2xo]

A long time ago I saw a cop throw a passenger and her belongings off a subway train in NYC because she was homeless. But she paid for her fare, right? I was afraid to oppose the cop. Years ago there was more flexibility and options for people because sro rooms were low rent and there were no stay limits, so if people had some income like social security or job or disability, they could get a room and stay there. A friend of mine lived a year in a shelter and worked and the staff saved her $ for her. When a room was available she got it. It was pretty nice, but she had hated the shelter. But now cities blame homeless people, make it impossible to have and keep a room, but governor gruesome doesn't fool us, it's not drugs, they don't need a shrink, they need a real estate agent. I talked to homeless in Berkeley and they were not on drugs!!!

[@Jesse-gr2xo]

I like Iris Dement's song Livin' in the Wasteland.

[@DS-nv8bi]

austin Texas and Eugene Oregon both have successful communities of former homeless people.

[@kommisar.]

California and especially places like San Francisco are notorious for how expensive housing and the general cost of living is, yet they have more and more homeless people coming from out of the city or even state. Gee, I wonder why that is?

[@JulieSevelson-nb9nj]

I remember visiting San Francisco when I was a kid, back in the 60's. No homeless people,but plenty of hippies. Too many people in relation to the housing stock that exists today. I wouldn't want to be a child or young adult today. America is a creepy dystopia now. Certain people believe this is normal. Normal countries don't have large populations of homeless citizens!

[@kommisar.]

@@JulieSevelson-nb9nj I guess it depends on what you consider a "large" homeless population, but it's certainly becoming more common now in other western countries as they not only normalize this sort of behavior, but reward it with their stupid welfare and housing first approach. These dummies that argue that there are tons of homeless people love to ignore two glaring facts: 1. Homeless people don't have jobs, therefore the cost of anything is too high for them, even if it's a dollar. When you make $0/hour, everything is unaffordable. 2. They are constantly giving free things to homeless people, which acts as an incentive for them to continue the behavior and lifestyle that makes them homeless in the first place.

[@treaceeames4697]

I have offered people jobs and they wont take it Its crazy

[@tmusa2002]

How should you vote when neither party has made this a priority?

[@InvisiblePeople]

That is a very serious question. I don’t have an answer.

[@alindasue]

If both parties are equal on this issue, then you vote according to how they act on the other issues. However, I submit that things aren't equal between the parties when it comes to homelessness and how people become homeless. One party is more likely to just throw homeless people in jail "for their own good" than the other party is.

[@tmusa2002]

I just read an article that says it’s virtually illegal to be homeless in all but two states: Oregon and Wyoming. Oregon is blue and Wyoming is a red state. It seems at some point soon this topic needs to be discussed on the campaign trail.

[@MWhaleK]

The USA should copy Finland where they basically ended homelessness,

[@JoseRodriguez-bk5wn]

They don't need sacks they need a place to stay

[@InvisiblePeople]

You’re spot on. If I had Housing to give everyone, there would be no homelessness. We all must work together to prevent and solve homelessness. First thing is fixing the affordable housing crisis. We can’t do it alone. We need your help. We need everyone’s help.

[@oliviastratton2169]

Shows them the Tenderloin. One of the most infamously terrible places for homelessness in the whole country: "This is American homelessness". Wouldn’t it be more useful to go to areas that are trying to implement Housing First policies similar to Finland and have the Finnish experts diagnose why they aren't working as well? This seems so unproductive.

[@antek2939]

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[@DogsReignSupreme]

Let the greedy sadists know that poverty and homeless hurt everybody in the society, including them.

[@billyraysmithuploadyours7514]

All the money is sent over seas baby A Men

[@trishbidweptomshkodeosterh3885]

This is an easy issue. Make basic human needs unaliable RIGHTS.

[@kommisar.]

So who is going to provide all those needs to people? You? You can't even put your makeup on.

[@mombeach]

Finland solved homelessness because they think Finland-first. If only America did the same. Instead, we are sending multiple billions outside our country instead of helping homeless families and Veterans. 😢

[@InvisiblePeople]

Finland is solving homelessness because they think people first providing affordable housing and paths out of homelessness

[@domerame5913]

Nah Finland also spends money outside their country. Neither America nor Finland spends money on foreign countries as charity. I assure you homeless families and veterans would not be faring better under isolationism.

[@BridgeTROLL777]

No, its the opposite in fact. Finland contributes to international causes regurlarly and is active on the international front for instance Finland has given to Ukraine more military aid than the US in relation to GDP. Social welfare programs dont stem from Trumpian selfish, bigotted thinking they stem from empathy and will to contribute to common good. If you want US example of a person who has the right idea look to Bernie Sanders.

[@craigstewart8123]

It saddens me that London Breed supported ballot measure F, and it got a yes vote. It seems obvious to me that it will only contribute to the homeless problem and more crime. Stop confusing solving the drug problem with solving the homeless problem. Housing first and safe streets for everyone is of utmost importance.

[@kommisar.]

Housing first is the worst and dumbest "solution" anyone could come up with for how to "fix" homelessness. There's a reason why literally EVERY place this dumb idea is tried has an increase in homeless people.

[@craigstewart8123]

If you think housing first is dumb, please explain how it has actually solved homelessness in Finland. I watched one of the several videos on the subject, and the same guy from this video explains how it worked. There’s no reason why it wouldn’t work here. But, if you do the opposite and make housing and support conditional it will not work. Handing out free needles does not help as proven in Vancouver, for long before SF tried anything. Finland is the only successful blueprint in the world that I’m aware of. Housing first, look it up and educate yourself.

[@kommisar.]

@@craigstewart8123 I am very familiar with the housing first approach and how it works, and I've seen it HERE how it has consistently failed over and over again. One, it's insanely expensive, as government bloats the price of EVERYTHING, and it just invites a bunch of cronyism and corruption. If you're against those things, then you should be against housing first just for that. Two, the homeless people wind up trashing the places they're given, whether it's their own home or a hotel. What's the point in constructing an insanely expensive home or renting out a hotel at high rates if it's just going to wind up destroyed? Three, it just incentivizes more people to become homeless and flock to whatever liberal hell hole that gives out free housing. Why get a job, get sober and do whatever other difficult steps you need to do in order to get off the streets, when you can just remain a lazy junkie and get all your bills paid for you? I can't comment too much on Finland's housing program, but I know whenever anyone touts up how such and such foreign country does the same thing and it works over there, I know the person saying this either doesn't know the whole story or is exaggerating.

[@AmbassadorKat]

@@craigstewart8123don’t waste your energy on that guy he’s trolling and commenting on nearly every post being disrespectful and broadcasting his aggressively shitty attitude

[@deltakid0]

6:52 get politically active??? How is that supposed to solve homelessness???

[@travelingloner843]

Common sense vs Nonsense ...

[@Alexandros.Mograine]

In Finland if you are homeless its literally your own fault. The governemnt gives you a chance to make your life better and get a home, but few addicts cant control their life and pay their bills. But if you actually want to get out of homelessness, its easy.

[@InvisiblePeople]

I take it you didn't watch this kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpvXkGmGd9N2gKc

[@kommisar.]

Same thing in America. These bleeding hearts will give you clothes, food, shelter, medical care and a job all for free if you ask and show a willingness to change. That's the problem though: these people refuse to change.

[@user-ig3kn2ly2x]

Not Bad..! Friends: Realize: In Another Reality: .... ' This.... ' Is You...'. 💀👀 ........ ....So: ..Instead of just sitting on your asses and doing Nothing..., get up tomorrow morning, and begin ' Doing Something To Make A Difference.....' Peace ✌️ ❤❤❤

[@AngieGryszan-gw9gz]

Yes!

[@jlover911]

socks do nothing

[@AmbassadorKat]

As a former homeless person myself, I have to disagree. Yeah, they aren’t solving the bigger problems at hand, but the feeling of changing into fresh clean socks was one of the few bits of pleasure we got sleeping rough. Especially in the cold months where your old socks get wet and then never manage to get fully dry again. Clean socks are also beneficial for health reasons, they help prevent bacterial growth and cracked skin or wounds on your feet.

[@rajrammbbs]

I thought in Finland they ended homelessness

[@InvisiblePeople]

For the last 12 years they’ve been able to reduce homelessness they’re on the path to totally ending homelessness

[@abc_0_10_11]

It's impossible to erase it completely. Like it was stated in the video, you are counted as homeless if you leave in temporary housing, or live with relatives and friends. Everyone however is given opportunity to get an apartment, but some of these people don't want it, or they are not able to navigate through a simple process to get their social benefits. Usually those are either drug or alcohol addicts. Next step of course would be to simplify the process of getting this help, but a certain percentage of population will always be unable to handle quite simple tasks.

[@sampohonkala4195]

​@@abc_0_10_11However, in Finland the goal is to eradicate homelessness completely by 2027. There are only some 300 living on the streets now, and there is no reason why the number could not be 30. Of course the right to roam means you can camp in a forest all your life If you like, but few people choose that.

[@kommisar.]

@@sampohonkala4195 Actually, wrong, PLENTY choose this. I watched a recent video on DeSantis in Florida outlawing homeless encampments. They interviewed some guy sitting in the woods with his little makeshift tent/home or whatever. The dude openly stated he didn't want to get a job, move into a shelter or even get off the streets (or woods I guess). The dude said he wanted to continue living the way he does.

[@sampohonkala4195]

@@kommisar. I have no doubt what you say is true in Florida. I just know this is not the case in Finland, and one explanation is the weather. Some 80 people every year die in Finland because of hypothermia, and although those are seldom homeless people, it shows that living without a proper home is a struggle. Few people take that option voluntarily here, although as I explained, it is quite legal, and easy in theory if you ignore the climate.

[@jamesfox2857]

[@Boxer309]

Damn, watching this gives the impression that an entire film and sound crew have invaded the Tenderloin to make a reality tv show complete with hip hop background noise. Way too scripted, and way too exploitive IMO🙄

[@InvisiblePeople]

Interesting. Nothing in this video was scripted. Not one piece. And no one is ever exploited. Ever. This is actually not a very planned out video. Juha was visiting. We walked around Helsinki with him last summer. I thought it would be me capturing on camera walking around the tenderloin since he was in San Francisco. There are hundreds, if not thousands of videos online that portray the Tenderloin is an extremely dangerous evil place filled with mentally disturbed drug addict. We live in a world now we’re going to the grocery store, movie theater, church or synagogue even a school can be dangerous. Our hope was to show a different side of the tenderloin while still being authentic to the area.

[@Boxer309]

My apologies, and thank you for the explanation. I feel better about it now.👍

[@joie8465]

They need permanent homes and permanent jobs asap just giving socks will not help

[@LaChic-cl1xm]

I am from New Orleans i know first hand 20 people evicted not because rent wasnt paid not because of drugs or drama every single one was evicted because the owner turned it into a AirB&B why rent for a month when you can throw a family out on the street and charge 250 a night , so if you feel bad for these people stop using ABb point blank its a national issue its so sad for most bartenders and chefs they work and live pay check to check so when they get hit w eviction they end up sofa surfing or sadly homeless, i say this because out of the 20 or so people i know personally they we're kicked from homes are all service industry,

[@vero9348]

God forbid theres a max number of peole we can take by the year

[@junbug4997]

Keep voting democrats. No pity from me.

[@InvisiblePeople]

1980s the Reagan administration cut $15 billion worth of funding for affordable housing. Probably around $35 billion in today’s money. They also cut food stamps, and a lot of other social safety net programs. The homelessness we see today is part of a direct result of that. Democrats do dumb shit too, but if you’re going to point, the finger at a political party for homelessness, you have to point to Republicans

[@briand7238]

In my opinion, homelessness has been going on for thousands of years. Humanity is getting worse. Are society only cares about wealth and items when we should value each other and our time here.

[@galegrazutis964]

Sure there are people who deserve help. But l am not willing to pay taxes for criminal and meth heads!

[@briand7238]

Our taxes never helped homeless or criminals or meth users any how. Our world is broken and corrupt because of greed. People are broken and that is the root problem.

[@MoneySavingVideos]

Enabling people to stay homeless

[@InvisiblePeople]

What does that even mean? No one wants to stay homeless. No one! Shelters do not solve homelessness. For every hundred dollar increase in median rent, homelessness increases by 9%. In the bay area. For every person they get out of homelessness people enter into homelessness. Only housing is going to solve homelessness.

[@galegrazutis964]

BEST COMMENT IN THE WHOLE COMMENT SECTION!!!

[@PurpleNoir]

Not sure if you’re trolling or if you’re serious but this sure ain’t enabling. How is giving people (who have next to nothing by the way) dry socks and food a bad thing?

[@LenkaKuliskova-de7ib]

Exactly.

[@jysfo5728]

The socks will be sold to buy alcohol, cigarettes or illegal drugs...

[@stevekish677]

Or maybe they might be used to put on their feet.

[@Milaperadotti]

What ever 🙄

[@alicevanderbruggen1339]

Get rid of the greedy politicians and stupid ideologies. These taxes are ridiculous! Didn’t it dawn on anyone that if they overtaxed the wealthy businesses, that the wealthy business people would move? Now what Buttercups?

[@DreamersOfDreams]

End Godlessness

[@dopaminecloud]

That does nothing for the public wellbeing in the long run, abrahamic faiths are regular authoritarian political vessels with a cheap mythological dressing. The ethical value is lacking and the lifestyle orientation is all over the place, inviting endless schisms and other such petty time wasting. The kind of healthy cultural morality we need to prevent something like homelessness either won't be found in a dogma, or still needs to have its dogma created.

[@samshepperrd]

Ive never been to Finland. But I'm pretty sure the political, geographic, economic and social factors that lead to homelessness are a lot different there than here. Maybe the Fin can bring us a country with reindeer filled forest and frozed ocean for borders. Oh and yes, Russia, where Finland just finished building a wall and not accepting migrants.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Our documentary on Finland, reducing homelessness is in the pin comment, and in the description. We are the greatest country in the world. We could solve homelessness if we wanted to. Minneapolis, Houston, and several other American cities are using housing first model to reduce homelessness. We just lack the public and political will to scale it across the country

[@gordongekko5441]

Are you serious about that america is greatest country of the world? You should travel more

[@redacteddev8842]

The only thing that is required is wealth (which the US has in abundance) and the political will to see the change.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Spot on

[@garycooper9207]

That so called wall is a joke and we are accepting immigrants. We are more than frozen lakes, reindeers and Russia don't worry me. If the war comes it is because we broke two peace agreements with Russia. We sent military equipment to Ukraine and let American troops in our country, joined NATO. Before that there was no problems.

[@miguelcastillo-cedano8386]

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