We Visited a Homeless Encampment Two Days after a Sweep

[@robincrawley311]

Thank You for Being There as much as you are, you have a Heart of Gold, We Love You!💛😇

[@joshuawhitworth6456]

It is what it is at this point. I been homeless over 3 years. I just try to stay busy and out of trouble.

[@jamesgarcia5820]

I hope you get 5 million

[@libertywest5835]

it’s not ok tho - they are knocking people who are really fucking down ! we should be helping /lifting eachother up - we’re all human .. i’m just a average kinda doing ok person & i got out of my way to try n help those around me - food - give em a beer if they want it smokes .. i wish i could do more !

[@dseanm21]

Prayers your way man

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

You are praying for what others take for granted. Go to a smaller city. You can usually find services and housing.

[@cachedgaming]

@@mymobilebuddy4392 I don't imagine it's easy to move between cities, especially escaping a mega city like LA, when you don't have money or reliable transport. I'd love to be corrected on this though if I'm wrong

[@chelsiemoore906]

To those saying "where's my free stuff" "get off your ass and get a job", ect. You should listen to "Underwear goes inside the pants" by Lazyboy. Imagine you're a business owner, and you've got a stack of applications to fill two spot, are you going to hire the guy who's clean shaven, dressed nicely, has reliable transportation, and smells good? Or the scruffy guy, with holes in his shirt, and a bicycle with a flat tire, who smells like he hasn't showered in a week (because he hasn't). It's incredibly hard to make any kind of forward motion, when you're literally stuck in survival mode, trying to make it through the day without getting robbed, or worse. How can you think about doing anything when you haven't eaten on days? When you're mental health, dental health, vision, overall general health is so far neglected that people are literally scared of you when they walk by? You're spending every ounce of energy you have trying to continue to be alive, avoid getting arrested, avoid losing the few belongings you have in this world, and avoid being noticed in general because you know you're unwanted, but you literally don't have anywhere else to go. It's here or death. I don't understand how ANYONE can think "oh they're homeless because they're lazy, and just looking for handouts". Of course there might be a few here and there that are, but the vast majority of them are people just like the rest of us, who genuinely want to work, to provide, to succeed, in a world that's so hellbent on actively working against them. You're absolutely delusional if you think that. The most frustrating part is THE MONEY IS THERE. They spend over seventy MILLION dollars a year on sweeps alone. That is money they're intentionally spending to work against progress. If they put even a quarter of that money into AFFORDABLE housing, just for one year, they'd have significantly fewer places to "sweep" the following year, and more money to put towards housing, and it would snowball untill there wasn't a need for sweeps any longer. But they don't want progress, they want to keep that divide. This isn't about tax payers money, or lazy people, it's about intentional class division and you're a fool if you think otherwise.

[@Zaron_Gaming]

That's a fantastic song that everyone needs to listen to. It's still fitting to this period of time

[@ozywomandius2290]

Well said

[@alexkane84]

Yeah you can tell how much they want to work by how clean and neat they live , compare them to undocumented immigrants who also come with nothing or the Japanese homeless !!

[@alexkane84]

Send all the homeless to the woods and have them live off the land

[@nateh7438]

The vast majority are drug addicts unfortunately

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

Thanks!

[@laurasanchez2835]

It is very sad. A Big hugh from Spain

[@jamesgarcia5820]

I love your beautiful heart, you should be Queen.

[@radiongamturexy]

the streets of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) thank you for sharing this amazing video. Wishing you health and success. greetings from vietnam🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳👍

[@DV-zv4ox]

How can anyone think this is normal? Truly.

[@chris-hu7tm]

Sweeps are necessary for cleaning, its not pointless

[@sassyvtmom2009]

My town since covid hit has put everyone up in 2 hotels at no charge. There was alot of drugs and violence . They have tried make it stricker rules but still its chaotic. My friend has been in one the hotels for 6 months and the noise level at 3am people yelling in hallway etc is insane. And he gets no sleep to work next day. Just putting in hotel without support services doesn't help. They need many layers of counseling ,drug rehab, education, work training or other programs. .they should have sent workers to these hotels. Instead in just 1 month they had 98 police responses for fights ,drug violence ,gun violence ,overdoses etc. Housing them is just 1 piece of the package of services should be offered

[@7betJesus]

They just want free housing. Most are not concerned with actually getting their lives together.

[@alexkane84]

Send them all to the forest and let them live off the land , they are broken, vicious people

[@tt4570]

I wonder how many of the more than 60,000 homeless people living on LA's city streets come to LA as homeless people from other states that either outlaw it or are too cold to survive in the winter. Our federal government needs to step in and declare a state of emergency here in LA. We have a disproportionate amount of homeless people here and local government is obviously not enough to help fix this problem.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Hundreds of housed people move here daily for the opportunity, the weather, and the culture. It's LA. People move here. Some (not a lot) homeless people do relocate to get jobs. Most of the homeless people in LA moved her - worked for years - got evicted - homeless for years! It's a myth the homeless people move here for the weather. But here's the thing - soon homelessness will be illegal in every state. What then? We are soon to see homeless numbers explode! What then?

[@planetwalker798]

@@InvisiblePeople not to sound simplistic but we fight back. civil servants don't work for themselves last I checked. STOP CATERING TO DEVELOPERS and build affordable housing while also stopping the greed. I believe it can be done, at least start enforcing different rules.....

[@guillaumekeulen219]

They don't want to, only good optic's They really Hate us wants to send to Dachau or a gullach death camp! Wake up they really Hate us

[@neurodivtries4101]

Richest country in the world my foot.

[@malkaringel7864]

Hi Mark! I know you'll never quit trying to raise awareness & advocate for concrete change. I know that it's extremely costly to rent anything in LA. Actually, it's pricey every where due to greedy landlords. I've lost track of your livestreams... usually, I'm notified if there is one. Also, awhile back you were raising funds for a 2nd film. I haven't heard anything about anything!!! Take care Mark & stay cool & hydrated in this heatwave. We're hot & muggy on , Quebec 🇨🇦 Canada presently. ❤️

[@JamesFox1]

Thank You , , ,

[@PaulLoughrin]

Thanks for all you do, Mark. I'm glad I found your channel. You have helped me open my eyes, to homelessness. Especially homeless veterans, as I am a veteran myself.

[@InvisiblePeople]

Thanks for the kind words

[@janneal9156]

Being homeless doesn't mean one has to be a big....regarding the trash ...it's disgusting ... To say the least. This would not be allowed here there would be help and it would never get to this disgusting stage.

[@alexkane84]

@@janneal9156 yet all you'll hear is Mark making excuses for this irresponsible behavior

[@janneal9156]

@@alexkane84 yes of course I suppose they're zapped out I just can't get my head around the trash do these people not no ...where do they go to the toilet or dispose of their needles . It would happen here if course there's druggies but there's not one town in Melbourne that looks like what I'm seeing here . Who's in charge of these cities . We have councils ...

[@annetteslife]

@@alexkane84 Kane if you don't like what Mark is doing then leave his channel

[@JuneBug79824]

The reason they have you waiting so long is because they're hoping you will pass away before they have to find you a place to live smh 😔

[@thewallsthatracistsbuild8506]

E of Parts A-E The homeless-shelters are powered and heated with butane and solar-panels, depending on how well the infrastructure held up, which are integrated into the construction of the *temporary* _homeless-shelters._ Which are a dry, clean place to sleep, and store their stuff. People from the city drive out to the homeless-communities to pick up food bank food; because that is where the food banks and free-ice machines are located.

[@LosFlyingTurntables]

Free homes and a butler 💯

[@LoloO42]

I loved your last statement. I can just picture horrified upper middle class folks thinking: " MY city, oh no. That can't happen in MY city".

[@drew1980ish]

Majority aren't even from California, there from different states

[@PianoMatronNeeNee]

Heartbreaking. How can we sit back and not help these lost souls. Sending love from Florida.

[@abdurahmanmohamed3378]

Keep ur useless love

[@ilarious5729]

I like the sentiment but we need a bit more than just love

[@rbj5767]

❣️

[@mymobilebuddy4392]

Everytime I watch 1 of your videos I donate.

[@JuNaSoSt]

I saw Kenneth Mejia who is running for City Controller say they are expanding their ban of homelessness around LA or attempting to. It means, no personal items, no sitting, no laying down, no sleeping etc

[@myyoutubechannel3161]

Sadd years on a waiting and they are most in need.. might as well take them off the list if their not gonna help them.. May God bless there souls 🙏

[@jamesspencer1463]

Hope for the Homeless

[@jasongates-]

I'm surprised they're not placed on a list to get on a list.

[@faith_God]

🙏🏼

[@RandyR]

Very reluctantly, I signed lease for a year. At $450 more per month. Am on disability. My $$ sources have to come through every month or I am screwed. Don't know how those cxxx yuppies can get away with this 😡😱

[@alanfoix9911]

It's never going to end. The war on the poor has been around for ever.

[@scotts9760]

Please come to Phoenix, Mark. Homeless people are dying during the AZ summer, but no one wants to talk about this.

[@Inf7cted]

When I leave my home, I notice more and more tents coming up. If things don't change now, I will witness more tents with families in them. Affordable housing is key, but what about Boxable homes? to lease one is 250 dollars a month. Trick is where do you place them and what about property taxes?

[@mariaofarrell7tsavororite12-7]

The waiting list are near full and are terribly long. Instead of the government's coming up with better plan very little done if at all. A few have made it possible to at least shower, use toilet, kept their hygeine, get clothes,shoes, a decent meal. Some go even farther building a few tiny houses where people can at least get out of the weather.

[@lb2645]

Wonder how much funds going into all this sweeping and ppl to make lists their income. All that money could be put to better use. That's someone's rent right there. There's so many pages about this allover the country it's a national emergency!

[@planetwalker798]

Mark, it's so great that you call this out! For those watching, what can we do to push back on this? Calling, writing, even if there, doesn't seem to change the outcome. I'm wondering what you think would?

[@Drowe71]

Never understood apart from being impaired somehow, why able people choose to stay in big city's. If this was me, no way would I live on the streets, Id go rural and try get some harvesting work.Then again I'm from Australia so maybe its about having different opportunities.

[@rickhammar1636]

Meanwhile, in other news, California governor Gavin Newsome campaigns in Florida tauting the greatness of himself & what he's done for California.

[@darrenhaywood7924]

He has not done a thing. I could not fathom the thought of him being president of our Nation. God Bless the USA!

[@randymoran67]

Florida is a mess also dont try to sweep it under the rug

[@rbj5767]

‼️💔🇺🇲💔🇺🇲💔💔💔💔

[@yourfate2221]

FEMA run homeless encampments share shower, laundry, toilet, cooking-facilities, stores, restaurants, dumpsters, and a post office where everyone has a POB; just like a large campground. No trash or crime problems for the cities and the working poor have a dry place to sleep and store their stuff. 24/7 every 20 minutes bus service connects the homeless encampment to the city. Where *subsidized for the homeless,* electric-cargo-bikes are provided by companies such as: _Wheels, Lime, Link, and Veo._ Food banks operate out of the homeless-communities where free ice is provided.

[@chasingsunsets87]

When the government says they are providing help dont believe. It is just over paid admin dragging it out.

[@radicalchanges7163]

Thats absolutely terrible.

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

*Section 3 of 3.* FEMA run homeless encampments share shower, laundry, toilet, cooking-facilities, stores, restaurants, dumpsters, and a post office where everyone has a POB; just like a large campground. No trash or crime problems for the cities and the working poor have a dry place to sleep and store their stuff. 24/7 every 20 minutes bus service connects the homeless encampment to the city. Where *subsidized for the homeless,* electric-cargo-bikes are provided by companies such as: _Wheels, Lime, Link, and Veo._ Food banks operate out of the homeless-communities where free ice is provided. Amen.

[@lndestr1234]

The logo on the back of the shirt matches what they do. Disgusting

[@thewallsthatracistsbuild8506]

C With subsidized for the homeless electric-cargo-bikes at all bus stops from companies like: _Wheels, Lime, Link, and Veo_ in the city and at the homeless encampment; so the working homeless can get to work. *Which are large 5,000 people disaster relief centers.* With trucked in water. Shared laundry, toilet, cooking, and shower-facilities. With restaurants, post office, and stores; just like a large campground. PAR

[@jos642]

I pray 🙏 the lord JESUS comes soon soon soon ❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏

[@yourfate2221]

C With subsidized for the homeless electric-cargo-bikes at all bus stops from companies like: _Wheels, Lime, Link, and Veo_ in the city and at the homeless encampment; so the working homeless can get to work. *Which are large 5,000 people disaster relief centers.* With trucked in water. Shared laundry, toilet, cooking, and shower-facilities. With restaurants, post office, and stores; just like a large campground.

[@1313coffeeguy]

I always hated when the local police would do sweeps because getting your property back is next to impossible in some cities, it's considered "City Property" once it's taken from the individual 😥

[@deerheart87]

Terrible

[@allcatall3931]

their fed regime, steals too..

[@planetwalker798]

I thought you were going to bring up "imminent domain"....

[@yellowbird5411]

Seventy million dollars a year could go a long way to providing a clean and safe homeless arrangement, whether it's subsidized living or a separate encampment outside the city that provides bus transportation to all local services and which has food, case workers, rules and structure approved by the county. This could be on privately owned land that is designated for that purpose. We have that in my area, and you can go all over this county and you will not see dirty streets with tents, people lying unconscious on the sidewalk or people urinating on the side of buildings. You just will not see it. The police would be called immediately, and arrangements would be made for that person. This area relies on tourists for the economy, and tourists will choose other destinations rather than put up with that kind of thing. The cities are wasting taxpayer money. They need to get a more permanent solution than just taking their stuff away.

[@yourfate2221]

It is a fact that the city of Austin has suffered environmental destruction of its housing and infrastructure due to catastrophic-runaway-anthropogenic-global-warming [CRAGW]. Today 7/26/2022 the St. Louis region experienced 7.02 inches of rain which is making many more people homeless due to the widespread flooding. So both St. Louis and Austin has lots of vacant land a 30 minute bus ride from the city. Where shelters provided by FEMA are established into campgrounds for 5,000 homeless families. PAR

[@tvathome562]

Shame to hear someone describe themselves / home as trash... This is the best the world can do, in the land of the free? The greatest super power on earth? I feel ashamed for us all.

[@Lili-xq9sn]

@@sarbantz not all homeless people are on drugs. Sheez.

[@JimTheEditor]

Free to make your own decisions, not get free stuff

[@alexkane84]

If your so ashamed why don't you bring one in your home and see what happens

[@tvathome562]

@@alexkane84 already rescued a few (broken people helping each other, because we don't fit in to society's rules), doesn't always work out, some of them are bitter and lash out at those who try to help, others not so bad (depends largely on their experiences and how they been treated).. I get its not for everyone, but as you have just tried to chastise me, the ones who lash out need to be understood and to understand others, some of us didn't having family, friends or anyone to guide us, so we didn't get to learn societys rules to be accepted. But it's not all black n white.

[@tvathome562]

@@JimTheEditor true, but to be honest at lot of these people would be happier working if they could find away to be back in society. Just like a soldier can get ptsd, or other disabilities, lots of these people have issues from past trauma, with trust, hidden disabilities because they don't have access to doctors/psychiatrists who could help them, it becomes a downward spiral.

[@Deuces-l3w]

I was once one of them,but by the grace of God I can say I am no longer living that lifestyle. (Romans 12:2)

[@pumpkindiamond994]

How arrogant of you to say God only helped you & why He didn't help the others when they prayed just as much!? Anyway only a dummy will worship a God who drowned to death millions of innocent children during The Great Flood.

[@8xnnr]

Grace of God? So God loves you more?

[@drew1980ish]

It's not god, it's yoy wanting to improve

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

*Paragraph 3 of 3.* Which is 27% of the *working* population! Or a $50,000 a year stipend for 40 million American families of 4 making less than $15 an hour; so that they do not become homeless.

[@HIAHomelessInAmerica]

🙏🙏🙏

[@deionle9355]

great

[@nirvana_banana777]

1:19 that symbol on the back of the shirt the "cleaner" is wearing tells you all you need to know about the agenda of these people.

[@soulbeautiful4586]

I want to help.. what is the best way I can help?

[@standepain]

I know if I were there age and I was in that situation I would be going down to the nearest recruitment office. I'm just wondering why we have never heard anyone of these people say they're thought about it?

[@amandarickert7789]

Because you can't get high in the military!

[@awakenedsoul]

​@@amandarickert7789 yep

[@thewallsthatracistsbuild8506]

D of Parts A-E In the on-site factories the homeless population's workforce is used to make more homeless shelters from plastic-waste taken from the oceans and government subsidized Styrofoam; and electric car conversion kits which cost only $600 because _The Defense Production Act_ was invoked. _Which does not include the cost of batteries and installation._ PAR

[@piotr.leniec-lincow5209]

Many yers ago l lived in LA . A man called on a radio talk show and said : I know how to solve the homeless problem . We should call them the outdoorsmen .......

[@freedomworks3976]

Hey Mark , How many homeless people have you housed ???

[@luckyduck2928]

So why are the majority of homeless people in the richest US cities? You know I was homeless. You know what I did? Bought crap land for less than $1000 bucks. You can find it with a little motivation

[@kevinsouza7744]

Oh now that's cute, land for 1000 dollars, you cant rent a room out in LA for 1000 dollars.

[@livingpurgatory3]

May the Lord God please help these people because the government isn't and clearly making their situation worse. SHAME ON THEM!!!

[@numinumful3815]

god had left the chat and this world long time ago

[@faith_God]

Amen 🙏🏼

[@diluminatii4688]

The lord can’t help lol y’all are so unbelievably delusional with this “God” shit. We have to work together, to make change. Even if there was a God..he would want us to solve the problems we created.

[@alexkane84]

Send them to the forests to live off the land

[@livingpurgatory3]

@Charts Newz God is real. Judgement is real. God is not Santa Claus. Bible says you abandon God, He abandons you

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

*Paragraph 1 of 3.* The $2 trillion tax breaks given to billionaires and corporations that did not need it and which did not create any jobs is repealed, all offensive miliFAIRY spending is cut to zero, and FEMA disaster relief funding; pays for an $1,800 a month minimum income for those making less than $15 an hour with no healthcare and dental benefits.

[@sokontes2667]

Even if the higher up find the homeless housing how are they gonna pay for it?im not understanding?Housing is free?with all bills included?Using water and electricity cost money

[@carlf.9035]

Why don't the city officials put their brains together and come up with ways to connect some of these homeless who are able, to provide work opportunities, volunteering opportunities in the form of incentives, salaries, food, shelter. There's alot of dirt and trash and parks that can use maintenance for example-why not help these people get their foot on the pedal. Yes housing and shelters is a huge factor but that doesn't prevent the number of homeless from increasing and at some point shelter space is never enough -they need to be part of society to advance in it.

[@powderandpaint14]

Affordable housing, section 8 housing and supported housing is the only thing that's going to help with this, that's what they need to be putting money into, not sweeps!

[@allcatall3931]

but, that'd be too 'nice' or something..

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

Just get affordable housing built. There's so much money for everything else but when it comes to building affordable housing, there's no money, there's nothing that can be done to get more affordable housing built. Its all nonsense.

[@nevillejones2451]

In my father's house are many rooms. Yet the mansions of the rich house but spiritually poor lost individuals.

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

*Section 2 of 3.* Today 7/28/2022 in Buckhorn, Kentucky there is historic flooding creating more climate-refugees; exacerbating the housing shortage. So St. Louis, Buckhorn, and Austin have lots of vacant land a 30 minute bus ride from the city. Where shelters provided by FEMA are established into campgrounds for 5,000 homeless families. PAR

[@stacyhix4602]

I beg you to come Bangor Maine

[@radicalchanges7163]

This is NOT helping.

[@radicalchanges7163]

A year and a half? Years!? thats sooo wrong

[@DavidLee-wj9sp]

60 an hour. My co worker makes to clear camps

[@ammaarahbint930]

Can we get an update on Arien Williams, how is she doing?

[@InvisiblePeople]

She’s in Florida last I knew doing good

[@meggrotte4760]

Honestly, I think the only way you could maybe afford a place is if you're working three part time jobs. You need to be making at least between forty and fifty dollars an hour if you're living in california

[@jojobaker1764]

With jobs everywhere.. these people need to self motivate and get down the road to where they can get a job.. then they would only be suffering the homeless life for ever shorting time.. unless they're just lazy mentally screwed up drug addicts. That couldn't be helped if you handed it to them..one time I came across homeless guy hitch hiking.. and I was in a position to give him a job.. and place to live untill he got on his feet .. so I offered that to him ..he said.. would I have to shave my beard. I said yes .. he said no I won't shave my bread..I said get out...and it was pouring rain..and I drove off and left him standing in the pouring rain.. he had no desire to help himself.. so I wasn't going to waste my time trying to help him..

[@imnotfeelingit207]

Dam I thought I was hard on the homeless i agree with you but I wouldn't just kick someone out if it's raining and I would also take him to his destination

[@jojobaker1764]

@@imnotfeelingit207 hard lessons.. step up and take care of your self .. because it's not likely somebody is going to do it for you..if out of the blue someone throws you a life jacket when your drowning you better grab on to it..

[@mencken8]

What good do these videos do? Everybody knows there is a homeless problem, and that there are all sorts of reasons why a person can become homeless. But one never sees a video that talks about anything but “sweeps,” or clearing out or moving these encampments. What about digging deeper into why people remain homeless? How many are motivated to change their situation? Anecdotes like “I lost my job and my house and became homeless” are sad, but not particularly helpful.

[@koolkitties8552]

It takes money and resources to help these people La doesn't have enough housing for all the people they've been talking about that for years they build luxury houses for rich people but nothing affordable for even middle class or lower class people. Some of these people are better off going to different states.

[@annetteslife]

These videos just shed light on the issues of homelessness in Noth America.

[@arizonaandrew]

Mark really seems to have the answers lmao

[@awakenedsoul]

Lol

[@marciawylam89]

I thought Gov Newsom had all the answers. And he wants to run for president.

[@annetteslife]

Mark these sweeps are happening in the country I live in and it is heartbreaking.

[@guillaumekeulen219]

The system works as it supposed to work Leave the matrix

[@jocelynejean9911]

They filled out all this paperwork and have been waiting for housing for years. How many job applications have they filled out?

[@imnotfeelingit207]

Fr

[@marsrover0]

Honestly

[@yourfate2221]

In Europe all their citizens receive free college educations so do *NOT* carry crushing student loan debt making them homeless. Free dental, hearing, vision, and healthcare so no crushing drug and healthcare costs making the homeless.

[@tt4570]

Mark, come on man, this camp is right next to a school. The church there on Juanita is being used as a 6th grade school for CWC Silverlake. The kids playing on the playground are right next to these people during recess. The only thing separating them is a see-through fence. How is this OK? I've been in contact with Mitch O'Farrell's office and Hector Vega (Homelessness Coordinator for District 13) to try and get this camp moved. These people need to be moved! Hector told me that they would be offering them services and mentioned nothing about waiting lists. I guess he lied to me. THIS CAMP NEEDS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL. It should be illegal to be within a certain distance of a school. It's not right!

[@carlak8419]

how is 'hiding societies atrocities' from children considered "loving one another?" how many of those kids do you think might end up in the 'without a home' catagory at some point in their lives? shoving it under the rug is the much abused way these HUMANS have been dealth with, you know... mothers, fathers, grandparents, any title relative. LOVE ONE ANOTHER was the added commandment.. NEXT!

[@catdooley4616]

@@carlak8419 Moving the homeless away from children is not pushing it under the rug, but unfortunately many of the homeless are on drugs or selling drugs that is not safe for the kids and is a definite way to continue the cycle, if the homeless are selling to children and it would be easier to see that happening if there are not huge crowds around. And before you say that not all homeless are doing drugs and selling drugs I am fully aware of that. That is not hating that is reality and sometimes the adults have to face that reality and be adults about this. I am fully on board with helping those on the streets, I pay my taxes, I give sometimes even if it means I do without, but protecting children should be a priority for everyone

[@InvisiblePeople]

What needs to happen is support to. help the people living there get out of homelessness. School or bakery or movie theater doesn’t matter. No one should be outside. Move this camp to where? Oh there, then they get pushed back. Here’s the thing - we have a perfect storm of homelessness coming. It’s going to get significantly worse. Pushing homeless to another area just makes homelessness worse. As you shared, Mitch and others are lying. If you watch all of our sweep videos, all people are being offered is to be placed on a waiting list. That’s it. Nothing more. I believe we are in agreement homeless camps should even exist. Well, we need real solutions to prevent and end homelessness.

[@InvisiblePeople]

There is far more danger of a middle class white male walking into a school with an automatic weapon than there is from any homeless person. Homeless people are not scary monsters. I agree homeless camps shouldn’t exist, so we need to prevent and solve homelessness. Pushing people to another area especially when homeless is about to significantly increase is insane.

[@tt4570]

What’s the perfect storm you are referring to? Why is it about to get much worse?

[@mermaidaughter7]

As long as you have Rich politicians you will have poor people. The Ying to the Yan

[@cathybedwell1877]

That is the key - to have the compassion to see yourself in their shoes. A missed mortgage payment, and they could be right where these homeless are. And messing with them - when they already have more than enough to deal with - only serves to add to their trauma. It says ‘You are unwelcome as a human being, we don’t care about you’. Very poor. And as you can see, it doesn’t work. These people need SERVICES and SUPPORT.

[@skilletfan8135]

Hey we should team up ,? I do homeless Minstary in chicago

[@escabrosa1]

To be honest, I don't know what to think about it. I give the panhandlers on the corner some money, and sometimes water if I have it. Lately, there's been more and more homeless, and I just can't keep handing out cash. When the local or federal government provides for homeless, it is resolving the homeless problem or disincentivizing responsible behavior? It may be helping the immediate need, but what does it do in the long run? I don't know.

[@darrenhaywood7924]

Maybe Gavin Newscum should do something. Who voted for that guy anyways.

[@manuelatellez2854]

Satan

[@Nobody-ji1oe]

Nah, it's just reality...

[@Cwgrlup]

I was homeless as a teen and got clean and sober and a job. We DO understand. This young, able-bodied man has zero reason to complain. These people aren’t senior citizens with serious illness. Get up and apply yourselves.

[@gingerg1113]

😞

[@margitnooten1667]

Is dit nu het mooie Amerika

[@manuelatellez2854]

If you really want to help these people, help find them work, that’s what they need to substain for themselves.

[@InvisiblePeople]

"Get a job" is not practical or realistic. People can't go from the streets to employment. They need showers to maintain a job. They cannot lock a tent, so when they leave, their stuff gets stolen. Sleep to get the needed rest to work is impossible. Plus, there is no place in the US where a person can work a minimum wage job that will pay for rent. What needs to happen is ALL OF US work to help people get off the streets into housing so that they can work. Housing saves lives and saves taxpayer money.

[@alexkane84]

@@InvisiblePeople send them to the forests to live off the land

[@Skzzlemister]

You can't get work if you don't have a safe place to lock a door at night. If you don't have that, you can't bathe regularly, feed yourself, or keep your essential belongings safe. Home comes first, then job.

[@terrilynch7845]

Not all can work. Many have mental & physical health concerns.

[@PaulLoughrin]

@@InvisiblePeople Amen, Mr. Mark

[@ivorydove28]

they should give the people land to live on this houseing waiting ist shit is bs i have been on the list here in ct for 18 years

[@Rox1SMF]

Holy moly, 18 YEARS? Where in CT? That's unconscionable!

[@ivorydove28]

@@Rox1SMF norwich

[@galegrazutis964]

They are all living a fairly tail They are complaining about how long they have been on a waiting list for housing. And the government isn't doing enough. Well if we all took that attitude of waiting for a free life at the taxpayers expense nobody would be working. Where on earh do they think the free housing, the welfare checks come from! If they have been waiting a that time you tbi k they would have done SOMETHING to better their own situation in all that time!!!

[@powderandpaint14]

What do you expect them to do? Minimum wage is't currently enough to pay rent in LA (that's if people can find and keep a job while homeless) it's the same for people on disability. They need AFFORDABLE housing, they want to pay their own way, they just can't afford it right now.

[@mariaofarrell7tsavororite12-7]

In case you didn't get the news, Tesla fixing to lay off 1000s to move to China. Asurion going to lay off some more. Most of these folk are not drug users. Most have no choice but to wait Most of these have families they're homes, apartments taken away because of job loss of income. Some have been thrown out of their homes by greedy family members who just want their SSI. What can you do to help ? Have a good plan ? Volunteer at food kitchen, church grocery store, Good Will. Most of us that are lucky that have are scared that we'll be asked to help to spare a dime ! Did you hear the DAVOS speech ? It's on KZbin.

[@galegrazutis964]

@@powderandpaint14 it's too dam easy to be on disability in America!

[@Rox1SMF]

@@galegrazutis964 What the Hell are you talking about? It takes YEARS to get Disability; another program where it seems they keep denying you in hopes you'll die before qualifying.

[@tangensrift8709]

"tax-payers expense" That's an interesting term, considering the military-industrial complex is doing just fine, with a budget well into the billions. The resources are there, but first and foremost, the situation of homelessness, has to be seen with empathy and urgency, because no two cases are the same. Homelessness doesn't strike anyone the same way.

[@JwinBaby]

What’s up Broski 🦋!

[@amandarickert7789]

Homeless sweeps aren't there to solve homelessness they are there to clean up their sidewalks because there are people who live in houses and who work in businesses that are on the same street and they're getting sick from all of the garbage and human waste. What are they supposed to do let a bunch of drug addicts and mentally ill people just live in a huge garbage dump in downtown LA? This doesn't make sense. You know why they're cleaning. Whether it inconveniences the homeless shouldn't be what your worried about...

[@awakenedsoul]

Exactly, have no respect for this guy....he's trying to play with people's emotions and pretend we are all dumb

[@meggrotte4760]

My plan is to try to To save as much money as I can. And then go back to asia to teach If I teach an asia and at least I can live

[@theabandonmentoftruth5896]

*Section 1 of 3.* *In the name of the Father, the Son, and The Holy Spirit.* It is a fact that the city of Austin, TexASS with its failed electrical grid, has suffered environmental destruction of its housing and infrastructure due to catastrophic-runaway-anthropogenic-global-warming [CRAGW]. Today 7/26/2022 the St. Louis region experienced 7.02 inches of rain which is making many more people homeless due to the widespread flooding.

[@jamesgarcia5820]

If you can't take care of your self, that is to say if your not a good machine you are 5150 and you gotta go back to the factory per the US government, if your not rich or able to be a good slave, see we have homeless to show the other machines what will happen if they don't serve the rich, that is to say, the people in charge, the people that give orders to the government. Everything on t.v is a program for you. The best thing to do is to stay programed don't wake up.

[@margaretames6522]

There has to be a place to go. Obvious?

[@drew1980ish]

Half of them also choose not to look for work