@Robert Willard You can let your congressman know that we need AFFORDABLE HOUSING & RENT CONTROL NOW! Address the "GIG" economy. 🙏Thank you for your 💞💞
Just show you care. I was one of those folks not just in Portland but many major cities . In the beginning I was truly homeless at 15. Later I started seeing a pattern so I started to travel to see things differently. The most important thing you can start doing is just having a conversation with someone. It shows you give a damn. Glad this video changed someone. Didn't make it but glad I found it.
In Eugene it's just as bad & as they keep raising our rents and keep our salaries flat there will be more. I have a Masters plus, but since I teach as a profession in this overpriced state I am always one paycheck away from the street. No joke. Not everyone has a family to run to if times get tough.
Most churches do feel good stuff for their own benefit they get kickbacks from the city for doing some good deeds. Religion is self indulgent hatred of anyone that does not agree with the religions concept of the way their god chooses to run your world.
"Homelessness is the by-product of an unhealthy community." That says it all. There will always be issues that impact people and drive them out of safe housing. How long a community takes to address the issue is a clear indication of the ability of a community to heal and prosper. We don't live in a vacuum where our good fortune is a given and someone else's misfortunes are their own problem. When enough people are suffering in the streets, their misfortunes will soon be your misfortunes.
I'm not sure. Mobile homes are not a bad solution either. From about the 1990's on, mobile homes have been well build, look more like typical housing with shingled roofs, require small lots. But mobile home parks pull in the worst of the worst ( maybe not as new parks, but about 10 or 15 years...) and I can't help but think that if you had any sort of community of tiny homes, it would do the same. Tiny home, if you are not meant for them, create a stress. I could live in a 1200 sq. ft. mobile home with someone I didn't like all that well, but put me in a tiny house and I'd probably end up in jail.
I agree about the houses being a good idea. I am not sure about the affordable housing but it’s better than seeing someone in a tent or on the street. Maybe they should build more affordable apartments. Also, raise wages!!!
@@stacitowery3475 yes most do have a lot of trash. These are the homeless with mental illness, that needs to be treated, so they can get their lives back in control. One problem at a time housing, drugs, alcohol, mental illness.etc.......
Being from Portland we need to stay the course and keep loving donating for housing and help people to transition it's so impotent empathy compassion it could be you next.
If everyone helped just ONE person....there wouldn't be this problem. That's THE problem though....we have all become so selfish and self absorbed. It's sad.
People have to be able to help them selves before they can help others. It's gonna take awhile for every one to get over what happened the last 8 years. Then maybe things will get better.
yep even the cell phones attention span of a gold fish absorbed with mundane shit that don't mean anything materialistic trivialism im guilty of it as well but haven't owned a cell phone in yrs
I was homless last winter and it was hell hardest time of my life. it started snowing on my birthday (12-14) and just never stopped... worse bday gift ever
Great job on this report. We as Americans need to stop voting for Presidents, Vice Presidents, Congress men or women, Governor's, Mayor's and all City and County leaders who are allowing our jobs to be sent overseas. We need jobs in American to help cure our homeless situations. We need more inpatient and outpatient help for the mentally ill in our communities. Since we cannot depend on our Government to solve or correct this problem then we need people who have compassionate and giving hearts to get involved to help solve some of the homeless problems and needs in each State, City, Town and Community. Are you willing to join or start a group or orgination or church group to help the homeless a few hours a week right where you live?
wolftreetree Because our stock market is huge and has substantial international ties, so it would be catastrophic for a lot of other countries if we went bankrupt.
Im about to be homeless, im unemployed, little money on my bank account, cant find a job cuz bad job history and the my stupid younger sister told my past coworkers about my UA-cam channel but i deleted it months ago, and i hat emy dysfunctional shitty family, my older brother's are greedy and yet my dad doesnt do much about it, cuz my dad cant pay the bills. But my older brothers are trying to get me kick out of the house, but thats fine, this is how stupid this dysfunctional shitty family really is.
I kind of thought Portland was very Liberal so why are they not spreading the wealth and practicing what they preach? There seems to be an issue like this in most liberal cities. And why are we letting 20 million people live here who cost us a least a 100 billion dollars a year in healthcare, schools etc when they are not even our citizens? That would go a long way to take care of this issue.
It's just not as simple as housing to solve it. I have seen homeless people who got a small apartment but was basically never there because they got lonely, and you'd find them where they used to hang out. We need to acknowledge the bond and friendships between people on the streets too, and not just toss people into a box with a window and a roof. Also not saying that it is what some people DO need, i am just saying that it's not the overall solution to a super complex issue.
You know when I was homeless we share good idea for housing's. We talk about tiny home community. If they won lottery they would build a hotel for long term living. There are building abandoned they could be use to house the homeless.
Thank you Israel and cole!! Its mikey! Been housed for a year! Almost off methadone. 23 mg. The nightmares and flashbacks are recurring again. One month into being indoors, i woke up from a HORRIBLE DREAM AND BEFORE MY EYES OPENED MY FIST HAD ALREADY SHATTERED MY WINDOW RIGHT NEXT TO MY BED. IT GETS BETTER THAN COMES BACK. THANK GOD FOR YOU GUYS HELPING ME GET ON DISABILITY!! ID BE FUCKED WITHOUT IT.!!!💚💙
So what if they do get alcohol or whatever with it. How else do you expect the pain of being that vulnerable to have a chance to subside if even for a short period of time. The bible says give wine to the suffering so they remember their misery no more! Look it up for yourself ARMCHAIR Christian
I agree, the longer you are on the streets, the harder it is to get off.. I was homeless twice. The second time was over a year but we lived in a shelter so that helped.😊
Most Americans really couldn't give a shit about the homeless until the second you start talking about helping refugees. Then they start screaming about helping the homeless first... but they never really do. It's sick. The amount of selfishness astounds me.
I am flabbergasted by the liberal hypocrisy. First they claim they want to help the homeless, then they fuck the homeless up the ass by bringing in loads of refugees, who inevitably will compete with the homeless over available resources and make it more difficult to be homeless. Fucking liberals! If you are American and are homeless or have a low socioeconomic position, then for the love of yourself, vote Trump. Those liberal bastards are going to fuck you over while pretending to help you. At least Trump is not going to have immigrants and refugees competing with you over jobs, wages or available help resources.
More pay would help a lot of people but I have met people who make more than I do and still don't know were their money goes from month to month. If they budgeted they could cut unnecessary expenses and keep track of their income and expenses.
Back in 1980, I was a single parent with three little kids. No money, an old station wagon and was forced to move from the city. The waiting list for low income housing was three years. I almost ended up living under a bridge. Luckily, me and my kids were able to move to my grandma's desert cabin. Life was so hard for us, but we had shelter and food.
I always thought if I had at least three month’s worth of bills saved up I would be all good and be able to save back up again/get a second job/get new digs in time but boy was I wrong. Next thing you know the car breaks down and you forget to pay your car insurance then that month you get pulled over so court costs and fines and bullshit. Car still isn’t working and maybe you live far away from most of town so it’s been harder to find a job plus you’re in pain from the car accident....next thing you know you’ve got a sixty day notice which turns to thirty then bam!!!! No parents nearby only a few a friends not all of them are really your friends so they steal from ya then stuff gets lost or damaged and the cycle endlessly continues.
You guys are very rude. Yes the music is a little much.. But to call it stupid and just not appreciate what this person has done which is record and share with us what is going on. Thank you for bringing awareness to this area. You are appreciated for this.
I highly doubt that Melissa spent money enriching her clients life's and paying their bills with her money. I worked as DHS worker in the state of Oregon, it's prohibited to spend your money on clients, as a DHS worker you can not spend your money on them. They get their own "State" money that pays their bills and rent in a disable home.
She's completely full of shit. Each and every excuse she made is easily refuted...Ha, one could also argue that she is extremely unlucky, every time she goes some where she is immediately assaulted😳
no one asked your country to take care of their country, but the fact is your country stick their army in Arabs country so they can steal their oil and get anything useful for them, and killing ppl and do rape, if u watch trump early he was talking about syria and said that isis taken syria oil they have their oil they should not have their oil but we should have it lol instead of saying its belong to syrian ppl he said it belong to USA, no country want US to get inside their country but US keep making excuses since they said Iraq have nuclear wep and then this is were terrorist start and calling Muslims ppl terrorist , and once US army step foot in any country they make it huge destruction, so if you think they will leave other countries just to focus on homeless ppl then you wrong cuz focus on homeless ppl means they going to spend alot of money and resources and staying in other countries means they keep getting alot of money and resources, i have many ideas that can help to end homeless in USA, and in my country too, forget about gov and who running the country, its very easy to make no homeless in USA, there is over 450 M human lives in USA, homeless in USA over 14m , among 450m humans in USA there is at least 50m rich person , if everyone of them help 1 homeless to only spend just 5000 dollars or even less then they cant end all homeless in the whole country, 5000 dollars can help homeless to rent for him or her 6 months apartment and u even can add there more than 1 person to live together, and take that person and buy him clothes and give him just 1000 dollars to spend on his food and it can set him or her for 1 month at least and this homeless once they get place to stay and look good and have food if they search for job they will find and and then they will be able to work, most jobs there once they know this guy is homeless they refuse to give them job application, so if u take care of 1 homeless only to look good and give him place to stay fully paid rent then during 6 months they will find job and they will be able to start over, and thats only 1 thing, there is many idea that can help to even make very less homeless at USA,
or too busy killing people in other countries , because, us wants ( as all ways ?) something they have seen there , and just can`t live without that !! ( As your Native A. also had /have ?)
Leidy A Leidy don't get upset. Us Americans never get any props just all the critism, as if, any one country is perfect. Then a lot of the people flock to the states to get our world renowned education, medical care, etc. As all these people talk shit to you they do it on two platform's (The Internet and You Tube) that American's created. More then likely on a device created by Americans. I hope Trump does pull the US out of everyone's affairs. See how the world operates without the States. One Love
Excellent information, why is it not in effect? I work, but see that I will not be able to afford apts or housing in the future(Lancaster TX, just South of Dallas).
Sorry but can't get my buddy outta my head. The gentleman in the beginning of you see him please help him. When I became homeless he was my rock. Great human being please help him
I was homeless in Portland weird to see all these people I know. I hope things got better for them. I have a place in Maine now but only for a yr and there's no work so might be back home soon anyway.
This why we have to be nice, compassionate towards others. We don't know what someone is going/been through. This could be you or your relatives. Its our responsibility to make a difference. This is sad! (Who cut the pho'kin onions!)
Caps on landlord rental prices would cause FAR FEWER places to rent. Government regulations are exactly what has caused the high rent prices. Strict building inspections, licensing of building contractors, plumbers, electricians etc has doubled the cost of housing. Government regulations have caused high rent and homelessness. We certainly don't need more government regulations as this film suggests.
Illegals and refugees of this country have been treated much better than these American People...SAD. Most of them are veterans who fought for the freedom of this country, now they are being forgotten and literally discarded in the street. Politicians should do something..its a total disgrace
Sisters of the road cafe is a great great place. Free food if you need it but it does cost. 2.00 get you a 4. Portion restaurant style meal. Or you can work for a few hrs and get tickets for more food. Beautiful people there homeless and housed
The guy from street roots and the other interview with the light skinned gentleman are extremely bsmart and there minds are in the right direction bless them for thinking outside the norm
This was an informative documentary but why do we keep seeing lines of tourists outside of Voodoo waiting for doughnuts? What does that have to do with homelessness?
Part of the huge problem is the ridiculous system: you can afford the rent, but they won't let you rent because you either earn too little according to their books, or, too much. There is a system in place for lower income housing that responds to folk earning "too little" or "too much" by excluding them from renting. It is the most imbecilic thing I have ever experienced. The amount of time you spend hunting exceeds even the time allotted to you in a transitional shelter sometimes. It can take longer than 3 months. This is why even people who work sometimes have to stay in a shelter. For example, if you receive, say, $12 100 a year, it will be regarded as too little to stay in an apartment that now costs, say, $550 a month. If you earn $13 000 p.a., it may be too much for some apartments you had your heart set on. Also, there is no rent control anyway in Portland, Oregon. The landlords rake it in for corporate housing management. This income is tied in with the amount of hours you are employed by companies, so you may or may not need to rely on SNAP just to eat. Hence, the system is responsible imo.
Homelessness is a complex problem because of the many variables that contribute to it but I can tell you this, it will get worse and as we go trillions more in debt the higher inflation of the dollar. There is coming a time when everything is going to crash, where those with mortgages, jobs, cars etc., will lose it all because they themselves are personally in debt and the banks recall all of their loans immediately. Society is broken and eventually has to reset and fix itself. Enjoy what you have right now because soon you may not have it. And if you use all your material objects as your feel good status and feeling empowered you're heading for a terrible crash.
Sorry, USA, fix the huge problem of homelessness your citizens experience before bringing in more people who need services. Once USA proves it can address its own problems, behave with compassion, house its veterans, etc., then tackle the world's problems. What arrogance.
We may not get away from metal mental health problems but we need to do stay together as family, we give up to easy on that.a whole, I sorry for your lost and my hope and dreams. I am trying to pick my self up and try to remember where I came from. Please call people's family and let them how their child is doing. FAmily That is Start
At the same time you have to realize you okay money spend it by yourself you going to leave by yourself nobody owes you a thing you all have 24 hours in a day what you do with your 24 hours is up to you you can waste your time and waste your 24 hours or you can not take life for granted and use your 24 hours wisely the choice is yours no one else's
We must keep hope to help with homeless people to prevent a person from losing their homes. We must help and create ways to save persons with affordable housing and keep hope and help available to people who have no place to live to keep Alive people who may be losing hope!We can help and get with Agencies to find out what we can Do to create a better life for Everyone.
I realize this video I very old, but the homeless situation is worse NOW than it was before. Landlords are most of the cause, I don't see a reason for their deep pockets when so many are hurting. The rules of getting an apartment is REDICULOUS. 3 X the rent... seriously? Rent being $1500 OR MORE... Who makes that kind of money? I pray people that own apartments never see the reality of HURT
Same thing I wonder:...why in the earth US dont care of own people??? My home I promise you cant see homeless person. Greetings from Aland Islands/Finland
Do you know the oldest saying in the planet! Has been translated through the linguistic dynasties of langage/communication. *"What goes around comes around"* The fulani tribes of the South East of Africa... Law was a product governed by the earth itself... When disputes arose against one another... villagers by other villagers etc? Every case would be disclosed in a version of early court proceedings. The defendant and claimant would both share their part of a disagreement to the chief/s in front of the village crowds... After the disclosures the chief would utter in native tongue, both versions of incident have been disclosed front of council, sworn testimony to the earth... *"Today, Whom ever is the dishonest one, spoken untrue accounts, shall reap the momentum of punishment from the land"* After this point everyone would go back to work. It was usually expected that a natural catastrophe/illness/tragedy/unfortunate circumstance/misfortunes or some unknown fate would bequeath the guilty, in which over time was usually the case! This was the law, in which was ignored by European Settlers. Many Zulu tribes and native tribes still practice this law today... I for one believe it is true... It appears African tradition have been stopped by corrupt bureaucracy, which installs false doctrines, and corruption to relieve the tribes of their resources and natural power... When these natives regain their original principals power shall be redeemed... The natural earth *(nature)* exist *not* on mimic/faulty bureaucratics or imitation of natural order... which has been a trap for immorality and ignorant individuals world-wide! If the tribes regain knowledge/characteristics? Natural order shall return to the complete organisms of the earth... A division of *"What goes around comes around"* When the British colony travelled from colony to colony on a round trip and eventually settled back in England. Reported by citizens of a mysterious black *plague* (bubonic) which sweeped the nation obliterating man, woman and child alike...
They should go back to the land and work on a farm back to basics, that is what I would do just to get somewhere to sleep and something to eat but most of this people are on drugs or alcohol.
Prayers not getting answered? Consider: 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 7 Is it not to deal THY bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to THY house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. ISAIAH 58:4-14 KJV
The baby committed no crime, it had the misfortune of being born into this. I wonder if it's name is Chance? It hasn't a chance in hell of making it. :(
Listening to these homeless people speak is very sad. Stories of life being hard. A lot of self inflicted problems but some people just victims of circumstances...and then some are so far gone they make ZERO sense.
the guy at the beginning cryin over a girl.. there is two quotes by snoop dog that might help him "bitches aint nothin but ho's & tricks" & "you can't housewife a ho" hope this helps.
With an addiction you can never afford a "home" A Home can never be cheap enough when you have an addiction... get the illegal drugs and big Pharm out of the American family & that would stop overwhelming every single system in place for mental illness care
The us government has a 25 trillion a year budget. They can fix this problem. We have a runaway inflation problem with elected officials stuck on stupid that well not nor care to fix this problem.
It's romantic to be young on the street. However sooner than you think, age sets in. Your just an old grey person on the street. Sad. you need to back the ones who are willing.
I keep headaches about this situation, oh my I cry I pray; it doesn’t matter their Race, Clir , or Creed, Almighty God our Creator created all human beings ; he is not Pleased at All!!! Somebody is going to pay for this Evil!! You know darn well that things happen; how about the ones that are not going to get their Jobs back, Look open your Eyes, this don’t make no sense; cold hearted, be careful you might be up now, but Baby, you have no Idea what might come. Peace, only God can fix this Problem.😶😭😣😔🥺🙃
here in the USA, you live where you can afford to live. it's pretty obvious that Manhattan NY has the same problem as well as any other popular beach front property in arms reached area's around the USA. where most weathy folks can afford to do so. but you have people who just show up from all over the world broke ass hell unanounced expecting to be able to just move right on in no questions asked. if that's the case I would like a penthouse studio in downtown San Diego CA. and when I'm bored with that scenery I want one in Miami Florida at the cost of just showing up in town. what a slap in the face for those who worked their asses off. I am a homeless man myself and will be moving into a cheap 200.00 a month sleeping room in a small town in the Midwest working part-time, but I would like to live in NYC, but I don't have the means to do so. wake up and get the glass picture before it falls off the wall and shatters all over the floor. sincerely, yours truly. Humpty Dumpty.
If you consider jobs at Family Dollar and McDonalds then I guess it's a nation of opportunity! When we lost all our manufacturing jobs to other countries the opportunity was gone!
I am a tough 73 year old man and these stories make me cry for the first time in years. What can I do to help?
stop thinking of a basic necessity as a commodity ,,
housing
@J OneLife What ... Explain ?
@@sarajayne3832 there is no explanation for that remark, no intelligent thought behind it whatsoever. Sadly it is a just a hateful and hurtful remark.
@Robert Willard You can let your congressman know that we need AFFORDABLE HOUSING & RENT CONTROL NOW! Address the "GIG" economy. 🙏Thank you for your 💞💞
Just show you care. I was one of those folks not just in Portland but many major cities . In the beginning I was truly homeless at 15. Later I started seeing a pattern so I started to travel to see things differently. The most important thing you can start doing is just having a conversation with someone. It shows you give a damn. Glad this video changed someone. Didn't make it but glad I found it.
This man talking about Homelessness being a product of unhealthy communities has a real grasp on this. Insight is amazing.
In Eugene it's just as bad & as they keep raising our rents and keep our salaries flat there will be more. I have a Masters plus, but since I teach as a profession in this overpriced state I am always one paycheck away from the street. No joke. Not everyone has a family to run to if times get tough.
Where in Europe you live?
@A J,it's comments like this that make me sad about the state of humanity today.
@A J,it's comments like this that make me sad about the state of humanity today
@@Lanja1991 Eugene is in Oregon, U.S.
This economic madness which puts people in this position is a warning to the world.
where are the mega churches with millions ABOVE their expenses...give 1 or 2 million each all of you to help these people, it is BIBLICAL to do so.
Karen Weber : They are SANTANIC not Christian !!!!
Most churches do feel good stuff for their own benefit they get kickbacks from the city for doing some good deeds. Religion is self indulgent hatred of anyone that does not agree with the religions concept of the way their god chooses to run your world.
I agree with you completely.
"Homelessness is the by-product of an unhealthy community." That says it all. There will always be issues that impact people and drive them out of safe housing. How long a community takes to address the issue is a clear indication of the ability of a community to heal and prosper. We don't live in a vacuum where our good fortune is a given and someone else's misfortunes are their own problem. When enough people are suffering in the streets, their misfortunes will soon be your misfortunes.
Sandy, so how many are You helping?
the tiny home community is an amazing idea and a very good solution for affordable housing.
I'm not sure. Mobile homes are not a bad solution either. From about the 1990's on, mobile homes have been well build, look more like typical housing with shingled roofs, require small lots. But mobile home parks pull in the worst of the worst ( maybe not as new parks, but about 10 or 15 years...) and I can't help but think that if you had any sort of community of tiny homes, it would do the same. Tiny home, if you are not meant for them, create a stress. I could live in a 1200 sq. ft. mobile home with someone I didn't like all that well, but put me in a tiny house and I'd probably end up in jail.
aaaaaaaaaaand relators refuse to allow us to have them because they lower the rents
I agree about the houses being a good idea. I am not sure about the affordable housing but it’s better than seeing someone in a tent or on the street. Maybe they should build more affordable apartments. Also, raise wages!!!
They have way too much trash for tiny homes. These communities would rival the slums in Mumbai's dumps in no time.
@@stacitowery3475 yes most do have a lot of trash. These are the homeless with mental illness, that needs to be treated, so they can get their lives back in control. One problem at a time housing, drugs, alcohol, mental illness.etc.......
Being from Portland we need to stay the course and keep loving donating for housing and help people to transition it's so impotent empathy compassion it could be you next.
Great job, Christian Krantz.
If everyone helped just ONE person....there wouldn't be this problem. That's THE problem though....we have all become so selfish and self absorbed. It's sad.
People have to be able to help them selves before they can help others. It's gonna take awhile for every one to get over what happened the last 8 years. Then maybe things will get better.
Someone don't need help cause they refuse to help themselves. Go help the one that deserves it then.
yep even the cell phones attention span of a gold fish absorbed with mundane shit that don't mean anything materialistic trivialism im guilty of it as well but haven't owned a cell phone in yrs
How is the one person you chose to help doing? Give us some ideas from your experience with them.
I have tried to help. Most don't want help. Try it before you are so righteous. Most are not mentally ill.
This is the best discussion on houselessness i have ever heard....
15:45 thank you for saying that im sick of everyone thinking w are lazy... its hard work out here
10 moths a year it is cold rain and snow and the 2017 winter was hard in Oregon makes it even harder for the Homeless
I was homless last winter and it was hell hardest time of my life. it started snowing on my birthday (12-14) and just never stopped... worse bday gift ever
Great job on this report.
We as Americans need to stop voting for Presidents, Vice Presidents, Congress men or women, Governor's, Mayor's and all City and County leaders who are allowing our jobs to be sent overseas.
We need jobs in American to help cure our homeless situations. We need more inpatient and outpatient help for the mentally ill in our communities.
Since we cannot depend on our Government to solve or correct this problem then we need people who have compassionate and giving hearts to get involved to help solve some of the homeless problems and needs in each State, City, Town and Community.
Are you willing to join or start a group or orgination or church group to help the homeless a few hours a week right where you live?
Excellent work.
Thank you.
Great job, loved both of your videos on homelessness in Portland. Working on moving to Portland and your videos have inspired me to keep pushing.
Awesome to hear that, thank you.
Why do people say we are a wealthy country, when we owe trillions?
wolftreetree
Because our stock market is huge and has substantial international ties, so it would be catastrophic for a lot of other countries if we went bankrupt.
i agreed
wolftreetree your trillions are in orange pig’s bank accounts
wolftreetree We can print money off the debt system. We will never truly go broke.
Well said - many wiĺ understand once hyper inflation kicks in and most of us join the homeless!
Thanks and I am a Homeless Advocate/Activist for Survival in California. and I am also
Homeless in Oceanside/Vista, California in Southern California
Im about to be homeless, im unemployed, little money on my bank account, cant find a job cuz bad job history and the my stupid younger sister told my past coworkers about my UA-cam channel but i deleted it months ago, and i hat emy dysfunctional shitty family, my older brother's are greedy and yet my dad doesnt do much about it, cuz my dad cant pay the bills. But my older brothers are trying to get me kick out of the house, but thats fine, this is how stupid this dysfunctional shitty family really is.
Beautiful, sensitive work.
Thank you.
Without doubt.
Wonderfully done too.
I kind of thought Portland was very Liberal so why are they not spreading the wealth and practicing what they preach? There seems to be an issue like this in most liberal cities. And why are we letting 20 million people live here who cost us a least a 100 billion dollars a year in healthcare, schools etc when they are not even our citizens? That would go a long way to take care of this issue.
It's just not as simple as housing to solve it. I have seen homeless people who got a small apartment but was basically never there because they got lonely, and you'd find them where they used to hang out. We need to acknowledge the bond and friendships between people on the streets too, and not just toss people into a box with a window and a roof. Also not saying that it is what some people DO need, i am just saying that it's not the overall solution to a super complex issue.
Azzy Darling, *I* am homeless and would GLADLY occupy that apartment.
You know when I was homeless we share good idea for housing's. We talk about tiny home community. If they won lottery they would build a hotel for long term living. There are building abandoned they could be use to house the homeless.
Saddened by the enormity and reasons for homelessness. But
where there is a will, there is a way. Solve homelessness. Blessings.
Thank you Israel and cole!! Its mikey! Been housed for a year! Almost off methadone. 23 mg. The nightmares and flashbacks are recurring again. One month into being indoors, i woke up from a HORRIBLE DREAM AND BEFORE MY EYES OPENED MY FIST HAD ALREADY SHATTERED MY WINDOW RIGHT NEXT TO MY BED. IT GETS BETTER THAN COMES BACK. THANK GOD FOR YOU GUYS HELPING ME GET ON DISABILITY!! ID BE FUCKED WITHOUT IT.!!!💚💙
God is good!!!
So what if they do get alcohol or whatever with it. How else do you expect the pain of being that vulnerable to have a chance to subside if even for a short period of time. The bible says give wine to the suffering so they remember their misery no more! Look it up for yourself ARMCHAIR Christian
I agree, the longer you are on the streets, the harder it is to get off.. I was homeless twice. The second time was over a year but we lived in a shelter so that helped.😊
Most Americans really couldn't give a shit about the homeless until the second you start talking about helping refugees. Then they start screaming about helping the homeless first... but they never really do. It's sick. The amount of selfishness astounds me.
Massetgirl72 Finally someone who understands how it all started and lets not forget that Reagan stopped the regulation of the banking system. 👍
I am flabbergasted by the liberal hypocrisy. First they claim they want to help the homeless, then they fuck the homeless up the ass by bringing in loads of refugees, who inevitably will compete with the homeless over available resources and make it more difficult to be homeless.
Fucking liberals! If you are American and are homeless or have a low socioeconomic position, then for the love of yourself, vote Trump. Those liberal bastards are going to fuck you over while pretending to help you. At least Trump is not going to have immigrants and refugees competing with you over jobs, wages or available help resources.
Dovenpeis don't forget all the Mexicans legal and illegal.
They don t give a shit about homelessness until it happens to them
@@Dovenpeis be careful what you wish for
Good documentary....just the background music was a little loud in sections and I couldn't hear what the PEOPLE were saying.
Thank you, and thanks for the feedback. This is definitely a mistake I've noted and will avoid doing in the future!
More pay would help a lot of people but I have met people who make more than I do and still don't know were their money goes from month to month. If they budgeted they could cut unnecessary expenses and keep track of their income and expenses.
Hey, my friend James is in this! Keep doing your thing boo!! ❤
Back in 1980, I was a single parent with three little kids. No money, an old station wagon and was forced to move from the city. The waiting list for low income housing was three years. I almost ended up living under a bridge. Luckily, me and my kids were able to move to my grandma's desert cabin. Life was so hard for us, but we had shelter and food.
I always thought if I had at least three month’s worth of bills saved up I would be all good and be able to save back up again/get a second job/get new digs in time but boy was I wrong. Next thing you know the car breaks down and you forget to pay your car insurance then that month you get pulled over so court costs and fines and bullshit. Car still isn’t working and maybe you live far away from most of town so it’s been harder to find a job plus you’re in pain from the car accident....next thing you know you’ve got a sixty day notice which turns to thirty then bam!!!! No parents nearby only a few a friends not all of them are really your friends so they steal from ya then stuff gets lost or damaged and the cycle endlessly continues.
Damn I’ve never seen this until now.
Holy shit you inspire me.
Can't hear a lot of this due to background noise!!
I have decided to invest in better audio equipment for the future. Thank you.
You guys are very rude. Yes the music is a little much.. But to call it stupid and just not appreciate what this person has done which is record and share with us what is going on. Thank you for bringing awareness to this area. You are appreciated for this.
Amazing documentary, well done❤️
I highly doubt that Melissa spent money enriching her clients life's and paying their bills with her money. I worked as DHS worker in the state of Oregon, it's prohibited to spend your money on clients, as a DHS worker you can not spend your money on them. They get their own "State" money that pays their bills and rent in a disable home.
She's completely full of shit. Each and every excuse she made is easily refuted...Ha, one could also argue that she is extremely unlucky, every time she goes some where she is immediately assaulted😳
27:09 place looks really good. Nice sense of community
We can't help our own because we are too busy taking care of other Countries people and their problems.
no one asked your country to take care of their country, but the fact is your country stick their army in Arabs country so they can steal their oil and get anything useful for them, and killing ppl and do rape, if u watch trump early he was talking about syria and said that isis taken syria oil they have their oil they should not have their oil but we should have it lol instead of saying its belong to syrian ppl he said it belong to USA, no country want US to get inside their country but US keep making excuses since they said Iraq have nuclear wep and then this is were terrorist start and calling Muslims ppl terrorist , and once US army step foot in any country they make it huge destruction, so if you think they will leave other countries just to focus on homeless ppl then you wrong cuz focus on homeless ppl means they going to spend alot of money and resources and staying in other countries means they keep getting alot of money and resources, i have many ideas that can help to end homeless in USA, and in my country too, forget about gov and who running the country, its very easy to make no homeless in USA, there is over 450 M human lives in USA, homeless in USA over 14m , among 450m humans in USA there is at least 50m rich person , if everyone of them help 1 homeless to only spend just 5000 dollars or even less then they cant end all homeless in the whole country, 5000 dollars can help homeless to rent for him or her 6 months apartment and u even can add there more than 1 person to live together, and take that person and buy him clothes and give him just 1000 dollars to spend on his food and it can set him or her for 1 month at least and this homeless once they get place to stay and look good and have food if they search for job they will find and and then they will be able to work, most jobs there once they know this guy is homeless they refuse to give them job application, so if u take care of 1 homeless only to look good and give him place to stay fully paid rent then during 6 months they will find job and they will be able to start over, and thats only 1 thing, there is many idea that can help to even make very less homeless at USA,
I suggest you go back to where ever it is you came from and learn grammar and punctuation before responding to anything. You are an embarrassment.
Leidy A English is not my language, and about going back my country im already there and never left my country Egypt .
or too busy killing people in other countries , because, us wants ( as all ways ?) something they have seen there , and just can`t live without that !! ( As your Native A. also had /have ?)
Leidy A Leidy don't get upset. Us Americans never get any props just all the critism, as if, any one country is perfect. Then a lot of the people flock to the states to get our world renowned education, medical care, etc. As all these people talk shit to you they do it on two platform's (The Internet and You Tube) that American's created. More then likely on a device created by Americans. I hope Trump does pull the US out of everyone's affairs. See how the world operates without the States. One Love
Is Portland's situation really this bad, with homeless all over downtown ?
Excellent information, why is it not in effect? I work, but see that I will not be able to afford apts or housing in the future(Lancaster TX, just South of Dallas).
It rained so hard yesterday. I loved it
Sorry but can't get my buddy outta my head. The gentleman in the beginning of you see him please help him. When I became homeless he was my rock. Great human being please help him
I was homeless in Portland weird to see all these people I know. I hope things got better for them. I have a place in Maine now but only for a yr and there's no work so might be back home soon anyway.
Problem is there is very little love in this world and it’s sad one day we will wake up only to memories of what love was
This why we have to be nice, compassionate towards others. We don't know what someone is going/been through. This could be you or your relatives. Its our responsibility to make a difference. This is sad! (Who cut the pho'kin onions!)
The Pacific Northwest is one of the more progressive areas in the US.
please lower the music a little it's hard to hear them
Caps on landlord rental prices would cause FAR FEWER places to rent. Government regulations are exactly what has caused the high rent prices. Strict building inspections, licensing of building contractors, plumbers, electricians etc has doubled the cost of housing. Government regulations have caused high rent and homelessness. We certainly don't need more government regulations as this film suggests.
At 20:00 in video what song is that? Would you be mad" what song is that? why hide and deleted the question?
ben taylor - Run. only on soundcloud
Illegals and refugees of this country have been treated much better than these American People...SAD. Most of them are veterans who fought for the freedom of this country, now they are being forgotten and literally discarded in the street. Politicians should do something..its a total disgrace
I love you Portland💜
Sisters of the road cafe is a great great place. Free food if you need it but it does cost. 2.00 get you a 4. Portion restaurant style meal. Or you can work for a few hrs and get tickets for more food. Beautiful people there homeless and housed
We need to limit immigration for about 10 years or this problem will continue. We can't keep displacing people expect things to change.
Song at 22:05 Please anyone... Would you be sad if i told you....... ?????????????????????
"Run" By Ben Taylor. Only on Soundcloud
that one guy makes me think to myself im never getting married melissas situation talk about ironic karma will visit those folks who wronged her
Complete bullshit.
The guy from street roots and the other interview with the light skinned gentleman are extremely bsmart and there minds are in the right direction bless them for thinking outside the norm
I know that first guy personally. He's a good person just likes to hang out. I love in Maine now I hope he's ok
This was an informative documentary but why do we keep seeing lines of tourists outside of Voodoo waiting for doughnuts? What does that have to do with homelessness?
Part of the huge problem is the ridiculous system: you can afford the rent, but they won't let you rent because you either earn too little according to their books, or, too much. There is a system in place for lower income housing that responds to folk earning "too little" or "too much" by excluding them from renting. It is the most imbecilic thing I have ever experienced. The amount of time you spend hunting exceeds even the time allotted to you in a transitional shelter sometimes. It can take longer than 3 months. This is why even people who work sometimes have to stay in a shelter. For example, if you receive, say, $12 100 a year, it will be regarded as too little to stay in an apartment that now costs, say, $550 a month. If you earn $13 000 p.a., it may be too much for some apartments you had your heart set on. Also, there is no rent control anyway in Portland, Oregon. The landlords rake it in for corporate housing management. This income is tied in with the amount of hours you are employed by companies, so you may or may not need to rely on SNAP just to eat. Hence, the system is responsible imo.
Homelessness is a complex problem because of the many variables that contribute to it but I can tell you this, it will get worse and as we go trillions more in debt the higher inflation of the dollar. There is coming a time when everything is going to crash, where those with mortgages, jobs, cars etc., will lose it all because they themselves are personally in debt and the banks recall all of their loans immediately. Society is broken and eventually has to reset and fix itself. Enjoy what you have right now because soon you may not have it. And if you use all your material objects as your feel good status and feeling empowered you're heading for a terrible crash.
it's here, the adjustment
What is the song list in this video?
We need JESUS he said this woukd happen he has the Answers too everything but many want there own way imm so praying for them
The man in the blue and white beanie, much love to you.
it's Portland OREGON. but is there homelessness in the other Portland as well
there's homelessness in most cities in the US
Being permitted to exist on city land is government support, btw..
there is Portland Oregon and there is another Portland, could be Maine, so which one is this?
very clearly oregon ;)
the little house nation idea wouldn't work?
Angie's Concreekations
Ikr, that's such a good idea! Think how grateful the people would be
@@Nerotheraccoon they wouldn't be grateful at all. For such a community to work, there would have to be rules...
This seems like a good documentary but I can’t watch because of the background music
My bad, made this when I was 17. I'll hopefully never make the same mistake again from all these comments. Good learning experience.
Giving your time to people is a waste of time, people take and never give back
Sorry, USA, fix the huge problem of homelessness your citizens experience before bringing in more people who need services. Once USA proves it can address its own problems, behave with compassion, house its veterans, etc., then tackle the world's problems. What arrogance.
We may not get away from metal mental health problems but we need to do stay together as family, we give up to easy on that.a whole, I sorry for your lost and my hope and dreams. I am trying to pick my self up and try to remember where I came from. Please call people's family and let them how their child is doing. FAmily
That is Start
These are the kind of people that should be running the government
At the same time you have to realize you okay money spend it by yourself you going to leave by yourself nobody owes you a thing you all have 24 hours in a day what you do with your 24 hours is up to you you can waste your time and waste your 24 hours or you can not take life for granted and use your 24 hours wisely the choice is yours no one else's
We must keep hope to help with homeless people to prevent a person
from losing their homes. We must help
and create ways to save persons with affordable housing and keep hope and help available to people who have no place to live to keep Alive people who may be losing hope!We can help and get with Agencies to find out what we can Do to create a better life for Everyone.
there are all these abandonded housea ll over the usa theyneed to rehab the and u se them
I realize this video I very old, but the homeless situation is worse NOW than it was before. Landlords are most of the cause, I don't see a reason for their deep pockets when so many are hurting. The rules of getting an apartment is REDICULOUS. 3 X the rent... seriously? Rent being $1500 OR MORE... Who makes that kind of money? I pray people that own apartments never see the reality of HURT
Same thing I wonder:...why in the earth US dont care of own people??? My home I promise you cant see homeless person. Greetings from Aland Islands/Finland
is this portland oregon or maine? i have done both but my advice to anyone watching who may be on the verge of going homeless, buy a bus ticket to ca.
Edith Kahlo its Oregon, but Portland Maine is just as bad if not worse per capita.
yes edith, Ca is the mecca for the homeless
Do you know the oldest saying in the planet!
Has been translated through the linguistic dynasties of langage/communication.
*"What goes around comes around"*
The fulani tribes of the South East of Africa...
Law was a product governed by the earth itself...
When disputes arose against one another... villagers by other villagers etc?
Every case would be disclosed in a version of early court proceedings.
The defendant and claimant would both share their part of a disagreement to the chief/s in front of the village crowds...
After the disclosures the chief would utter in native tongue, both versions of incident have been disclosed front of council, sworn testimony to the earth... *"Today, Whom ever is the dishonest one, spoken untrue accounts, shall reap the momentum of punishment from the land"*
After this point everyone would go back to work.
It was usually expected that a natural catastrophe/illness/tragedy/unfortunate circumstance/misfortunes or some unknown fate would bequeath the guilty, in which over time was usually the case!
This was the law, in which was ignored by European Settlers.
Many Zulu tribes and native tribes still practice this law today...
I for one believe it is true...
It appears African tradition have been stopped by corrupt bureaucracy, which installs false doctrines, and corruption to relieve the tribes of their resources and natural power...
When these natives regain their original principals power shall be redeemed...
The natural earth *(nature)* exist *not* on mimic/faulty bureaucratics or imitation of natural order... which has been a trap for immorality and ignorant individuals world-wide!
If the tribes regain knowledge/characteristics? Natural order shall return to the complete organisms of the earth...
A division of *"What goes around comes around"*
When the British colony travelled from colony to colony on a round trip and eventually settled back in England.
Reported by citizens of a mysterious black *plague* (bubonic) which sweeped the nation obliterating man, woman and child alike...
They should go back to the land and work on a farm back to basics, that is what I would do just to get somewhere to sleep and something to eat but most of this people are on drugs or alcohol.
true, druggies and alcoholics can waste away since they were irresponsible and stupid. they wont even help themselves !!
You sound like Mao.
I agree.
Housing is not the answer love is the only answer from love all those things like housing will come! 🙏
Wonderful video, wish I had the answers or a million dollars to donate.
Prayers not getting answered? Consider:
4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high.
5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
7 Is it not to deal THY bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to THY house? When thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy reward.
9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
10 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:
14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
ISAIAH 58:4-14 KJV
Welcome to liberalism, America
Get well.
What kind of crime the baby had committed to be sleeping on the sidewalk? George Wu, ARCHITECT, AIA, NCARB 2018-10-29
His parents need to be arrested.
The baby committed no crime, it had the misfortune of being born into this. I wonder if it's name is Chance? It hasn't a chance in hell of making it. :(
*"What goes up, must come down!"*
England, will be next!
Listening to these homeless people speak is very sad. Stories of life being hard. A lot of self inflicted problems but some people just victims of circumstances...and then some are so far gone they make ZERO sense.
How about a humane society for humans.
the guy at the beginning cryin over a girl.. there is two quotes by snoop dog that might help him
"bitches aint nothin but ho's & tricks"
& "you can't housewife a ho"
hope this helps.
Homelessness hurts!!
With an addiction you can never afford a "home" A Home can never be cheap enough when you have an addiction... get the illegal drugs and big Pharm out of the American family & that would stop overwhelming every single system in place for mental illness care
Whatever you do DO NOT give donations to the charity or organization these homeless people will never get it.
why not?
The us government has a 25 trillion a year budget. They can fix this problem. We have a runaway inflation problem with elected officials stuck on stupid that well not nor care to fix this problem.
this country is dying
It's romantic to be young on the street.
However sooner than you think, age sets in.
Your just an old grey person on the street.
Sad.
you need to back the ones who are willing.
10%one off covid tax on the super rich .billions will be raised for the homeless and poor and unemployed
I keep headaches about this situation, oh my I cry I pray; it doesn’t matter their Race, Clir , or Creed, Almighty God our Creator created all human beings ; he is not Pleased at All!!! Somebody is going to pay for this Evil!! You know darn well that things happen; how about the ones that are not going to get their Jobs back, Look open your Eyes, this don’t make no sense; cold hearted, be careful you might be up now, but Baby, you have no Idea what might come. Peace, only God can fix this Problem.😶😭😣😔🥺🙃
here in the USA, you live where you can afford to live. it's pretty obvious that Manhattan NY has the same problem as well as any other popular beach front property in arms reached area's around the USA. where most weathy folks can afford to do so. but you have people who just show up from all over the world broke ass hell unanounced expecting to be able to just move right on in no questions asked. if that's the case I would like a penthouse studio in downtown San Diego CA. and when I'm bored with that scenery I want one in Miami Florida at the cost of just showing up in town. what a slap in the face for those who worked their asses off. I am a homeless man myself and will be moving into a cheap 200.00 a month sleeping room in a small town in the Midwest working part-time, but I would like to live in NYC, but I don't have the means to do so. wake up and get the glass picture before it falls off the wall and shatters all over the floor. sincerely, yours truly. Humpty Dumpty.
10%one off covid tax on the super rich. Billions will be raised for the homeless the poor and the unemployed
If you consider jobs at Family Dollar and McDonalds then I guess it's a nation of opportunity! When we lost all our manufacturing jobs to other countries the opportunity was gone!