Homeless encampment spread to Venice Beach new skid Row Amish homeless
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
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Today I interviewed Jeff a Amish homeless on Venice Beach who is trying to sell his art buttons on Venice Beach he lives in a tent right on the Venice Beach Boardwalk he speaks many languages and traveled all over the world it was Really interesting to talk to him I hope you enjoyed to
I met him years back, we talked for about an hour about growing up and life in general. Good guy- I love my buttons!!
Please stop drinking alcohol.
He is so intelligent and gentle better man than me
And me .
Yeah so smart that he does an entire interview with the sun in his eyes
then you must be a real shit nozzle if this guy is better then you
then you better really take care of your card
He's also a better liar than CNN. 😎
I live in Lancaster, PA (Amish Country)...once you leave the Amish order, Amish typically do not receive help from other Amish when you’ve been gone as long as this guy. I find it hard to believe he can’t get help anywhere. Sending prayers someone helps him. You are so kind Mike, thanks for showing. 🙏
This man is highly intelligent. SHAME on the people taking advantage of him. I hope someone in the area reaches out to help him.
You know what they say? If you're looking for a helping hand, look at the end of your own arm.
He’s not that smart.
People have helped him over and over. This asshole don’t won’t to help himself. I meet him many times and use to help him until I started catching him in lie after lie
I love how all of a sudden the guy's hand is bleeding and then he just goes "it'll dry out." Love this guy. Give me some of his attitude.
Please give us updates on this sweet gentle old man🙏
We're all sending him positive vibes. This world is unfair. This man deserves a good life.
Oh my god you are wright kitty , even the Amish can be trap on this hell.its sade
Man i am depressed and suïcidale bud this man give me hope. God bless him
A cursory look at this man clearly shows that he's in a lot of physical and emotional pain. The cause of his circumstances can be debated for hours, but at this point in his life it doesn't really matter now. He's a kind soul that is still fighting the good fight. Many people would simply give up under his circumstances. Mike, I'll gladly help out as much as I can if you can let me know the best way to get some funds to him. May God watch over him and keep him safe.
Thank you German in Venice! 👋 You are so personable,. I love the talks you have with people, SWEET! Some of UA-cam's finest moments👍
Man I want to help this guy he is just a great heart..... pray n for u my friend
He needs an advocate, I’m in Boston, or I’d help out....
I hope no one stole his buttons while he was gone from his table
why would you... u might get scabies
@TheSeductiveArts That's really mean of you to say... he clearly has a drug problem or anxiety. People tend to scratch and grind their teeth when they have either of those problems.
@@erikalily4944 scabies
@KTP there should be no shame about it.... shame is what keeps scabies spreading
@KTP i dont have a mailbox goodluck
Mike, you have such a pleasant and compassionate demeanour about you!! you are a gift 🎁 to the States and a joyful presence everywhere you go!!!💞 Including me , thank you for being the BEST GiV 🌟😎🍀 Keep us smiling, I know you work hard out there 🌻🌝
He's a really kind & gentle person
German in Venice makes my day brighter! 🌞
True Mike-I've only seen him barefooted. Great video, thanks for showing all the good people of Venice. I miss it so much. Your videos help. ❤️ Love your content
This man is such a sweetheart! I wonder how he does this day in and day out with no electricity, phone, clean clothes everyday, Lord Bless him.
Get the man sunglasses or turn him around!
😎🥵
That’s what I was thinking the whole time watching this video
get him a huge hat, sunscreen and sunglasses :(
Wonderful video about a humble person!
Incredible video. Priceless. This is so precious, what your are doing with those interviews. Homeless people getting a face, a name, they arew seen and heard. Which politicians are going out there to those humans? And in this concrete way? I'm speechless, Mike. Most respect, highest appreciation.
Please help this poor man in any way you can if you live in L.A. He seems so friendly and kind. He really needs support and a helping hand. And he desperately needs a pair of sunglasses! I'm from Germany and I wish him all the best from my heart. And thank you very much dear German in Venice for your wonderful videos. I really love watching them. Many greetings from good old Germany :-)
A human being living like that should never be tolerated. We stand by and hope our local governments will fix these problems, but nothing gets fixed We can fix the all the problems, this man just needed a hand up , not a hand out . the power of many overrides the power of the few.
The government is a small group of super inefficient people so I don’t know why people have so much faith in them. But agreed, nobody should live like this
I hope someone can help him, too get his card so he can get off the street. God bless him.
hes not there because someone stole his magic card
Please help him get a replacement from Social Security. They will probably need a local address to send it
@@mhp0810 everyone needs money to eat
His stories don't add up. You can open a bank account and get direct deposit. Even if you have no money if you get a monthly check direct deposited a bank will help you open an account. Or you can buy a card at Walmart for like $20 and get your check put on that. Even despite that I think they will send a replacement card if yours is lost or stolen. And on top of this he says he is a lawyer that owns a four bedroom house but for some reason won't take him to court to remove him. All you do is go to the court house and file an eviction notice and they set a court date. After that the cops will remove him.
If I had to guess by his behavior this guy acts like he has a couple beers in his system.
Wow he speaks German so well. I love what he said about being envious.
Thank you sir, keep it real. This homeless problem should be an eye opener to all of us , the rich right or left do not care about this man or any working man in America. It’s time for freedom fighters to stand up for this country.
I lived in Venice for 20 years and it was always kind of rough.
But, this is a whole new level.
Guten morgen, vielen dank fur den Austaush! 🙏
God Bless the homeless.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Amen could happen to ANYONE🐱
omg my heart goes out to him ... praying he gets help
Oh gosh. I feel so much for this guy. I wish I was wealthy. Mike please keep the videos coming. I love your videos.
Gayle, the amazing story about Jeff, it sounds as if he has a solution. He has a home in Riverside, Ca., He has a decent income. Unlike most homeless people. Now we that can help him need to do so.
He reminds me of a mentally ill man I took care of...he came from a wealthy family...my client is very schizophrenic/very smart. Inherited $300 thousand dollars from his grandparents...opened a high end barber shop...then schizophrenia took over. He ended up on the street...robbed a bank with a fake gun because he got cold...waited for the cops to come on a couch. He got ten years...then we got him in our facility. We got him on the right meds...got him housing. He still gets $10 grand twice a year from a family trust to supplement his SSI. He has a payee...keeps busy doing dishes for a local church when they need him. Write cards/ letters to everyone he knows. I got him hooked up with an apple IPad which he loves to download music...send out blogs. He is watched carefully so he isn’t taken advantage of.
God Bless You. Many people say they don't understand, or rather, don't want to listen to or believe the plight of the homeless or mentally ill. Lack of empathy is just one more pandemic we have to deal with these days.
God Bless your heart for looking out for him to make sure he's not taken advantage of.
This guy is not schizophrenic, the social worker in me wants to help him with him social security and find out whats up with his house
@@a18luv24 They said this reminds them of someone they take care of. Not the person in the video has Schiznophrenia. Just to clear things up :)
Jeff is A Sweetheart with a gentle Soul. Hope he gets his card soon.
I loce your support towards homelessness it kinda breaks my heart to see homeless people wont have a good Christmas like they want to have a good Christmas stay safe peeps love you all
He needs help big time. A very intelligent and gentle man by the sounds of him. Surely an individual out there could help him with his situation and get what he needs.
LETS HOPE SO
I so enjoy your videos. I am from Ontario, Canada and visited Venice beach last year. You are so kind and patient with the homeless people and you show a side that the average person does not see. You give these people a voice. Thanks very much for doing these videos and keep them coming.
WTAF?! This guy is a near genius. Can't someone help him.... This system we have for "caring" for people who need help has to change.
Oh gosh I hope you can help him find his card or get his card reissued is what I meant to say.
I bet he could probably teach all the languages he knows, or be a teacher in school and teach history and geography!
Thank you for sharing these videos.
I have been wanting to help the homeless and I plan on doing that more when I retire.
I want to do volunteer work wherever they need me... I have a shuttle bus that I converted into a camper and I plan on following the weather when I do retire and rent my house out at the Airbnb so I can go help homelessness.
I hope you talk to him more, this man needs help I hope someone gives him help. Keep up the good the work.
Take him to the Social Security office immediately and help him get his card renewed Please help this man get his income back I was on that beach and live near there I would go and get him and help him with us and get him some clothes and some food help everybody one person a day if you give them some food and clothing one person a day it will make a big difference
You would have to have a place to have the card sent to wouldn't you? If you don't have an address I think you're screwed
@@LetArtsLive . The card is a direct deposit so once he has it it would be refilled each month automatically. But, he does need an address and a phone. A local business could let him recharge his phone. We need to help him. He has all the blessings and answers for a comfortable life but needs help getting it.
I meant precious man. Please reach out.
@@deannapye9661 I am on SSI I get direct deposit but I have to have a bank to deposit it in I don't know if it's different in different states. It should not be that hard to get the card back. Maybe he does not understand. I'm in New York I'm not in any condition to help anyone but myself I have one leg I've been alone since May I don't get any help
@@deannapye9661 he can take his birth certificate and get an ID a lot of these people have problems getting ID I had problems getting ID I had to mail to Ohio to get my birth certificate. If I did not have an address I don't know what I would do I don't know if they will send it to a post office box I don't think so not for a bank anyway
I'm Disabled, a Veteran, and have been homeless for two years. I'm not a drug addict, just lost my housing two years ago when the Apartment Complex I was living at was sold to a buyer in Toronto, who promptly notified the tenants living with Section 8 or VASH assistance was given the option to move out or pay full market value rent. I found while looking for a place to move to, that most low income housing was eliminated in this same fashion by greedy investors.
I bought an old van on payments and was forced to start living in it. I did so for a year and was offered a tiny fiberglass trailer on payments. I found that the person I bought it from had mislead me on a clear title, and have had difficulty getting it registered and legal to tow. I have been stranded at a Recreation Area, above Kingman Arizona for seven months now trying to get repairs done to my van. It is no longer safe to drive, and definitely not suitable to tow my trailer. It has been a living hell, upto 128 degrees at times this summer, now dealing with freezing cold at night and heavy winds. Every time I try to get some repairs made, something comes up. I bought a used generator which failed in a couple weeks, had to buy another one, then my emotional support dog Archie was badly bitten and required veterinary care, my air conditioning compressor failed in my Van, I cut my knuckle to the bone and ligaments on some glass discarding some trash which resulted in an Emergency Room Visit. I have been trying to get help, and have not much success. I was accepted for Rapid Rehousing through the Catholic Charities, but have searched all over Mohave County but found I cannot afford an apartment on my disability income. I am now in a panic as I was notified by the Catholic Charities Caseworker handling my information, had their computer stolen and now my personal information has been compromised. I am on a waiting list for Section 8, basically started over. I did not choose to be in this homeless situation, and have been doing my best to deal with everything I have experienced the past 2 years. I had to literally give everything I owned away when I lost my apartment EVERYTHING!, I did try and keep my many tools, but those to were lost by a "friend" who was going but keep them until I get settled, but would never respond to my calls or texts. I am absolutely sick of my life. I don't live anymore, I merely exist, and it's not much of an existence. I have not showered in nearly 8 months, and haven't bathed in over two years since losing my apartment. I have reached out to every VA organization or service center for help, but am ineligible. I served 6 years in The Air National Guard, and was honorably discharged, but still don't meet the requirements as I was on active duty for well over a year with Avionics Technical School, and was activated during Desert Storm, but could not deploy with my unit, as I was a 3 level technician straight out of school. I have no family for support, no friends, only a few people I have met while being homeless. I have had a fellow vet brings some water bottles and food items several months back, but I don't see how I can ever get out of my situation as my limited income doesn't suffice.
Hey man, Im so sorry for what youre going through. Honestly man. Can you leave AZ? Also, keep trying to reach out to more of these yourubers like you are! I am sorry bro. Try and keep your dog and you safe and keep in mind that SOMETHING has to come along, but only if you fight towards it. Pray on it. I feel stuck as well and have been homeless for a very short period but nothing compares to what you're dealing with. Mitigate your risks, and hedge your bets. If the trailer is a burden- sell it off for parts on Marketplace or otherwise, and pay to fix the van. Or since youre parked anyways sell both and find one solution that will work (I see Ford Connect vans for like $2000CDN here and there are practical af, or a regular minivan like Vanlife Vancity does). Always find a way to link into free wifi and browse your buy sell sites to find items you can use or flip- EVERYTHING you buy should come from there except food and other necessities. Eat a good clean salsa with every savoury meal- trust me salsa has a ton of nutrients, save on prepping 5 different veggies and will keep your bodies metabolism going. Idk if im helping or just stressing you out more because I struggle so much as well. Would love to live in the USA and AZ but I say that now- I just know I dont want anyone struggling like this unless they truly earned that spot. You didnt earn you position and where you are and you deserve far better. Also the idea that this life is all a giant test to determine our mental toughness, and how much we can each endure, or how we act when given too much, etc.
Nihilism is never the answer though. Have faith broski
i love the background music ! gives nice ambience.
Danke, hat mir sehr gut gefallen, das Video. Jeff scheint ein sehr freundlicher Mensch, und er wirkt sehr vertrauenswürdig. Ich wünsche ihm echt das Beste, und das ihm auch letztendlich etwas von seinem Erbtum zugesprochen wird. Mit 63 sollte er wirklich nicht mehr so leben. Er braucht Rechtsberatung in seinem Fall mit der Social Security, damit da endlich was in Bewegung kommt. Ein GoFundMe mit einer Zielsumme für Beratungshonorar wäre da nicht unangebracht. Ich würde ihm da was spenden.
Beautiful man...and I love when he says envy is a sin.
Someone close by please be a family to this man and feel the Hand of God on your shoulder for the rest of your days 🙏🌸
Someone needs to help this man.
It's nice that you are filming in real life situations. Thank you
I am an American in Germany 🇩🇪 from LA basically work hard and pay your bills before boos drugs and entertainment! Dude personal hygiene plays a big roll on how you get a job and conduct yourself
Harley Jameson your a complete Duchebag!
HI MIKE 🖐️
Your video make me realize that around the world more people ls sufferings and one thing I don't have idea how to help them so pity.
GOD BLESS 🙏💖 LOVE GERMAN IN VENICE 💖 STAY SAFE 💖
Pray for the Homeless tonight
You can’t evict squatters in California.
If you’re landlord you’re automatically presumed guilty.
Nobody can fix his problems, it’s been going on for over 20 years.
I got itchy just watching him. I could smell him through the video.
I’m sure anybody that has tried to help him has found out that his stories do not hold water.
Yep, I've met so many like him and often their stories are from the past or never existed at all. He might have inherited and owned a house, but he don't today for he'd lost it not keeping the property taxes current the past 20 years.
yea totally.....
I know its a long process evicting people and they can live for free in a spot for a long time, but eventually they'll get kicked out. And even if you have no money you can just go to the court house and file an eviction and they waive the fees if you don't have money. But none of this guy's stories add up and on top of it he acts really slow like he's either on alcohol or some medication or drug. You have somebody who is clearly acting like he's on drugs/alcohol that says he's totally clean.
This is hard to watch man something has to give for your friend God please bless him
Thank you for sharing their Stories..
Thank you for what you are doing German god bless.
Great video Mike! I hope this man will get back on his feet again, he seems like a really nice and smart person!🙏... I also like the Michael Jackson and Bruce Lee buttons!😁🙏
Much love to Hoosiers, one German to another!
Peace and love.
Jess Meyer
You can make a movie about this mans life! A good man harmless and homeless
His German is amazing. He has almost no accent. After only nine month in Germany and probably a long time ago!
I literally can not believe what LA and Venice have turned into. What poor poor leadership.
I think you have him looking into the sun also.
It appears he's missing his left eye.
Love how GiV tried to make a clean break with saying, "well, I've already exceeded my time for UA-cam videos." And the man replies, "well, you can cut it.". Too funny
He speaks excellent German!!!! 👍🏼What a humble sympathic guy! Ich wünsche dir das du deine Karte und Rente wiederbekommst! I agree with him about the bad social system! He is highly intelligent, and I will always prefer Europe!!! Would never ever want to live in the USA (no offense to the US citizens ment) I would love to see more of this guy!!!! 💞
Jeff knows German language because he is Amish “ they speak Pennsylvania Dutch which is similar to German and I feel bad for Jeff because he’s a very nice person and smart and I think he is imagining that he inherited-a house? Maybe some dementia ? But hopefully he will fix his life soon the man deserves a better life with no worries
Maybe some dementia,they often scratch themselves and he seems to do so and remembering old things can also be Alzheimers on some level
take him to his house and knock on the door, ask this squatter why he has made this kind old man, homeless? can you do that ?
Good question??
I'd be doing a Smith & Wesson eviction if I were him. However, we don't know if what he says is true. People can have mental conditions and appear to be perfectly rational when in truth they are living in a fantasy. Real to them, but not real.
@@greyeaglem that is so very true! But the owner of the property can be looked up on the county assessor's site
he needs a little bit of help. id get him his card and get him in court get a cheap shirt and tie etc not too hard
Courthouses are closed dude everything is done online/video Court.
@@ChhhhNotEven its all on video now in england the courts
Nice interview. I’m a Hungarian French Canadian American. Plz interview more homeless
Please give us an update on Jeff German in Venice. This poor man I want to pick him up and bring him to my house in N California. I have 2 spare rooms.
This Lad has such a gentle voice
This man is real intelligent! And he is so right! However, have you heard that everyone is but one paycheck away from homelessness. When I get on my own feet I plan to try to save a few dollars just in case things may go bad again. GiV thank you for this post pls keep them coming. Cause these are getting me thru my own challenging times.
Somebody help this man get his inherited house and social security.
The best of luck Jeff!
I love the music in your videos!!! It makes me happy 😃
Homelessness is in America. Just be happy. No worries. No more taxes.
Agreed, There are many people with many problems we should all just learn to be thankful and be happy and trust God. We should all help wherever we can anyway it’s just the right thing to do.
Wow, he has such a good attitude and a nice outlook on life after everything that's happened to him. He really should get help to get a replacement card for his benefits and a apartment. The government would help him.
Thank you GIV. I hope Your friend gets some well deserved assistance from somewhere. Stay safe
Love the man you interviewed & his jacket is nice! I live in the cold Pacific Northwest so I know nice jackets. Very cool guy.
(Singing out loud, in a choir-sounding voice): "Lean on me...When you are not strong...I will be your friend...I will help you carry on...".
I have no living relatives either anywhere. My mother was the last member of my extended family and she passed away 3 days before my birthday in August. She was 86. I have no aunt's uncle's cousin's grandparents nieces nephews and none of that.
Maybe he could work as a translator
Thought that to
he'd need to get certificates
Good work GiV....i love your videos
New Subscriber from Arkansas...loving the videos..showing alot ive never ever seen. Keep em comin👍
He needs to get in his house I feel like this situation is hurting him mentally
You have a sweet heart God loves you for that
I don’t have a house I didn’t bite people in
@@ladygreensleeves901 you can move in with me
63 and having to live that life he shouldn’t have to it’s very sad
He could rent some type of room I’m sure, not in Beverly Hills...... but anywhere the streets he gets 800.00 a month that’s a lot for a homeless person.
I hope he becomes something in life. Everyone else has
Really? How is that? This man is the only homeless person in America?
Wow, he speaks with barely any accent. The best German I have ever heard from an American.
I would love to buy some buttons but I can't get to Venice Beach. I like to see this somebody who is homeless doing something productive and I would gladly put my money there!
What a interesting individual, I hope his situation improves.
It seems to me that California needs more social workers to address the large number of homeless. They need a way to stay connected So sad, why can't some of those millionaires part with a buck and help.
GOD BLESS ALL OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE GERMAN.
Love the videos
More interviews. These are really good. Humanizing. Thank you. - Update on him please!
Something is not adding up here! Umm...okay you have a home, that you inherited...and you been living on the streets off and on for twenty years. The city cops know him very well that they don't bother him....but can't help to get his home back...or guide him. He was a lawyer that helped with cases, and doesn't know anyone to help him get his home. See where I'm going? Its not adding up.
Nice person.I like him.
I have lived in LA and now currently in Amish country.. this man isn’t Amish. Not even close
An Amish that claims to be oppressed because he is a person of color.
And Amish don't concern themselves with the Social Security system.
Exactly. They also would never go right in a war like he said his father did. A lot of holes in this guy's story.
He said they left the Anish when he was a kid.....who knows.
I lived in Lancaster County, agree not Amish, no way.
Guys...he was Amish as a kid...not now. He is obviously very cultured. He refers to himself as amish in a grander historical sense.
Hi Mike! Thank you for sharing! Stay safe out there, I heard about a very sad incident right next to the basketball courts last night.
This is more like the content we want
Make me think of how lucky
I am
Thanks for sharing a piece of story with us
He's SMART the Amish dude..very intelligent
AWESOME, NICE VIDEO. LAST NIGHT A WOMAN GOT SHOT 4 TIMES IN HER CHEST I THINK IT WAS CLOSE TO YOUR SHOP, THE RUMER HAS IT SHE WAS A DRUG DEALER SOLD SOME BAD STUFF, THEN TWO GUYS CAME BACK WERE SHE WAS SITTING AND KILLED HER!. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
I was there
🙏🏾🙏🏾
LOL right now it 78 degrees in LA and y'all are wearing winter coat I generally don't put on till at least 40-50 degrees outside.
I have been homeless several times. But I was always working at a job I hate in farm labor so I would be back renting a room within a a few weeks. Sometimes you'll make a friend in the streets, that wise person, but mostly its the unsavory people that you run into. Drug addicts, low-life fools, and the mentally ill, usually the people that stay at the shelters/missions are in a step in the right direction, those who don't stay at the shelters are the rebels that have no cause to live for other than drugs and madness.
Wise words, also logic that alot people don't have according to some comments.
Well said!
respectfully true. Places like the salvation army. weed through a lot of people and help the ones who can be helped.
I hop freight trains and do seasonal labor when I can get it. I am clean/sober and I have a dog. I refuse to use shelters because I feel unsafe there and they are also not safe for my dog most of the time.
@@Mikefngarage They are also known for being extremely homophobic, transphobic, and personal property is stolen all the time. LGBT homeless people tend to avoid shelters even if they are completely sober. Plus, for people who have a partner or spouse, or pet, a lot of people avoid them because they will get split up
Absolutely love the music you play its very very happy
I hope this guy will get the help he needs 🙏 could be drugs too...some people dont realize what they're doing sometimes when it's a habit
But at least they aren't talking to themselves or yelling at the air
The world really needs some healing 🙏🙏