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CEO Spends Night On Skid Row | Union Rescue Mission
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2012
- Andy Bales, CEO of Union Rescue Mission, spent one night on the streets of Skid Row. How he described it? Hell on earth.
See the people he met. Witness the chaos he saw. Feel the despair that was all around. And see how your generous support can help more men, women, and children escape homelessness on the streets of Skid Row - Los Angeles
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I enjoyed volunteering with this organization.
Thanks for volunteering and sharing this video!
I want 2 b a volunteer n help these wonderful people that shouldn't have2 live like this.
The CEO is so kind and sweet
Yes, agreed. A good man.
He seems like a very gentle and empathetic person.
Humble is what comes to mind for me. His heart breaks for his neighbors...
@@TrascyJaac Go to hell Andy..You are a big lier..You know well better that those homeless are your bread and butter...FUCKER, its pigs like you that created this situation..
ANDYS AWESOME FOR REAL!!!! ♡♡♡♡
Thank you, Friends. Bless you! Andy B
Good man Andrew bales he is precious souls allout there pray for them like in Phoenix Arizona
That ceo has a true heart.. God bless him and watch over him and the people ok skid row
Mr. Bales....Thank you for taking the time to see for yourself what the homeless community are going through down there. I too wound up on Skid Row for years. Today I am with a home and remaining grateful to the best of my ability. This was a MUST for you to experience this for yourself. May God bless you. Please take the time to read my poem (written in 2001 at the Union Rescue Mission) entitled: "WELCOME TO SKID ROW". Have a good day and continue to care for those who need it the most.
Mark Goler i know its been 6 yrs since u posted your comment. I hope you are doing ok these days. I would love to read the poem you wrote if you still hav a copy. God bless. 🙏
God bless, Brother. I hope everything is going well.
@@cathyt144 ...I will post it here tonight. I can also email it to you if you provide email add
@@Jon-fc2rl ... Today, so-so
@@hapymark123 pls send it to me too donyrinfeli@gmail.com
Andy you are such a kind caring person. This world need more people like you!
He is a very selfless person. He cares alot.🕊️☮️
Thank you!! So kind!! Blessings
If only everyone in the world cared this much. Sadly, I fear America is going to get much worse over the next four years than it has ever been for the needy.
Tuff Bud ...it is so true...the rise cost of living and housings...No one choose to be homeless...Here is I don't understand this part California taxes are 10.00 percent where does the money's goes and plus from Federal funds?
Tiffany 3 years later and you called it
It’s 2021 now and worst than ever 😔😢
dayum it's real out there I been there,done that,and still think of the things that I did out there!!! now am at the union rescue mission,, in the cldp program it's working n my life is changing Lil by Lil,,thanks Andy b,,n god bless you!!!💯💯💯💯😇😇😇😇😇😏😏
I'm proud of you,keep going never give up
I agree with MM, I'm proud of you. I'm sure it wasn't easy. I'm so happy that you see your life improving too! Keep looking and moving forward! 🙏❤🙌👊You got this!👊
Good for you. Keep looking forward but remember the ones behind.
The look of Chief Executive, Andy touched my heart. You can see his love projecting. You can actually see the pain he's feeling to see all those wonderful people going through hell.
Andy Bales - Great Man!
Wonderful Man ...
God bless you and your mission
Praying for this CEO's heart and mind. Proverbs 4:23
I am praying for you nonetheless. I know he hears our prayers and has rescued me. He is a God of freedom & choices too. I believe we are the ones who allow this kind of suffering farther than taking action to relieve those suffering. Just what I believe. I respect your beliefs.
I agree with you entirely and the chain of addiction will continue until we all stand together and help these people when they need it most, it breaks my heart listening to how some talk of addicts calling them animals who deserve no chance at a happy life and I’ll be damned if this is something prevalent as I grow older, I grew up with addiction all over my town and it’s done nothing but get worse! We’re all humans and we all deserve the chance to pursue happiness and a peaceful life especially when many of those people addicted or homeless have never truly felt love when that’s all they ever have desired in life! God bless you Andy one day I hope to work with your orginazation and countless others to help end the poverty in our country in order to end the pain and sadness that holds many back in their pursuit of a even semi-normal life, keep the fight going sir you have my respect not many will leave their normal lives to even just one night see the lives of those affected by greed and inactivity that has hurt so many for years. Let’s end poverty together it’s not a one sided battle it’s one we all must wage war upon and one we must all spread love not more pain!
Go to hell Andy..You are a big lier..You know well better that those homeless are your bread and butter...FUCKER, its pigs like you that created this situation..
You are a good man. So kind
Hey Andy so your god is allowing this ?! I'm confused
@@hubertmatos5920 first learn to spell
This was a very eye opening video. He was very brave to stay even one night. And i would be terrified just to drive down those streets in a car. My heart breaks for those who have nowhere to lay their heads at night. 🙏😥💔
I wish those in power had a heart & soul like yours Andy. Despite the overwhelming nature of all that surrounds you .... you keep the flame of hope alive ... God Bless
This CEO is very giving of his heart and time. He is interacting with every citizen . Honestly, the people interviewed seemed like regular citizens. The people were friendly, articulate and genuine. They need assistance.
God Bless you all from Sunny Monaco. But home is the USA. Breaks my heart the states are having so many issues with homelessness.
Gods crying for his children.
Malamute Aerospace Thank you. Pray for us. Blessings
My heart goes out to all of the homeless people, thank God.
The CEO is a GOOD man
Paul Den Thank you, Paul. On the steps of City Hall tonight #44000plusmorethan1 on the streets of Los Angeles
This is soooo sad. Thankyou Andy. Awareness is the first step to change.
You’re a good man ❤️❤️ you are doing all this to help these people. We need more of YOU. I know everyone say we need more people like this. But we do and I would love to be one of them 💕
MirandaTheUnknown Xo Thank you!! Bless you!!
Bless you Andy ❤️
This man has a good heart it shines through.
I'm so glad for people like you that help the homeless. Too many people judge them and talk bad about them and won't help them
One of the hardest places on Earth. Andy, thank you for all you are doing out there. Hope we can talk soon. 🙏🏼💗
Your way of showing you care for the most venerable, and actually stated it AND expressed a look of despair and desperation caused me to shed a few tears while feeling and a deep sense of sadness and loneliness.
Thank God for the CEO and people like him who actually try to help these people. I have been homeless in my lifetime but never to this level and my heart breaks for them ❤
His staff treated white people I knew as if they weren't even human. They allowed violence to happen to these whites and it was very dangerous in there. The employees lied and set up whites and kicked them out. These videos are made to impress people for funding. If you wetr white person in the union it was hell.
God bless all of them
God help them all🙏
What the gentleman said at the end of this video was spot-on.
Wow Andy just stayed out on the street again on New Years Eve he is such an amazing soul
Again?
God bless you leaps and bounds Mr bales.
I thought NYC was bad, LA is 20 times worse..this man is a god sent angle,he has a real heart and he reallly cares for people,I believe he got sick from doing this..god bless this man...please
So nice that the CEO isn't another hypocrite, good on him
Agreed. Thank you, Duane.
They're not all bad people, they're just down on their luck.
I tried to impress on my sons one basic idea. That people can be smart or stupid, weak or strong, young or old, beautiful or ugly, skilled or unskilled, educated or uneducated.
But I said that there really are only two types of people in the world. People with money, and people without.
This society and many countries value money. It is the means to all ends.
I also impressed on m sons to get an education in the area that they really like a lot. I don't expect them to love it passionately. But I want them to really like what they study in hope that they will then like doing it for a living. It helps to like your life. It helps to explain to children that they may be doing something for a long time until they can afford to stop working. And it really helps to really enjoy the work. I feel we do our children a disservice (naively) if they pursue an education simply to make a lot of money.
I did explain that money is a tool like a wrench or a hammer. You need it to get something else, done or bought. But I never said they need X or Y dollars by such and such an age. Money can't be the goal. Nor can "Happiness". Too cynical in the first case, and too frivolous in the latter case.
I asked my one son how he would fix homelessness. He couldn't answer. But I have an example.
You see, their mother came here to America from Eastern Europe and all of her family there is very poor. So for various reasons, some quite selfish on my behalf too, I bought a small older villa near her hometown with a quarter acre of land. It cost about as much as a midsize care. So no, I am not wealthy. But I felt when I had got to a point where I did not need to worry this year about money, that I was o.k. enough to extend the benefit of my luck and work and savings, and yes inheritance too.
And her sister lives there now. And she covers all the expenses. And she works the land and has a small shop in town. And it is a continuation of the traditional life of living off the land that the Eastern European People came from, living in small villages, agricultural life. So my money is doing more than buying me a Summer place to hang out and ride my mountain bike around the dusty trails of the villa zone of the town of Sliven, BG.
And even though my wife and I are now not married anymore. I feel that I still have some kind of tie to them there and the place, tenuous though it may be.
i want to share this video to my friend
gim zack Pleasdo. Thank you!!
MR. ANDY BALES WERE YOU AT ONE TIME WITH BETHEL MISSIONS IN DES MOINES, IOWA???? IF SO THATS AWESOME CAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I ARE WITH THEM AS VOLLENTEERS. GOD BLESS YOU.♡♡♡♡
Bravo guys!
I love Andy bales
Tiny houses.... A shack isn't that hard to build. People need a sense of pride..an address..a home...shelters are temporary. People need the stability 4 walls..a roof ..and a door that locks!!! We need land! How is it that I'm an American Indian but I don't have land?? Think about it. We need to show some real love and compassion...
I stayed out last New Year’s Eve and Will again this, just didn’t make a video.
Andy, thank you. My name is Andrew and I just wanted to let you know that your risk and work is appreciated. Having experienced this myself here in L.A. Please continue to inspire others and learn about this crisis. 🙏
The world needs more people like you, Andy. Thank you for all you do.
andy, i just stumbled upon this channel a few days ago and wanted to say the work you are doing is incredible. thank you for being selfless and trying to fix such an immense and ongoing issue in LA 💖
Milana Vas Thank you, Milana. Bless you!!
Andy you are the real hero of this society. Love you so much...
The side of Los Angeles that they don't show on TV and this place is less than 10 minutes away from the Staples Center
Your heaven sent , ..
All those rich Hollywood California peeps why don't they help this organization.....all that money and this....
The rich people there was asking red Cross for money when they had that fire breakout do you think they want to help these people?
@@cajunkuto
Everyone can help in one way or another. But in the end everyone has to help themself too
They live in the regions where they can pretend that homeless people don't exist, because the homeless people that go to those places get kicked out. Or maybe the drug dealers are too far away there. I don't know. But Beverly Hills has practically no homeless people. LA has 48,000 homeless people. Beverly Hills has 37....
All of us can help not just the rich!
Who are you helping?
God bless you i love washing you. I live out their. Im so Grateful. For the Lord💕💕💕💕💕💕😇😇😇😇😇😇😇😇
Nice to see someone wear the shoes of these hurt people..
Andrew bales hope gardens discipleship program I hear his show every night good man he is does what he can
My visit to Skid Row was awful. The line for the water slides was too long, the ice-cold mai tais were a little too sweet, and the massage envy closed an hour early on Saturday.
It was my saddest day in my life when I visit Skid Row..
I would like to work with this organization I know this will be more than just a paycheck for me.
dam, iam a videographer, id sure love to shoot some videos like this or even do a full documentary
NEXTDIRECTIONFILMS Pris made one called Skid Row full documentary. He spends 150ish hours on the street in a tent.
Realtors are to blame for homelessness. They should not be able to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and should not be able to set rents or home values. They should have to have degrees with ethics laws.
This man lost his leg walking the streets helping the homeless
How
How
@@colleen9081 stepped in fecies
He made that story up, so to be seen as a martyr.
He and the boys seen in this video (along with the camera crew) were out on the street (right outside of his mission) not even for a few hours, yet he claimed to have stayed overnight! Rev B.S.
It is both sad and ironic that, when you see the thumbnail for this very important message, it only has a hundred or so views. Compare that to the massive numbers of views that meaningless narcissistic videos garner in a matter of hours.
He was probably thinking “I’m in the ghetto, ratatata, ratatata”
CEO from older generation, where you got to the top with your integrity intact. Compared to today, where having a sociopathic personality disorder gets you there.
Im about to end up on skid row. Id rather be in the warm weather than the snow. Mental illness is a huge struggle for me.
Ceo come just werfied those people do not look skinny. Which .means they are not deadly starving. Which means he has approved the Sistem work just how they wanted
truely a shame, I only see this problem getting worse
and headed our way - we are better served insulating ourselves from it
these people should be fixed - society is dying
Heartbreaking , so hard to watch ,
Concur with what is said @ 4:44. This comes to mind; It is appointed for men once to die and after this the judgment. Judgement? You ask....What judgement? Yes, my friend, judgement. Judgement is where you stand alone and answer to Him who'll inquire of you as to how you conducted yourself in this evanescence.
What is the state of California doing to help? Or to fix this massive issue?
Miss Sean Baird....died homeless in Malibu beach
solution: give them all cars or vans. it's shelter. There is a large community of people doing this voluntarily.... and liking it. See youtube channel CheapRVLiving for details. They don't need overnight heat in LA.... just a sleeping bag or a couple of blankets. TaDa!
Where's the 2019 videos at this video waz bk in 2012
He only went out once, then lied and said he does it annually. He even lied on this video, by claiming he stayed overnight.
I could not be homeless sleeping out there with rats,strangers and who knows whatelse?That's why I take my ass to work I don't want to but im going to.
@Baby Sauce i hate the ones with mental issues have to go through that.I know its not just about a job.
Rather tramatic - Hell, on Earth ! Couldn't emphasise, any better !
All the millionaires in L.A alone, why cant they donate some geez they be able to earn it back in a day. If i was a millionaire I'd being putting a stop to this ......
Caleb Smith exactly! These rich folks and companies could do more. Its a tax write off if they donate and its a win -win situation .they get folks off the streets and in a safe place to rest and they get the tax breaks. I wish i could help but im on a fixed income myself and barely get by from one month to the next. This is heartbreaking and its desperately needs to be fixed. All the $ our govt is sending overseas and to other countries and we hav folks starving and dying in the streets. Its just so not right. 😥💔
@@cathyt144 I agree mate, well said.
As Wealthy as America IS, are u Kidding Me?? Woww
Yet Amazon doesn't have to pay 1$ in taxes... 😑😢
Mark Garrod .. Amazon doesn't have to pay taxes here in the UK either 😡😡😡😡😡
You will never know how it is to be a homeless until you realy are a homeless. This guy try to understand how it is.. and that's a good thing.. but he will never understand for real how it it.. untill he becomes a homeless.. and see the real life as a homeless person.. No friends, familly, shelter, money, beeing hungry, strugle to produce enough to get at least something to eat..Life is all about 3 things really. Food, shelter and security...and that's it. any person that have those 3 things can live anywhere on this planet. What every person try to build around him in his life? It will want to secure himself by having those 3 things i said.. and kinda that's it.. for a person to live.. the other things are just a surpluss and nothing else... When people have nothing they will really understand what he really need to live.
The problem is that the rich people don't care about the poor, they buy 45 million dollars homes, but won't help the poor.
Fuck, Frank broke my heart, I hope he got some help
One night two nights 3 nights or One week two weeks 3 weeks isn't really going to not just show a person because a person must feel the pain the sorry the tears the monster that is inside ones self that is keeping them for who they really are.
For everybody who need help and still need the mercy of God for time and eternity both;
Turn your way to God for more help guys.
Stop addiction if you have one.
Never do prostitution, do never abortion, it is murder.
Read the Holy Bible for answers and consolatian, the New Testament in it for the Gospel.
Go to church, ask there for shelter included some work for money.
Pray God for forgiveniss of your sins through the powerful work of His Son Jesus Christ. Amen.
Pray and work!
Best to you all.
She been out 27 years
Yeah - it's almost like she's a dumb drug addict who will never get better.
You can’t believe a word crazy street people say. Its hard enough trying to understand that Reverend.
Offer them a job picking up trash for Min wage and see how many accept.
Mike Mathews Actually, one night we stayed out, other pastors & I watched the ladies around us, get up from their blankets & use whatever they had to sweep up all the trash from the sidewalks, until it was free of any trash on the entire block. Often, people in the street pick up around them, without getting paid.
@@andybales7764 I imagine with it being their home, many still have pride and would like it clean. Well as clean as it possibly can be. Even a swept curb can help one feel just a little better about their situation. Just a thought...
When I was homeless I always cleaned the area. The rest rooms I used to shave and clean up in I left immaculate.
But I would have gladly taken any job, minimum wage seemed a fortune.
@@andybales7764 you are stating this out of proportion to reality of skid row. you might have one or two clean up in the area where they sleep but the tens of thousands live in their own garbage and make the garbage there and piss and crap everywhere. You do not portray an accurate picture in this video of the union or what's happening in skid row. The white people I knew in the union were treated evilly by your staff. they were set up, lied about, and kicked out, and they allowed the violence against them by other races in there. It was very dangerous for them. maybe you have your token whites for your funding but the reality of the situation is that you were disconnected or just didn't care what white people were going through in the union!
I work in Skid Row housing these people and many, if not MOST, would GLADLY pick up trash for Minimum Wage. I pass a man every morning and every evening who not only cleans in front of his tent; but all of the surrounding area as well... For free. Don't be so quick to judge. You know nothing about these people, their lives, or their struggles.
I lived on skid row n tried to get in the mission n was denied access....
Chocolate Bae .. that's shocking 😳😩... why was that ???
@@cosm1cstar I was told to be back in the morning n I was then they told me I needed a tetnas shot so I went n got one n came bk the lady said oh we are full I was right across the street at the clinic..everyday fa 1 week I was there EVERY morning n got turned away at that time I was 6wkd pregnant so I returned to my abusive bf got beat up n lost my baby..so that's my story on skid row n I wasn't on drugs or alcohol
@@chocolatebae2314 I'm so sorry.... I hope you're well
My man making over 150k per year as the CEO of a non profit and going out one night to experience what it feels to be homeless and he comes out looking like he's from some Miami Vice or Magnum PI or something. He looks like his pockets are full of money wearing that leather jacket and dressed fully in high end clothing. The sad thing is I read that he can no longer walk properly because walking up and down the skid row areas a few times while handing out water and stuff like that he had some kind of blister on his feet from some marathon that he ran and that blister got infected from the crap on the streets of skid row. I guess he went home and walked inside his home with those same shoes and then after taking his shoes off he called on that same contaminated areas in his home and he caught 3 different types of bacterial infections. Staph, EColi, and some other thing and he's in a wheel chair now and they might be cutting his legs off soon. Crazy shit that in this video he is walking but now after a few years these save walks down skid row is what led to him catching the bacterial infections and kissing his ability to walk and possibly losing both his legs.
He made the flesh eating foot story up so to be seen as a martyr. Best donation ploy, since that fellow on the cross.
Mayweather could easily get at least 300 of them home off the street with all his no at but people like him in the 1 percent that don't give a shit besides them selves
mayweather right about the blacks who complain about blackface when there is no controversy and dont talk bout mayweather foo he came from the streets in 1 room 20 people and worked his way to the top , he gives back to charity as well
😭😭.. so shocking that in an uber rich country there are sooooo many destitute homeless people[s] trying to get by on the streets. Same here in the UK ... as an also uber rich country we pay the EU £350million "a week" ffs!!!!!!!!!!!! yet we have child poverty, thousands having to use food banks just to get through the week, a lot are working for low wages, zero hours contracts-this means if there is work in a business people are only called in if there is work for them on a given day, staff shortages in our supermarkets yet owners live in £million + housing raking in fat profits, and thousands also on the streets through a severe shortage of housing, and what housing we do have so many are unaffordable .....
But if these people went to a place like Beverly Hills, the cops would be called in seconds and they would be forced too move..
Andy needs to work the front desk cause they turn ppl away daily
1992. .Melvile Brooks..fake name. ." Life Stinks . Mega City He'll. .Matt Grownig. . Satire
He lost both his legs to why is he out there?anywaya telling his urm staff not let him lose sight of them
Every minute probably less a homeless person dies on the street and their discarded like they were trash.
For everybody who needs help ;
Turn your way to God for help.
He will help you if you are honest to Him.
Stop addiction if you have one.
Read the Holy Bible for answers and consolatian.
Do never prostitution, or stop it now.
Do never abortion, it is murder.
Pray God for forgiveniss of your sins through the powerful work of His Son Jesus Christ. Amen
If you have God, you have everything for time and eternity both.
Best to you all. 🙏
They looks scared
wrap up and get fema camp ready. it is not getting better, take action now
Mike Matthew's you don't know the truth about these homeless people. You sit in comfort and read but you don't know their story. Everybody isn't a drug addict nor lazy nor an alcoholic. I know... because I know some of them. I have rescued a few.. directed them to get help. God showed me favor to help them.
Mike Matthew you have not enough compassion for others.. nor life experience. Do yourself a favor.. just watch. Learn to be quiet and you won't be pointed out as a heartless unlearned man.
Wonder what he earns in a year?
Over 200k a year, on the books. Has a two million dollar house in Pasadena. No homeless there.
Didn’t jayz n bey just buy new crib round the corner for $88m
rob .. If they did, not doubting for a second, I'm not surprised ... Being part of the NWO agenda and MK UKTRA .. says it all really ....
Please the local government should be issuing lucid homeless who can drive, at least a vehicle - to keep their stuff in. Yes the vehicles will have to be maintained and a weekly gas supply to be given... so there's that... The vehicle solution is much cheaper than building shelters - aka Slums.... People don't want them in their neighborhoods.... this is why they are not built. Just the bug situation - bedbugs and cockroaches, would be repulsive. Buildings are a 20th century solution. Plus the cost of a 1.5 million dollar roach-infested building is unreasonable - just to shelter, say 25 people.
“Lucid homeless!” Stop it, you’re killing me! Your ideas are stupid, but you already know that. The government makes billions off of these people. And wouldn’t want it any other way.
Plenty of money for the war on terra but not for the homeless...😡
I'd get them to clean the trash up... I'd coat the place with fart spray if they didn't clean it uo
Is fart spray your personal deodorant?
When there are people like Bill Gates who make more money taking a shit then i do in a year hands down... there should be way more resources given to the destitute! Why should one person have so much and so many have so little.. it should be illegal to have so much money you couldn't even spend it if you tried!
Class envy has gotten you nowhere. Bill Gates and others like him have created more millionaires than the government you hope will confiscate his wealth - could even imagine, let alone produce. The good Reverend has created nothing more than a trail of tears! As he collects checks from the people you consider bandits and thieves! Grow up!
In the EU with 24.000$ people have a good life including holidays, education, 2 years unemployment support and complete health care and retirement pension. If with 120.000$ they are poor in the usa , is their fault: they have a corrupted social and politicsl system that kills its own people and they are proud of it, trying to spread it out in all the world. Than sink proudly! In the Eu this was possible from 1960s to 2020, now we are having issues because all the world is turning into an immense Detroit, thanks US.
Hydration 1 liter at the hospital costs 1 euros, in usa 1000 $. There are no reasons for these overprices and when they blame china, that is just an excuse to cover up their own idiotic capitalistic system that puts in poverty 3/4 of the white population leaving 42% of their children surviving on food vouchers. My mum was a single mum with teacher salary. I have 3 masters and a bachelor in top universities and I had some surgeries as well: I HAVE ZERO DEBTS. If it is possible in EU why not in USA?