I'm sorry I don't understand why it's such an issue in the states. I'm an American but I live in another country and we have homeless but it's not to the degree that I see in the states. I don't know if it's because an Asian culture they will keep their family members with them no matter how destructive they are. Possibly there's just a sense of community more than in the states I have had American friends that were homeless up to 2 to 3 years but what they did was they stayed away from drugs alcohol and the bad things They're Christians so they stayed in your churches and they tried to find organizations that could help them. One of my friends she doesn't have to worry about being homeless anymore she's a single mom My other friend he has an illness that's debilitating honestly there's no cure for his illness He basically depends on the Lord weak by week I have a Stress disorder so I knew when I graduated from college 20 years ago I couldn't stay in the states I know I wouldn't be able to keep up physically with 40 to 80 hours a week thankfully my job took me overseas I don't have much but I'm not homeless and I can put food on the table I still have about $20,000 in student loans I'm paying back I had to go into college so I can get out of my home environment Every state and overseas said if I didn't have a college degree I couldn't get a job. There were times where I could have gotten into drugs and alcohol but I asked Jesus to help me deal with the horrible intense desires that were consuming me Might I suggest inner healing and deliverance. Please find Jesus and get some Deliverance it really does help with addictions I never had any addictive tendencies until I was 25 then desires started I found that praying it away would keep it at Bay and then finally when I had Deliverance it never came back. I completely understand how Americans could wind up homeless very easily. If you're on drugs please get help. I don't understand everything that goes on in regards to homelessness and the resources that are available but I do know in the state of California they were given 25 billion dollars to end homelessness I know there's corruption so they're doing a piss poor job of it But there has to be a way to help people who hit rock bottom Please find Jesus first.
I’m 29 and currently homeless here in the Bay Area of California. I work 3 jobs and I’m still about $150 short each month on rent so I sleep at a mall rn. It’s unacceptable that someone can have multiple jobs and can’t afford to live
@@JakeSuecoI am sorry that you are going through that!!! You work three jobs!!! That is NOT right! May GOD bless you with a way out of there and somewhere cheaper. The West Coast is wayyy too expensive.
I was on the streets at 18 years old. Stayed at the Salvation Army the 2 weeks the give you. Then it was right to karm after that for a year. I WOULDNT wish being on the streets to my worst enemy. Thank god he watched over me during this time. He is the only reason I made it off the streets
Rich people sit back and say he/she/they should/could have blah blah blah and don't even give a person a chance to get back up. The same rich people complain about illegal immigrants yet hire mostly Mexicans to build their homes. It's like they are building their own prison of loneliness and hatred toward normal poor people.
What would you consider "rich"? Honest question, because it's completely subjective. I would like to hear your personal definition of "rich people" because that's a pretty derogatory thing do say about such a vague number of potential people.
Mexicans show up early and work hard. Meth heads/homeless won't even show up most days. Its no surprise the "rich" and middle class prefer workers who actually show up and work.
This gentleman is truly grateful for what he has now. The guilt and accoutability he feels is something in which I do not see - not blaming others, but seeing the part he played. God bless you.
Im a veteran and im currently living in a basement with mold for 1year . Went for help at my local CAADC and got the run around and false hope for help getting an Apartment. I was working fulltime but recently got laid off. After 6months of sending them apartments to approve for me " And nothing being done on their end" i finally gave up. I wasn't looking for a hand out....just a hand up. With rent being so high, i was going to be paying the majority of it plus my own utilities....with what little they were going to help me with, it wasn't worth the stress they put me through....
This story is truly thought-provoking. Life can change so quickly, and sometimes even a small mistake can lead to serious consequences. It’s heartbreaking to see people who once had stable lives now struggling to survive on the streets. Hopefully, there will be better support programs to help people like Keith regain hope and rebuild their lives.
I had no choice to but to be homeless when I became disabled and kept being denied disability. And I do not like people constantly witnessing to me and shoving their version of Jesus down my throat just to have a roof over my head. There needs to be shelters that are not religion-based where people can go. I went to one and had to sit through some guy ranting and raving about culture issues just to be able to eat so forget it. Why is there no treatment for addiction except for the wealthy? Why is there no mental health in the community except through a religion? You don't realize how brutal this country is until you're not able to work. Not only do you lose your insurance you can't get disability They do disability just like they do insurance deny deny deny. I met several people who unalived because they could not get disability or had no health insurance and were turned away from a hospital
How were they poor and homeless yet you could afford all your drugs? If they had money for that they were closer to not being homeless than they'd ever imagine, but nah being high AF under a bridge or some alley was preferable to folks like them to staying indoors then 🙄
You need to show ONLY, or mostly, people who are homeless because of the circumstances that were out of their control, a lengthy illness, etc. Because most people think it’s always because of drugs, which it is NOT.
It's mostly because of drugs. They just want to be high all the time and not play by the rules of society. That's why they won't go into shelters or work with outreach programs since most expect people to not use or earnestly try to stop while being helped
@ScubaSteveM45 You couldn't be more wrong. Here in Hawaii there are thousands and thousands of homeless people, who work full-time jobs, and are not crackheads. Wages are low, housing is ridiculous, and the cost of living gets worse every year.
Thank you! I am a firmerly homeless person who never drank or drugged and am now a homeowner. I refused to get into substances because I was not willing to relinquish my dream of a better life. I looked into my palm full of change one day and said : " I eill never be able to afford jewelry this way"! 😂 I am now a proud homeowner,having fought tooth and nail agianst all odds!
@RobertMesa-fu9oy Thank you. I have my sweet pittie with me. She is so sweet but big and scary to folks for some reason. Silly but good for me..🤭 oh, Im a mom of a 28 year old son. He is in school learning biomedical engineering. So someday I can camp because I want too..☺️. I have the gear I need to be as comfortable as if in a house. I am just so disorganized.. always..🤔
I've been on the same streets he is.30 yrs using. In and out of jail and prison. 2008 to 2010 I was at West TN High. Finally I saw the light and realized this is not how I was ment to live. I've had a couple of failures since 2010. But I'm not the person I was. Finally...
@seanromero2303 - AND DJT, BO, GW, BC, GW, ect, ect, ect. NONE of them care or cared enough about the homelessness, hunger, border, vet care, ect in this country- as NONE of their administrations have FIXED the issue.
Love what Scott said at the end about choices. So true! Bad choices narrow our ability to make good choices while good choices open the path for better choices. Just have to do the next right thing
Get ready for Trump. He says addiction is BS Homeless people should "get a job" Yet stands in front of the world's richest scum bags, and collects money. All while shitting on the poor
We are in Hell. Once you can't be a pawn in the grand scheme that insures the rich get richer, you realize through becoming homeless that this is Hell, indeed.
This kind of situation can happen to anyone. As much as we could, let us help others not to fall into this kind of situation by helping them realize how life is precious and that to get them the right financial securities and counseling.
We have homeless that gather at the store I work, they harass our customers for cash, they all ride bikes for some reason, they shoplift, I don’t really care about any of it. I work a low end job and get as much overtime as I can but I take care of my family and my handicap wife works too. When I get a short break, I’ve made myself clear, STOP asking me for money, food, or cigarettes. None of them do anymore because I’m very aggressive about it. They all tell each other not to talk to that man. Thank god for that. I personally hate the homeless. And I make it clear they all know it. We need Youth In Asia to handle this problem
I'm 72, homeless, disabled veteran and there is no help in my community, with the exception of 2 local churches. They have food banks and donated clothing, so I can relate to these people. I'm a Christian, don't drink, no drugs or alcohol, so the excuse of: "addiction or they want to be there" is a lie against most homeless people. We work part-time jobs when available.
Yes I have and was put on a waiting list. So many veterans in need of help they need time and resources to get anything accomplished. Many veterans have been waiting for years and more coming in every month, so the wait is long.
@@dantheman5222 anyway possible. Most of the Churches allow us to charge our phone and battery storage, some of us have solar chargers that we purchased from 4Patriots or other survival companies. It's difficult at best anytime however.
.....and Hawaii too. There are 1,000's of us homeless in Hawaii.....who work full-time jobs and are not crackheads. Housing and cost of living are ridiculous in Hawaii, and only getting worse.
I have been homeless myself I turned my life around I pray for all the people in this situation in Knoxville and around the world I pray that we the people and God bless them and help them out as much as we can in Jesus mighty name amen
@@joyjoy-b5f Well, for me, staying away from substances was a major part of my success. Another is the fact that a kindly, compassionate person took me off of the streets and offered me the initial stability that allowed me to gradually begin the trajectory of success that eventually put me on the path to homeownership. I knew that if I became involved with substances, my dream of having a normal life would be relinquished. The very first congratulatory card that I received for the new house came from someone that I had panhandled as a homeless person.
Depression is a trap that can justify using/drinking. You have to understand that life is not always perfect, ut has ups, and it has downs. The universe never completely abandons us, it's just up to each individual to discover their options. As long as their is a glimmer of hope, we have an abilty to dig ourselves out if our own trenches.
I was homeless two full years back in college from jr yr till graduation back in 2013 in California. At times i slept in my car near college campus or near parks. It was so scary and cold at night that i couldn't sleep at night so i only slept in the day it was the worst most depression two years of my life. No one cares about you every one avoids you especially class mates and teachers alike.
This guy is a good person and hard worker. He cleans the streets he sleeps on. If every homeless person lived like him, there wouldn't be such a stigma about homeless people.
" Did the pressures of success lead to his addiction"? Trauma/ stress/ pressures can only lead to addiction if the individual allows it to. I had a horrific childhood that caused me to become homeless due to an impaired functioning ability that kept me unemployable. Through all of this, I never turned to substances. Why, becausr I was not willing to relinquish my dream of one day having a better life. I fought tooth and nail agianst all odds and am now a proud homeowner!
We need to help our homeless people and homeless families! It’s a tragedy. Especially our Veterans! May our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ look after these people all the day of their lives and give them, safety, warmth, shelter and food 🥘 Amen 🙏 ❤
Well homeless people need help and many cities and towns don't do anything to help them so they gotta go somewhere. They hear about Knoxville so will try to get there. Can't blame them since the government cares about the illegal aliens but not its own citizens.
As a formerly homeless person who is now a homeowner, If one can stay away from substances, and hold tight to the dream of a better life, one can have it. The refusal to relinquish my dream of having a normal, prospourous life kept me away from drugs and alcohol, and propelled me forward with an Iron will agianst all odds. 😮
If anyone would choose to be homeless, that might say something about their mental health....if they didn't choose that's also a mental health issue....
I hate it when people say, homelessness comes from bad decisions.....or, "poor choices". True, some outright choose the lifestyle right from the start but this is a minority. So we can't use these as blanket, cover-all statements. Sure, were all affected by our daily decisions, but everything in life is not a result of our choices. Misfortune is real. Bad luck really does exist. Someone descending down the path toward homelessness is systematically getting their choices reduced thru consecutive unfortunate circumstances....usually beyond their control. And from this broken platform, they must make their "choices". In these scenarios it's common where homelessness is the only choice left. So....even though some of us have chosen homelessness, you can't rightfully blame us, and our choices, for our current state or condition.
Im 63 was homeless for 7years.I fear i may be homeless again soon.I wouldn't wish this on My worst enemy.People take advantage of you and will steal your last penny
Can you find a homeless person that is homeless because of the high rent and cost of living instead of making everyone think that the homeless are all drug addicts and criminals? I took a poll in my community and it was a 2-1 ration ( Economy / Cost of Living ) as to why they believe most people are homless
I hope to God I dont end up on the streets. I'm totally functioning and able to work so if no one hires me and this ends up being me, it was a series of IGNORANT people in HR who caused it. FACTS.
In the beginning of the video, Keith who is a US Navy veteran and homeless is a sad story of all homeless veterans. The VA needs to start serving those who served America but unfortunately are forgotten after their discharge from service. JFK once said, ask not what America can do for you, ask what you can do for America. And that's where the problems start when it comes to homeless veterans, some of which are disabled and shell shocked from fighting in wars. The VA needs to reach out and house homeless veterans such as Keith who has already been homeless for a decade while struggling just to survive.
But you gotta understand America does not help their own people. That's what they put blocks and stuff like that. So people can't sleep all over the place on the streets. The safe people shouldn't be homeless but the market did not take care of that people. You have to take care of your people. So it makes sense reasonable so they can afford to have somewhere if you're gonna have a shelter have a shelter with individual rooms like a big hole. Or help people with conditions. Oh, you must do it on a church to help you. Let's both fix it now. Help them to help them don't help them with conditions.
Air BNB is one of biggest driver of the homeless problem in the city I was living in there are 2000 thousand of them i couldn't find an apartment I was offered people who were renting apartments a year of rent up front I couldn't find a appointment did not qualify for a home loan I ended up buying an RV and land 300 miles away not everyone that is homeless is broke
I cannot understand how a grown man or woman are homeless, My grand daughter at the age of 16 bought one acre of land while working parttime job in high school, at the age of 17 she bought a used motorhome, ran electrictry and water, at the age of 18 she build her a 2 bedroom home, now she are 19 and own her land home and debt free
They think Care cuts is such a great program, Marty has smoked weed with the clients at her house, she is collecting section 8 for a client that can’t take care of herself so she definitely can’t take of a house. The Attorney General need to take a close look at all these places . Tim has a supposed to be half way house that’s not being ran properly. Were is these mentally challenged people money going, where is the checks and balances to make sure these people are being treated fairly. It’s going to take more than you laughing and grinning at the cameras to get out of this one Marty.
People buy from Walmart, Amazon, or companies like Tesla. Keep giving millions to the Walton family daily. How many Walmart workers have complained over the last 30 some years??? Find a new grocery store to shop or goods store. People give half of their paychecks to Billionaires weekly.
Not all homeless people make the choice to be homeless when the state takes your voucher and discrimination happens it's no longer a choice that's called being violated and rights
I was homeless for years. Sadly The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was ***updated*** in favour of yhe new. Now I survive in the country My ancestors fought for.
For sure if for whatever reason I ever find myself in this unfortunate situation I will be immediately heading towards Florida by any means necessary to include if I have to walk. Cuz if you've got to be homeless well Florida is not the worst place you can pick except you got to worry about the hurricanes but it is what it is your homeless
Giving people housing will not fix their problems.A lot of these people end up on the streets because they do not want to look inward and deal with the pain inside themselves. accountability goes a long way.
I allegedly own a home but the code enforcement is hard core. I lost my power 🌀 Francine 9/11/24, 12/21/24 no power yet code enforcement is going to take my home if I can't get them to agree I'm good with the steps I take.
The Simpsons taught me that's the wig sphere in Knoxville TN. We really need a better way of helping these folks in the richest country on the planet for now.
Srorage lockers . Showers ...contact address for mail. I think if the advocates want to bcause stability. And it can be difficult for humans. Then a evaluation and a program that supports sobriety.. i know tundergraduates can be explloited by social workers and the PHD. exaluations and placement 😮a require the appropriate professional. Just saying.
I've been on and off home less since I was twelve im 59 now and i just recently started renting a room when you're old having a room is heavenly
Same
Good luck to you ❤
May God bless and help you.
@@Joseph-vm3sp PUT VETS , Homeless first!, And lower the taxes
I'm sorry I don't understand why it's such an issue in the states.
I'm an American but I live in another country and we have homeless but it's not to the degree that I see in the states.
I don't know if it's because an Asian culture they will keep their family members with them no matter how destructive they are.
Possibly there's just a sense of community more than in the states
I have had American friends that were homeless up to 2 to 3 years but what they did was they stayed away from drugs alcohol and the bad things
They're Christians so they stayed in your churches and they tried to find organizations that could help them.
One of my friends she doesn't have to worry about being homeless anymore she's a single mom
My other friend he has an illness that's debilitating honestly there's no cure for his illness
He basically depends on the Lord weak by week
I have a Stress disorder so I knew when I graduated from college 20 years ago I couldn't stay in the states
I know I wouldn't be able to keep up physically with 40 to 80 hours a week thankfully my job took me overseas
I don't have much but I'm not homeless and I can put food on the table
I still have about $20,000 in student loans I'm paying back
I had to go into college so I can get out of my home environment
Every state and overseas said if I didn't have a college degree I couldn't get a job.
There were times where I could have gotten into drugs and alcohol but I asked Jesus to help me deal with the horrible intense desires that were consuming me
Might I suggest inner healing and deliverance. Please find Jesus and get some Deliverance it really does help with addictions
I never had any addictive tendencies until I was 25 then desires started
I found that praying it away would keep it at Bay and then finally when I had Deliverance it never came back.
I completely understand how Americans could wind up homeless very easily.
If you're on drugs please get help. I don't understand everything that goes on in regards to homelessness and the resources that are available but I do know in the state of California they were given 25 billion dollars to end homelessness I know there's corruption so they're doing a piss poor job of it
But there has to be a way to help people who hit rock bottom
Please find Jesus first.
I’m 29 and currently homeless here in the Bay Area of California. I work 3 jobs and I’m still about $150 short each month on rent so I sleep at a mall rn. It’s unacceptable that someone can have multiple jobs and can’t afford to live
Leave
@ I have no where to go and no way to get there. Not as easy as that man
your jobs obviously suck. get better ones or move out. holy chit!
@@Junkyard_Dog you're not helpful.
@@JakeSuecoI am sorry that you are going through that!!! You work three jobs!!! That is NOT right! May GOD bless you with a way out of there and somewhere cheaper. The West Coast is wayyy too expensive.
Thank you for this story. We need to have empathy for the homeless community.
I pray it gets better for u
You and I do have compassion.
Not the moronic drug addicts whom refuse rehabilitation🤔
homelessness is a multi billion dollar industryu. how much more empathy do you bums need?
What a dumb comment 😂😂@@lagear2165
I was on the streets at 18 years old. Stayed at the Salvation Army the 2 weeks the give you. Then it was right to karm after that for a year. I WOULDNT wish being on the streets to my worst enemy. Thank god he watched over me during this time. He is the only reason I made it off the streets
What do you want a bird bath??
@ you seem like a very weak individual. I’ll pray for you
God is capitalized! Start there.
I am a formerly homeless person who never drank ot drugged, had a savings acct. And is now a homeowner.
@ congratulations man.
We Need to take care of Our Citizens who are suffering! Citizens Must take PRIORITY.
Agree 💯 🙏🏼💔😭
You don't have a "housing shortage", you have a LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING in a safe place
Exactly. New homes are being built in ALL states. They should be building tiny homes. It's better than living on the streets! To sad.
Rich people sit back and say he/she/they should/could have blah blah blah and don't even give a person a chance to get back up. The same rich people complain about illegal immigrants yet hire mostly Mexicans to build their homes. It's like they are building their own prison of loneliness and hatred toward normal poor people.
People were so mean to me and stole so much,I despise the.! I prefer my dog!
What would you consider "rich"? Honest question, because it's completely subjective. I would like to hear your personal definition of "rich people" because that's a pretty derogatory thing do say about such a vague number of potential people.
'Mexicans' to build their homes ? But Americans hate that kind of jobs! Immigrants, do jobs whom Americans are lazy to do.
Mexicans show up early and work hard. Meth heads/homeless won't even show up most days. Its no surprise the "rich" and middle class prefer workers who actually show up and work.
This gentleman is truly grateful for what he has now. The guilt and accoutability he feels is something in which I do not see - not blaming others, but seeing the part he played. God bless you.
Im a veteran and im currently living in a basement with mold for 1year . Went for help at my local CAADC and got the run around and false hope for help getting an Apartment. I was working fulltime but recently got laid off. After 6months of sending them apartments to approve for me " And nothing being done on their end" i finally gave up. I wasn't looking for a hand out....just a hand up. With rent being so high, i was going to be paying the majority of it plus my own utilities....with what little they were going to help me with, it wasn't worth the stress they put me through....
bro a veteran is a blanket word. you could be a loser a bum or a hero which one was you?
This story is truly thought-provoking. Life can change so quickly, and sometimes even a small mistake can lead to serious consequences. It’s heartbreaking to see people who once had stable lives now struggling to survive on the streets. Hopefully, there will be better support programs to help people like Keith regain hope and rebuild their lives.
I had no choice to but to be homeless when I became disabled and kept being denied disability. And I do not like people constantly witnessing to me and shoving their version of Jesus down my throat just to have a roof over my head. There needs to be shelters that are not religion-based where people can go. I went to one and had to sit through some guy ranting and raving about culture issues just to be able to eat so forget it. Why is there no treatment for addiction except for the wealthy? Why is there no mental health in the community except through a religion? You don't realize how brutal this country is until you're not able to work. Not only do you lose your insurance you can't get disability They do disability just like they do insurance deny deny deny. I met several people who unalived because they could not get disability or had no health insurance and were turned away from a hospital
How were they poor and homeless yet you could afford all your drugs? If they had money for that they were closer to not being homeless than they'd ever imagine, but nah being high AF under a bridge or some alley was preferable to folks like them to staying indoors then 🙄
You need to show ONLY, or mostly, people who are homeless because of the circumstances that were out of their control, a lengthy illness, etc.
Because most people think it’s always because of drugs, which it is NOT.
It's mostly because of drugs. They just want to be high all the time and not play by the rules of society. That's why they won't go into shelters or work with outreach programs since most expect people to not use or earnestly try to stop while being helped
@ScubaSteveM45 You couldn't be more wrong. Here in Hawaii there are thousands and thousands of homeless people, who work full-time jobs, and are not crackheads. Wages are low, housing is ridiculous, and the cost of living gets worse every year.
@ I said “most people think it’s always because of drugs”! I know it’s not because they’re using drugs! But ALL OTHER PEOPLE DO.
Thank you! I am a firmerly homeless person who never drank or drugged and am now a homeowner. I refused to get into substances because I was not willing to relinquish my dream of a better life. I looked into my palm full of change one day and said : " I eill never be able to afford jewelry this way"! 😂 I am now a proud homeowner,having fought tooth and nail agianst all odds!
I feel for the homeless people. I really hope I can help them in the future some. I am currently living in my vehicle.
You are amazing you got this ✨
Im homeless. I live in my van. Almost two years.
I lived in a 97 cargo Astro van for three years I loved it
@RobertMesa-fu9oy mine is a chevy express. Its nice most of the time.
@KOOLBadger bless you bro stay safe out there
@RobertMesa-fu9oy Thank you. I have my sweet pittie with me. She is so sweet but big and scary to folks for some reason. Silly but good for me..🤭 oh, Im a mom of a 28 year old son. He is in school learning biomedical engineering. So someday I can camp because I want too..☺️. I have the gear I need to be as comfortable as if in a house. I am just so disorganized.. always..🤔
@KOOLBadger I also have a dog weighs twenty pounds full grown I'm weary around pitbulls
I've been on the same streets he is.30 yrs using. In and out of jail and prison. 2008 to 2010 I was at West TN High. Finally I saw the light and realized this is not how I was ment to live. I've had a couple of failures since 2010. But I'm not the person I was. Finally...
Billions for war though. Absolutely shameful💔💔
FJB
@seanromero2303 - AND DJT, BO, GW, BC, GW, ect, ect, ect. NONE of them care or cared enough about the homelessness, hunger, border, vet care, ect in this country- as NONE of their administrations have FIXED the issue.
@@seanromero2303It's not only Joe Biden, it's both parties, Trump, Bush's, Clinton's, Obama, and the rich CEOs and Wall Street.
Love what Scott said at the end about choices. So true! Bad choices narrow our ability to make good choices while good choices open the path for better choices. Just have to do the next right thing
Thank you! From a formerly homeless person who is now a homeowner.
We need to take care of ours first,Vet,Seniors etc before sending and giving Billions to others !
To many people who are homeless in this country 🤔 some thing needs to change
Indeed. When are rents projected to be ten grand a month? And will that be enough to satisfy the money addicted gentrifiers.
No. Their greed has no limit.
Get ready for Trump.
He says addiction is BS
Homeless people should "get a job"
Yet stands in front of the world's richest scum bags, and collects money.
All while shitting on the poor
God bless the homeless.
SALUTE Knox area rescue Ministries. Keith THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. Take care Keith. Take care Scoot. Have a good Christmas and God bless.
Things are like this today and I honestly think that we are in Hell.
Level 0 of hell out of 8 levels of hell once you die. The other 7 are once your body dies.
We are in Hell. Once you can't be a pawn in the grand scheme that insures the rich get richer, you realize through becoming homeless that this is Hell, indeed.
This kind of situation can happen to anyone. As much as we could, let us help others not to fall into this kind of situation by helping them realize how life is precious and that to get them the right financial securities and counseling.
This was a very good documentary.
Good work.
We have homeless that gather at the store I work, they harass our customers for cash, they all ride bikes for some reason, they shoplift, I don’t really care about any of it. I work a low end job and get as much overtime as I can but I take care of my family and my handicap wife works too. When I get a short break, I’ve made myself clear, STOP asking me for money, food, or cigarettes. None of them do anymore because I’m very aggressive about it. They all tell each other not to talk to that man. Thank god for that. I personally hate the homeless. And I make it clear they all know it. We need Youth In Asia to handle this problem
I'm 72, homeless, disabled veteran and there is no help in my community, with the exception of 2 local churches. They have food banks and donated clothing, so I can relate to these people. I'm a Christian, don't drink, no drugs or alcohol, so the excuse of: "addiction or they want to be there" is a lie against most homeless people. We work part-time jobs when available.
Have you tried contacting the VA and seeing if they can help?
Yes I have and was put on a waiting list. So many veterans in need of help they need time and resources to get anything accomplished. Many veterans have been waiting for years and more coming in every month, so the wait is long.
A genuine question how do you charge your phone when you are homeless
@@dantheman5222 anyway possible. Most of the Churches allow us to charge our phone and battery storage, some of us have solar chargers that we purchased from 4Patriots or other survival companies. It's difficult at best anytime however.
Keith looks like he's in good physical health and moves like an 18-year old man. ❤
There is an answer somewhere to homeless people. But we haven't found it yet. God help us !
u might want to mention what rents cost in Knoxville when u do another homeless story
Are they ten grand a month yet?
What i worry about is being homeless again with landlords charging higher rent and evicting decent section8 tenants
Homeless people are coast to coast.
😱🙏🌎🏥😇⚡️
.....and Hawaii too. There are 1,000's of us homeless in Hawaii.....who work full-time jobs and are not crackheads. Housing and cost of living are ridiculous in Hawaii, and only getting worse.
One step forward three steps back takes so long to build and instantly lost and destitute/ I pray that you regain all you have lost
I have been homeless myself I turned my life around I pray for all the people in this situation in Knoxville and around the world I pray that we the people and God bless them and help them out as much as we can in Jesus mighty name amen
How did you turn it around?? Couldn’t have been easy.
Yes tel us how?
Congrats from a fellow formerly homeless person who did not drink n or drug and is now a homeowner!
@@joyjoy-b5f Well, for me, staying away from substances was a major part of my success. Another is the fact that a kindly, compassionate person took me off of the streets and offered me the initial stability that allowed me to gradually begin the trajectory of success that eventually put me on the path to homeownership. I knew that if I became involved with substances, my dream of having a normal life would be relinquished. The very first congratulatory card that I received for the new house came from someone that I had panhandled as a homeless person.
Depression is a trap that can justify using/drinking. You have to understand that life is not always perfect, ut has ups, and it has downs.
The universe never completely abandons us, it's just up to each individual to discover their options. As long as their is a glimmer of hope, we have an abilty to dig ourselves out if our own trenches.
Im homless also,hang in there
I am a formerly homeless person who is now a homeowner! It can be done!
Great doc
I was homeless two full years back in college from jr yr till graduation back in 2013 in California. At times i slept in my car near college campus or near parks. It was so scary and cold at night that i couldn't sleep at night so i only slept in the day it was the worst most depression two years of my life. No one cares about you every one avoids you especially class mates and teachers alike.
How did you go to college and also sleep during the day while classes were in session? I'm missing something here.
This guy is a good person and hard worker. He cleans the streets he sleeps on. If every homeless person lived like him, there wouldn't be such a stigma about homeless people.
The editor will be featured next episode if they don't fix this audio.
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The audio was fine for me.
What was the source of his pain? Did the pressure of success lead to his dependency?
" Did the pressures of success lead to his addiction"? Trauma/ stress/ pressures can only lead to addiction if the individual allows it to. I had a horrific childhood that caused me to become homeless due to an impaired functioning ability that kept me unemployable. Through all of this, I never turned to substances. Why, becausr I was not willing to relinquish my dream of one day having a better life. I fought tooth and nail agianst all odds and am now a proud homeowner!
I think it is not Christian for America to have the amount of homelessness we have. Nobody in our country should be homeless.
Charity is the works of all people who are able to do something
NOT THE GOVERNMENT USA NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO ASSIST. 😊😊😊
God bless all those who are suffering. The world gets pretty gloomy at times.
Human progress is a great thing to see. Those 2 guys seem pretty sharp!
We need to help our homeless people and homeless families! It’s a tragedy. Especially our Veterans! May our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ look after these people all the day of their lives and give them, safety, warmth, shelter and food 🥘 Amen 🙏 ❤
Very sad story. So much potential.
This is incredibly sad but I think it’s wrong for the mayor to invite more homeless people here
Well homeless people need help and many cities and towns don't do anything to help them so they gotta go somewhere. They hear about Knoxville so will try to get there. Can't blame them since the government cares about the illegal aliens but not its own citizens.
Zoning regulations keep us in a housing shortage...let people build
Also, people owning multiple houses drains the supply
@danieluva2848 little pink houses for you and I,sure ant America no more
As a formerly homeless person who is now a homeowner, If one can stay away from substances, and hold tight to the dream of a better life, one can have it. The refusal to relinquish my dream of having a normal, prospourous life kept me away from drugs and alcohol, and propelled me forward with an Iron will agianst all odds. 😮
Why does the media alwsys push the drug narrative. Everyone is NOT om drugs or an addict
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Government don't care but they let ppl from another country n give em money free rent a car. What's wrong with this pic😢😢
Tq for the upload. From Malaysia.
If anyone would choose to be homeless, that might say something about their mental health....if they didn't choose that's also a mental health issue....
Nope
At least when I was homeless I was sober. Knew I had to be alert. Woodlots were the best places to sleep.
He said $100k condos. Thats crazy!! Thats dirt cheap. He must just be out of touch
I hate it when people say, homelessness comes from bad decisions.....or, "poor choices".
True, some outright choose the lifestyle right from the start but this is a minority. So we can't use these as blanket, cover-all statements.
Sure, were all affected by our daily decisions, but everything in life is not a result of our choices. Misfortune is real. Bad luck really does exist. Someone descending down the path toward homelessness is systematically getting their choices reduced thru consecutive unfortunate circumstances....usually beyond their control. And from this broken platform, they must make their "choices". In these scenarios it's common where homelessness is the only choice left.
So....even though some of us have chosen homelessness, you can't rightfully blame us, and our choices, for our current state or condition.
Im 63 was homeless for 7years.I fear i may be homeless again soon.I wouldn't wish this on My worst enemy.People take advantage of you and will steal your last penny
Regular people all over the place are preparing to. become engaged . FULLY WITH HUMANITY.
Can you find a homeless person that is homeless because of the high rent and cost of living instead of making everyone think that the homeless are all drug addicts and criminals? I took a poll in my community and it was a 2-1 ration ( Economy / Cost of Living ) as to why they believe most people are homless
What ever happens to people who helped built Barnes neighbors 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I hope to God I dont end up on the streets. I'm totally functioning and able to work so if no one hires me and this ends up being me, it was a series of IGNORANT people in HR who caused it. FACTS.
I saw that you commented under another video regarding people unable to find jobs. I really hope something opens up for you 🙏
Help our ❤Homeless Citizens Now. I pray for them. I care.
In the beginning of the video, Keith who is a US Navy veteran and homeless is a sad story of all homeless veterans. The VA needs to start serving those who served America but unfortunately are forgotten after their discharge from service. JFK once said, ask not what America can do for you, ask what you can do for America. And that's where the problems start when it comes to homeless veterans, some of which are disabled and shell shocked from fighting in wars. The VA needs to reach out and house homeless veterans such as Keith who has already been homeless for a decade while struggling just to survive.
If you're a homeless veteran you yourself has to reach out. They might not know you're homeless. That's what I had to do.
I have a homeless brother who has an income. He chooses to spend his money on drugs and alcohol. That's the way he wants to live his life.
As a formerly homeless person who is now a homeowner, staying away from substances was a major reason for my success.
But you gotta understand America does not help their own people. That's what they put blocks and stuff like that. So people can't sleep all over the place on the streets. The safe people shouldn't be homeless but the market did not take care of that people. You have to take care of your people. So it makes sense reasonable so they can afford to have somewhere if you're gonna have a shelter have a shelter with individual rooms like a big hole. Or help people with conditions. Oh, you must do it on a church to help you. Let's both fix it now. Help them to help them don't help them with conditions.
Air BNB is one of biggest driver of the homeless problem in the city I was living in there are 2000 thousand of them i couldn't find an apartment I was offered people who were renting apartments a year of rent up front I couldn't find a appointment did not qualify for a home loan I ended up buying an RV and land 300 miles away not everyone that is homeless is broke
Staying every where we can. Means I would be inside , mostly.
God bless 🙏🌺
I wish him all the absolute luck
sad to see this in knoxville
Thank him for his service
Like a revolving door
Interesting/informative/entertaining.🤗
I cannot understand how a grown man or woman are homeless, My grand daughter at the age of 16 bought one acre of land while working parttime job in high school, at the age of 17 she bought a used motorhome, ran electrictry and water, at the age of 18 she build her a 2 bedroom home, now she are 19 and own her land home and debt free
BS
They think Care cuts is such a great program, Marty has smoked weed with the clients at her house, she is collecting section 8 for a client that can’t take care of herself so she definitely can’t take of a house. The Attorney General need to take a close look at all these places . Tim has a supposed to be half way house that’s not being ran properly. Were is these mentally challenged people money going, where is the checks and balances to make sure these people are being treated fairly. It’s going to take more than you laughing and grinning at the cameras to get out of this one Marty.
3000 Billionaires in this world and there is homelessness!
That's it? 3000 billionaires In the whole world 🌎? There has to be alot more than that.
People buy from Walmart, Amazon, or companies like Tesla. Keep giving millions to the Walton family daily. How many Walmart workers have complained over the last 30 some years??? Find a new grocery store to shop or goods store. People give half of their paychecks to Billionaires weekly.
First time is free. But is it worth it?
Sad times we living through
A decade
Not all homeless people make the choice to be homeless when the state takes your voucher and discrimination happens it's no longer a choice that's called being violated and rights
Wonderful news
notice how most homeless have such grandiose stories ?
I was homeless for years. Sadly The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was ***updated*** in favour of yhe new. Now I survive in the country My ancestors fought for.
You can't feel sorry for people like that, that s the life they wanted and if you try to help them it turns bad for you.
Sad❤
For sure if for whatever reason I ever find myself in this unfortunate situation I will be immediately heading towards Florida by any means necessary to include if I have to walk. Cuz if you've got to be homeless well Florida is not the worst place you can pick except you got to worry about the hurricanes but it is what it is your homeless
Giving people housing will not fix their problems.A lot of these people end up on the streets because they do not want to look inward and deal with the pain inside themselves. accountability goes a long way.
This reminds me of the homeless in the USSR.
I allegedly own a home but the code enforcement is hard core. I lost my power 🌀 Francine 9/11/24, 12/21/24 no power yet code enforcement is going to take my home if I can't get them to agree I'm good with the steps I take.
Welcome to the 21st century
God bless the houselless!
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The Simpsons taught me that's the wig sphere in Knoxville TN. We really need a better way of helping these folks in the richest country on the planet for now.
Sooo, just omitting all the fent usage, huh?
Srorage lockers . Showers ...contact address for mail. I think if the advocates want to bcause stability. And it can be difficult for humans. Then a evaluation and a program that supports sobriety.. i know tundergraduates can be explloited by social workers and the PHD. exaluations and placement 😮a require the appropriate professional. Just saying.
Why is Keith perpetuating his homelessness for ten years?
He has job experience and he could get a job just about anywhere in the country.
Thier is different life then being really homeless
Hawaii is nice to the homeless.
I. Know. This. Feeling. All. Too. Well. Been. There. For. 2. Years. Next. Month.