As a trucker you get to see highways you can’t get into city neighborhoods. You see a very limited window. I been all over usa myself this isn’t normal. Its and extremely bad example on par with denver or Albuquerque
Criminalizing homelessness is not a solution. The solution is providing affordable housing. Giving people fines & felonies for being homeless is ridiculous.
@@THopkins7 I have empathy for the homeless and have helped them before by buying them a meal or doing other things for them. But I personally think so many are drug users and once they get on that downward spiral it’s almost impossible for them to reverse their course and turn their life around.
@bradhampton6457 Yes. I can see that if they are on drugs. The drugs are apparently so strong these days, but we can't just leave them lying in gutters. There has to be outreach to get them off the drugs & make them productive again. I believe it will take more than a 30 day drug program though.
I can tell you as a resident of E Bradenton this is absolutely accurate. AND you don’t have to drive around at night. I see many homeless during the day here.
He probably prefers being out when people are a bit more dormant avoid the craziness of the day.. I'm sure it's ridiculously crazy... I've lived down there but in 2007-8 and it wasn't like that
Yes, this is sad. I lived in Bradenton for almost 18 years. I now live in Sarasota. Mental health, drugs, and the cost of housing all factors in. There is a lot of hopelessness in our world today.
I live in a small town. We have approximately 60-100 homeless at a time. Most have tents. I tried to help one couple by getting them a job and putting them up in an inn that rented by the week. As soon as they had made enough to pay their own rent, did they? Nope they gave some money away then they slowly started laying out of work and lost their jobs. I think there are some that can’t deal with everyday life and that’s why they’re there. Then they get hooked on substances. It’s really sad.
I believe yhey can't handle everyday life too, u never know to me its sad that they do people that way abd the laws they change just cause they homeless, if they can give our money to people not Americans they could help Americans homeless,
Im not sad. Ive traveled around rural Tanzania, & Madagascar, where people have dirt floors, bamboo shacks, NO govt assistance and have zero drug issues. They would give anything to have a chance at American citizenship. Yet they are as happy as a person can be! We dont anything close to real poverty compared to other countries!
If a person lives like this, like an essentially feral being for any length of time, it would be exceptionally rare for them to be able to ever return to a, "normal" or, "functional" lifestyle. Surviving out there changes a person in a lot of bad ways, many of which are long-lasting, even permanent.
Yep, I know what it is like to not eat for a day. To this very day I refuse to spend money on things like new cars or luxury items, even though I could.
It's because Florida is full of low wage 5 and dime jobs and the cost of living is way over everyone's heads. it's nothing but a tourist trap for the rich people to go to on vacation.
Born in Bradenton 1960. Family has been here since 1870. That whole area you were driving from downtown south along business 41 is where I spent much of my childhood. We could walk those streets day or night in the late 60's and 1970's without fear. In the 1920's my dad was born in a house a half a block from the Salvation Army building you passed. All of those homes in the neighborhoods east and west of 41 were occupied by retired grandmas and grandpas from up north, along with the natives. I used to deliver newspapers to them. They were so nice. When that generation died off, investors bought the houses and turned them into rentals. That whole area went to hell in the 1980's with the crack cocaine epidemic and has never recovered. That's when the hookers started showing up along 41, day and night. I left Bradenton in 2002 and moved to St Pete for 20 years. Now I'm back and it is so much worse than when I left. I won't even drive through the neighborhoods I used to live in in the 80's. Some of the commenters are right though, it's not just Bradenton. It's happening all over.
bc greedy landlords raising rents, greedy corporations buying up all the properties and charging arm and a leg..my rent has gone up twice since jan, 150 dollars each time..i was just told the owner is going up 200 more first of the yr..im a single hard working mother, i can't afford to live anymore bc of the greed! i'm sure there are many more in that boat.
I feel your pain. I'm in the process of selling as much as I can online before I get evicted. Full time job and it's still not enough. With no family, I'm pretty much on my own
@@yung_Latios sorry to hear that..Harris said the first thing she will tackle is rent price and food prices..vote Blue if we want things to change, she's going after the greedy corporations ..it's hard when we don't have family to lean on, maybe you could move to a cheaper city? but it's tough everywhere I hear .good luck , just keep focused on the future, it will get better..
Homeless is lack of real affordable housing, disability good paying jobs .Migrant imagrants pool together shack up work here with R visa, green cards. churches corporations get federal funds to support migrant workers . Americans black white are hard working yet independent .It's difficult to be honest hard working and independent. If some one is arrested goes to jail ,prison they get contracted to work for corporations like Wendy's food processing, call centers for corporate profit.getting paid 10 cents a hr .churches aren't required to pay federal minimum wage .Cheap& slave labor is part of the problem .
My son who is 24 and recently was diagnosed with schizophrenia was homeless in that town about six or seven months ago. I’ve never been there. Thank you for filming this. It gives me a sense of how he “lived” while there. We used to live in Naples. He went back to Naples and ended up at David Lawrence. No help for the mentally unwell in Florida. They just drugged him up and released him to the street again. We live in a cruel world. May God have mercy on His creation. God bless you.
The saddest thing is that you can have a group of homeless people right next to a group of people with money and they don't even think about how much those people are suffering from maybe starvation or drug addiction. Sad
Hey brother, love your videos. We need someone on West Coast from Tampa, south. I lived in Bradenton for two years from 14 to 16 and there was a lot of homelessness then. I moved from Orlando to Bradenton for work. You have some homeless in Orlando, Tampa but they are big cities, but Bradenton I was not expecting it then. So I can imagine it now. You also have to think that Florida is now the third most populated state in the United States and 80% of the people live south of Orlando. There is 28 million people living in Florida. So we will get a lot of homeless, especially how the economy is now and how expensive. It is to live here. Keep up the good work bother and stay safe out there.
@@rodseller9936choosing to be high and homeless shouldn't be treated like royalty but the hard working people who went homeless do to overpriced living costs. Hello people message we are living in Idiocracy that movie was a prediction
This is not just Bradenton it's all over Florida Largo Florida Clearwater Oldsmar Dunedin Tampa Lakeland Orlando the list goes on so don't feel bad bro it's everywhere sad but true😢
I was born in Bradenton Florida but I lived in Georgia my whole life this I'm living in New Smyrna Beach now just moved down here last week and this video has left me speechless Bradenton is nothing like it used to be when I was there😊
The way Florida I heard treats it's homeless is sad. It's not always drugs or even mental health these days. Unexpected deaths , lay offs. Inflated rent prices. People who got mortgages at an unfixed rate. A lot of us are only a few missed paychecks or a medical emergency away from homelessness. Corporations keep buying all these residential properties up , even people in China buying our property up because their money is still more stable hear.
This is a problem throughout the 🇺🇸 in small and large cities. This has been a problem now for about decades only it gradually getting worse. This didn’t just pop up recently all of a sudden! I’ve did outreach with homeless people. There were 3 things that stood out when talking to people out there, drugs & alcohol addiction, housing cost, lack of employment or not making enough to get by. It’s unfortunate and sad! Thanks for sharing ✌🏾!
At night many of the homeless circulate and roam cuz its not so darn hot. I do uber at night, and the roads are clear, people are happier at night.. more fun. I see a lot also. Nearly ran a womans head over, she was sleeping with her head in the lane of traffic.. I called 911 cuz I wasnt able to kneel down and see if she was ok.. 5 other cars stopped to help her.. which was truly amazing. I think when people are high or drunk they lose their awareness of where they are and what they are doing..
While I'm sure every state has its own down city's.. Bradenton is a town run by crooks... Never was a good town and never will be, unfortunately... That town is only going downhill.. do your history check on this town and any other town like this... Justsaying sad facts Only The Smart Move Out Because Change 4 That Town Is Not Possible...
I'm about to be homeless. I'm in Arcadia now for a job interview I took the bus here from west palm beach. If I don't get this job I have to hit the streets. Do you have any advice what to do?
DONT get homeless in ARCADIA. Take hwy 70 from arcadia to interstate 75. Sleep in the woods near there. you can kinda panhandle around here. not too dangerous. stay the crap outta bradenton city limits its a CRAPHOLE. north of Downtown off central is a huge open air camp its also drug ridden but its a place people sleep outside. lots of wooded areas with homeless in North port off toledo blade. stay away from homeless most of them are on drugs.. anything you go to sleep with stash it because they rob you at night. DONT stay in arcadia homeless. rents in lakeland are cheap but DONT be homeless in polk county you will starve to death. I would say, east bradenton. Close to lakewood ranch, but dont get caught vagrant in LWR they will arrest you, you gotta be west of 75. come towards the coast. There are apartments in SEBRING for $700-900 a month if you can find a room mate and split it. do what you can to stay off the streets because no way out trap out there.
@@tangledweb116 funny thing I was there for a month I must have applied to over 100 different positions and the day I left only one offered me a job. Rich's ice cream factory on north federal highway in west palm beach.
DO NOT COME TO SEBRING OR AVON PARK!!!!!!!!! you have a high chance to go homeless here, i have been months looking for work and nothing! there are barely any jobs down here, and the ones available, well you need to know some from the inside to get you the job (whole highland county ). and no one wants to pay their employees what they deserve accordingly to their experience and hard work and good ethics! sebring and avon park is for the rich to live and the poor to be their hard labor slaves!
I live in LWR as well and have been very concerned about our unhoused neighbors in Manatee County. Would you consider helping me on some sort of project? It only has to be one time and see how it goes. Since you are comfortable driving around the streets at night, I can work on getting some comfort bags together, like hygiene and snack items and we can distribute them together some night. Please let me know, I have been thinking about your video over the last day or so and this idea came to me, when I have a feeling I can do something, no matter how small that can bring comfort to at least one person, I take some time and let God guide me on what is within my abilities and this is the idea that has moved me. Thank you.
I have lived my 54 years in Florida and Bradenton has always been a dump. If you were poor you lived in Bradenton but now even Bradenton is expensive. Housing and rentals are insane now but the low pay has stayed the same. If you don't make at least $75 thousand a year or come down here with a huge lump of money do not come here!
I’m the same age as you. It hasn’t always been a “dump.” It’s like any other area. The bad parts of town are the bad parts of town. But NW Bradenton was always pricer to live.
Ok, i'm like 5 minutes into your video and that's all im seeing is your car cruising around, even if i wanted to see the person sleeping under the palm tree or the woman by the yellow post-- i really didn't see them, your cruising around to quickly and I'm really not noticing much, so im tuning out.
Hey Jose, since you're big on statistics. Why don't you try to take find a survey on how many people are homeless Seniors and disabled people, how many are mentally ill and how many are addicts compared to those you've interviewed who've just fallen on hard times due to rent increases or non-payment of hurricane insurance funds? Would be eye opening I'm certain. You could start by using your interviews over the years.
@@pinkiesue849 it says on a website I found that they allow 7 free nights, and after that there is a fee of $10. But it also says they provide programs to help people get jobs, etc.
I'm in hokey ass Okla where meth and fentanyl use is so bad that the county jail is full they have to contract out jail space in other countys jail. Oddly enough two doors down is a family from Honduras that do nothing but work and speak no english. YOU tell me whats the problem? Its everywhere!!!!!
Good evening Jose, the local and state government really needs to step up and provide real supportive resources to the Florida homeless problem. Yes, it will cost money and it may include a small tax increase as well. Nevertheless, we cannot just lock em up or move them to the other side of town. God Bless and stay safe.
I spent a while sleeping in my car at the Bradenton planet fitness and the Walmarts of Sarasota they’ll give you a real hard time anywhere but planet fitness
The population counts in FL are all screwed up because really there's a third of the population who officially don't live here but spend almost half their time here. Secondly Bradenton is very economically troubled because Florida is where the only jobs are medical or serving the desires of visitors both tourist and the aforementioned seasonal residents. Combine that with housing costs doubling in about a week and suddenly the people who are working are split into two groups: you work for the hospital or Tropicana and you might be able to afford housing or you do any other kind of job and you're homeless or barely hanging on to a bedroom with a kitchen and bath shared by six other people renting rooms in the same house. Meanwhile, half the houses sit there with no one even home for months on end. Meanwhile law enforcement ignores traffic violations so everyone drives all crazy. I just try to stay away from Bradenton as much as possible.
Bradenton is no different than just about any city. Every city has homeless. Every city has some drug/alcohol issues. Every city will have some obvious folks soliciting on street corners. I was actually impressed that the streets in Bradenton don't look bad at all compared to many, many other cities of the same population all over the U.S. I live in St. Petersburg, which is just a half hour drive across the Skyway Bridge. I can imagine if you drove around this town and Clearwater you would see a similar situation. What we don't see in this clip (I didn't finish it) is patrol cars driving the streets. That's what is missing.
Are U new to Bradenton, I from Bradenton Sir, the same thing happen during the day , wake up . Our streets are empty ( I think you over reacted I only saw 1 homeless & 1 street walker ) compared to other cities. If want to see street walkers ( male/female )stop at our local 7/11 stores , ( US 41 South ) car washes . I think your full of IT . I don't know where you get your info . Bradenton, FL is one best cities in the State/ U.S.
Bradenton is definitely not towards the best cities in Florida 😅😅😅😅 you don’t see street walkers in every city thats bs i been to 37 plus states and only seen them in miami, los angeles and Albuquerque.
😢I use to live in Bradenton I came back to the north after 12 years down there and now have some friends that also moved here because if they stayed there they would be homeless because of the cost
A big part of this problem is inflaton,joblessness, and working poor. Blame the current government for the high cost of living. If the current administration gets elected again it will be catastrophic
I’ve had family in Florida and have been going a 50 plus years. 35 years ago I could see why folks liked it. Not too crowded, cheap to live. Last 20 years….I don’t get it and it always looked so depressing all 50 plus years. Now it is going to go this way.
I used to live in Bradenton the guy I was engaged to was from there and I moved with him in 2007-8 ish...his Mom used to work at Insurance Time downtown there!!! I think that was the name!!!
After complaining for 3 1/2 years about the crimes back here, they’re finally doing something about it, but I don’t like the way I’ve been treated from the sheriffs department you asked for help. They don’t care to criminals better than they do me.
You live in Lakewood Ranch , with respect that aint Bradenton. Bradenton has always had a seedy, dark, desperate and dangerous energy to it. Especially at night. I lived all over those hoods. It’s a tough city
😂😂 Every lakewood Ranch person says this , but it's still run by the same crooks 😂 Manatee County.!!!!! I guess you missed all the overdoses in lakewood Ranch 🤷 😕 Justsaying Ran by the same crooks and lakewood Ranch is included... 😂🤦♀️ Do your fact checks ✔️
Bradenton is not a small town . The metro region has close to 600,000 year round residents. The reason the homeless are concentrated downtown is because that’s where the services and church dinners are.
i use to be homeless in bradenton and the big rule in our group was to pick up behind outselves. we slept in front of the salvation army and what most people don't realize is that the salvation army charges plus if you are a woman there is only a small amount of room for you in the salvation army even if you got the money to get in. /i slept in my wheelcvhair and you would think that gus wouldn't be that interested if you are in a wheelchair. it wasn't the homeless i worried about, well i did with the theft going on but there was guys who weren't homeless thinking they could buy me. i was homeless due to having a stroke and losing everything. thank God i'm no longer homeless God is so good. the salvation army could do ten times better
I'm from lmmokalee It is a great thing. That you tell the truth nobody wants to hear that. Continue doing what you're doing. A lot of big money down they don't give a d*** about. The people who live there.Don't stop doing what you're doing
first scene 14th street.. close to downtown and Pirates spring training field. I know exactly what station that is... I haven't been there in years but when did they start playing opera music? I live here in east bradenton near braden river walmart and I just came back to Bradenton and it's been 10 years Since I was here and I can confirm, the homeless population has absolutely grown here
recently saw a 2/2 house for rent not far from here, rent going for $4500 a month. A duplex adjacent to where I live, one side, rent being charged for 3800. just saying - it's ridiculous.
14th St from Cortez Rd to the waterfront needs help. Old motels doesn't help the area. Desoto Square mall should be used for some kind of housing. I left B town after 46 years. It was time to leave.
The city of Bradenton has a smaller population than North Port but keep in mind that the population in Bradenton is far more dense. Bradenton is only around a 1/5 of the size of North Port in square miles. Think of it more as a city center than a more rural area like North Port. You’ll typically have more problems in a city or downtown area than you will in the suburbs or outlying areas. Imagine North Port with a population over 285,000 people.
If this was a video of a California city, the comment section would light up about it's because of blue state liberal policies, no law and order, taxes, wokeness, blah, blah, blah. But since they can't resort to those comments on this video, because we know who runs Florida. So people are actually bringing up real issues like unaffordable housing & greedy land.
You know thats kinda sad the homeless in last year, don't get me wrong i see it this way now if they can help whos not Americans they should be helping there own no matter what. What sad world we live in...
I'm not sure what the answer is, but I've been in Bradenton for 30 years, my husband was born and raised here. 7-11 doesn't play the Opera to detour the homeless, it's actually very good and is known to open up your minds. I'm not sure why you just follow them, and almost counting them and say that people steal from them when they're sleeping...But, that's just Bradenton?!? Lots of them are mentally ill, you should stop making these. Or at least help. This is not doing anything.
There’s areas in Sarasota like this too. Don’t let anyone fool you. I’ve lived in Sarasota and Manatee counties since 1970. There are isolated areas in both counties like this but it’s only in a very small proportion in each county that it exists.
It’s much busy in the area during the day but it’s mostly people in route to or from downtown Bradenton. It’s a very short distance to the city center.
Is it a problem or is it a sign that there is no problem there so they go where the local authorities are more tolerant? Probably just flew in from somewhere like New Jersey.
I was there. Staying in a hammock but went to work every day. The problem is that every drug is accessible and it's easy to get food. Bradenton, has a place that feeds homeless almost daily. Also, the " Red Barn" is right there. Cheep fruit n veggies is sold 3-4 days a wk.. it's really a great place to live cheep. BUT, it's completely overrun with corruption and desperate drug addicts.. oh, n watch out for them tricks on corners lol
This is not a problem which this is a Florida problem. For what is over, price? Would greed at people in politicians agree? So the whole system is messed up
I'm a trucker and run all over the country. This is absolutely commonplace throughout the country. Everywhere I go
As a trucker you get to see highways you can’t get into city neighborhoods. You see a very limited window. I been all over usa myself this isn’t normal. Its and extremely bad example on par with denver or Albuquerque
You’re absolutely right. People would have to be ignorant or stupid to think this problem doesn’t exist through the country.
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGSand L.A
Criminalizing homelessness is not a solution. The solution is providing affordable housing. Giving people fines & felonies for being homeless is ridiculous.
Especially since they are giving shelter to illegal immigrants
It really is and it says a whole lot about politicians and policing in America.
The homeless don't want to follow rules of the shelter. There's plenty of options available for the homeless.
@@THopkins7 I have empathy for the homeless and have helped them before by buying them a meal or doing other things for them. But I personally think so many are drug users and once they get on that downward spiral it’s almost impossible for them to reverse their course and turn their life around.
@bradhampton6457 Yes. I can see that if they are on drugs. The drugs are apparently so strong these days, but we can't just leave them lying in gutters. There has to be outreach to get them off the drugs & make them productive again. I believe it will take more than a 30 day drug program though.
I can tell you as a resident of E Bradenton this is absolutely accurate. AND you don’t have to drive around at night. I see many homeless during the day here.
He probably prefers being out when people are a bit more dormant avoid the craziness of the day..
I'm sure it's ridiculously crazy... I've lived down there but in 2007-8 and it wasn't like that
At night no traffic madness
Yes, this is sad. I lived in Bradenton for almost 18 years. I now live in Sarasota. Mental health, drugs, and the cost of housing all factors in. There is a lot of hopelessness in our world today.
I live in a small town. We have approximately 60-100 homeless at a time. Most have tents. I tried to help one couple by getting them a job and putting them up in an inn that rented by the week. As soon as they had made enough to pay their own rent, did they? Nope they gave some money away then they slowly started laying out of work and lost their jobs. I think there are some that can’t deal with everyday life and that’s why they’re there. Then they get hooked on substances. It’s really sad.
Yes, this is true.
I believe yhey can't handle everyday life too, u never know to me its sad that they do people that way abd the laws they change just cause they homeless, if they can give our money to people not Americans they could help Americans homeless,
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Im not sad. Ive traveled around rural Tanzania, & Madagascar, where people have dirt floors, bamboo shacks, NO govt assistance and have zero drug issues. They would give anything to have a chance at American citizenship. Yet they are as happy as a person can be! We dont anything close to real poverty compared to other countries!
If a person lives like this, like an essentially feral being for any length of time, it would be exceptionally rare for them to be able to ever return to a, "normal" or, "functional" lifestyle. Surviving out there changes a person in a lot of bad ways, many of which are long-lasting, even permanent.
Yep, I know what it is like to not eat for a day. To this very day I refuse to spend money on things like new cars or luxury items, even though I could.
It's because Florida is full of low wage 5 and dime jobs and the
cost of living is way over everyone's heads. it's nothing but a tourist trap for the rich people to go to on vacation.
Heck, I have seen loads of fairly wealthy people fold their tent and leave.
I have to agree. The prices are so outrageous people can't afford anywhere to live. Disabled and elderly can't supplement their income.
@@kirk563 Georgia's minimum wage is 7.25 hr. You make enough to be broke
Yeah! Right? Who is doing the MATH in the economics department? YOUR FIRED! 😡🙄🙄🙄
Talking about something else Kirk my Favorite Show was Star Treak to
Born in Bradenton 1960. Family has been here since 1870. That whole area you were driving from downtown south along business 41 is where I spent much of my childhood. We could walk those streets day or night in the late 60's and 1970's without fear. In the 1920's my dad was born in a house a half a block from the Salvation Army building you passed. All of those homes in the neighborhoods east and west of 41 were occupied by retired grandmas and grandpas from up north, along with the natives. I used to deliver newspapers to them. They were so nice. When that generation died off, investors bought the houses and turned them into rentals. That whole area went to hell in the 1980's with the crack cocaine epidemic and has never recovered. That's when the hookers started showing up along 41, day and night. I left Bradenton in 2002 and moved to St Pete for 20 years. Now I'm back and it is so much worse than when I left. I won't even drive through the neighborhoods I used to live in in the 80's. Some of the commenters are right though, it's not just Bradenton. It's happening all over.
They are in denial they think this is normal and everywhere… not to this scale. In fact its only a few cities in usa where you see walkers
bc greedy landlords raising rents, greedy corporations buying up all the properties and charging arm and a leg..my rent has gone up twice since jan, 150 dollars each time..i was just told the owner is going up 200 more first of the yr..im a single hard working mother, i can't afford to live anymore bc of the greed! i'm sure there are many more in that boat.
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Yea High Cost of Rent and Housing will do this to. And if You don't wave Steady Job even worse for the Person
Yup and how the heck to come up with first, last and security to move to a cheaper rental.
I feel your pain. I'm in the process of selling as much as I can online before I get evicted. Full time job and it's still not enough. With no family, I'm pretty much on my own
@@yung_Latios sorry to hear that..Harris said the first thing she will tackle is rent price and food prices..vote Blue if we want things to change, she's going after the greedy corporations ..it's hard when we don't have family to lean on, maybe you could move to a cheaper city? but it's tough everywhere I hear .good luck , just keep focused on the future, it will get better..
It is going to get worse. And not just homelessness.
Where are people supposed to sleep? They're PEOPLE, not animals who people treat better than other people.
In many instances, dogs are treated far better than human beings. This is rare in Mexico.
In a bush
@sailingaeolus 😂😂😂 they have shanty towns that stretch miles.. which is basically Just homeless shanties.
you have a good heart & soul, i wish you would be in charge of the homeless !! God bless you mister..
Homeless is lack of real affordable housing, disability good paying jobs .Migrant imagrants pool together shack up work here with R visa, green cards. churches corporations get federal funds to support migrant workers . Americans black white are hard working yet independent .It's difficult to be honest hard working and independent. If some one is arrested goes to jail ,prison they get contracted to work for corporations like Wendy's food processing, call centers for corporate profit.getting paid 10 cents a hr .churches aren't required to pay federal minimum wage .Cheap& slave labor is part of the problem .
My son who is 24 and recently was diagnosed with schizophrenia was homeless in that town about six or seven months ago. I’ve never been there. Thank you for filming this. It gives me a sense of how he “lived” while there. We used to live in Naples. He went back to Naples and ended up at David Lawrence. No help for the mentally unwell in Florida. They just drugged him up and released him to the street again. We live in a cruel world. May God have mercy on His creation. God bless you.
It’s murderous and dangerous to be homeless in Bradenton the crime is unreal and drugs everywhere no interest from the police to stop it
The saddest thing is that you can have a group of homeless people right next to a group of people with money and they don't even think about how much those people are suffering from maybe starvation or drug addiction. Sad
@GregF-k7w I would pity them at the least and try to help some of them if possible
Hey brother, love your videos. We need someone on West Coast from Tampa, south. I lived in Bradenton for two years from 14 to 16 and there was a lot of homelessness then. I moved from Orlando to Bradenton for work. You have some homeless in Orlando, Tampa but they are big cities, but Bradenton I was not expecting it then. So I can imagine it now. You also have to think that Florida is now the third most populated state in the United States and 80% of the people live south of Orlando. There is 28 million people living in Florida. So we will get a lot of homeless, especially how the economy is now and how expensive. It is to live here. Keep up the good work bother and stay safe out there.
Many are about to enter homelessness
this is not even unusual for Florida .
Jose I know you're not lying because I used to live in Florida myself. My foolish father is trying to drag me back and I'm fighting for my life.
No future here for us. Listen to all my interviews thats how all those people ended up homeless coming here for old parents
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS at least North Dakota cares about their homeless.
@@rodseller9936choosing to be high and homeless shouldn't be treated like royalty but the hard working people who went homeless do to overpriced living costs. Hello people message we are living in Idiocracy that movie was a prediction
This is not just Bradenton it's all over Florida Largo Florida Clearwater Oldsmar Dunedin Tampa Lakeland Orlando the list goes on so don't feel bad bro it's everywhere sad but true😢
This is Cause by two type of things #1 Government High Taxes, Housing Problem, #2 High Rent 3 No Job
@@Pimporly and you forgot the most important thing alcohol and drug abuse
Yes Drugs and Alcohol play an Important Role to yes you right
I was born in Bradenton Florida but I lived in Georgia my whole life this I'm living in New Smyrna Beach now just moved down here last week and this video has left me speechless Bradenton is nothing like it used to be when I was there😊
Its homeless everywhere. NSB is nice but Bradenton is like a Daytona now
The way Florida I heard treats it's homeless is sad. It's not always drugs or even mental health these days. Unexpected deaths , lay offs. Inflated rent prices. People who got mortgages at an unfixed rate. A lot of us are only a few missed paychecks or a medical emergency away from homelessness. Corporations keep buying all these residential properties up , even people in China buying our property up because their money is still more stable hear.
This is a problem throughout the 🇺🇸 in small and large cities. This has been a problem now for about decades only it gradually getting worse. This didn’t just pop up recently all of a sudden! I’ve did outreach with homeless people. There were 3 things that stood out when talking to people out there, drugs & alcohol addiction, housing cost, lack of employment or not making enough to get by. It’s unfortunate and sad! Thanks for sharing ✌🏾!
At night many of the homeless circulate and roam cuz its not so darn hot. I do uber at night, and the roads are clear, people are happier at night.. more fun. I see a lot also. Nearly ran a womans head over, she was sleeping with her head in the lane of traffic.. I called 911 cuz I wasnt able to kneel down and see if she was ok.. 5 other cars stopped to help her.. which was truly amazing. I think when people are high or drunk they lose their awareness of where they are and what they are doing..
Its very dangerous to drive around Bradenton at night due to pedestrians on drugs
I really don't think it's that bad honestly. I live in St. Pete now but I use to live in Houston, TX which was a H-hole.
compared to tent cities i see in california videos
I would not walk at night in cali but in this video i mean its sketchy but id probably walk
Drugs have a lot to do with it....😢
That town is dead. Barely saw anyone in this video
1AM
Sad streets of almost every city and town in the usa. Try Dallas and Denver
If Bradenton was the size of Denver it would have more homeless
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Its near Sarasota and Tampa...try any small city anywhere in Cali. Coastal numbers will always be high usually.
You will find this everywhere in the World now.. it's a shame..each individual should do what they can to prevent this
While I'm sure every state has its own down city's.. Bradenton is a town run by crooks... Never was a good town and never will be, unfortunately... That town is only going downhill.. do your history check on this town and any other town like this...
Justsaying sad facts
Only The Smart Move Out Because Change 4 That Town Is Not Possible...
Rt 41 2.am always have to watch for people on bicycles crossing the road in dark clothes, no lights or reflectors with out a care in the world.
Many don’t make it
I'm about to be homeless. I'm in Arcadia now for a job interview I took the bus here from west palm beach. If I don't get this job I have to hit the streets. Do you have any advice what to do?
DONT get homeless in ARCADIA. Take hwy 70 from arcadia to interstate 75. Sleep in the woods near there. you can kinda panhandle around here. not too dangerous. stay the crap outta bradenton city limits its a CRAPHOLE. north of Downtown off central is a huge open air camp its also drug ridden but its a place people sleep outside. lots of wooded areas with homeless in North port off toledo blade. stay away from homeless most of them are on drugs.. anything you go to sleep with stash it because they rob you at night. DONT stay in arcadia homeless. rents in lakeland are cheap but DONT be homeless in polk county you will starve to death. I would say, east bradenton. Close to lakewood ranch, but dont get caught vagrant in LWR they will arrest you, you gotta be west of 75. come towards the coast. There are apartments in SEBRING for $700-900 a month if you can find a room mate and split it. do what you can to stay off the streets because no way out trap out there.
theres cheap apartments in SEBRING, the south side fo the city, avon park is another really cheap rent market.
Day labor jobs, pay everyday. Hi request direct
No jobs in West Palm Beach?
@@tangledweb116 funny thing I was there for a month I must have applied to over 100 different positions and the day I left only one offered me a job. Rich's ice cream factory on north federal highway in west palm beach.
DO NOT COME TO SEBRING OR AVON PARK!!!!!!!!! you have a high chance to go homeless here, i have been months looking for work and nothing! there are barely any jobs down here, and the ones available, well you need to know some from the inside to get you the job (whole highland county ). and no one wants to pay their employees what they deserve accordingly to their experience and hard work and good ethics!
sebring and avon park is for the rich to live and the poor to be their hard labor slaves!
You have nothing to be ashamed of. You are just the providing a camera. This the commendable content that Southern Life provides.
I live in LWR as well and have been very concerned about our unhoused neighbors in Manatee County. Would you consider helping me on some sort of project? It only has to be one time and see how it goes. Since you are comfortable driving around the streets at night, I can work on getting some comfort bags together, like hygiene and snack items and we can distribute them together some night. Please let me know, I have been thinking about your video over the last day or so and this idea came to me, when I have a feeling I can do something, no matter how small that can bring comfort to at least one person, I take some time and let God guide me on what is within my abilities and this is the idea that has moved me. Thank you.
That’s very considerate of you.
I live in the area and this has gotten worse in the last ten years or so. 14th St. is not much different during the day.
They need more cops and less dope
Cops that actually do their jobs
I have lived my 54 years in Florida and Bradenton has always been a dump. If you were poor you lived in Bradenton but now even Bradenton is expensive. Housing and rentals are insane now but the low pay has stayed the same. If you don't make at least $75 thousand a year or come down here with a huge lump of money do not come here!
75 might not be enough i would say 90k these days
I’m the same age as you. It hasn’t always been a “dump.” It’s like any other area. The bad parts of town are the bad parts of town. But NW Bradenton was always pricer to live.
Ok, i'm like 5 minutes into your video and that's all im seeing is your car cruising around, even if i wanted to see the person sleeping under the palm tree or the woman by the yellow post-- i really didn't see them, your cruising around to quickly and I'm really not noticing much, so im tuning out.
Goodbyes
I grew up in this city. Wow how its changed is crazy!
You should see life here in Orlando!! It's nothing like the mouse or Universal.
Hey Jose, since you're big on statistics. Why don't you try to take find a survey on how many people are homeless Seniors and disabled people, how many are mentally ill and how many are addicts compared to those you've interviewed who've just fallen on hard times due to rent increases or non-payment of hurricane insurance funds? Would be eye opening I'm certain. You could start by using your interviews over the years.
Great report. Thanks for bringing this situation to light. Way back in the day it was a beautiful town.
Know what the real problem is is our government get to the root of the situation
Its every town in the US! ok?So do your research already.
You should got to channelside and morgan street in tampa 80 years old grandmother's old people even families 😢
The hardest thing to do is to speak the truth and/ or hear it. If you’re not self actualized you will blame others ad nauseam. Trust yourself.
For all the money they receive during the holidays it should be for the homeless boycott the salvation army
They scamming
Do they charge $15each week or each night
@@pinkiesue849 it says on a website I found that they allow 7 free nights, and after that there is a fee of $10. But it also says they provide programs to help people get jobs, etc.
I'm in hokey ass Okla where meth and fentanyl use is so bad that the county jail is full they have to contract out jail space in other countys jail. Oddly enough two doors down is a family from Honduras that do nothing but work and speak no english. YOU tell me whats the problem? Its everywhere!!!!!
Psychological warfare by the media and rich on "white" people.
Racist spotted
Good evening Jose, the local and state government really needs to step up and provide real supportive resources to the Florida homeless problem. Yes, it will cost money and it may include a small tax increase as well. Nevertheless, we cannot just lock em up or move them to the other side of town. God Bless and stay safe.
I spent a while sleeping in my car at the Bradenton planet fitness and the Walmarts of Sarasota they’ll give you a real hard time anywhere but planet fitness
So sad
The population counts in FL are all screwed up because really there's a third of the population who officially don't live here but spend almost half their time here. Secondly Bradenton is very economically troubled because Florida is where the only jobs are medical or serving the desires of visitors both tourist and the aforementioned seasonal residents. Combine that with housing costs doubling in about a week and suddenly the people who are working are split into two groups: you work for the hospital or Tropicana and you might be able to afford housing or you do any other kind of job and you're homeless or barely hanging on to a bedroom with a kitchen and bath shared by six other people renting rooms in the same house. Meanwhile, half the houses sit there with no one even home for months on end. Meanwhile law enforcement ignores traffic violations so everyone drives all crazy. I just try to stay away from Bradenton as much as possible.
Bradenton is no different than just about any city. Every city has homeless. Every city has some drug/alcohol issues. Every city will have some obvious folks soliciting on street corners. I was actually impressed that the streets in Bradenton don't look bad at all compared to many, many other cities of the same population all over the U.S. I live in St. Petersburg, which is just a half hour drive across the Skyway Bridge. I can imagine if you drove around this town and Clearwater you would see a similar situation. What we don't see in this clip (I didn't finish it) is patrol cars driving the streets. That's what is missing.
Every city does not have these levels of homeless please stop
You are correct.
Thank you
You’re on the Gulf side.
Are U new to Bradenton, I from Bradenton Sir, the same thing happen during the day , wake up . Our streets are empty ( I think you over reacted I only saw 1 homeless & 1 street walker ) compared to other cities. If want to see street walkers ( male/female )stop at our local 7/11 stores , ( US 41 South ) car washes . I think your full of IT . I don't know where you get your info . Bradenton, FL is one best cities in the State/ U.S.
Bradenton is definitely not towards the best cities in Florida 😅😅😅😅 you don’t see street walkers in every city thats bs i been to 37 plus states and only seen them in miami, los angeles and Albuquerque.
😢I use to live in Bradenton I came back to the north after 12 years down there and now have some friends that also moved here because if they stayed there they would be homeless because of the cost
A big part of this problem is inflaton,joblessness, and working poor. Blame the current government for the high cost of living. If the current administration gets elected again it will be catastrophic
Profoundly absurd and highly delusional.
Seek professional deprogramming therapy and TURN OFF FauX "News"
Wages in Florida are not keeping up with inflation.
@@lauraturner7048I seriously doubt there are many places in the entire country where wages are keeping up with inflation.
I’ve had family in Florida and have been going a 50 plus years. 35 years ago I could see why folks liked it. Not too crowded, cheap to live. Last 20 years….I don’t get it and it always looked so depressing all 50 plus years. Now it is going to go this way.
I'm not a drug addict alcoholic or have mental health issues. I lost my job and don't have any family here in Florida. I'm all out of ideas
cheapest rents are in SEBRING. Veranda Breeze Apartments. call them
Hike the trail. It's the only land you can legally pass through as an outlaw.
@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS Don't matter how cheap if you don't have job or income. Good credit. Ect.
David, please reach out to a non-denominational church. If you are in Bradenton or Sarasota, there are a lot of churches that help the homeless.
Can you apply to a fast food job? Pretend you're not homeless. Shower at a gym, save money. Use a fake address on application. Wing it.
Homelessness is rampant in Florida. You can't go in any patch of woods and not see someone living there!
These people here don’t know that
Maybe where you live but certainly not true statewide.
You showing truth..people dont like truth...
Look at the comments they are in denial
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS sad to see all these small towns going away.
Sad they need to move the homeless on, not good for business or even the homeless, addition, and alcohol
I went over there once in the early seventies to a place called Christian retreat is it still there
I used to live in Bradenton the guy I was engaged to was from there and I moved with him in 2007-8 ish...his Mom used to work at Insurance Time downtown there!!! I think that was the name!!!
According to the media, everything is great.
For them..
I cannot imagine a homeless person having anything WORTH stealing.
Cell phone, cash, drugs, bicycles, personal items of sentimental importance.
After complaining for 3 1/2 years about the crimes back here, they’re finally doing something about it, but I don’t like the way I’ve been treated from the sheriffs department you asked for help. They don’t care to criminals better than they do me.
You live in Lakewood Ranch , with respect that aint Bradenton. Bradenton has always had a seedy, dark, desperate and dangerous energy to it. Especially at night. I lived all over those hoods. It’s a tough city
😂😂 Every lakewood Ranch person says this , but it's still run by the same crooks 😂 Manatee County.!!!!!
I guess you missed all the overdoses in lakewood Ranch 🤷 😕 Justsaying Ran by the same crooks and lakewood Ranch is included... 😂🤦♀️ Do your fact checks ✔️
Like i said: my drivers license says Bradenton as you know LWR is unincorporated
Bradenton is not a small town . The metro region has close to 600,000 year round residents. The reason the homeless are concentrated downtown is because that’s where the services and church dinners are.
i use to be homeless in bradenton and the big rule in our group was to pick up behind outselves. we slept in front of the salvation army and what most people don't realize is that the salvation army charges plus if you are a woman there is only a small amount of room for you in the salvation army even if you got the money to get in. /i slept in my wheelcvhair and you would think that gus wouldn't be that interested if you are in a wheelchair. it wasn't the homeless i worried about, well i did with the theft going on but there was guys who weren't homeless thinking they could buy me. i was homeless due to having a stroke and losing everything.
thank God i'm no longer homeless God is so good.
the salvation army could do ten times better
I'm from lmmokalee It is a great thing. That you tell the truth nobody wants to hear that. Continue doing what you're doing. A lot of big money down they don't give a d*** about.
The people who live there.Don't stop doing what you're doing
I love immokalee. The best Mexican food and fishing spots. Amazing memories there off 29
9:12 street walker
first scene 14th street.. close to downtown and Pirates spring training field. I know exactly what station that is... I haven't been there in years but when did they start playing opera music? I live here in east bradenton near braden river walmart and I just came back to Bradenton and it's been 10 years Since I was here and I can confirm, the homeless population has absolutely grown here
They started recently it’s absolutely ridiculous
They don't like the truth bro! Keep doing God's work.
recently saw a 2/2 house for rent not far from here, rent going for $4500 a month. A duplex adjacent to where I live, one side, rent being charged for 3800. just saying - it's ridiculous.
14th St from Cortez Rd to the waterfront needs help. Old motels doesn't help the area. Desoto Square mall should be used for some kind of housing. I left B town after 46 years. It was time to leave.
Yeah. I am embarrassed to be in the area. I'm in North Port and we don't have these kinds of problems and we have more people than Bradenton
You got plenty of homeless in north port, they hide in the woods. But certainly not this bad
The city of Bradenton has a smaller population than North Port but keep in mind that the population in Bradenton is far more dense. Bradenton is only around a 1/5 of the size of North Port in square miles. Think of it more as a city center than a more rural area like North Port. You’ll typically have more problems in a city or downtown area than you will in the suburbs or outlying areas. Imagine North Port with a population over 285,000 people.
If this was a video of a California city, the comment section would light up about it's because of blue state liberal policies, no law and order, taxes, wokeness, blah, blah, blah. But since they can't resort to those comments on this video, because we know who runs Florida. So people are actually bringing up real issues like unaffordable housing & greedy land.
This a mess here
...Hard too believe...Just off the Coast of Bradenton is where the World-famous Tarpon Fishing Tournament is held every year... ...Old Naples Florida
What about Tarpon Springs
Visit Baltimore
Been there, plenty
Baltimore is much worse but it far more populated.
You know thats kinda sad the homeless in last year, don't get me wrong i see it this way now if they can help whos not Americans they should be helping there own no matter what. What sad world we live in...
Opera music? Interesting concept i'll have to try that. I don't mind Opera music.
They put on opera music loudly to keep vagrants away from 24 hour buisnesses. Only seen it in the absolute worst ghettoest trashy places.
“And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for your's is the kingdom of God.”
Luke 6:20 KJV
I can’t wait to retire and move to Spain immediately
Many people aRe going there
@@FLORIDAHOODVLOGS lots of people are moving out of the country after retirement because they can no longer afford to live here
I'm not sure what the answer is, but I've been in Bradenton for 30 years, my husband was born and raised here. 7-11 doesn't play the Opera to detour the homeless, it's actually very good and is known to open up your minds. I'm not sure why you just follow them, and almost counting them and say that people steal from them when they're sleeping...But, that's just Bradenton?!? Lots of them are mentally ill, you should stop making these. Or at least help. This is not doing anything.
Great informative commentary ! Stay Safe
It’s really bad! Makes no sense
This ain’t Sarasota
There’s areas in Sarasota like this too. Don’t let anyone fool you. I’ve lived in Sarasota and Manatee counties since 1970. There are isolated areas in both counties like this but it’s only in a very small proportion in each county that it exists.
Only The Smart Ones Move Out Of Manatee County....
When You Cant Change a Town Because its Ran By Crooks, You Leave....
I can agree ran by crooks… but thats who they want
Thats sick stealing from the homeless
Addiction causes homelessness
Scary how few people are out at night. Doesn't look like a functional city 😮
Thats at 1AM 😮
Yes because everyone is at home asleep.
It’s much busy in the area during the day but it’s mostly people in route to or from downtown Bradenton. It’s a very short distance to the city center.
The homeless easily destroy any city they land in
Is it a problem or is it a sign that there is no problem there so they go where the local authorities are more tolerant? Probably just flew in from somewhere like New Jersey.
the salvation army is on that street so homeless people is heavy around that area
This is almost every city in the US right now. It’s Shangri-La compared to multiple areas on the west coast of the country.
Turn off fox news, its the same all over.
its like this in every city. it just keeps getting worse.
Every city is not this bad
I was there. Staying in a hammock but went to work every day. The problem is that every drug is accessible and it's easy to get food. Bradenton, has a place that feeds homeless almost daily. Also, the " Red Barn" is right there. Cheep fruit n veggies is sold 3-4 days a wk.. it's really a great place to live cheep. BUT, it's completely overrun with corruption and desperate drug addicts.. oh, n watch out for them tricks on corners lol
Kamala-toe-enomics
Your already crowning her winner? 😅😅😅😅 please don’t being your political bs to our channel
Will the new law help? The homeless, vagrants, addicted can get access to outreach help at sites for overnighting. Are the sites ready?
😅😅😅😅 maybe a prison cell. It’s laughable you think Florida will help
This is not a problem which this is a Florida problem. For what is over, price? Would greed at people in politicians agree? So the whole system is messed up
and THE SALVATION ARMY GREED IS BEYOND WORDS!!!
Hypocrisy of the privileged.
Yo mama
Can't see anything you are pointing out. Need a better camera or drive slower. You keep saying see this or see that but we can't see anything!