i volunteer with homeless weekly and my wife runs a homeless support facility where they try and help people get benefits such as social security, recover IDs and get food stamps and such.

most “work” a lot flying signs out in the heat to make a few bucks, some drink it all away.. some use it to try and get the hell out of town. some are just so into survival mode they don’t know any better

but what i find the most interesting is how most are just nice people.

you wouldn’t know that by reading this thread.

most homeless people just want to talk, share their stories and have a friend. They’re tired of being arrested for sleeping. They’re tired of their stuff being stolen - a lot of their mental issues stem from lack of sleep and filling that void with drugs and booze..

it’s unfortunate how people get treated and this thread is no exception to people perpetuating their high and mighty views of a world they know nothing about - merely to protect their world view that dehumanizes these people.

if being without a home is decriminalized and we work to build systems that support these people they wouldn’t be under bridges and in parks.. they sometimes get pushed into camps but those camps rarely give glimpses of hope and service but rather make them feel like outcasts. and everyone is a NIMBY when it comes to this - the OP being no exception to it.

They don’t care about people, they care about appearances and property values and thus nothing will ever change or happen.

> what i find the most interesting is how most are just nice people.

This is my experience too. Which is a testament to the human spirit, given how shunned they are.

> a lot of their mental issues stem from lack of sleep

I lose it after a few nights of bad sleep in my comfy bed, in my warm secure bedroom. I'd be such a wreck on the cold hard concrete.

rip, am lazy bum