Manonthestreet
Diamond Member
- May 20, 2014
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talking all the border crossersReasons for becoming Homeless are to many to list.
Mental Ilness is high on list. Drug addiction (many of mentally ill self-medicate). Many Homeless teens are escaping phyiscal or sexual abuse. Some Women are escaping an abusive spouse.
There vets on the street who have bad paper (anything a BCD - Bad Conduct Discharge. up to and a Dishonorable Discharge).
There are Homeless Families who lost their house or apartment due unemployment. Housing costs can lead to Homelessness as to high rents.
Medical Bankruptcy can force people on the street as well.
There are of course criminals on the street, avoiding the police. My former employer St. Anthony Foundation operates a Dining Room where at one time Charles Manson would eat from time to time. There was a man who was failed to get his PhD and killed his advisor with a hammer.
There is no quick, fast or easy way to get people off the street. Permanent Supportive Housing with on site-services would help. Access to showers, hair cuts and laundry is great. It is hard to find a job with you wear the same clothes everyday. There needs to place where people seeking employment can find clothes to match the job they are applying for and phones for perspective employer can call.
And that is just the begining.