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My former boss renovated the empty garage behind his restaurant for 6 homeless people to sleep and gave them left over food at least once a day. one of them escaped from his abusive parents, a woman and her little girl went bankrupt after her husband fell sick and died, an elderly couple who lost their home to pay for the wife's medical bill, and a gentleman with his dog who holds a master degree in engineering. They just need a little help to get back to their feet again, and guess who shut down the garage : the police. Apparently they received a complain from some 'good citizen who were concern' for their safety. The homeless didnt even bother anyone, and they were always polite and clean! My boss ignore the warning even when the county threatened to close down his restaurant. Imagine being the richest country on earth yet they let their own citizen suffer without help. FYI : The people he helped finally manage to get back on their feet again, and my boss still open his garage as a shelter.
I have lived and traveled around the world, as a civilian and in the military. Each time I returned to the U.S., I was shocked and saddened seeing homeless on the streets, especially decorated veterans. Billions of dollars annually is spent on foreign aid and wars. Homelessness could be stopped, by reducing the military industrial complex budget by 20% annually!
You are so right!!! Space Programmes and Wars are also draining the country of all the funds needed to help feed and house these people. They are American Citizens, and this should not be happening. there is such a large gap between rich and poor. The second a person loses their job, they lose their health benefits and all the other things they need to survive. I am saddened that America calls itself a top country, yet there are MANY countries that are not this destitute !!! When it comes to being poor, America knows how that feels. (I am from the UK). no one starves in the UK and there are facilities for homeless people to have somewhere to stay. They do of course have rules. The local councils keep properties back particularly for homeless, and the rent is paid for. We have many charities that help out. The worst thing is the veterans - those who would have given their lives for their country, America appears to see them as a stigma instead of seeing them as brave men and women that went out there for the purposes of keeping everyone safe!!! I cannot even imagine how they must feel, coming back to this sort of life, those that came back injured, appear to be forgotten about, do they get their health care free for life??? They should do - they got those injuries while fighting for their country - the very least a veteran could have is lifetime health care, when they return!!!
HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE BECAUSE OF CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT. THIS IS HISTORY NOT AN OPINION----- EVERY TIME THE GOP GETS CONTROL OF THE WHITE HOUSE WE HAVE A RECESSION.-- Type in "Republican Caused Recessions"------ and you will see the truth. VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT *** BECAUSE IT DOES
hechec raynes 8 days ago YOU DO NOT REALLY HELPING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU JUST ALWAYS MAKING THEM ISSUES TO MAKE MONEY FOR YOURSELF.... YOU ALWAYS ASKING DONATION MONEY FOR YOURSELF FOR YOUR CONVENIENT OF LIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!! FEW YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL PASS AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ETERNAL LIFE FOR SURE FOR DOING THESE VERY BAD THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been homeless for nearly 20 years. Reoccurring job losses set me back 15 years. I tried earning a degree to improve my situation. However, I began to age and only hired for low wage retail jobs paying not enough to afford rent. I've been fortunate to live with relatives who were very emotionally abusive and cruel. I applied for a section8 voucher in 2015 and placed on a waiting list. Guess what? After 7 years, I finally got my voucher. I feel numb. Really numb because I've been conditioned to homelessness. Now I have to reprogram my thinking. I am thankful. I'd never wish homelessness on anyone. Homelessness can chip away your self worth.
I know it's been 7 months since you posted this. I hope life is much better and full of blessings, no matter how small or large. And you're worth everything. Believe this. KNOW this. No matter what life threw at you for all those years, it's obvious you NEVER gave up, even when I'm sure there were countless times you wanted to. I'm sure you DID momentarily give up also now and then, just threw your hands up and said, "I'm over this bullshit. I'm done." Yet here you are. This proves the inner strength you have and have always possessed. You didn't let anyone else take it from you; you didn't let yourself take it away from you. That is POWERFUL. No matter what, always keep finding something to fight for and never give up. And when life throws a curve ball, or decides to trip you up (as life just loves to do now and then), just remember that inner strength and rememeber this: You got this. It don't got you.
I felt that. I've been homeless the last 3 years. At first I thought it would be easy to build out. I've learned that I'm not the smartest person, but at the same time I was never prepared for this. I'm proud of the hurdles I have been able to jump, so to speak. It's just that things continue to just keep happening. I've had jobs and lost them for stupid reasons. I had a roof over my head 9 months ago to run into someone who sold the house and bailed with my money. For me karma might get her in the end but realistically if you're able to rip the ground under a man's feet and get away like that then what is the justice? Only God knows. I've lost my confidence. My hobbies wouldn't ever seem worth pursuing again in the event I got on my feet again. It's hard to day sober just because I don't care anymore. And the truth is I didn't trust people before so it's been very difficult to move forward and just get taken advantage of again. I don't feel as if it's that I'm not a hard worker. I'm just sick of working two jobs and having them conflict with eachother and lose one. I'm also sick of being hired and fired the same day. Everyone has lost respect for me. I've lost respect for myself. And I don't know how to turn it around. I've gotten into legal trouble and it's dumb because I've never been in trouble. I feel like I can turn it around but it's a every second of life grind and I feel like I get stressed out and jealous when I see another having a good time. I do feel like it can be turned around. God is always with us in the darkest hour of the day. I just hope one day I can help people because that's what's really important.
Being homeless. You lose your identity. You lose your belongings. IDs. Social security cards. This country is made for the Rich White B and B's. Not for lower income. 😮😮😮 People of color are always blamed for things. Not All people of color are criminals.
Homelessness is No joke . Everything is So Darn expensive. .. . One day you have a job. It's good. Even having a room. Is very expensive. Over 40 years ago you can get a room for $35- $45 a week. Not in 2023. I liked the 70s and 80s. 1990s was still ok. Once the 2000. Come around. Things change. Automation. Computer. Internet. . Cashless. Credit cards. Online sales. Paperless billings . You have more people less jobs. Etc
People have no idea how close you are to being homeless in the United States. Most are one tragedy, one illness, or one lost job away from being homeless. Once you’re in that loop it takes forever to get out. Who wants to hire somebody that’s dirty? It all starts with the home. It doesn’t have to be this way.
@Miiss Jel Your right but what I don't understand Is why Biden sending Zelensky One Million dollars Every Month of our taxpayers money! To support Ukraine! That's not right!! People who voted for Biden were sick in their head! We have a three turm government In this administration Bill Clinton Obama Biden
I mean as someone who's been homeless that's not exactly true , once you're out you'll do everything within your power to never go back. People who take things for granted and don't save or prepare are far closer to being homeless then someone who's suffered like that.
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If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone want to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.
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My poor son ended up homeless. He could of come home , but he had problems owing £. And was in danger. He got straight got a room a job. Shortly into he was killed. No answers no help from authorities. People like Mark are like rare diamonds. Gotta love this man. Been following him a long time. God bless you all that try to help.
I'm wondering why he was homeless and didn't just move in with you? Asking because my family has few real resources and I guess I always think "well we could move in with the folks"....so I'm curious. Also, it's horrific to lose a child. I'm sorry.
I'm subscribed to his channel since forever. It's important to give homeless a platform so people can understand that it can happen to you too. Quicker than you think.
How bad is the homeless situation in other countries and what are they doing to combat the problem that we obviously aren't ? People need to ask?s not just follow along like sheep.What are they doing right ask these questions stop saying this is the American dream.This is all by design I do believe that this has all been planned
@@marycooper8385 It's by far not as bad as in the US in the European countries. Europeans and even Third World countries are quite shocked when they see those masses of homeless people in the US. You can tell the US is the birthplace of ultra-capitalism.
Yes anyone can be homeless very fast the situation is terrible. I am homeless right now I know. The looks you get. The cold shoulder but if it were you. Every dog has its day.
@@pamelabeaton6667 I am genuinely very sorry, Pamela. Is there light at the tunnel? Are you in contact with someone who can provide a housing solution for you?
We Americans need to "change" our way of thinking. The solution is so easy! We need to glorify "family staying together as a team" to rely and count on each other over "being alone and independent at 18". The concept of having to be on your own by 18 is so stupid! You almost never see people in other countries like Italy or Spain homeless because family members all live together and they live in homes that were paid off hundreds of years ago by their grandparents. And these people have gone from generation to generation without anyone being unable to be "independent". Kids become adults that take on the responsibilities of raising their own kids and caring for the elderly. Never a problem for thousands of years. So, there is no pressure or stress about housing when families live together. The income they make is for food and other luxury items. Whatever income they make is enough. Imagine that! Why put ourselves under more stress to live alone when we can easily live together with family and friends in our American big houses, and then become co-dependent? Learn to be co-dependent and cooperate and compromise. Life can be so easy. Fix our homeless problem by changing our minds.
I agree with you! One issue is the high divorce rate in the US that splits up families at sometimes an early age for the kids. But the overall mentality to look out for each other and our family members, needs to be in the forefront. I think with the price of living in the US rises, family and friends will live more together under one roof.
That is not encouraged because it is exactly what would stop desperation. Desperation makes people work 16 hour days for apartments that leave them no money at the end of the month. It keeps the wealthy, wealthy and the poor, poor. The stigmatization for the poor and middle class is "you are 18 and live in your mama's basement". For the wealthy it is called "Camelot" or "The Kennedy Compound" ;)
@@NicoleM2108 But America is a free country. People can do whatever they want. They can live alone or with family. It's all a choice. We should stop caring about what "other" people will think because these "other" people will not pay our bills and will not fund our retirement. So, we must do what is "best" for our life. Learn to become good roommates with your family and split all costs. Section off the house into little units so each member can have their own privacy. And remember, stay out of the other member's business. Just share housing and try to mind your own business to avoid conflicts. We need to Re-learn how to co-exist and co-depend on each other to make an easy life... Otherwise, it will only get more stressed living alone.
@@ligbzd837 I was agreeing with you. I was merely pointing out that different ways living with family is treated depending on your class. If you have money and you still live a home, you are a loser. If you are rich and live with your family, you have a "dream existence" and a "strong family". This myth is perpetuated to keep people down. I never cared what people thought of me (not even my own extended family members!) I was close with my mom and we benefitted from each other's support. I would not have had it any other way! :)
@@klacsanzky77 Family being kind of pushed to live together under 1 roof is actually often the cause of *A LOT* of homelessness.. People having to continuously endure physical or Sexual Violence/abuse, Mistreatment & Favoritism, Vindictiveness, Gaslighting, being ganged up on ("Scapegoating"), Constant deliberate disrespect etc. ..its 100x more traumatic when its Family who is harming you.. especially when you have nowhere else to go. Having to experience any of that from the only people who you are suppose to be able to trust with your life & can irreversibly deteriorate someone's mental health. People (even animals) get Desperate to escape that type of hell, so they just leave or "runaway" from "home" or get "kicked out" for not allowing anymore of the abuse. Look at all the people from 3rd world countries that stay "closely tied" to family .. those & deeper issues get ignored, swept under the rug, avoided & "hushed" or kept away from the public at all costs (a "snitches get stitches" or you'll get excommunicated/ "shunned", killed if you tell, or "this is private family matters" etc) .. The sheer amount of children (both genders) who are "touched", full on r-ped, & some even becoming Pregnant from their own Uncles, Brothers, Cousins, Grandfathers etc in these families living together is unbelievable. (spking from Personal exp. from my own childhood, & I'm american but have heard these same traumas from all around the world for decades). Family all living together is often the *worst* answer for preventing homelessness, sadly, & usually only _exacerbates_ the problem (and other nightmare problems as well).
Having experienced homelessness myself and taken advantage of the one service available in the county in which I lived I was at the end of a year again homeless without any other options. Sleeping in the woods, being called trash because I was poor and physically too ill to work, I will tell you it was very hard mentally and physically.
hechec raynes 8 days ago YOU DO NOT REALLY HELPING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU JUST ALWAYS MAKING THEM ISSUES TO MAKE MONEY FOR YOURSELF.... YOU ALWAYS ASKING DONATION MONEY FOR YOURSELF FOR YOUR CONVENIENT OF LIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!! FEW YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL PASS AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ETERNAL LIFE FOR SURE FOR DOING THESE VERY BAD THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It makes me sick. I knew a couple that moved to Arizona because they were close to retirement age. Then came along the pandemic and ended up on the streets after they sold everything they had to buy time. He kept in touch with his homies and complained about the danger he and his wife was in. They were urged to get what money they could to get a bus ticket home, with Go Fund Me, which they did. They are no longer homeless and they’re getting back on their feet. Please donate to your local charities. What goes around, comes around.
I had kids while I was married to a wealthy man. After my divorce (not for frivolous reasons) things got so precarious! Should I have had my kids taken away from me? I worked and did everything I could to make ends meet. I had near misses with home insecurity and made it through until later when I was on my own. A bad fall snowballed into my not having a place to live until friends took me in. We need a judgment free zone to talk about this subject.
Definitely. People assume that the situation you see someone in is the way it's always been. Like with the family with 5 kids, they said they had stable jobs, savings, a home, etc. BEFORE they were homeless, and yet people want to blame the 5 kids. People's situations can change at any moment, even with great planning and preparation.
it s NOT "only in the United States" - it s in Western Europe too! Not enough housing, and STILL Angela Merkel opened the flood gates since 2015 to worsen the housing situation EVEN MRE!
Because the American government doesn't care about its people, they are just busy messing up peace and stability and robbing the produce of other countries. Look at _Iraq, Libya and other countries in the Middle East_ that have been *DESTROYED* because of the actions of the American government. Anyway, I sympathize with the American people who have to bear the consequences of its government's *_Tyranny_* . May God always be with them , protect and helping them to continue with their life . I'm truly sorry if my comment hurt anybody hearts . Greeting of Peace from *_South East Asia_* . ✌✌ 🇷 🇮 🇵 to American tyrannic Government . (Sorry for my broken English , i just use direct translator)
e musk and his dad are out there maken more babys for the world with all the money they have why cant they help familys and all the babys here now that need homes this is a sick world they dont know what to do with there money
@@Warmfireandtea Then you must have missed the part where they said that they had good jobs, a home, and savings prior to becoming homeless. So all of those children were born when the parents were prepared and could support them in their own home.
One of the best and most honest documentary about homeless people and homeless issues. The poverty and homeless problem will stay forever as long as the government does not directly get involved.
I live in New Zealand. At the beginning of covid the whole country went into lockdown. All of the homeless in NZ were put into motel accommodation - single people and families with kids, every single one. We still don't have enough housing and so many of those people are still there. There were wrap around services provided to help people get off drugs and those with other health and mental health problems. Some are back on the streets because they didn't get the help they needed or didn't take advantage of the help. Some of those people endlessly trashed their rooms and they are back on the street. It's not perfect but I'm pleased to live in a country with a heart.
That is simply amazing our country did nothing but hand out a few stimulus checks they couldn’t even do that right I literally only recieved one along with so many other people. We live in a country where you work to survive but never make enough to actually live this country only supports the wealthy and no one else. Unless you have money in this country you are invisible to everyone. It’s absolutely disgusting.
I left a previous comment, and in the State; I live the homeless have lots of resources, for those to get off drugs, and mentally ill help, and housing for those who need hospital stay, folks in prison there are tons of halfway houses, and resources for them to continue there success back into population. When it comes to homeless do to loosing jobs low income apartments, are being built left, and right for single people, and families. But they are still those who choose drugs, choose to not take mental health pills, inpatient and outpatient help, so they live on the streets, they even help you to stay in your home, and if you do get evicted they have programs to help reverse your evictions and get you into housing. That’s why so many people are flocking here do to my state taking care of its poor. I am not homeless myself, or in need of any help, but if; I was; I would use the resources to better myself, those cases where people refuse it is sad!
It's not they they have a heart. It's that the homeless are unsightly and cause problems for the public. If the have drug or mental health problems they can't take a home anyway as it is a constant responsibility of paying bills, upkeep, maintenance, cleaning and etc.
You’re very lucky America has become very callous and like someone mentioned we send billions of dollars to other countries to fight their wars and we have a war in every single city in our country
More than half of America seems to be homeless in this year of 2022. This is a national emergency. Also you have a beautiful strong Mom. You Sir are remarkable being a voice for the voiceless.
Jean and her five children got to me too, and all the stories are important and worth hearing. Good for you, turning your own experience into something positive to help people! Your mom is great🌷 New subscriber.
Big companies should be sponsoring some of these programmes!!! This is an awesome documentary, the people are really determined to try and help turn homeless people's lives around. I wish there were more like them. Everyone is in a position to lose their job at some point in their lives. To look down on these people and decide they are 3rd Class Citizens is so wrong. That is what is wrong with people today. They are not united, they do not want to help, they think it is someone else's problem, and they think they are immune to poverty. All it takes is a break up of a marriage to set people on this road, or the loss of a job. Children should not be suffering this way, it is incredibly sad. The guy that said he was homeless - it was his first day, and he had just turned 18 years old, I wonder if he was tossed out of somewhere because he had just turned 18!!! That is despicable, whatever organisation, or parent that does that should be ashamed of themselves. One minute you have a home and next day - you turn 18 and your OUT???? That is a very vulnerable time in a teens life, that is the time that they are deciding what to do with their lives, college, leaving school, apprenticeship or job. How are they supposed to be successful when they are tossed out - just because of their age!!???
I couldn't agree with you more, kenn 1936, especially your comments on the young 18 year old fellow. My heart sunk when I saw and heard him. I was only a few minutes into this video and had tears streaming down my face. I commend Mark Horvath for giving a voice to those who are homeless. Thank you!!!
@@worldcitizeng6507 Exactly, I am sure there are many who have lost they jobs then lost their homes. Even more so now with Covid!! So many people working in the public sector or entertainment/hospitality lost their jobs almost immediately, in the first month(s) of covid. It could have happened to anyone.
Watched this documentary and I felt so much empathy and pain for Jean. At least she has her children under a roof and does work. I find it sad how some people are worth billions meanwhile people are starving to death and homeless. Comes from greed. Thank you for doing what you do and having a ❤and spreading awareness for these people. God bless you 🙏❤🙌
I can't fathom having a billion dollars and not giving most of it away. There's too much need in this country to have the 1% sitting on vast amounts of wealth.
If very rich people contributed to the homeless that would be great. I mean how much money does a person need to be comfortable? Eg. the Kardashians. So much decadence and extravagance could house homeless people for years.
The homeless situation is progressively worst, because of the doubling and tripling of RENTS throughout the country and increased home prices!...THERE ARE A LOT of homeless people living in their vehicles, motel/hotels, family, friends,various types of shelters!...Everything increasing, So homelessness will continue to increase!
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Inflation, lack of high pay skills in the general public, and many people not paying rent during covid. So obviously prices will increase to offset that.
@@shawna4740 "lack of high pay skills" makes no sense. the people who get paid the most dont provide value generating labor and could be replaced by computer programs easily. its those doing the hard labor that create 90% of the value of any given company that actually produces things of value. being an insurance agent isnt providing any real benefit to society. its not creating valuable goods. its just making people pay for something thats sole purpose is extracting their wealth without providing anything in return.. its the food service workers, the janitors, the mechanics, the construction workers who should all be paid the most. they provide the most necessary goods. your view is completely backwards if you think those who get paid a lot actually deserve to make as much as they do. since they NEVER create anything of real value..
I am so impressed with all of your work Mark to support the homeless population. Thank you for all of your hard work. So glad to have you helping this population, when much of America looks the other way. Blessings
I'm currently going through this crisis. my landlord sold the property after me residing there for almost 14 years. The rental situation where I live is literally nothing more than RENT GAUGING! I have a steady job n a car but can NOT find a decent apartment. The criteria for rentals are intense. When I found my last place all I needed was a good reference, a job and an electric bill. Now they want perfect credit, 3x your weekly salary and background checks. This is an humbling experience and there is no help. I don't know what to do, I literally sit in my car and cry, think, stratigize, and cry again. This is literally heartbreaking. I pray for all those going through difficult times.
I will pray for you Tiffany, in the mighty Name of Jesus. ♥️ Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
I’m so sorry. You can thank the people,who didn’t pay during the eviction moratorium and landlords losing everything. It’s not gauging, it’s making up losses for the people who stole from them that landlords were forced to support.
@@dcg590 yes, a lot of small landlords got stiffed from the moratotium. A lot of scumbags got the stimmies and spent it on other stuff (just not the rent). Once bitten, twice shy.
I hope you are doing better. I'm in Los Angeles and the rents over the last decade have risen at least 30% more than they were before. Already outrageous before that. But now you literally need like 10 grand to move into a 1 bedroom, if you can find one outside the slums. I'm living out of my van for like the 3rd time and am going to get out of here asap because nomatter how hard I work I can't even afford a studio in any safe area.
people who think like that are 100% clinical psychopaths. behavior doesnt occur in a vacuum you know? you have to screw other people over A LOT to make any substantial amount of money here. and if a single injury or something else prevents you from working for more than 2 - 3 days a year, you are going to see your life fall apart. because the money machine doesnt have time to treat people like human beings. you are nothing more than an instantly replaceable program in the code of the company..
Without wishing to phrase it in terms of "blame", a huge part of what's called the homelessness problem is really a drug-addiction, mental health,. and family and social breakdown problem. The average person in the US was much poorer 100 years ago than now, but there weren't millions of people living on the streets.
@@incurableromantic4006 maybe it depends on where you liv. I live where rent is outrageous People with no addiction or mental illness can’t afford it so many times they live in their car. What we see on media show addiction cases but it’s many times not the case
@@Teri728 I completely agree that there are huge structural problems, and I will happily rant all day about where I think the west has gone wrong as a culture and a society: but I don't think you can entirely separate the individual issues and the structural because they feed off each other. Say a union gets greedy and makes a plant unprofitable. So the company bribes (sorry, "lobbies") the government to change the law to let them outsource to China. The workers get laid off. Their marriages go south. Their children start taking drugs. The kids end up on the street and stealing to get money for their habit. Where does the political and social issues end, and personal responsibility start? I don't think there's an easy answer to that.
@@incurableromantic4006 Old people with not enough retirement, disabled, mentally ill, medical bills to high to pay. I totally believe in personal responsibility if you have the means and ability to do so. What bothers me are those who cant.
Living so far away (Australia), it's hard to know how to help the less fortunate in America. Eventually I found an excellent charity based in Kensington PA & sent over a huge box of feminine hygiene products. Its not much but at least I know a few women will benefit. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
@@kantraxoikol6914 yeah, I thought about that, it's a dilemma really - send $$$ & probably have half spent on 'admin' fees or send something I know they need. The freight cost was Aus$35. The charity sent me a short video of the unboxing & distribution - which was lovely. All the best to you. 💙
@@jenniferdaulby5519 You did the right thing. That is one of the more unfortunate issues regarding sending money to some of the organizations who allegedly help anyone. "Adminstration fees?" That's just the tip of the iceberg. All the best to you from the US!
Spent that last 7 years when I had a two bedroom taking in people and helping them get well or on their feet Cancer survivor And I served when I was 17 during 9/11 I’m now homeless lost my sister all around the pandemic And not one door or one person sees I’m no longer the person I was and in a desperate attempt at trying my absolute best I slowly lost everything due to the economy I have my car which I live in and I pray everyday my axel doesn’t break my heart still goes out to the less fortunate But this day My own heart breaks for me and I can’t help anyone anymore My cup is empty
I'm close to homelessness right now. Three of my young adult kids and I live in a 3 bedroom apartment. I had a heart attack after 3.5 weeks at a new full-time job. I'm working again, but less than half time. My whole 4 weeks paycheck paid the rent, electric, car insurance, wifi and phone. Actually it would not pay all that. It would be short by about $150. I'm trying to convince my boss to give me hours back but she's reluctant. She hired another person part-time... I'm looking for more work. My young adult kids are looking for work, but not working. So it's just me leaving every morning for work. They have different illnesses. The first has an inflammatory disease and is always hurting. The others are anxious, depressed, one has OCD. I cannot figure out how to solve this.
Chris, if your kids are looking for work, but not working, while they are out, have them access low-cost or free services for homeless or people at risk of homelessness. Simply put, don't come home empty-handed. Demand results - a job, some food/household items, or a way to contribute such as building contacts with agencies. BUT YOUR KIDS NEED TO STEP UP AND HELP YOU.
God help you . Dont you have benefits if youre ill? Here in europe people on benefits are too lazy to get a job bec. They depend to much from the govt.
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The society would need to come together and observe a moral stance on life. Atheism is growing along with the demise of the Family. Women have children without marriage contracts to protect their Rights and the Rights of their children and poverty is the end result in most cases. Drug addiction from despair often born out of the actions of the user who started off wanting to just have fun or get high or fit in turn into a homeless addict.
@@johnnypham2850 We, as a society, are waaaay past that point. As far as Atheism goes? Not everyone believes in a higher power. Doesn't make them responsible for the way society is today. I personally don't believe ANY God, Buddha, Allah or whichever deity one believes in, has anything to do with what's going on in the world today.
It's so heartbreaking, but you know you can't do much because your limited, and 1 step away from where they are, my heart goes out to them, they have nothing, and help is very limited. God bless all these people that have lost everything, keeping them in prayers.
I pray for all those unfortunate souls, take care and God bless. I've been homeless several time during My life I was also an addict, but I prayed a lot and then I met My now wife. We've been together now 22 years, I'm clean and sober and hopefully settled for the remainder of my time here. Never give up hope and put your faith in God, things will improve from there on in.
idk, we have very favorable treatment of the people of europe here. more likely to have some business person loyal to european interests give you a house and find some excuse to give you lots of money.
So heartbreaking! I do feel their pain and suffering, especially for the family with the mother working at McDonald's. I'm always kind to people in the service industry, because I don't know their plight. In an instant and situations out of our control, we or anyone we know could end up like these people! We need to open up our heart and mind and have some compassion. Whatever the reason for their homelessness, in the end, they're human beings suffering from their circumstance, and I STILL have much compassion for them.
These people in the service industry don't get paid very well, they rely on tips - in fact their tips can come to more than their wages, that is how low their income is. It is so difficult for a Mother to go through this, and the feeling that she is letting her children down. It IS heartbreaking. She is in a no-win situation, unless she can get some sort of sponsorship, to help her get a better job. How can a Mother go back to college and re-train for a better job, when she has children to attend to, and keep fed. She has no choice but to take a low end job, just to feed them. Getting on your feet is very, very hard, almost impossible without help. It is really enlightening to see communities come out and try to help.
@@shawna4740 She is married and she and her Husband have the right to have children. Perhaps she was not aware that poverty loomed or that her Husband would fail to fulfill the Rights of his Wife and progeny to be cared for. Who knew that more than one child is a financial pitfall for even a married couple. None of us were aware of that until recently. The lines of credit run out and then the people find they cannot afford to live and that is the reality of having mortgages and living on credit, that lifestyle leads to homelessness as well.
Cried throughout. So heartbreaking. It is not just in cities either. It is here in a town of approximately 20,000 people in Middle Tennessee. The homeless are people too. I think part of the problem is people shut down to the pain they see because it is a lot to bear. It pops people's "safety" and "security" bubbles. Anyone, under the right set of shitty circumstances, can end up homeless.
Live in a city of approximately the same size and the availability of shelters are very limited. The couple they do have are small and always full and so people are turned away every day. They're also a couple of churches that offer a free meal, but that's usually only once a week or so. It's illegal for the homeless here to set up a tent encampment or to sleep in a public space like a park due to city ordinances. So, the homeless just hide the best they can for a place to sleep.
We lived on a tent growing up and nobody knew it. We lived in a maritime forest. When I tell people that coastal bears are real they always look at me like I'm full of it but I know
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Hello to you from Austria, the most beautiful and interesting people I saw on Mark Laitas channel and they are all homeless! The concept of homeless people the majority still has is old! Bless you, send you a big hug!!!!!! There are still a lot of people who care 💕💝💖👌
Thank you for giving everyone an example of what we should truly be for each other. Thank you for your genuine care and love for the other human being ❤️I wish you strength to carry on
Dude at 25 minutes in…this guy is gonna make a happy, healthy family one day. Has his shit together, despite homelessness, and he’s going to be so appreciative of the good life…once he has it, he’s going to keep it. You go, buddy…as a 45-year-old, happy wife and mother who has come from struggles, I know a success story in the making when I see one. You got this…listening to you made me proud.
Seniors are the fastest growing homeless population in the USA. Many of them are sleeping in vehicles and on the sidewalks. Some are moving to Mexico. The wealthy and corporations can buy and donate single room buildings and hotels for homeless people.
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It kind of feels wrong to give this doco a thumbs up. It is such a complex social problem, I feel completely inept in any capacity to help. After you watch this though - you realise we need to become better more compassionate humans and find that way...
Mark is so kind, his compasion and empathy makes him one decent human. Mark is more of a man thn any CEO and super rich person, I would rather spend my time with him thn any rich person any day. Thank you Mark.
One thing about living in the United States is our government will not help you. They would rather you live in the streets. You are all alone. I'm so sorry this is happening to all of you but keep your head up.
Don't know where you live but I see too many handouts fro us taxpayers. People get SSI because they have a hang nail but can dance, shoot pool, play corn hole. Oh don't forget food stamps and Medicaid. Jobs everywhere that offer amazing start bonuses, medical, wage , retirement, 401 n's and some offer help with daycare but no takers. I see government to enabling to the lazies. Around here if your hungry or homeless it's your fault. Help in every direction for drug abuse, alcohol problems etc... no excuse here!
Everything about the system needs to changed. I just helped someone out 2 months ago. He was short of money for food, so I helped him out. It's sad when I see homeless people and they are ignored. It really needs to change. Everyone of us
In our world today we have a serious problem with homelessness, hunger, and hate. Our government doesn't care, we all need to do what we can to help others if we can, feed someone, and be kind
I was riding my bicycle on a sidewalk and was hit at 30mph by a 5500lb Ford bronco and thrown/tumbled 60ft, run over by both axles. I was left for dead beside an 8 lane highway with the most traffic in the city, at noon. Police + paramedics only talked to the driver and ignored me. They arrived 4 hours after the accident. Took their sweet time. I was unconscious. I was bloody from head to toe, and the police refuse to release the photos they took of me. Just about every part of my body is damaged. I was left homeless and often paralyzed from the neck down. Urinated pure blood for over 4 years. My spine is zig zag. No feeling below the waist. Insurance + judicial fraud. I found the driver was the best friend of the founder + president of the BAR. She was also municipal attorney, + CEO of the hospital, which runs the clinics too. She is also CFO of the state university + owner of a commercial insurance firm that provides 90% of the malpractice insurance to doctors in the state. In effect, she was put into all these positions at once to control insurance costs in the state by placing her in charge of the police, paramedics, doctors, hospital, and judges/attorneys. They are intentionally murdering people for profit. I know it, personally. At least, in part, homelessness is due to keeping everyone driving with insurance rates that insure nobody + nothing except the scams of the elite. Nobody gave a damn or gives a damn. My sympathies for society have had to align with what it deserves, and that's nothing. All the excesses in society are born of the theft, murder, and extortion of innocent people. And that's not even 5% of what I could say.
@@sback5134 in the interim, 911 occured. That is when I wondered how far up this corruption goes. That is when I hired private investigators to try to gather evidence for me. But I am too poor to hire attorneys to prosecute, and they don't chase truth for under several hundred per hour ($500/hr). And I can't afford that.
@@sback5134 you will see for yourself if any attorney cares. They are free to comment here. American justice is a pay to play system for the elites. It is rooted in hegemony. The attorneys I hired went from nothing to being on the back cover of phone books for 10 years. I could say a lot more. They can make a lot more for selling people out than striving for justice.
@@sback5134 find an attorney yourself that will take it on. If I lied, I will pay you back for your efforts. You will never find an attorney that will dare to prosecute a friend of the president of a state BAR assn.
@@chadkline4268 the system is corrupt 100%. If something like that happened to me it would be my life mission to end that beech and put her head on a pike
Home, school and a job. Heartbroken for this lovely woman with her children. I’m praying wherever you are God will bless you and honour you and your family x
Thankful for all the light that you bring to this Mark and all those who have taken up this mantle - May you be well, may you be loved may you be happy and at peace for all you do. Compassion is the energy of the heart and soul.
This has inspired me to volunteer more! I love this guy Mark and what he is doing, I cried a few times. I am very lucky to have family that helps me, but many others don't. Thank you Mark and all of the others that are doing something about homelessness!
He’s a grifter. And he ignores what violent drug addicted elements of the homeless population attack everyday people. He will victim blame those who get attacked saying that they’re “not compassionate enough” he enables the problem to continue
@@Julian-4so then wtf you want to do with those ppl they are still addicts cuz nobody cared for them nobody decides to help them instead they were fend for themselves to fight this cruel world with nothing but what else you want them to do you disgraceful human to die ? .
Thanks for sharing this documentary. It helps explain the history of invisible people for newbies like myself have been watching the videos for a while but never knew the history of this organization.
i'm so glad that you are out there helping the homeless!! I believe if everyone gave whatever they can we can end homelessness. No one should live in the streets , this breaks my heart, so sad.
But Damoni that he gets donated to him it does not go to help anybody to get into a home true story and if you ask him that he would not even answer that y’all keep believing the guy lies
I have nearly finished this+ Mark you are such an inspiration,, people are naturally drawn to you , I watch your posts +am grateful everyday for the roof over my head!!!, It's heartbreaking to see what people are going thru,+ your work is AMAZING
Mark you're the greatest You are the light for these people You are helping them no one else wi llKeep up the good work We are with you all the way Mark all the way
iam from ireland and all i see in the usa is streets of tents trailer parks dont they make homes any more for familys people doing 3 jobs a day and living in car i did not know it was like this
Somehow, somewhere we are all going to be held accountable for the cruelty that's allowed to our vulnerable fellow human beings while the very rich gorge on their own greed.
It is heartbreaking to see how bad things have gotten worldwide. The US, UK, Canada, etc. homelessness is everywhere, and no one should need to choose between shelter or food, or not having the option to have either. Society is set up to fail, and we need change. This is an epidemic, and high powered executives, the government and well off people are just choosing to turn a blind eye. I am so thankful that there are people like you Mark. Keep screaming for the voices who are so often forgotten and never heard.
Mark when your mom said that about killed her when u were homeless & u said " aww, well I'm sorry for that" & she teared up & the camera backed away, I had tears in my eyes, & that choked me up. So touching ,& real life. & When u were driving u broke down crying that so many u had talked to across the U.S. that they were still homeless & that u couldn't help them all.😞😢🙏
Thank you for all the work you do in advocating for the homeless in the USA. I hate how people judge people before they know them & treat them like S##t coz they live on the streets. I traveled to Chicago a few years ago & had the best conversations with those who live on the streets there. Honestly they have a better personality than the average Joe blogs. They are real, the tell it as it is & they were interested in my accent & wondering why someone on vacation was interest in talking with them. I treat everyone how I’d like to be treated. Hopefully I’ll head back to Chicago next year & do the same. I’d rather hang out with these people than do the “tourist” things in a city. I absolutely love what you do, Kia Kaha. Keep going hardcore
There is another large factor that is missed in some of these cases and that is the motivation to stay clean, sober and on your medication for mental illness. That is a problem that often is no fix for.
Agree and it's often a gray zone for many people, especially the medication one. I've heard many people say they stopped taking their medication because they hated how it made them feel. Enough to risk losing a job and becoming homeless? I can't answer that, but I'm sure it's a compounding issue once they stop taking it. We have a number of shelters and facilities in my town, but people often don't like the rules or that they have to stay clean. Great for those who do, but you can't make someone want to get clean.
If there's a homeless there's abandoned house, Buildings and mansions was left behind that I hope if possible can have a chance to help these homeless to provide a shelter😔
I had to sleep under a bridge for one night and it wasn't nice! Thankfully I have a job and found an extended stay type of hotel I'm thankful for my family helping me out as well even though they were half way across the world but the economy now a days is horrible and especially for single parents working a minimum wage job! I appreciate everything that you are doing for the people of our country
22:54 I had a man pull his 8yo daughter away, when she was talking to me. She turned around and gave it to him: Dad, she needs help!! And she was angry!! I still pray for her. She was guided by a good spirit.
I work for a school system in CO. Schools have resources (required) for help homeless families. There are many grants out there to help out from food, clothes and hotel vouchers. Parents, no matter if you live w/ family, in your car, motel/hotel, or on the streets you are considered homeless. Contact your kids schools and ask for the help. Swallow your pride, people are willing to help. It was hard for me to ask for help when my husband got sick with cancer that lasted 6 yrs. We needed a lot of help. Family wasn't there for us, my school help feed us for months! I felt horrible but did understand people did feel better helping us. I had applied for food stamps and was told I made $18 a month too much!!! My son couldn't get free/reduced lunch either! I had to take on a part time job w/ my full time job plus I cleaned office buildings starting at 3am until 7am when I had to get home to wake son up. The system is broke for the American people. I see immigrants who get more than us.
I can't even begin to know how she is copping 5 children in such a small room I hope this family finds a affordable home soon wish this family the best
Mark, you are a wonderful man. You remind me of my guy who died in 2017. He was a recovered alcoholic who enjoyed helping other alcoholics through AA. It is the philosophy of AA wherein when an alcoholic helps other alcoholics, he can recover, so that somehow this is a magic formula. You had addiction and homelessness, so by helping others you are healed. Wonderful Thank you for your dedication and true feelings...
No one cares about the homeless, if u don’t all stand up nothing is going to get done , strength in numbers to fight all of the problems that we as poor people are having.
For me this man is the most richest person in the world. Money can't make you rich unless you own a heart that is made out of gold. You have my respect and prayers man.
So touched by this and only eight minutes in. I hope to help be a part of the solution soon. My state just made public camping illegal and it’s been crazy hot lately.
Kudos to the homeless young man who is going to graduate from high school. It takes a lot of focus and dedication to do that while you’re living on the street.
We should all ALWAYS be kind to EVERY Human. We do not ever know nor are aware how our sincere kindness could alter their mindset for the better and save them. SAVE SOMEONE SAVE YOURSELF by SAVING OTHERS!!! LOVE for the sake of loving. Even a smile is charity. Be kind and suspend judgement when that human is in front of you BE THERE FOR THEM in that moment because a moment may be all another Human needs.
In Mn and Louisiana you have to pay the medical facility for the copays before surgery..even colorectal surgery or an appendectomy! These are not elective surgeries In Tx a cancer treatment cost $45,00 she qualified for an $11,000 grant.had to sell her house to afford life saving medical treatment. ..People are 1 medical emergency away from homelessness
I am homeless! I live in a tent on the side of a river. I lost my husband and home January 22,2022. I'm disabled and a fall hazard. I can't work. I don't use drugs or alcohol and I am a straight woman. The shelter where I live won't help me because of those three things. I have to go days without a shower and there are no bathrooms where we can even wash our hands after 5 p.m.. My wish is that some of the rich yuppies would ask why you are homeless, instead of passing judgement.
@@yvonnemoore1128 american government only gives aid to those who need it the least. like ultra rich people who cant manage their giant companies or banks that commit mass fraud and do mass damage to the entire population.. those people are worth saving. but us who actually create real value for society by doing hard labor to create things of value are seen as cattle..
Seeing this video really make me sad. So many rich people there in the states but their not try to help them. You’ve got a good heart helping other people like that. God bless you
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My former boss renovated the empty garage behind his restaurant for 6 homeless people to sleep and gave them left over food at least once a day. one of them escaped from his abusive parents, a woman and her little girl went bankrupt after her husband fell sick and died, an elderly couple who lost their home to pay for the wife's medical bill, and a gentleman with his dog who holds a master degree in engineering. They just need a little help to get back to their feet again, and guess who shut down the garage : the police. Apparently they received a complain from some 'good citizen who were concern' for their safety. The homeless didnt even bother anyone, and they were always polite and clean! My boss ignore the warning even when the county threatened to close down his restaurant. Imagine being the richest country on earth yet they let their own citizen suffer without help. FYI : The people he helped finally manage to get back on their feet again, and my boss still open his garage as a shelter.
What a Great man!
What of the accountability on the authorities?
Great human being. That is more then any religious person I know.
It's only the richest country for a few corporations and the politicians they buy.
Great guy he Is👍🔥
I have lived and traveled around the world, as a civilian and in the military. Each time I returned to the U.S., I was shocked and saddened seeing homeless on the streets, especially decorated veterans. Billions of dollars annually is spent on foreign aid and wars. Homelessness could be stopped, by reducing the military industrial complex budget by 20% annually!
You are so right!!! Space Programmes and Wars are also draining the country of all the funds needed to help feed and house these people. They are American Citizens, and this should not be happening. there is such a large gap between rich and poor. The second a person loses their job, they lose their health benefits and all the other things they need to survive. I am saddened that America calls itself a top country, yet there are MANY countries that are not this destitute !!! When it comes to being poor, America knows how that feels.
(I am from the UK). no one starves in the UK and there are facilities for homeless people to have somewhere to stay. They do of course have rules. The local councils keep properties back particularly for homeless, and the rent is paid for. We have many charities that help out. The worst thing is the veterans - those who would have given their lives for their country,
America appears to see them as a stigma instead of seeing them as brave men and women that went out there for the purposes of keeping everyone safe!!! I cannot even imagine how they must feel, coming back to this sort of life, those that came back injured, appear to be forgotten about, do they get their health care free for life??? They should do - they got those injuries while fighting for their country - the very least a veteran could have is lifetime health care, when they return!!!
HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE BECAUSE OF CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT.
THIS IS HISTORY NOT AN OPINION-----
EVERY TIME THE GOP GETS CONTROL OF THE WHITE HOUSE WE HAVE A RECESSION.--
Type in "Republican Caused Recessions"------
and you will see the truth.
VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT *** BECAUSE IT DOES
Yup yup do not care no cares about them
Yup. The $40 million Recently sent to Europe came to mind as I watched this National disgrace.
@@RogueWave2030 It was actually 40 (B)illion
“Part of being homeless is being lonely” man I felt that
I did too.
That was sad .
Besides death, being homeless is about as lonely as you can get!
hechec raynes
8 days ago
YOU DO NOT REALLY HELPING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU JUST ALWAYS MAKING THEM ISSUES TO MAKE MONEY FOR YOURSELF.... YOU ALWAYS ASKING DONATION MONEY FOR YOURSELF FOR YOUR CONVENIENT OF LIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!! FEW YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL PASS AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ETERNAL LIFE FOR SURE FOR DOING THESE VERY BAD THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DITTO!-🥺😥😒
I've been homeless for nearly 20 years. Reoccurring job losses set me back 15 years. I tried earning a degree to improve my situation. However, I began to age and only hired for low wage retail jobs paying not enough to afford rent. I've been fortunate to live with relatives who were very emotionally abusive and cruel. I applied for a section8 voucher in 2015 and placed on a waiting list. Guess what? After 7 years, I finally got my voucher. I feel numb. Really numb because I've been conditioned to homelessness. Now I have to reprogram my thinking. I am thankful. I'd never wish homelessness on anyone. Homelessness can chip away your self worth.
I know it's been 7 months since you posted this. I hope life is much better and full of blessings, no matter how small or large.
And you're worth everything. Believe this. KNOW this.
No matter what life threw at you for all those years, it's obvious you NEVER gave up, even when I'm sure there were countless times you wanted to. I'm sure you DID momentarily give up also now and then, just threw your hands up and said, "I'm over this bullshit. I'm done."
Yet here you are. This proves the inner strength you have and have always possessed. You didn't let anyone else take it from you; you didn't let yourself take it away from you.
That is POWERFUL.
No matter what, always keep finding something to fight for and never give up. And when life throws a curve ball, or decides to trip you up (as life just loves to do now and then), just remember that inner strength and rememeber this:
You got this.
It don't got you.
I felt that. I've been homeless the last 3 years. At first I thought it would be easy to build out. I've learned that I'm not the smartest person, but at the same time I was never prepared for this. I'm proud of the hurdles I have been able to jump, so to speak. It's just that things continue to just keep happening. I've had jobs and lost them for stupid reasons. I had a roof over my head 9 months ago to run into someone who sold the house and bailed with my money. For me karma might get her in the end but realistically if you're able to rip the ground under a man's feet and get away like that then what is the justice? Only God knows. I've lost my confidence. My hobbies wouldn't ever seem worth pursuing again in the event I got on my feet again. It's hard to day sober just because I don't care anymore. And the truth is I didn't trust people before so it's been very difficult to move forward and just get taken advantage of again. I don't feel as if it's that I'm not a hard worker. I'm just sick of working two jobs and having them conflict with eachother and lose one. I'm also sick of being hired and fired the same day.
Everyone has lost respect for me. I've lost respect for myself. And I don't know how to turn it around.
I've gotten into legal trouble and it's dumb because I've never been in trouble.
I feel like I can turn it around but it's a every second of life grind and I feel like I get stressed out and jealous when I see another having a good time.
I do feel like it can be turned around. God is always with us in the darkest hour of the day.
I just hope one day I can help people because that's what's really important.
Being homeless. You lose your identity. You lose your belongings. IDs. Social security cards. This country is made for the Rich White B and B's. Not for lower income. 😮😮😮 People of color are always blamed for things. Not All people of color are criminals.
Homelessness is No joke . Everything is So Darn expensive. .. . One day you have a job. It's good. Even having a room. Is very expensive. Over 40 years ago you can get a room for $35- $45 a week. Not in 2023. I liked the 70s and 80s. 1990s was still ok. Once the 2000. Come around. Things change. Automation. Computer. Internet. . Cashless. Credit cards. Online sales. Paperless billings . You have more people less jobs. Etc
Your parents are probably very disappointed.i feel for them.
People have no idea how close you are to being homeless in the United States. Most are one tragedy, one illness, or one lost job away from being homeless. Once you’re in that loop it takes forever to get out. Who wants to hire somebody that’s dirty? It all starts with the home. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Yea it's a cycle as they say, don't have money to move around because don't t have a job, and don't have a job because can't move around...
Not much better in the UK…I’m afraid it’s a dog eat dog world we live..
@Miiss Jel
Your right but what I don't understand
Is why Biden sending Zelensky
One Million dollars
Every Month of our taxpayers money!
To support Ukraine!
That's not right!!
People who voted for Biden were sick in their head!
We have a three turm government
In this administration
Bill Clinton
Obama
Biden
I mean as someone who's been homeless that's not exactly true , once you're out you'll do everything within your power to never go back. People who take things for granted and don't save or prepare are far closer to being homeless then someone who's suffered like that.
No it don't have to b this way. This is y AMERICA IS. CURSED. FACT
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If anything, it'll get worse. Very soon, affordable housing will no longer be affordable. So anything anyone want to do, I will advise they do it now because the prices today will look like dips tomorrow. Until the Fed clamps down even further, I think we're going to see hysteria due to rampant inflation. You can't halfway rip the band-aid off.
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My poor son ended up homeless. He could of come home , but he had problems owing £. And was in danger. He got straight got a room a job. Shortly into he was killed. No answers no help from authorities. People like Mark are like rare diamonds. Gotta love this man. Been following him a long time. God bless you all that try to help.
Sorry for your loss 😔
May peace be upon you @Lady Laois that is rough. Makes me think of my friend Matt has he faced a similar fate
My heart goes out to you. 🌹
That’s awful…no words.
I'm wondering why he was homeless and didn't just move in with you? Asking because my family has few real resources and I guess I always think "well we could move in with the folks"....so I'm curious. Also, it's horrific to lose a child. I'm sorry.
we all have to stop seeking wealth and power and start seeking betterment for all humanity. it CAN be done.
I'm subscribed to his channel since forever.
It's important to give homeless a platform so people can understand that it can happen to you too. Quicker than you think.
I imagine...like overnight!
How bad is the homeless situation in other
countries and what are they doing to combat the problem that we obviously aren't ?
People need to ask?s not just follow along like sheep.What are they doing right ask these questions stop saying this is the American dream.This is all by design I do believe that this has all been planned
@@marycooper8385 It's by far not as bad as in the US in the European countries. Europeans and even Third World countries are quite shocked when they see those masses of homeless people in the US. You can tell the US is the birthplace of ultra-capitalism.
Yes anyone can be homeless very fast the situation is terrible. I am homeless right now I know. The looks you get. The cold shoulder but if it were you. Every dog has its day.
@@pamelabeaton6667 I am genuinely very sorry, Pamela. Is there light at the tunnel?
Are you in contact with someone who can provide a housing solution for you?
Bless you Mark Horvath for your kind work helping the homeless. I hope you have much success on your journey!
We Americans need to "change" our way of thinking. The solution is so easy! We need to glorify "family staying together as a team" to rely and count on each other over "being alone and independent at 18". The concept of having to be on your own by 18 is so stupid! You almost never see people in other countries like Italy or Spain homeless because family members all live together and they live in homes that were paid off hundreds of years ago by their grandparents. And these people have gone from generation to generation without anyone being unable to be "independent". Kids become adults that take on the responsibilities of raising their own kids and caring for the elderly. Never a problem for thousands of years. So, there is no pressure or stress about housing when families live together. The income they make is for food and other luxury items. Whatever income they make is enough. Imagine that! Why put ourselves under more stress to live alone when we can easily live together with family and friends in our American big houses, and then become co-dependent? Learn to be co-dependent and cooperate and compromise. Life can be so easy. Fix our homeless problem by changing our minds.
I agree with you! One issue is the high divorce rate in the US that splits up families at sometimes an early age for the kids. But the overall mentality to look out for each other and our family members, needs to be in the forefront. I think with the price of living in the US rises, family and friends will live more together under one roof.
That is not encouraged because it is exactly what would stop desperation. Desperation makes people work 16 hour days for apartments that leave them no money at the end of the month. It keeps the wealthy, wealthy and the poor, poor. The stigmatization for the poor and middle class is "you are 18 and live in your mama's basement". For the wealthy it is called "Camelot" or "The Kennedy Compound" ;)
@@NicoleM2108 But America is a free country. People can do whatever they want. They can live alone or with family. It's all a choice. We should stop caring about what "other" people will think because these "other" people will not pay our bills and will not fund our retirement. So, we must do what is "best" for our life. Learn to become good roommates with your family and split all costs. Section off the house into little units so each member can have their own privacy. And remember, stay out of the other member's business. Just share housing and try to mind your own business to avoid conflicts. We need to Re-learn how to co-exist and co-depend on each other to make an easy life... Otherwise, it will only get more stressed living alone.
@@ligbzd837 I was agreeing with you. I was merely pointing out that different ways living with family is treated depending on your class. If you have money and you still live a home, you are a loser. If you are rich and live with your family, you have a "dream existence" and a "strong family". This myth is perpetuated to keep people down. I never cared what people thought of me (not even my own extended family members!) I was close with my mom and we benefitted from each other's support. I would not have had it any other way! :)
@@klacsanzky77 Family being kind of pushed to live together under 1 roof is actually often the cause of *A LOT* of homelessness..
People having to continuously endure physical or Sexual Violence/abuse, Mistreatment & Favoritism, Vindictiveness, Gaslighting, being ganged up on ("Scapegoating"), Constant deliberate disrespect etc.
..its 100x more traumatic when its Family who is harming you.. especially when you have nowhere else to go. Having to experience any of that from the only people who you are suppose to be able to trust with your life & can irreversibly deteriorate someone's mental health.
People (even animals) get Desperate to escape that type of hell, so they just leave or "runaway" from "home" or get "kicked out" for not allowing anymore of the abuse.
Look at all the people from 3rd world countries that stay "closely tied" to family .. those & deeper issues get ignored, swept under the rug, avoided & "hushed" or kept away from the public at all costs (a "snitches get stitches" or you'll get excommunicated/ "shunned", killed if you tell, or "this is private family matters" etc) ..
The sheer amount of children (both genders) who are "touched", full on r-ped, & some even becoming Pregnant from their own Uncles, Brothers, Cousins, Grandfathers etc in these families living together is unbelievable. (spking from Personal exp. from my own childhood, & I'm american but have heard these same traumas from all around the world for decades).
Family all living together is often the *worst* answer for preventing homelessness, sadly, & usually only _exacerbates_ the problem (and other nightmare problems as well).
Having experienced homelessness myself and taken advantage of the one service available in the county in which I lived I was at the end of a year again homeless without any other options. Sleeping in the woods, being called trash because I was poor and physically too ill to work, I will tell you it was very hard mentally and physically.
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Why haven’t you gone to family? Or friends? Hope you’re doing better
@@XRTSDFA I've gone through the struggle as well , it's that simple. People aren't always understanding or willing/able to help.
What got you out of it?
hechec raynes
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YOU DO NOT REALLY HELPING THE HOMELESS PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU JUST ALWAYS MAKING THEM ISSUES TO MAKE MONEY FOR YOURSELF.... YOU ALWAYS ASKING DONATION MONEY FOR YOURSELF FOR YOUR CONVENIENT OF LIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!! FEW YEARS FROM NOW YOU WILL PASS AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ETERNAL LIFE FOR SURE FOR DOING THESE VERY BAD THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It makes me sick. I knew a couple that moved to Arizona because they were close to retirement age. Then came along the pandemic and ended up on the streets after they sold everything they had to buy time. He kept in touch with his homies and complained about the danger he and his wife was in. They were urged to get what money they could to get a bus ticket home, with Go Fund Me, which they did. They are no longer homeless and they’re getting back on their feet. Please donate to your local charities. What goes around, comes around.
Donations charities are fictional. Why dont you comment on ending human slavery, slaves that dont fake buying/selling with USD, debts, etc.?
I had kids while I was married to a wealthy man. After my divorce (not for frivolous reasons) things got so precarious! Should I have had my kids taken away from me? I worked and did everything I could to make ends meet. I had near misses with home insecurity and made it through until later when I was on my own. A bad fall snowballed into my not having a place to live until friends took me in. We need a judgment free zone to talk about this subject.
@Melissa Grey Duncan Ten years of post divorce litigation finally ended up with a reasonable amount of help.
Definitely. People assume that the situation you see someone in is the way it's always been. Like with the family with 5 kids, they said they had stable jobs, savings, a home, etc. BEFORE they were homeless, and yet people want to blame the 5 kids.
People's situations can change at any moment, even with great planning and preparation.
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If you can’t afford them then he’s, they should be taken away from you
@@dcg590 Said by someone who doesn’t have all the facts.
The homeless around me have a piece of my heart. Some share their bad fortune, some wear their addictions. Thank you for sharing their stories.
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Homes and addictions are fictions.
only in the United States of America where u work a regular job and still being homeless. WOW what happened to this country....
Sebastian
Greed took over.
Well, in no particular order, what happened to "this country" was. . . . . .
- Unlimited immigration
- Free trade agreements
- Cultural/moral decay
- Bloated government
- Family breakdown
- Legalized corruption
- Welfare culture
- Corporate bailouts
- Money printing
- Interest rates at zero
it s NOT "only in the United States" - it s in Western Europe too! Not enough housing, and STILL Angela Merkel opened the flood gates since 2015 to worsen the housing situation EVEN MRE!
Because the American government doesn't care about its people, they are just busy messing up peace and stability and robbing the produce of other countries. Look at _Iraq, Libya and other countries in the Middle East_ that have been *DESTROYED* because of the actions of the American government.
Anyway, I sympathize with the American people who have to bear the consequences of its government's *_Tyranny_* . May God always be with them , protect and helping them to continue with their life . I'm truly sorry if my comment hurt anybody hearts . Greeting of Peace from *_South East Asia_* . ✌✌
🇷 🇮 🇵 to American tyrannic Government .
(Sorry for my broken English , i just use direct translator)
Homes and jobs are fictional. Are you trying to comment on slaves marketed with those fictions?
The 5 children in the hotel their behavior is excellent! It's a small space for so many people.
e musk and his dad are out there maken more babys for the world with all the money they have why cant they help familys and all the babys here now that need homes this is a sick world they dont know what to do with there money
Yes but people should not have kids they cannot support .
@@Warmfireandtea Then you must have missed the part where they said that they had good jobs, a home, and savings prior to becoming homeless. So all of those children were born when the parents were prepared and could support them in their own home.
Mr Horvath turned his life around to be a great person, someone who fights for those who can no longer fight, brings us to the downtrodden. Bless you!
One of the best and most honest documentary about homeless people and homeless issues. The poverty and homeless problem will stay forever as long as the government does not directly get involved.
I just got my new place today, I e been homeless for 4yrs
High five keep strong and never give up.
God bless you. Congratulations 👏. Have a good day.
Fantastic all luck you you to
How did you accomplish it?
Congratulations!🎉 Take care.
I live in New Zealand. At the beginning of covid the whole country went into lockdown. All of the homeless in NZ were put into motel accommodation - single people and families with kids, every single one. We still don't have enough housing and so many of those people are still there. There were wrap around services provided to help people get off drugs and those with other health and mental health problems. Some are back on the streets because they didn't get the help they needed or didn't take advantage of the help. Some of those people endlessly trashed their rooms and they are back on the street.
It's not perfect but I'm pleased to live in a country with a heart.
That is simply amazing our country did nothing but hand out a few stimulus checks they couldn’t even do that right I literally only recieved one along with so many other people. We live in a country where you work to survive but never make enough to actually live this country only supports the wealthy and no one else. Unless you have money in this country you are invisible to everyone. It’s absolutely disgusting.
I left a previous comment, and in the State; I live the homeless have lots of resources, for those to get off drugs, and mentally ill help, and housing for those who need hospital stay, folks in prison there are tons of halfway houses, and resources for them to continue there success back into population. When it comes to homeless do to loosing jobs low income apartments, are being built left, and right for single people, and families. But they are still those who choose drugs, choose to not take mental health pills, inpatient and outpatient help, so they live on the streets, they even help you to stay in your home, and if you do get evicted they have programs to help reverse your evictions and get you into housing. That’s why so many people are flocking here do to my state taking care of its poor. I am not homeless myself, or in need of any help, but if; I was; I would use the resources to better myself, those cases where people refuse it is sad!
NRW Zealand is amazing.
It's not they they have a heart. It's that the homeless are unsightly and cause problems for the public. If the have drug or mental health problems they can't take a home anyway as it is a constant responsibility of paying bills, upkeep, maintenance, cleaning and etc.
You’re very lucky America has become very callous and like someone mentioned we send billions of dollars to other countries to fight their wars and we have a war in every single city in our country
More than half of America seems to be homeless in this year of 2022. This is a national emergency. Also you have a beautiful strong Mom. You Sir are remarkable being a voice for the voiceless.
Jean and her five children got to me too, and all the stories are important and worth hearing. Good for you, turning your own experience into something positive to help people! Your mom is great🌷 New subscriber.
Big companies should be sponsoring some of these programmes!!! This is an awesome documentary, the people are really determined to try and help turn homeless people's lives around. I wish there were more like them. Everyone is in a position to lose their job at some point in their lives. To look down on these people and decide they are 3rd Class Citizens is so wrong. That is what is wrong with people today. They are not united, they do not want to help, they think it is someone else's problem, and they think they are immune to poverty. All it takes is a break up of a marriage to set people on this road, or the loss of a job.
Children should not be suffering this way, it is incredibly sad. The guy that said he was homeless - it was his first day, and he had just turned 18 years old, I wonder if he was tossed out of somewhere because he had just turned 18!!! That is despicable, whatever organisation, or parent that does that should be ashamed of themselves. One minute you have a home and next day - you turn 18 and your OUT???? That is a very vulnerable time in a teens life, that is the time that they are deciding what to do with their lives, college, leaving school, apprenticeship or job. How are they supposed to be successful when they are tossed out - just because of their age!!???
I couldn't agree with you more, kenn 1936, especially your comments on the young 18 year old fellow. My heart sunk when I saw and heard him. I was only a few minutes into this video and had tears streaming down my face. I commend Mark Horvath for giving a voice to those who are homeless. Thank you!!!
thats a company town
People assumed homeless people are drug addicts. In most cases, they lost the home due to job loss such as covid19 economic impact
@@worldcitizeng6507 Exactly, I am sure there are many who have lost they jobs then lost their homes. Even more so now with Covid!! So many people working in the public sector or entertainment/hospitality lost their jobs almost immediately, in the first month(s) of covid. It could have happened to anyone.
the people who help get fined, or jailed...yes, for helping. funny isn't it
Watched this documentary and I felt so much empathy and pain for Jean. At least she has her children under a roof and does work. I find it sad how some people are worth billions meanwhile people are starving to death and homeless. Comes from greed. Thank you for doing what you do and having a ❤and spreading awareness for these people. God bless you 🙏❤🙌
Yes it does .Corporate greed is bringing down our country.
I can't fathom having a billion dollars and not giving most of it away. There's too much need in this country to have the 1% sitting on vast amounts of wealth.
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If very rich people contributed to the homeless that would be great. I mean how much money does a person need to be comfortable? Eg. the
Kardashians. So much decadence and extravagance could house homeless people for years.
The homeless situation is progressively worst, because of the doubling and tripling of RENTS throughout the country and increased home prices!...THERE ARE A LOT of homeless people living in their vehicles, motel/hotels, family, friends,various types of shelters!...Everything increasing, So homelessness will continue to increase!
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Inflation, lack of high pay skills in the general public, and many people not paying rent during covid. So obviously prices will increase to offset that.
Except wages
Yes this is starting to get really bad right now!!
@@shawna4740 "lack of high pay skills" makes no sense. the people who get paid the most dont provide value generating labor and could be replaced by computer programs easily. its those doing the hard labor that create 90% of the value of any given company that actually produces things of value. being an insurance agent isnt providing any real benefit to society. its not creating valuable goods. its just making people pay for something thats sole purpose is extracting their wealth without providing anything in return.. its the food service workers, the janitors, the mechanics, the construction workers who should all be paid the most. they provide the most necessary goods. your view is completely backwards if you think those who get paid a lot actually deserve to make as much as they do. since they NEVER create anything of real value..
I am so impressed with all of your work Mark to support the homeless population. Thank you for all of your hard work. So glad to have you helping this population, when much of America looks the other way. Blessings
I'm currently going through this crisis. my landlord sold the property after me residing there for almost 14 years. The rental situation where I live is literally nothing more than RENT GAUGING! I have a steady job n a car but can NOT find a decent apartment. The criteria for rentals are intense. When I found my last place all I needed was a good reference, a job and an electric bill. Now they want perfect credit, 3x your weekly salary and background checks. This is an humbling experience and there is no help. I don't know what to do, I literally sit in my car and cry, think, stratigize, and cry again. This is literally heartbreaking. I pray for all those going through difficult times.
I will pray for you Tiffany, in the mighty Name of Jesus. ♥️
Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Praying for you hun! I pray things get better and that God covers you!
I’m so sorry. You can thank the people,who didn’t pay during the eviction moratorium and landlords losing everything. It’s not gauging, it’s making up losses for the people who stole from them that landlords were forced to support.
@@dcg590 yes, a lot of small landlords got stiffed from the moratotium. A lot of scumbags got the stimmies and spent it on other stuff (just not the rent). Once bitten, twice shy.
I hope you are doing better. I'm in Los Angeles and the rents over the last decade have risen at least 30% more than they were before. Already outrageous before that. But now you literally need like 10 grand to move into a 1 bedroom, if you can find one outside the slums. I'm living out of my van for like the 3rd time and am going to get out of here asap because nomatter how hard I work I can't even afford a studio in any safe area.
I get sick of some people that are saying it’s always the homeless persons fault. It’s many times not their fault. One catastrophe and they are done.
people who think like that are 100% clinical psychopaths. behavior doesnt occur in a vacuum you know? you have to screw other people over A LOT to make any substantial amount of money here. and if a single injury or something else prevents you from working for more than 2 - 3 days a year, you are going to see your life fall apart. because the money machine doesnt have time to treat people like human beings. you are nothing more than an instantly replaceable program in the code of the company..
Without wishing to phrase it in terms of "blame", a huge part of what's called the homelessness problem is really a drug-addiction, mental health,. and family and social breakdown problem.
The average person in the US was much poorer 100 years ago than now, but there weren't millions of people living on the streets.
@@incurableromantic4006 maybe it depends on where you liv. I live where rent is outrageous People with no addiction or mental illness can’t afford it so many times they live in their car. What we see on media show addiction cases but it’s many times not the case
@@Teri728 I completely agree that there are huge structural problems, and I will happily rant all day about where I think the west has gone wrong as a culture and a society: but I don't think you can entirely separate the individual issues and the structural because they feed off each other.
Say a union gets greedy and makes a plant unprofitable. So the company bribes (sorry, "lobbies") the government to change the law to let them outsource to China. The workers get laid off. Their marriages go south. Their children start taking drugs. The kids end up on the street and stealing to get money for their habit.
Where does the political and social issues end, and personal responsibility start? I don't think there's an easy answer to that.
@@incurableromantic4006 Old people with not enough retirement, disabled, mentally ill, medical bills to high to pay. I totally believe in personal responsibility if you have the means and ability to do so. What bothers me are those who cant.
Living so far away (Australia), it's hard to know how to help the less fortunate in America. Eventually I found an excellent charity based in Kensington PA & sent over a huge box of feminine hygiene products. Its not much but at least I know a few women will benefit. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤
the money you spent shipping a tampon to the USA could actually feed 3 people there... think about that one
@@kantraxoikol6914 yeah, I thought about that, it's a dilemma really - send $$$ & probably have half spent on 'admin' fees or send something I know they need. The freight cost was Aus$35. The charity sent me a short video of the unboxing & distribution - which was lovely. All the best to you. 💙
Thank you so much!!!
@@jenniferdaulby5519 You did the right thing. That is one of the more unfortunate issues regarding sending money to some of the organizations who allegedly help anyone. "Adminstration fees?" That's just the tip of the iceberg. All the best to you from the US!
@@DavidHowell01 I'm tired of money. It's all about greed I'm sick of it.
Spent that last 7 years when I had a two bedroom taking in people and helping them get well or on their feet
Cancer survivor
And I served when I was 17 during 9/11
I’m now homeless lost my sister all around the pandemic
And not one door or one person sees I’m no longer the person I was and in a desperate attempt at trying my absolute best I slowly lost everything due to the economy
I have my car which I live in and I pray everyday my axel doesn’t break my heart still goes out to the less fortunate
But this day
My own heart breaks for me and I can’t help anyone anymore
My cup is empty
I'm close to homelessness right now. Three of my young adult kids and I live in a 3 bedroom apartment. I had a heart attack after 3.5 weeks at a new full-time job. I'm working again, but less than half time. My whole 4 weeks paycheck paid the rent, electric, car insurance, wifi and phone. Actually it would not pay all that. It would be short by about $150. I'm trying to convince my boss to give me hours back but she's reluctant. She hired another person part-time... I'm looking for more work. My young adult kids are looking for work, but not working. So it's just me leaving every morning for work. They have different illnesses. The first has an inflammatory disease and is always hurting. The others are anxious, depressed, one has OCD. I cannot figure out how to solve this.
Why you have forgotten our savior, the Christ? I walk closely with Him, for the times is bad, very bad. Cry out!
Chris, if your kids are looking for work, but not working, while they are out, have them access low-cost or free services for homeless or people at risk of homelessness. Simply put, don't come home empty-handed. Demand results - a job, some food/household items, or a way to contribute such as building contacts with agencies.
BUT YOUR KIDS NEED TO STEP UP AND HELP YOU.
Its amazing that someone who just suffered a heart attack has to go out & hustle!
Joe I agree!
God help you . Dont you have benefits if youre ill? Here in europe people on benefits are too lazy to get a job bec. They depend to much from the govt.
I grew up homeless and it sucked. I hope the world can really come together and stop homelessness some way some how.
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I grew up the same. Given the way society is going? I truly believe homelessness, hunger and poverty is going to reach levels we've never seen before.
Unfortunately I think you're right.
The society would need to come together and observe a moral stance on life. Atheism is growing along with the demise of the Family. Women have children without marriage contracts to protect their Rights and the Rights of their children and poverty is the end result in most cases. Drug addiction from despair often born out of the actions of the user who started off wanting to just have fun or get high or fit in turn into a homeless addict.
@@johnnypham2850 We, as a society, are waaaay past that point. As far as Atheism goes? Not everyone believes in a higher power. Doesn't make them responsible for the way society is today. I personally don't believe ANY God, Buddha, Allah or whichever deity one believes in, has anything to do with what's going on in the world today.
It's so heartbreaking, but you know you can't do much because your limited, and 1 step away from where they are, my heart goes out to them, they have nothing, and help is very limited. God bless all these people that have lost everything, keeping them in prayers.
So true. So many of us are 1 step away.
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I pray for all those unfortunate souls, take care and God bless. I've been homeless several time during My life I was also an addict, but I prayed a lot and then I met My now wife.
We've been together now 22 years, I'm clean and sober and hopefully settled for the remainder of my time here.
Never give up hope and put your faith in God, things will improve from there on in.
I’m so grateful I’m in the uk. I can’t work now as my son is disabled and needs 24/7 care. If we were in America we’d probably be homeless 😔
no you'd just have different homes. quite different.
Yes you would
idk, we have very favorable treatment of the people of europe here. more likely to have some business person loyal to european interests give you a house and find some excuse to give you lots of money.
So heartbreaking! I do feel their pain and suffering, especially for the family with the mother working at McDonald's. I'm always kind to people in the service industry, because I don't know their plight. In an instant and situations out of our control, we or anyone we know could end up like these people! We need to open up our heart and mind and have some compassion. Whatever the reason for their homelessness, in the end, they're human beings suffering from their circumstance, and I STILL have much compassion for them.
These people in the service industry don't get paid very well, they rely on tips - in fact their tips can come to more than their wages, that is how low their income is. It is so difficult for a Mother to go through this, and the feeling that she is letting her children down. It IS heartbreaking. She is in a no-win situation, unless she can get some sort of sponsorship, to help her get a better job. How can a Mother go back to college and re-train for a better job, when she has children to attend to, and keep fed. She has no choice but to take a low end job, just to feed them. Getting on your feet is very, very hard, almost impossible without help. It is really enlightening to see communities come out and try to help.
No one told her to have 5 kids
You've summed it up perfectly, Ken. Many people are perilously close to her exact situation.
@@shawna4740 She is married and she and her Husband have the right to have children. Perhaps she was not aware that poverty loomed or that her Husband would fail to fulfill the Rights of his Wife and progeny to be cared for. Who knew that more than one child is a financial pitfall for even a married couple. None of us were aware of that until recently. The lines of credit run out and then the people find they cannot afford to live and that is the reality of having mortgages and living on credit, that lifestyle leads to homelessness as well.
@@shawna4740 and when they had them kids they was stable. You never know one day u could lose it all
Cried throughout. So heartbreaking. It is not just in cities either. It is here in a town of approximately 20,000 people in Middle Tennessee. The homeless are people too. I think part of the problem is people shut down to the pain they see because it is a lot to bear. It pops people's "safety" and "security" bubbles. Anyone, under the right set of shitty circumstances, can end up homeless.
Live in a city of approximately the same size and the availability of shelters are very limited. The couple they do have are small and always full and so people are turned away every day. They're also a couple of churches that offer a free meal, but that's usually only once a week or so. It's illegal for the homeless here to set up a tent encampment or to sleep in a public space like a park due to city ordinances. So, the homeless just hide the best they can for a place to sleep.
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One of the poorest states is West Virginia,there are no jobs
We lived on a tent growing up and nobody knew it. We lived in a maritime forest. When I tell people that coastal bears are real they always look at me like I'm full of it but I know
Thank you for keeping the light on these souls forgotten in the dark. First time seeing your videos. I’m a subscriber now. Your humanity touched me.
*We are everywhere, and we do not all look the same, we do have different stories and situations. At times we exist but cease to live.....* 🙏
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That is so true.
Hello to you from Austria, the most beautiful and interesting people I saw on Mark Laitas channel and they are all homeless! The concept of homeless people the majority still has is old! Bless you, send you a big hug!!!!!! There are still a lot of people who care 💕💝💖👌
Thank you for giving everyone an example of what we should truly be for each other. Thank you for your genuine care and love for the other human being ❤️I wish you strength to carry on
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I'm so astounded by the awesome work you're doing. It shows that we can work towards solutions to every problem
We always talk about the negatives of social media but this video really shows us a positive side
Dude at 25 minutes in…this guy is gonna make a happy, healthy family one day. Has his shit together, despite homelessness, and he’s going to be so appreciative of the good life…once he has it, he’s going to keep it. You go, buddy…as a 45-year-old, happy wife and mother who has come from struggles, I know a success story in the making when I see one. You got this…listening to you made me proud.
I live in my toyota prius v I work full time and I am considered homeless but I say I'm just house less.
Seniors are the fastest growing homeless population in the USA. Many of them are sleeping in vehicles and on the sidewalks. Some are moving to Mexico. The wealthy and corporations can buy and donate single room buildings and hotels for homeless people.
The wealthy use to have a conscience, now aid is a scam to save them on taxes and it never seems to get to any actual problems. sad
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You cannot tell anyone what they can do with their money including the wealthy.
@@shawna4740 I don't tell. I ask. The Getty Family donated 6 buildings for homeless people here in LA. I asked them. ❤️😊
THE NEWS I SAW IN SPOKANE WA THEY GAVE A HOTEL TO UKRAINIANS, BUT NOT HOMELESS AMERICANS
It kind of feels wrong to give this doco a thumbs up. It is such a complex social problem, I feel completely inept in any capacity to help. After you watch this though - you realise we need to become better more compassionate humans and find that way...
wow, what a blessing Mark is.
Mark is so kind, his compasion and empathy makes him one decent human. Mark is more of a man thn any CEO and super rich person, I would rather spend my time with him thn any rich person any day. Thank you Mark.
LORD PLEASE CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER THESE PEOPLE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST VIDEOS IVE WATCHED. HELPS ME WITH IDEAS OF HELPING OTHERS 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I cried my eyes out 😢😢😢😢 while seeing different homeless people & my heart goes out to them. God help them ❤❤❤❤
One thing about living in the United States is our government will not help you. They would rather you live in the streets. You are all alone. I'm so sorry this is happening to all of you but keep your head up.
Don't know where you live but I see too many handouts fro us taxpayers. People get SSI because they have a hang nail but can dance, shoot pool, play corn hole. Oh don't forget food stamps and Medicaid. Jobs everywhere that offer amazing start bonuses, medical, wage , retirement, 401 n's and some offer help with daycare but no takers. I see government to enabling to the lazies. Around here if your hungry or homeless it's your fault. Help in every direction for drug abuse, alcohol problems etc... no excuse here!
There is lots of help, its called welfare, food stamps, WIC,
So sad. Thank you for making this video. It sure opened my eyes.
This man has so much love and compassion for the homeless, how awesome!
Somebody said "there is no money to be made in helping the homeless,if it was, there wouldn't be any homeless any where" Very sad .
Everything about the system needs to changed. I just helped someone out 2 months ago. He was short of money for food, so I helped him out. It's sad when I see homeless people and they are ignored. It really needs to change. Everyone of us
In our world today we have a serious problem with homelessness, hunger, and hate. Our government doesn't care, we all need to do what we can to help others if we can, feed someone, and be kind
It’s easy to interview homeless people and ask them about 3 wishes which they won’t get
Basically T bagged him
The point clearly flies over your head
I was riding my bicycle on a sidewalk and was hit at 30mph by a 5500lb Ford bronco and thrown/tumbled 60ft, run over by both axles. I was left for dead beside an 8 lane highway with the most traffic in the city, at noon. Police + paramedics only talked to the driver and ignored me. They arrived 4 hours after the accident. Took their sweet time. I was unconscious. I was bloody from head to toe, and the police refuse to release the photos they took of me. Just about every part of my body is damaged. I was left homeless and often paralyzed from the neck down. Urinated pure blood for over 4 years. My spine is zig zag. No feeling below the waist. Insurance + judicial fraud. I found the driver was the best friend of the founder + president of the BAR. She was also municipal attorney, + CEO of the hospital, which runs the clinics too. She is also CFO of the state university + owner of a commercial insurance firm that provides 90% of the malpractice insurance to doctors in the state. In effect, she was put into all these positions at once to control insurance costs in the state by placing her in charge of the police, paramedics, doctors, hospital, and judges/attorneys. They are intentionally murdering people for profit. I know it, personally. At least, in part, homelessness is due to keeping everyone driving with insurance rates that insure nobody + nothing except the scams of the elite. Nobody gave a damn or gives a damn. My sympathies for society have had to align with what it deserves, and that's nothing. All the excesses in society are born of the theft, murder, and extortion of innocent people. And that's not even 5% of what I could say.
@@sback5134 it is totally true and verifiable. Of course, I would be happy to verify everything.
@@sback5134 in the interim, 911 occured. That is when I wondered how far up this corruption goes. That is when I hired private investigators to try to gather evidence for me. But I am too poor to hire attorneys to prosecute, and they don't chase truth for under several hundred per hour ($500/hr). And I can't afford that.
@@sback5134 you will see for yourself if any attorney cares. They are free to comment here. American justice is a pay to play system for the elites. It is rooted in hegemony. The attorneys I hired went from nothing to being on the back cover of phone books for 10 years. I could say a lot more. They can make a lot more for selling people out than striving for justice.
@@sback5134 find an attorney yourself that will take it on. If I lied, I will pay you back for your efforts. You will never find an attorney that will dare to prosecute a friend of the president of a state BAR assn.
@@chadkline4268 the system is corrupt 100%. If something like that happened to me it would be my life mission to end that beech and put her head on a pike
Home, school and a job.
Heartbroken for this lovely woman with her children. I’m praying wherever you are God will bless you and honour you and your family x
Thankful for all the light that you bring to this Mark and all those who have taken up this mantle - May you be well, may you be loved may you be happy and at peace for all you do. Compassion is the energy of the heart and soul.
This has inspired me to volunteer more! I love this guy Mark and what he is doing, I cried a few times. I am very lucky to have family that helps me, but many others don't. Thank you Mark and all of the others that are doing something about homelessness!
He’s a grifter. And he ignores what violent drug addicted elements of the homeless population attack everyday people. He will victim blame those who get attacked saying that they’re “not compassionate enough” he enables the problem to continue
@@Julian-4so then wtf you want to do with those ppl they are still addicts cuz nobody cared for them nobody decides to help them instead they were fend for themselves to fight this cruel world with nothing but what else you want them to do you disgraceful human to die ? .
Thanks for sharing this documentary. It helps explain the history of invisible people for newbies like myself have been watching the videos for a while but never knew the history of this organization.
i'm so glad that you are out there helping the homeless!! I believe if everyone gave whatever they can we can end homelessness. No one should live in the streets , this breaks my heart, so sad.
But Damoni that he gets donated to him it does not go to help anybody to get into a home true story and if you ask him that he would not even answer that y’all keep believing the guy lies
I have nearly finished this+ Mark you are such an inspiration,, people are naturally drawn to you , I watch your posts +am grateful everyday for the roof over my head!!!, It's heartbreaking to see what people are going thru,+ your work is AMAZING
Jamir is so strong. Homeless since he was 13 and still pushed to finish high school. I hope he is doing well. No news?
Mark you're the greatest You are the light for these people You are helping them no one else wi llKeep up the good work We are with you all the way Mark all the way
iam from ireland and all i see in the usa is streets of tents trailer parks dont they make homes any more for familys people doing 3 jobs a day and living in car i did not know it was like this
The gentleman that had said
HOMELESS.IS LONELY 🙁 🥺 😞..He is so right 😔 😟
Even worse with kids
Absolutely. People don’t care.
I was homeless for 10 and then God put the right person in my life we have been together for 14 years
He has helped me out
This is a beautiful and heart wrenching film to watch. Thank you for showcasing Mark and and Invisible People. God bless
Somehow, somewhere we are all going to be held accountable for the cruelty that's allowed to our vulnerable fellow human beings while the very rich gorge on their own greed.
if that is what helps you sleep at night.
@@MrPaulervin78744 Back atcha.
This man is truly doing fine helping to expose the people who have no home. I feel for the homeless
My favorite homeless guy in my town I am retired in Japan died. Miss the man and helping to feed him.
It is heartbreaking to see how bad things have gotten worldwide. The US, UK, Canada, etc. homelessness is everywhere, and no one should need to choose between shelter or food, or not having the option to have either. Society is set up to fail, and we need change. This is an epidemic, and high powered executives, the government and well off people are just choosing to turn a blind eye. I am so thankful that there are people like you Mark. Keep screaming for the voices who are so often forgotten and never heard.
Mark when your mom said that about killed her when u were homeless & u said " aww, well I'm sorry for that" & she teared up & the camera backed away, I had tears in my eyes, & that choked me up. So touching ,& real life. & When u were driving u broke down crying that so many u had talked to across the U.S. that they were still homeless & that u couldn't help them all.😞😢🙏
THANK YOU AND EVERYONE LIKE YOU WHO HELP AND ACTUALLY CARE AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING BLESS YOU ALL AND I PRAY FOR YOU ALL AND ESPECIALLY THE HOMELESS
Thank you for all the work you do in advocating for the homeless in the USA. I hate how people judge people before they know them & treat them like S##t coz they live on the streets. I traveled to Chicago a few years ago & had the best conversations with those who live on the streets there. Honestly they have a better personality than the average Joe blogs. They are real, the tell it as it is & they were interested in my accent & wondering why someone on vacation was interest in talking with them.
I treat everyone how I’d like to be treated. Hopefully I’ll head back to Chicago next year & do the same. I’d rather hang out with these people than do the “tourist” things in a city. I absolutely love what you do, Kia Kaha.
Keep going hardcore
I'm glad I found this channel. Thank you for all that you do.
There is another large factor that is missed in some of these cases and that is the motivation to stay clean, sober and on your medication for mental illness. That is a problem that often is no fix for.
Agree and it's often a gray zone for many people, especially the medication one. I've heard many people say they stopped taking their medication because they hated how it made them feel. Enough to risk losing a job and becoming homeless? I can't answer that, but I'm sure it's a compounding issue once they stop taking it.
We have a number of shelters and facilities in my town, but people often don't like the rules or that they have to stay clean. Great for those who do, but you can't make someone want to get clean.
If there's a homeless there's abandoned house, Buildings and mansions was left behind that I hope if possible can have a chance to help these homeless to provide a shelter😔
I had to sleep under a bridge for one night and it wasn't nice! Thankfully I have a job and found an extended stay type of hotel I'm thankful for my family helping me out as well even though they were half way across the world but the economy now a days is horrible and especially for single parents working a minimum wage job! I appreciate everything that you are doing for the people of our country
22:54 I had a man pull his 8yo daughter away, when she was talking to me. She turned around and gave it to him: Dad, she needs help!! And she was angry!! I still pray for her. She was guided by a good spirit.
They got homes in Tx for $25,000.
No need to be homeless.
I paid $23k for mine
I work for a school system in CO. Schools have resources (required) for help homeless families. There are many grants out there to help out from food, clothes and hotel vouchers. Parents, no matter if you live w/ family, in your car, motel/hotel, or on the streets you are considered homeless. Contact your kids schools and ask for the help. Swallow your pride, people are willing to help. It was hard for me to ask for help when my husband got sick with cancer that lasted 6 yrs. We needed a lot of help. Family wasn't there for us, my school help feed us for months! I felt horrible but did understand people did feel better helping us. I had applied for food stamps and was told I made $18 a month too much!!! My son couldn't get free/reduced lunch either! I had to take on a part time job w/ my full time job plus I cleaned office buildings starting at 3am until 7am when I had to get home to wake son up. The system is broke for the American people. I see immigrants who get more than us.
The family with five kids is truly heartbreaking. I hope they will find a solution and America will do better social-vice. Hugs from Greenland ❤️
they shouldn't have had five kids if they couldn't afford them. That's not America's fault.
Aee you really from Greenland? What part of Greenland? How do you get internet service?
@@NickLeeds Yes i am from Ilulissat City North Greenland.
I can't even begin to know how she is copping 5 children in such a small room I hope this family finds a affordable home soon wish this family the best
What a jewel of a man you are Mark. Many Blessings
Mark, you are a wonderful man. You remind me of my guy who died in 2017. He was a recovered alcoholic who enjoyed helping other alcoholics through AA. It is the philosophy of AA wherein when an alcoholic helps other alcoholics, he can recover, so that somehow this is a magic formula. You had addiction and homelessness, so by helping others you are healed. Wonderful Thank you for your dedication and true feelings...
No one cares about the homeless, if u don’t all stand up nothing is going to get done , strength in numbers to fight all of the problems that we as poor people are having.
For me this man is the most richest person in the world. Money can't make you rich unless you own a heart that is made out of gold. You have my respect and prayers man.
So touched by this and only eight minutes in. I hope to help be a part of the solution soon.
My state just made public camping illegal and it’s been crazy hot lately.
Kudos to the homeless young man who is going to graduate from high school. It takes a lot of focus and dedication to do that while you’re living on the street.
this is sad ..... sad that this is becoming the norm. we as a society have to stop accepting this new "norm".
We should all ALWAYS be kind to EVERY Human. We do not ever know nor are aware how our sincere kindness could alter their mindset for the better and save them. SAVE SOMEONE SAVE YOURSELF by SAVING OTHERS!!! LOVE for the sake of loving. Even a smile is charity. Be kind and suspend judgement when that human is in front of you BE THERE FOR THEM in that moment because a moment may be all another Human needs.
My heart goes out to anybody homeless. It’s hard enough to survive if you have somewhere to live. Our government is a complete failure.🇺🇸
In Mn and Louisiana you have to pay the medical facility for the copays before surgery..even colorectal surgery or an appendectomy! These are not elective surgeries In Tx a cancer treatment cost $45,00 she qualified for an $11,000 grant.had to sell her house to afford life saving medical treatment. ..People are 1 medical emergency away from homelessness
I am homeless! I live in a tent on the side of a river. I lost my husband and home January 22,2022. I'm disabled and a fall hazard. I can't work. I don't use drugs or alcohol and I am a straight woman. The shelter where I live won't help me because of those three things. I have to go days without a shower and there are no bathrooms where we can even wash our hands after 5 p.m.. My wish is that some of the rich yuppies would ask why you are homeless, instead of passing judgement.
Sorry you are going through this.
Thank you
Have you tried getting some disability help? There must be some sort of help out there for you. Wishing you all the best.
@@yvonnemoore1128 american government only gives aid to those who need it the least. like ultra rich people who cant manage their giant companies or banks that commit mass fraud and do mass damage to the entire population.. those people are worth saving. but us who actually create real value for society by doing hard labor to create things of value are seen as cattle..
I'm on disability now it's just really expensive here. Working on getting in assisted living
Seeing this video really make me sad. So many rich people there in the states but their not try to help them. You’ve got a good heart helping other people like that. God bless you
Great work Mark! You bring a lot of hope to the human race! :) Keep up the great work! :)