20 Years Old, Pregnant, and Living in a Tent Homeless in San Diego
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2023
- Serenity is 20 years old, pregnant, and living in a tent homeless in San Diego. She shares that one of the reasons she's turned away from shelters is that there are no bottom bunks available, and because she is pregnant, she cannot sleep on a top bunk. Often, shelters are for men or women, and those that are able to help pregnant women are full.
We were able to connect Serenity to a street medicine team. While I was on the phone with the nurse practitioner, she told me they are seeing more pregnant women out on the streets. We featured four street medicine teams in California here • Street Medicine in Cal... They will be able to help Serenity with medical care and connect her to social services that will hopefully get her off the streets. In this interview, Serenity shared she has trouble getting to doctors, so medical care was the first crisis that needed to be solved, and street medicine teams are the very best.
The day we were at this homeless camp, police and sanitation were doing a homeless sweep. Mayor Todd Gloria continues to pass laws that make homelessness a crime. Part of his containment strategy is aggressive sweeps. Homeless people are given three hours to move all of their belongings, or they lose everything. In the hot sun, Serenity was forced to move to the other side of the street only to have to move back again. We documented San Diego's cruel criminalization of homelessness here • Criminalization of Hom...
This is no longer about housing and homelessness. Politicians have weaponized the criminalization of poverty for their political agendas. Support for housing as a solution to end homelessness decreases every day, while support for the criminalization of homelessness increases. This is all while homeless numbers are skyrocketing. It's horrible that a young pregnant woman is sleeping in a tent, but if we don't take action now to prevent and solve homelessness, we will see more women and the elderly outside.
If you live in San Diego, please contact your lawmakers to get homeless people the help they need and to stop criminalizing homelessness.
More:
Criminalization of Homelessness: San Diego's Failed Response to a Homelessness: • Criminalization of Hom...
RUclips Short with Serenity talking about how she is embarrassed to tell her friends that she's homeless and the challenges of getting help: • A 20 year old pregnant...
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If they had not done away with vagrancy laws regarding living on the streets, urinating and bleeping on public streets, doing drugs out in the open these ppl would have taken responsibility for their lives.
I will take care of her.
The criminalization of homelessness is a crime in it's own right... It's all ass backwards. It's an absolute nightmare being homeless to begin with and then being treated like a criminal just because you're down on your luck is absolutely disgusting. Don't get me wrong there are some homeless people out there that are abusing a lot of things (not just drug's) and a lot of them do deserve to be locked up, but more then half of the homeless people out there are just struggling to get by and they're good people. I couldn't imagine being handcuffed and brought to jail because I'm homeless and I've lost everything, what a dick move. The system is still broken and acting like Nazi Germany.
@@greaseball2425 you think a homeless person doing drugs is bad? You never thought once why they are using? To cope with the BS life they are going through. It’s worse to put a new born into the world not having anything is irresponsible and should be criticized to the fullest not someone using drugs, a lot start using bc the situation they are in just to cope.
But she had no problem getting pregnant. No brain what so ever. But she definitely was paid to this interview. She can got to TJ & come back? Why isn't living with them. One of America's biggest scam!
Ever since I’ve gone through programs that helped pregnant girls, in my city it was started by a group of nuns who would take in pregnant girls and mothers who were not equipped to handle the situation in their own. When I was there they provided me with a shared room and bathroom. They gave us food, took us to dr appointments and made sure we were signed up for every single government program available. They provided us with clothes and baby stuff. We all had strollers and car seats given to us to use there and ones to take home when we did leave. For the girls who were able to get a spot at the apartment next door, they allowed us to stay there for another year so we could learn how to live alone with our babies independently but then also always had a lady downstairs who could watch our babies for us when we needed a nap or some time to clean. It was amazing. My dream is to open more places like that. If I ever came up with a lot of money that’s exactly where I would put it. I loved this place and it made me so confident to parent my child. This girl needs some help and I wish they had places for her to go. ❤ sending lots of love and prayers
We need places like that home!
That's amazing and exactly what is needed 🙏🏻
@@SarahWilliams-qr3jz Our society has valued money over human life for so long that we can not afford any good will. You're right.
@@SarahWilliams-qr3jz 500 billion, 1000 billion... an house and some salaried people... 500 million 🙄🙄
This is an amazing idea🥹😍 I pray your dream comes true! I would love to help/do the same
Kids should never be brought into this world until they can be fully taken care of. Financially, mentally, and physically!
Of course then they may turn out like you, tough call.
People don’t want to hear this truth though. It only continues the cycle.
I agree!! So taxpayers are supposed to foot the bill for people that don’t take responsibility for their lives? What doesn’t Mark take the young woman into his home and get her off the streets? Gotta love the activist with bleeding hearts but never mention our homeless Americans in Democratic run cities , especially our Vets.
@@carolgage4140 Everyone keeps blaming the homeless for taking their tax dollars. Engage your brain and use critical thinking--do you think the money is going to the homeless? Ask your government official where those tax dollars are really going. It sure as hell ain't going where you think it is!
All these non-profit organizations out here that claims that they are helping people. They don't do s***, but yeah, they get all this money donated to them. All of this stuff donated to them and the homeless people have a very hard time. Trying to get help from them, it's b*******
I feel her. I’m a single mom who is living in the streets with my daughter. Every single program you can think off I’m either on the waiting list or there is no availability. It’s hard
Think smart and life is never easy even when you have money
No way . What state?
Don't you have friends or family that can give you shelter
@@Rakel6784 don’t you think she would have considered that if it were an option?
It’s true. I was homeless two years. All these charities like their pockets while the homeless go without!
As a mother, the best decision is to stay with her stepmother and sister in Tijuana. It's tough but if she wants to keep her baby without cps intervention
Yes so true 👍...
Possibly the step mom won't let her stay with her. It's a two way decision, not just this girl's decision.
She want her baby to be born in the US
@@Lb2ShayBingo!
Maybe stepmom didn’t want that responsibility
Wish you all the best and praying for you and your unborn child.
I thought the unborn were choices not human? So which is it?
Ladies keep your legs closed till you have a ring and he has a job
@@silentmajority8365 even the man who left her wasn't even a real man . Just a punk and coward who used her for S**
Take care of her baby since you think it’s okay for her to get pregnant while going through a financial hardship
@@jcsjcs9777 So you reduce human life to money? How woke
You are called utilitarian
a person that bases everything on money or how easy it makes life for you
That mindset caused MAOs great leap forward that murdered 50 million people
@@silentmajority8365 silentmajority8365
Spoken like a true incel.
20 year old baby? That's the thinking that got you in this situation. She's not telling the full story but i still pray for her and that baby.
she is a baby do you not remember how you were when you were 20? your brain isn't even fully developed until your 25
She needs to grow mentally
And so do Republicans
@@gussfish8670and so do democrats
😄😄😄
God bless this young, pretty girl and her baby. I pray that she gets the help she needs soon. Jesus, please help take care of her.
Why don't you adopt her and her unborn child?
Hopefully Serenity finds serenity.
Poor choices in life but we live and we learn.
So her first healthy relationship is with a baby daddy that lets stay on the streets whilst pregnant? Thats rough..
She's there for the free food. She's happy and saving up for more tattoos. The baby will eat well and have many trips to Mexico. Life is good.
@@david2498😂😂😂
He supportive? So naive and in love in the 21 century. Some things never change.
Maybe she thinks it’s a healthy relationship. Her man sounds like a bum. How can he get her pregnant but can’t even help support her during her pregnancy. She is just as foolish for not being on birth control, knowing that she’s homeless.
But they luvs each other. Or whatever.
Honey, some thirty years ago I was pregnant and homeless in San Diego. It was rough but I made it. One reason is because I got out of SD! I'm in Portland, and I have a lovely home, my children are grown, and life is good.
You have a future, a good one. But my advice to you is buy a bus ticket and leave San Diego. It's set up for the people with money. Everyone else is in trouble. Best wishes and good luck 🌹
Why would this girl get pregnant knowing she didn't have a place to stay and where is the child's father
@@TW-mg3ld are you for real? Do you honestly think that she was already homeless and decided to become pregnant? Yikes. In my case I was pregnant and housed...then circumstances changed. Use your imagination...there are endless possibilities and scenarios. I hope you're a very young person. You have a lot to learn. 🙁
SD did Not work for me. Cya Cali
@@TW-mg3ldbruh....the point is that she IS pregnant and has to face that reality now. No more chances for a redo, so SD should prioritize getting pregnant women and other particularly vulnerable homeless in the shelters
Glad you made it! 3:50
She should return to her family in TJ ASAP!👶🍼
How do you know her family isn’t dead? Or just kicked her out?
She just said she visited her family there I think that’s why he’s saying that
Is she in the US legally?If not , then like many I dealt with working for the County of San Diego Social Services Department they come across the border to have their baby then that child is a US citizen and the mother will not be deported and the child can qualify for Medicaid, Food Stamps and cash assistance and housing till they turn 18. Where’s the father of the baby? We tax payers pay for Medicaid for the mother when the child is born .If she has family in TJ why else would she subject herself to being homeless and pregnant, just asking?
She mentioned she was in foster care....this is so sad....someone please help her.❤
Maybe you can help her, take her into your home. If she’s 20 she’s no longer eligible to be in foster care. Free birth control pills for decades🤦♀️ It’s called take responsibility for your life not expect the tax payers to support you and pay for the raising of your child.
Sad to see her in this situation times are tough all across America in big cities homelessness is growing
I was an ex user I definitely believe you're sobering by your look. Sweet girl I'm praying for you and your baby!💕
You don’t see it Always. Often yes bit there exceptions. I am an Heavy user since 20 years and look like in the picture. No one sees it. But I am an function addict with home and job and. but also “only” eating well and showerig often helps a lot and also not Beeing homeless. So I eat normal, have a home and job and use for heavy daily for 20 years
@@mirjamweibel9678 look the eyes, there isn't any soul in all the users eyes! On the old fashion H compared with what people use now ( blues) it's a different story. I heard people have been on H for all his life and are still living till over 70s but on the shit now people can't even open their eyes!
She looks like a user
@@debbiematteo7046 she is lmao
Baby daddy just goes by bones her and leaves can’t even take her to doctors appointments 😅that is the definition of healthy relationship lol
Even leaves his mark on her neck
EXACTLY JUST PATHETIC SMH
Class
Well I bet she called the good guy a nerd 👍
Her fault
And baby Mama decided to get baby daddies name on her neck who knows she might of cheated on her baby Daddy 2 sides to every story.
God bless this young woman and I’m glad that Mark seems doing fine. God bless to you, Mark, you are the pioneer that started interviewing homeless people and today there are many channels like that but not probono . Stay healthy please, Mark. People need you.
People need to take responsibility for their lives is the short answer. See my generation did whatever it took to survive and NEVER ask for the taxpayers to foot the bill or raise our children… Would bet money along with her dyed hair, tattoos she has a cell phone: Gee who pays the bill? I’ve seen homeless ppl with Apple IPhones, what the bleep!!
@@carolgage4140times have changed, people that work hard are having a hard time surviving in this economy. Lots of people are 1 check away from being homeless. Housing alone is ridiculous, again times have changes!
Pro Bono does not exist
@@carolgage4140 What do you want your taxes used for exactly?
@@carolgage4140 every thing u said was false in ur generation they had the welfare system in the 1970,s also u said u tax payers pay for the people coming across the boarder, your also paying for all the white people in prison, and for all the white people on welfare.. most of the serial killers r white, look it up , about the homeless girl u said she has dyed hair and tattoos alot of people dye there hair, and have tattoos police have tattoos. Or u said where do homeless people get the money to buy it, she could of got tattoos before she was homeless, she could of bought a box of hair dye., or some one could of bought it for her. About the cell phones alot of people get cellphones free from the program president Obama started not only the homeless gets them. People that are on a fixed income., or people could of bought there phones . When you say people r druggies , so is half of the movie stars and singers that some of you love and idolize. Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Robert Downey Jr., John Belushi, led zeppelin, pink Floyd, jimmy Hendrix, Janice Joplin, Jim Morrison, river Phoenix, Whitney Houston, prince, chaka kaun, John f. Kennedys son, Jackie Gleason, Ozzie Osbourne, johnny Depp, Amy winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Chris Cornell,, and many, many, more. There no different than the people that use drugs on the street. Y is it ok to love and idolize your favorite actors and singers, when they do drugs is it bcuz there rich and not homeless. There no different. I also want to say people that judge people, and talk negative towards others are usually the most unhappy. People that give encouragement, and talk positive towards others are the happy people. . that homeless girl serenity, u don't know anything about her future situations. It's always white people that judge, while they have so much dirt in there closet, btw mexico was here first, look it up. They just divided it. And why is it that white people r so insecure about there selves, they go out in the sun and bake for hours to get our Mexican color, that means you Carol. Ur so ignorant ur nobody to fkn judge. I struck a nerve I see. The facts lmao hahahaha hehehehe 🗑️🌑🗑️💩🗑️🤮🤮🤮🤮🤧🤪😜😝 💩💩💩💩💩💩🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🗑️🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🐖🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸 coward,........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad the father is involved.
So then he can watch her stuff so she can go get the bby checked out
Eyeroll
As a man that's why I believe in traditional marriage. Kids need both parents.
@@maleechild6475maybe he's, idk, working??
She gave her wish for others. :) Same here sister, and guess what I was homeless too at 16. You got this! I now have my own business, a beautiful son who is my pride and joy, and drive my BMW. Life couldn’t be more perfect. Sometimes the struggles we go through help us become stronger for the futures generations. I wish you the best in the world, your dreams will come true.
OMG ! I am so sorry for this amazing girl 😢😭. Thanks for kindness, sir 🙏 !
This breaks my heart. She could be my daughter and same age as me when I had my son and semi same situation. I pray for this young lady and that she gets the help she needs.
Certainly I wouldn’t wish bad on her and hope she and her baby daddy get into a better place… but people need to take responsibility for their decisions. They are not victims.
She's absolutely right.
She is very sweet girl!! Great interview!!Please keep us posted!!
Wow, seems like most of the nicest people and unfortunately the ones in the worst of places. I truly hope good things await her and her child.
@@jacobus57 although she may have used poor judgment that brought her to some very unfortunate life decisions she is not using words of vengeance, anger or dishonesty. Considering the day by day stress and insecurities she must experience and the simple things she wishes for I think she must be nice. I find no evidence to feel otherwise. Would it not be better to consider her a kind and nice individual instead of someone evil? Especially when we have such limited information but none of it shows her in a negative light. Stay humble, at any moment your life could fall appart and what would you want others to think of you? I hope your nice too
Your not a baby, but adult responsible for life decisions. Glad you are clean and believe in God 🙏
ABSOLUTELY... SHE'S AN ADULT
5000 likes and God will give her a home
😢 stay safe, be strong, bless you girl!
“I’m technically a baby”. Ugh I feel bad but that mentality at 20 years old isn’t going to serve her well
But it's true.
Shes a baby? Maybe you had it easier not every one had easy life. Your comment shows how immature you are. She didn’t say shes a baby bc she wanted to some to adopt her, she meant she is still learning. Its easy to have good parents and support but its hard when you are on your own.
20 years old is not a baby. I was already working at age 16. By the time i was 18 I was already going to the university and paying my way thru school. I had my own apartment that I paid myself. All I did was work 40 hour a week and go to school and took my classes. I did not have time to party, get tatted up. no clubbing, no hanging out with friends, and had no time for sex and get myself or girls pregnant. I was very poor, I could only afford eat one meal a day. Most of the food I ate was noodles and rice that is all I could afford. I graduated at age 24 with 3 university degrees. by the time I hit 30 I purchased my first house by myself. at age 45 that house was fully paid for. Age 50 I bought a second house cash. I carry zero debt. I also hardly spoke any english when I got started at age 18. @@jackiemaldonado7777
@@ryanriaz dont you think calling someone they are immature is immature in itself?
@@TheMaskedThearpist dont you see how hes making a joke about her calling herself baby bc i think she is, look i had a hard life too and from my experience i called him immature bc who ever he think he is commenting against her mustve had it easy. First of all only a woman dan understand pregnancy and i as a male dont know how hard it is but i understand her feeling, you defending a wrong guy here, i bet you never experienced harsh world yet or getting pregnant.
There is a place in Indio, California called Martha's Village. I'm sure they would help this young woman and her baby with shelter and permanent housing. She can also be put on the top of the list for Section 8 because she's homeless and pregnant.
She's addicted to blues
Very valuable information. Thank you.
@@Jorge-tg6cy They will help her, regardless of what she's addicted to.
@julietorell1137 those non profit don't help everyone, is a small percentage that they help.
@@Jorge-tg6cy?
Thank you, Mark for all you do to show what is happening on our streets. What a beautiful young woman, may she and all others be heard.
Say no to greedy powers and yes to a system for change.
May we all gather and lift one another up for this change.
🙏❤️🌏🕊
Lmao keep voting blue clown.
Offer her a room in your home, that would be a wonderful gesture
I have tax plans that would work for sure and clearly. Think 30,000 dollars on average per tiny home with land purchases included and ac and running water
@@cheri238 lol besides being blue, you’re stupid in other areas too huh. sharing your house with others, you’re not very smart.
@@cheri238he brought this upon herself. Bad choices. But nobody wants to address how she got there. And why she can't make things better for both her and the kid. She will be moving the kid around living in a tent for who knows how long ? She's mentally unstable
The biological fathers of the unborn babies of all these homeless pregnant women should be proud that they are going to have a new baby born soon; and they should be financially supporting the women that they got pregnant.
Seeing people younger than I am is what really gets to me. It just breaks my heart to see people either not trying, struggling, or giving up altogether hurts to see.
God bless her. They aren't dumb.
People so quick to judge. San Diego now is not the same as 20 years ago. We are failing our kids but we as a community need to figure out a way to help them.
Glad I left in 1991. After years living in the midwest and Oregon now we live in central Mexico. Much better life here...
This is not a San Diego problem it's a unique California problem.
poor young girl out there❤Best wishes to you and your baby and bf
Surely her step mum could put a matress on the floor in the corner of a room...anything is better than her sleeping on the streets whike pregnant. Lord God please help her ❤
Who knows what she and bf are really like . Why dont you invite her ?
@@debbiematteo7046 i dont live in the same country.
I’m car camping in San Diego it’s a freakin dream out here. Living on the streets here is paradise. But stay away from people’s places, they will exploit you and possibly s ually assault you and rob you. Every time I have trusted my stuff in someone’s place, things went wrong. Keep to yourself and work hard and keep an eye out for individual housing solutions. Storage units are also a godsend out here.
I pay $60 a month for storage un the midwest for a 10’x10’. How much is it out there?
She’s beautiful 🤍 and speaking about God?? Praying she gets the help she needs to move forward
Please have her call Just In Time, a non profit for Foster youth who age out of the system. They can help her and hive her a place to live
God bless her, I hope she stays safe and has a healthy baby!
Lord pray for all and give strength and a roof over everyones head no one should be left out 🙏❤💯
Praying for her this hurts my heart. I feel her pain 😢 I still trust in Jesus and keep faith even as I’m constantly faced with financial hardships and can barely support my children. Please pray for me prayers are all I need. I’m a single mom, my husband passed years ago. I’m all alone. Both of my sons are autistic. My boys require a lot from me. I’m just so overwhelmed. I lost my job at Forsyth hospital for declining the vaccine. I declined because of my health conditions lupus, and heart disease. Since losing my job I’ve been struggling to support my children. I’m now waitressing and I’m grateful but I’m not making nearly enough. I feel like a failure. I’m tired of struggling. I get harassed over my situation by other people it hurts my heart. Because this is my life my truth. I’m already so ashamed. Having a child with autism is extremely expensive imagine having two. Struggling to buy groceries. Struggling to pay rent. It hasn’t been easy. But God doesn’t give you more than you can handle. The devil wants me to quit and to give up my faith but I know all things are possible through Jesus. I will not fear, fear is from the devil. I WILL KEEP FAITH. Thank you God I praise you and Your son Jesus!
You are such a brave hearted woman. I pray that Holy Spirit gives you emotional strength to get over the situation. Jesus is amazing savior.
I pray you get out of that situation. We need prayers too, as we're not far from being out there ourselves as we're running low on money to stay in the motel we're at. I need a job I can work, but I don't know what I can get. Just pray God opens a door. Praying for you too!🫂 Hugs
I pray JEsus walks with you every step of the way. I pray you go in the upcoming rapture with your two sons and spend an eternity with King Jesus in Paradise.
Scripture says god will never leave you or forsake you. I was also homeless for a year. The rain falls on the reichious and the wicked we all have are trials and tribulations. JEsus is king..
Blessings and good luck for Serenity and her unborn child
If truth was known that’s probably not even her real name!
Hallelujah sister. Your voice to the Redwoods ears......
Dam serenity stay up hope things get better for you god bless you
When I was young and graduated from highschool, I understood that there were no opportunities in my small town, so I moved someplace that had affordable living and jobs.
I live in one if the cheapest areas un the country. The is affordable housing but no livable wages to pay for the housing. I am moving out of my rental and will be homeless for the second time.
Can you keep us posted on what happens with her? Praying for her
And praying does what exactly?
@NicMediaDesign and spreading negativity does what exactly? There are so many rude comments like this on posts of love, prayers, and well wishes. I hope whatever is hurting you enough to be rude to strangers goes away. This country is chock full of terrible people, including the people running it. The whole world is falling apart. Sometimes, prayer is all we have.
@@PanthORandPonAY agree, it helps when I'm outside in this evil world. God protection is the best thing to have even as asinners. The lord will always love and give us love for what we are. Even do good for others and too ourselves.
@@PanthORandPonAY 🤡
@@PanthORandPonAY How about you answer my question? What exactly will praying do for her?
Eqqes in east county they help me I was homeless for over 5 years I'm so proud of this young lady I know this young lady and she did great and it takes a lot of guts to get out there and and show your testimony
Two homeless people are interviewing each other 😮I went to the movies with a random girl. 🎉I love her... #stayinschool #sleepatwork #woushbars
Why won't her mother or sister take her in? Sad to see.
I'm wondering the same. Why didn't he ask her that?
Her man too
Why should they? They will have to also raise her baby. You think she is going to get a job and work?
Could be a toxic environment. Yeah she's young, pregnant and homeless and has some contact with her family but the actual dynamics of her relationships with them might be more complicated than she let's on.
She said she was a foster youth
she really needs to think about the little innocent life she is bringing into the world.
God bless you all.
Great interview!!! Thank you for showing the other side of homelessness, and not just the drunks, etc. People like her need help because she is clean and sober. This is a family, and they need stability. I am working with a family with a 3 years old right now. I wish her, her baby and BF the very best! They both need to be working, but that's hard when you don't have a place to live. Helping them should be easy IF they BOTH want to work. She has a good head on her shoulders,but has been given a dose of bad luck. Prayers for them and all people who are struggling!!! Help others if, and when you can.
So heartbreaking ♥️🙏🙏 prayers for her.
¡Gracias! Hope this helps
Thank you for the support.
As someone who has worked in homelessness, I would be asking this woman about the possibility of staying with the sister she mentioned. Surely they can put an air bed on the floor for her? I would treat the fact that she is pregnant as an urgent case, as the child will be taken from her if she can't get help.😢
If her family is in Mexico that would defeat the purpose many women have of birthing an American citizen. I do fear for her safety but hoping it’s not as bad as it sounds. She has the father with her at least, hopefully that’s a positive thing.
Can I get her information, I want to help.
Yes, me too. How do I find her?
The baby should be born in the United States though. Then it will have dual citizenship.
@@teresabroadway8383 I have someone looking for her.
I love her love of God. Yes baby girl!!!!
God bless her, protect her and keep her. May all of her needs and her babies needs be met in Jesus name amen.
I agree in Jesus name
She should go to a social service agency and find out about programs that are available for pregnant homeless ladies.
We are hoping and wishing blessings upon this girls life. I hope shes getting the care she needs and deserves 🫶
Great job!
She’s a very well spoken and articulate young lady; when she save the funds to move out of expensive San Diego it’ll be hopefully easier to turn things around.
No free ride in this life. She can give her baby up for adoption but she won't.
@@TomokoAbe_xactly! She’s the one that F’D up for getting pregnant! This is why socialism isn’t good in some ways
@@TomokoAbe_she can even have an abortion. She literally is saying I didn't make good decisions, and watch me make another.
@@TomokoAbe_, why the hell should she give up her baby??
She is far from well spoken!
hoping she gets this shelter!
God bless her
Thanks
My perspective before, during, and thank GOD I can finally say after, on just how real it is, and how many WONDERFUL people I met, so many whose base reasons for being homeless were things that could have happened to ANYONE, and, alot of times, because their hearts were too pure at one point to participate in the world the crappy way it currently runs...is SO much different. I know God used it all for good and to spread my light he gave me in places I never would have gone if he didn't allow things to go the way they did, and our testimonies will be a blessing, just as this video was for me. May God bless this girl and her beautiful family with the overflow of abundance and goodness coming for and through her, in Jesus, name I pray, amen!
keep a tazer on you- eat minute rice, quick oats, noodles instant- canned and frozen microwave veggies, keep a multi tool and tin cup! Water bottle with crochet holder- eat healthy hun- keep electrolite drinks and powder- keep a dallor tree journal and planner- do inner child journaling prompts off Pintrest! KEEP A PHONE and plan out your Mother Goals and Dr app and Trip Plan! Just Do it!
Prayers 🙏🏼for you 🙏🏼❤️& your baby🙏🏼❤️. much ❤️ love🙏🏼
A real homeless person who isnt a mental case or drug addict thats rare someone help this girl I wish I could.
She probably has a phone and you can cash app $$$ to her.
Very sad situation, and it's awful the homeless steal from one another. I hear that over and over in interviews. I hope things get better for her. 💛🙏💚
Shelters are full, and they do still turn pregnant women away. People think that homeless people just don't want help. They don't care, they don't want to care. Everyone is a paycheck away from being on the street.
She has family in TJ so why is she subjecting her unborn child to the filth and drugs on the streets? Our church handed out food care packages and hygiene products to the homeless in downtown San Diego every Monday for months. When it became apparent they had zero respect for what we were doing to help, not even clean up the trash around them when furnished with trash bags we stopped. The filth and stench from urine and piles of human feces, needles and used condoms on the public sidewalks we realized we weren’t helping , only being enablers. Help has been offered by many organizations but the majority like living on the streets with no rules to follow. A shelter in El Cajon couldn’t get enough homeless to take advantage of a place to live because there were rules against drugs and keeping their space clean!!!
Thank you for this statement. People just don't get it. They remain locked away in their TikTok and Facebook-infused 'bubbles', but when said bubble bursts then they're whining on their GoFundMe page. Get a clue, people!
I know from experience working with homeless: They don’t like rules, they prefer to live on the streets, no one telling them what to do, etc. Prime example: A woman in San Diego said she was homeless for 12 years, there’s too many government programs out there to be on the streets for 12 bleeping years. The County has a program to pay homeless ppl travel expenses to return to their families if out of state or in-state. Most don’t want to leave San Diego: They love the weather here🤦♀️
@@carolgage4140 True. VERY true. But, have you given thought to the 8% that fell on hard times after COVID or maybe unaccepting family members due to person's sexuality? ... The whole homeless issue grows more complex as reality evolves.
@@carolgage4140your comment is not based in reality. Shelters are housing for criminals and the mentally ill. People don’t chose homeless and they rather risk the streets than the unsafe shelters. Thanks
Very good interview. God bless you chori oneday God will help you
And I have 5 kid I rather be working 7 days a week and I did I have better life now also have your family helping you girl that my advice 😊😊
Makes me happy to live in a country where no pregnant woman lives on the street. I find it rather shocking that this is going on in a wealthy developed country.
Americans are free to be stupid. But stupid choices have consequences, as this woman shows.
Drug problems . Every time. Don’t be fooled
@@Smokescreen489 Does having a drug problem exclude you from having access to any social security in the US? (Genuine question)
@@HelenEk7 no, all these homeless drug addicts receive ent , free phones , etc..
There is a lot of help for women with children. It’s harder for single adults.
She is a drug addict and doesn’t want to change.
What was she thinking 🤔 getting pregnant while being homeless is not using the good sense God gave us.
Beautiful girl. I hope she has a better future
Always amazed at people wishing for so little or nothing at all. It’s a testament to their character.
I think it's sad everyone's saying how sad this situation is. How about don't have unprotected sex. Get a job. Where's the father?All over San Diego places are hiring and can't get enough people to apply for the positions. Accountability.
Yeah a lot of places are hiring but how many people are applying? How many people will they hire? You sound so ignorant.
The definition of a true genius. Amazing woman.
WHAT??
@@tmusa2002 sarcasm
Yeah, She is doing everything right😅😅😅
She is doing everything right. She has her head on straight. I can't think of anyone more ready to bring in a child into this world than this woman.
Beautiful soul. 🥹💜✝️
so sad situation God help her!
Why not get a $400 per month apartment in Tijuana? She obviously knows people there, and it's a ton cheaper to live. And it's a million times better than a tent on San Diego on the street.
If you're not involved in crime, it's completely safe to live in TJ. She could work part time at McDonald's in San Diego and her boyfriend fulltime; and commute across the border and they could live decently-well in TJ.
I have little sympathy when she could do this and live safer and better.
Yes Fr sure ❤Mexico víva ❤❤
There are some churches that can possibly help her. I myself was homeless
With my four kids several years ago due to domestic violence. I want this young lady to know that there are still nice people out there that help us!
And I want this young lady to know it’s not okay to be in a relationship and get pregnant when you are going through a financial hardship. Her boyfriend is a loser for not purchasing a few hats for a couple of dollars that would have saved both of them.
There are organizations in San Diego that furnishes homeless ppl with resources to get help to the point of social workers from the County of San Diego trying to help. It’s not like there isn’t help, most don’t want to follow thru to get the free assistance.
@@jcsjcs9777 hats don't save anyone / JESUS CAN ❤😊
this makes me feel grateful to have a roof under my head... and food to eat etc.
jeezuz this is just depressing, poor lady..
Universe is blessing this women and her child should be born very lucky reach in future for her mother and father I hope
If you are in touch with this girl tell her to research if she qualifies for support from the state. Foster children that age out of the system are entitled to support in some states.
This girl will make it but damn this poor child. Breaks my heart so many people going thru this.
This is her ticket to the US. Leave your family in Mexico and give birth to a US citizen.
She looks like a nice person.
She needs to call 211 !! There HAVE to be some housing services that specifically help pregnant women.
May The Lord provide for her and her unborn child 🙏🏼
God ain’t giving her shit! Waiting on God to do things instead of taking responsibility for one’s own actions is what gets people in that situation.
@@lookwhoitis6281 that's your opinion , not mines have a blessed day .
@@lookwhoitis6281yeah but neither this commenter nor the pregnant girl in the video asked for your blunt, shitty, negative attitude as if you have anything new to tell anyone.
@@faith_God To be fair, asking the lord to do is the same as saying "not my problem hope it works out tho"
?? What are you talking about @lsabel as soon as baby's born cps will take it the Lord don't come into it
St. Anne’s in Los Angeles takes in pregnant women, teenagers too.
Helps with prenatal care and birth of your baby.
She is adorable
Do they not have any help for people like you? As soon as I was pregnant I was finally able to get the help I needed from the community resources out there for pregnant addicts. I’m not sure if you are an addict or not but I can’t believe they don’t have anything for you. ❤❤much love baby girl!! I pray for you and your baby.
As an addict why u get pregnant
God Bless her and her Child. I wish we could help get her off the street.
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It’s not about the physical home, it’s about positive social connection. I know. I’ve been going through some situations, I know.
I see every homeless person as being human. I also, believe that a lot of them are good, and didn't ask to be living on the street. Sometimes, it just happens to people, and that is the bad part of it. I do hope Serenity gets some help and is able to get off of the streets. She needs to stay healthy, as she is pregnant, and needs a place to live. I do hope God answers her wishes and prayers. She is right, never give up on your faith, as it is the one thing that can keep you strong and positive for a better outcome. God will bless her, I'm sure, and I hope it is soon.
This just absolutely breaks my heart to pieces!! She's such a well rounded young lady and doesn't deserve the hand she was dealt at all!!!!!!! If you can get a hold of her if she could get to Florida I would personally take her in and let her stay here with me until she has her baby and we could get her the help she needs! I just can't imagine being pregnant and living on the street's in a tent, just breaks me apart and even though I'm a single mother of5 myself and struggling but we do have a place to lay our head and I want her to as well she deserves it just like anyone else!!!! And she's clean and sober off drug's so it just sad nobody willing to help her. Come to Florida and I'll help you sweetie!!!!!!
Society sucks to high heaven. The country that has the highest gross domestic product in the history of mankind and at the same time Not have the ability to help the truly, truly, truly needy like this decent, young woman and her child. However, having said this , I feel I Must shout from the rooftops : No sex before marriage, or certainly Never, Never, Never, Never under any circumstances ever have Unprotective sex ever. For Christ sake Look at the Consequences !!!! Heaven forbid. Look at the lives destroyed (homeless woman pregnant with child). Lives destroyed Now and into the future !! Tears of sorrow 😭😭😭😭😭😭Message to society : Help this woman and her child for as long as it takes, Damn It !!!!
This is probably one of the most ridiculous and ignorant comments I've seen in a while. Until you drug test this irresponsible, immoral and dishonest "woman", you have no business saying ANYTHING!
@@kendrahansen1175 OK., If this woman tests positive for drugs she needs to receive Mandatory treatment for her drug habit. More important, I'm concerned for the health and welfare of her future child be cared for. The child is TOTALLY INNOCENT and in No way deserves such a seemingly dismal future. LOVE FOR CHILDREN IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE !!
@@milycome I agree with what you are saying but the main problem is there is no such thing as the "mandatory treatment" you mentioned in your comment. The worthless, disgusting, immoral and lazy woman you are sympathizing with does not want help and the only hope for her unborn child is if it is taken from her once it is born. Social workers can forcibly take a child in those situations. Unfortunately, tax paying citizens will most likely have to pay for the medical bills and the lifelong care for the poor child of this woman because this disgraceful and selfish "mother" would not stop using drugs while she is pregnant.
@@milycome US lost all it's family values. Now it's more like survival of the fittest......Everyone's selfish. Bring back the joint family system.....Close all old age homes....Let the sons and daughters take care of their parents and let those parents look after the grandkids
I dont thinks you're a bad at all, you deserve to be given a fair shot at life and to be heard and seen. God will see you through. Keep trusting in him.
@buckwheat3869 Please keep your negative comments to yourself. This really isn't the place to be an asshole. There isn't ANY places to be an asshole. We are all human and just a couple paychecks or crisis away from being in this same spot. You have no idea what it's like to be on the streets at no fault of your own. A lot of people are running away from abusers as well. Just because someone sleeps outside doesn't mean they are bad people. The actual bad people are the people in "power." I hope you find some empathy for others. Dig deep or simply shut the eff up. ✌️
@@buckwheat3869We're ALL dealt different cards. Everyone has different circumstances, we deal with things. It's not as black and white as “she messed up her shot, oh well!” 🙄😒
All that money and time wasted on tats but she could have made better choices and saved money to take care of herself. Pathetic mindset! She expected everyone to do shit for her and now look her ass is worthless.
I really wish this young woman. I wish her all the best. Next question, how can I help her? Is there a gofundme?
please an update on her I am just seeing this for the first time and hope she got help such a nice young person in this situation should deff get some help 😟 wow