A 65-Year-Old's Story of Homelessness in Manchester, New Hampshire
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- I met Pablo (street name) sleeping outside in Manchester, New Hampshire. He has been homeless for six years now. Pablo starts off by sharing how homeless people cannot stay in one place too long. Otherwise, they become a target. Instead of putting resources behind evidence-based solutions proven to work, politicians continue to push for the criminalization of homelessness.
Pablo wanted to do this interview to be a voice for the homeless, he says, because the homeless have no voice. Homeless people get kicked around. Pablo added that the stereotype people latch onto that homeless people are drug addicts or alcoholics. He continued that some of that may be true, but his next statement is profound. Pablo said, "For whatever reason, we're here; we're not going away."
Think about that for a moment. The leading cause of homelessness is a lack of affordable housing, followed by a lack of a living wage, racism, a broken criminal justice system, broken foster care, domestic violence, not enough, drug treatment or mental health facilities, and many other reasons the causes of homelessness, but the facts remain, no matter what the cause of a person's homelessness is, unless we do something to help people get off the streets in the housing, homelessness is not going away.
A case in point is Pablo said Manchester police came and woke him up at 2 o'clock in the morning. They were NOT offering support and a place to go. The police just said if he came back, he'd be arrested.
Pablo is 65 years old. He once had a house, but after some bad decisions and a divorce, he ended up sleeping outside. Sadly, the population of elderly homelessness continues to grow. The day after this interview, I was speaking at an event where I talked about homeless shelters, which are starting to look like nursing homes. A street nurse came up and thanked me for saying that. She said they have problems finding bottom bunkbeds that are near an outlet so that they can run oxygen for the seniors who need it. Think about that., homeless shelters are filled with people who need oxygen to survive, and there are not enough bottoms or bunkbeds with electrical outlets near them.
Homelessness is continuing to get worse. That much we can guarantee. As it gets worse, so is the push for criminalization, which does nothing to solve homelessness. This is an urgent crisis. Every one of us must contact our legislators and put pressure until they prevent and solve homelessness.
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I could very well be joining him very soon. I’m not joking! I’m 58 worked all my life but am now in a situation due to changing circumstances. This can happen to anybody…this man owned a house and his own business. Where is this man’s family?
I'm so sorry. I can't imagine how stressful that must be.
Baby boomers are on their own. Good luck.
That's what I said where's his wife
@@InvisiblePeople I gave up work to care for mum full time for years. She died before Xmas and going to lose the only home I’ve had at 58. My mental health hasn’t been good due to mums death, I need to find work before I can even start trying to find somewhere to live but on limited time and will be on a low salary
@@melaniekehaya2868 if you have a driver's licence then Uber and Lyft is excellent. You can rent a car from Hertz or another car rental agency if you don't own a car. You can work lots of hours for now to get a little ahead of the game.
You can tell he's telling the truth about his past. Clearly had it together at one point. He's also very clean looking and fairly well put together. Which shows he hasn't lost his pride entirely. I hope things turn around for him. The cop telling him he's an eyesore like he's a pile of garbage on the street is ridiculous. He's a human being.
The cop bit is one more reason to my long list of why I lost trust in the police nowadays.
@@_Just_Another_Guy So because of something someone supposedly said to someone in a story on RUclips, you lost trust in the Police? I hope your other reasons aren't also hearsay.
He is a human being, so WHY aren't we doing anything about homelessness? We need tiny home communities across this nation NOW!!!
@@valeriehancotte-galan4790 The minute the tiny home communities are built, there are people who will stop paying rent, quit work, give into their urges etc. Simply because of the safety net provided.
There are plenty of resources available for most people who WANT to get off the street to actually get off the street. Yes, the system could be better, but another giant safety net is not what society needs.
Pedro could be living in a low income apartment collecting Social Security, and getting food assistance and Medicare right now. There is no reason he HAS TO sleep in the park.
Helping to build your own home gives security and self worth. Some people, especially women, are living on only $500 a month social security. After paying one third of your income for low-income rent, there's no car, no money to cover much if anything... people become stuck. When they can't go out and be social, depression sets in. A very high incidence of suicide is prevelent in those over 50 who are low-income. Our government gives BILLIONS and our churches give MILLIONS overseas. We MUST take care of Americans first. 80% of women over 65 are living in POVERTY in the U.S.!!!
I was recently homeless for over two years, a 61 year old woman with heart problems, unable to work anymore, forced to survive on $388 state disability each month (half went to a small storage unit) for two years until I got my social security, which is way below poverty level. This man is speaking the truth for many homeless. Not drug addicts or alcoholics, Americans who worked their whole lives, thrown out like trash, while the rest of the world walks by like you are not even there. People do yell at you, threaten you, attack you. Being homeless is a very dangerous, hard way to live. Basic survival takes all you have just to make it to another day. To have dry blankets, food, water, necessities. Homeless crisis in every state in our country. America could do better to care for it’s citizens. Much, much better. I did not get one night in the shelter in over eighteen months on the waiting list. Their maximum occupancy is 19 and there are over 300 counted homeless people here, plus many more too. God IS all we have in the darkness. I hold you in my prayers. 🙏
Yes, Mermaid! No one teaches us how to invest or about social security until it's too late. We spend our whole lives taking care of everyone else. Rents, car repair, healthcare costs out of control, no one gives a damn about us!!
God bless you.friend
Have you managed to find a place to rent on your social security?
This is horrifying. New England is way too cold to live outside in winter!
You better hope Trump doesn't get back in power. He'll take everything, including your measly social security check.
There are few things more cruel than criminalizing the poor.
Unbelievably cruel. God is watching.😢
It's very expensive to be poor. Here's some examples. If you are wealthy or have more money, you can afford to invest in something like real estate or in the stock market which involves risk, if you have a lot of money to begin with, that risk is not as devastating. If you don't have a lot of money, you can lose everything. So you know you really think twice or more than twice about investment which is actually where wealth can be built. Another example is and this is really odd, but if you have health insurance, the hospital for example has contracts with insurance companies where they actually pay them quite a bit less than the actual charge. If you don't have health insurance because you can't afford it because the premiums are really high, they're like 700 a month. That's what mine was before I got on Medicare, if you don't have insurance, you have to pay the full amount. Wow, right? Here's one more example. If you have plenty of money you can afford to take advantage of stock up sales, buy bulk or large amounts all at once and sit on them until you need them. Poor people can't do that. They're busy just barely getting the basic necessities if that. There are many, many reasons we are in this situation, including the income inequality that has been growing over the last 50 years through deregulation of corporations, and the reduction of taxes on the wealthy and increased loopholes. But another reason is because we are not taught how to invest. We are not taught financial education. I know I was not. So we don't really know how to do it. Wealthy people can hire advisors and professionals that know how to invest. Poor people cannot. They are busy just trying to get by which takes all their energy, poverty also causes crime, hopelessness despair. It's not good for anybody. It erodes society from the bottom up. It's not sustainable at some point. I expect we will come to a point where France was in the late 18th century. Heaven forbid but it's not there yet but we are headed that direction with the vast inequality that is getting worse
We can't have people walking around and pooping on the streets, yelling at and attacking people, etc. There's help available for those who are interested in or mentally able to get it. Just live in a car and join a gym $10/month for showers and internet with money from panhandling, get food at shelters, and nobody's really going to give you any problems. It's a rough life and it shouldn't have to come to that, but it's better than being out in the open on the streets.
@@christaylor8337 creep ! !
I lived in Manchester 15 years ago, back then they had one boarding house called the Cadillac motel, it was $65 a week for a room with a lock, heat & electric & a bathroom down the hall. Cities should do more to make places like that available to the people who need them
it's a shame what the all levels of politicians did to this country. God bless Pablo and his friends. I'm heartbroken for them.
Our corrupt politicians would rather line their pockets and fleece our tax revenue than do their damn jobs.
capitalism doesn't allow for much human compassion
@@eternaldrunkEspecially the American kind. We have Neoliberal capitalism. The worst kind !
Heart-broken isn't enough. We MUST MENTOR people!!!!!!
lets go brandon
We’re all a month of missed rent away from where Pablo is now. It’s sad that our country spends billions and trillions on war and defense but can’t spare hundreds or thousands to try and fix the homelessness problem. It’s very sad how the world in general treats the homeless. The world we live in is evil.
Do you think hundreds of thousands will help the homeless? Or ven millions? You heard him say he's been thru rehab 6 times, do you know what that costs? He won't go to the shelter, his family doesn't seem to want him, he can't manage his money. I worked with the homeless near D.C., it's way more complicated than people realize.
@@stormyweather2807 My brother is in his 10th rehab. The reasons for alcohol or drug abuse is not just because they want to do it. Some have serious things that have happened to them in their lives and this is how they cope. This is the longest he has stayed in a rehab and he is doing so good. Also not all rehabs are created equal. Some are just plain garbage, only there to collect the state money. I took the stance of tough love with him and had not allowed him in my home for over 6 years.. Christmas day was the 1st time he was allowed to come in..only because I can see how much better he is and how serious he is at wanting to maintain his sobriety. Our mom died on june 5th, I wish she could of seen how well he is doing.
@@stormyweather2807 A lot of people don't understand how expensive rehab and forced mental institutionalization can cost. Forced institutionalization can cost 1000 - 3000 dollars pr day. Drug rehab can cost $500 - $2000 per day. I do have to place a lot of the blame on the American people for taking these drugs. There really is only so much the Federal government can do.
The federal govt could do a lot better. The cost of social programs is nothing compared to the money spent waging wars just to make the rich richer. Healthcare doesn't have to be this expensive either. It's all about corruption starting at the top.
Your stereotype of the homeless is ignorant, arrogant and disgusting. Many of these people are disabled and have no family to help them. Many worked their whole lives and paid taxes on everything. I don't know where you get your dollar figures from but there is nothing more important in this world then helping the most vulnerable. Many things are genetic. I know a family that is in their sixties, the oldest just died at 72. The mother of these adults died from ALS 57 years ago. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Everyone of these 5 adults worked their whole lives and were not homeless. There are only 2 of the 5 adults left. Two died from inheriting ALS and one from cancer. They all supported each other when they were healthy and when they became sick and died. Not everyone is so fortunate to come from such a family. Genetics are everything be it ALS, mental illness and an infinite number of inherited deadly genes and diseases. You are being so self-righteous and know nothing about the human condition. One day you could be one of these people. @@ValisFan3
The only way our family of 5 adults can avoid homelessness is to pool our resources and rent a home together. One works for the police department, 2 work for a large retailer, 1 works for an airline and one is retired. Our hope is to ride out this difficult time while avoiding debt.
Good for you my family does the same. 1 works nursing, 2 are on disability and a brother that is a doctor in another state contributes as needed.
good. families are supposed to live together like it has always been since the dawn of time.
I've experienced homelessness. It wasn't easy at all. And people look at you like you're less than them
Tomorrow it might be some of them, joining the ranks of the homeless... shouldn't judge nobody.
People are usually on their phones walking the streets anyway now. Not been paying attention
Looking down at people and on their way to church 🙄. The pastors are the worst!!!
@@valeriehancotte-galan4790all these huge mega churches spread across the country, the religious could house the homeless
That Alley Cat... don't even have to be a mega church. A lot of the churches have several acres of land. There really is no excuse. Tiny houses can be built for pennies on the dollar!
It’s essentially criminal how our governments treat our homeless population.
they are all criminals period
Say you are seeking assylum
But have money to send you know where...
There is money for foreign wars, but nothing for the homeless.
@@Rusty-Hinge
I'm not pro govt. That being said, everything isn't the govts fault. Same thing with drug addicts and alcoholics. People want the government to help people get out of the trouble they put themselves in.
As far as homeless, there are many categories. Where do we begin to help❓️ how long should the government help❓️
If I hit the lottery, I would loveeeeeee to buy some land and build tiny houses.
Lord please bless this man with a forever warm home 🙏
Kelli, the Lord hears your prayers, but is saying "YOU are to be my hands and feet. Do something, make it happen!"
Amen
Amen Hallelujah!
So true. We are ignoring people who need help.
Amen
He seems to have a good head on his shoulders. An intelligent man. Could be your father,son, or uncle in the same scenario. It’s only getting worse out here for people financially. Count your blessings. Thoughts and prayers.
Families need to stick together, family and friends. No other way to survive safely. May God help us all.
The problem is that families do not stick together, neither do friends. They move away, die or they outgrow their relationships and their relationships outgrow them.
You may be right. You may be wrong. When I was a child, teenager and young adult, both of my parents were alcoholics but they could function and were not poor. It was hell too often. There are functional alcoholics. Even if they were not alcoholics which so many well healed adults were in those days, there were still very affluent adults that I knew who were abusive. Alcoholics and non alcoholics can be hell to live with. But I understand your concept and speculation.
He is still a very sick person and there is plenty of money in the United States for all kinds of people that are problematic as most people are. @@jacobus57
It is the job of government to help the disabled. So much money is wasted with the wrong Congressional appropriations.@@jacobus57
Families and close friends should stick together.
There is no god but I partially agree with you. Family dies or has their own lives and are selfish. Spouses call the shots when a person wants to help their sibling. The spouse wants the money and time for their newly created family. They don't give a sheet about your brother, sister or mother. They want it for their bloodline children even if those children are 50 years old.
I hope he finds a nice warm bed tonight
Shame on all those in power, in any country, that aren’t making it their priority to end homelessness!! Do some good with your power.
They don't care about anyone, they just line their pockets with our money!
God bless Pablo. Nobody should be homeless.
At age 65, he can get social security.
I work a f/t job and a p/t job and barely making ends meet. It’s a struggle.
@DaynaBennett You really don't need to struggle, you're very pretty. Why don't you consider trying some modeling? Could make decent money with agencies (evening gowns, bikinis if you're comfortable, dresses, runways). You shouldn't waste your potential or beauty.
Families need to stick together more than ever now. So many people not talking to their parents and or people losing their families altogether. Having a social safety net is key. We live in hard times man.
Sometimes thats not the case ! This is new age of carelessness
I have a feeling he wasn't so nice to his wife and kid😢
I agree. I can't help to wonder why his daughters aren't helping him?
So agree ❤
@@mariachica9852Maybe they are greedy and he gave what they needed but not all that they wanted.
I've been homeless here (in Manchester too) but in my car. There's nowhere to rest. Everywhere you go besides the Walmart parking lot during the day, the cops kick you out. There's no way to rest for a few hours in order to prepare for the next day. My saving grace was using my friends tag to use her parking garage or sleep in used car lots. It really was hard on my psyche.
There are more and more seniors out there homeless, yet people want to cut Social Security. It makes no sense to me. We need better guardrails for seniors and all the poor people. New Hampshire is a pretty cold place to be living outside. I am praying for Pablo.
Inflation since 2020 has made current SS in sustaining for recipients. The money printing machine helps those with money and resources. Crushes fixed income. The important thing is wars are paid for.
@@dynodon9182Yep. Corruption at it's finest.
@@dynodon9182 SS gets cola increases, the last was 6 or 7 percent; so not exactly " fixed" income. Yes inflation, lack of affordable housing contribute to this growing problem but this individual has an addiction. He said it himself. He's been to rehab multiple times; likely on the tax payer's dime. His life fell apart: he lost his marriage, his kids, his business. These events sound like a result of personal chaos, for which I have compassion. But I don't think " the government " is to blame.
@@8ofwands300Without doubt, the government is to blame. We let this country be flooded by illegal immigration. And it in case you don't know they're giving out $5000 Visa cards to these people, and they're giving their kids free schooling, and they're helping them with houses and food. And you're telling me you don't think it's the government's problem or fault?.... You have any idea how much that cost in taxpayer dollars... Maybe we could spend that money on our own home was first.... I hate to say this. But I think a lot of people are like you. They have an odd way of thinking or lack thereof....
@@8ofwands300 I agree and in shelters no alcohol is allowed. I think his addiction is holding him back. His addiction to alcohol might be why he lost his kids. People act in bazaar ways under the influence and family after years of it finally gives up. Maybe lost his money due to alcohol too. You make bad decisions when you don’t think straight. We don’t really know the whole story nor the other side of it.
Life can fall apart for anyone and end up here. trauma, addiction, mental health. Breaks my heart. They shouldn't be forgotten people! This is our country?! Skid row.. NYC to NH ... 💔
High rents are the number one reason for being homeless. And of course,jobs don't cover the rent.. Even worse for Social Security. All because of the permanent housing shortage in effect for 42 years.
@@JulieSevelson-nb9njSounds like a good time to learn how to build shit😮
This countries distorted mentality & their priorities where they lie is insane
@@chilloutdude1000 Lots of people who have access to materials are doing just that.
These guys are strong. I couldn't handle with it.
So sorry to hear about his friend passing away in 20 degree weather. I hope he's bundled up enough. The tarp may help him to stay dry when it rains.
He needs yo get some pallets under him.
This man should head south for the winter
Went on a portion of a hiking trail I had not been on in over ten years. Saw two tents just about fifty feet from a major highway. I'm starting to see more homeless in the suburbs and the cities. The shelter system needs to be reformed.
I took a 60 mile drive to our County seat, three years ago, there’s only two gas stations & a dollar store along the way, the entire Hwy was littered with traps, tents, & litter. Quite shocking to see folks trying to survive where the only thing that thrives is rice fields.
If a person is homeless, they should automatically get at least an 8x8 room and shared kitchen and bathroom. Give them a smaller check then, but make sure they have a permanent room, food stamps and a comfort allowance for every homeless person.
There should not be people living on the streets
It starts with you and me!!
Sunshine...what is your plan to solve it??
Aliza, yes! Malaysia has solved its homeless problem
Said a prayer as he asked. I pray things change and he finds a home/room of his own.
Don't just pray, make calls and help him get a room!!!!!
Getting a room is hard when you are an alcoholic. People don’t want to rent to an alcoholic.
@@DustandfuzzYou are so right. Our home is our sanctuary where we have peace and safety. Why would anyone want to defile it with unequally yoked, and harmful, disruptive and unhealthy habits. While we want to help these factors limit us. I would not expose my children to something I wouldn’t do myself and jeopardize their safety.
My story runs very parallel with his..... I am a 59 year old chronic alcoholic, 15 rehabs, destroyed the ones I loved and anyone that tried loving me!!
The only difference between myself is the fact that I have finally accepted responsibility for the situation I have put myself in!!
The guilt, shame and remorse creates a depression that is paralyzing. So... I am homeless and unemployed... It is hard for us old alcoholics to get employment and a fresh start.. therefore it is easier to leave family and anyone who cared or cares alone.. people like me have put them through too much..
I am one hundred percent a believer of reaping what we have given in life..
So... Its easier to just go away in life at our age and maybe we don't wake up!!
Damn shame what this country is becoming ...
You can blame inflation, drugs and greedy ass politicians.
A third world country where the divide between rich and poor is extreme.
Damn shame that WE don't help people build tiny homes now!
Wrong, it's our fault. If WE marched in the streets the politicians would have to listen...but we don't. If WE mentored people so that they had legitimate job training....but we don't. If we got OUR dead asses out of the churches, synagogues, and mosques and help people learn how to build their own tiny house for pennies on the dollar we could literally eliminate homelessness....BUT WE DON'T!!! SHAME ON US!!!!!!!!
Democrat policies destroy this country.
Pablo, I humbly offered a prayer for you. David
(((hugs)))
I am a living witness of God's Grace and Mercy. David@@InvisiblePeople
My husband and I are in our late 40’s, mid 50’s. We lost our home of 11 years after market crashed in semi conductor industries beginning 2008. Now… we understand how some peoples’ retirement plans are to break minor laws and go to jail as there’s no retirement, realistic social security and certainly no pension plans that our parents and grandparents had 💜
The pension pots have long been swindled, the days of final salary pensions are gone. I’m lucky mines isn’t too bad, I put in 8% and company puts 15%.
It was designed that way. Socialist Security was unconstitutionally passed in 1935 during a time when the banksters knew people would take anything they could get. They knew that eventually it would dry up and help no one. All Social Security has ever been is a tax. There is no Social Security Trust Fund. It was all a ruse. Americans fell asleep at the wheel generations ago. We asked for it, we got it.
Cops teachers firefighters and politicians still get lifetime pensions.
So; what you’re saying is; if you were young in today’s economic reality you wouldn’t have lasted a second.
@@dw309, that makes no sense to me. Even my oldest kids (25 & 24) were raised with technology and belief in work your own business. My age group was taught (generally) to work for others and plan for “traditional” retirement. Even our family didn’t believe we would lose our home after market crashed because they had never experienced it… they were children of Great Depression & World War II parents but completely didn’t see what COULD happen if working traditional routes. That doesn’t even include medical issues. We had our youngest two born with an illness so rare, there were/are only 5 specialists in our country. Even good insurance doesn’t pay for all they need. Not sure what you’re saying in your response to my comment.
Good evening, invisible people family.
Good evening back at ya
Hi. I didn't see you there.
I was born and raised in Manchester. It’s been going downhill for years now. I’m sorry the city isn’t offering more help, Pablo. 😔
Thanks for the truth brother. I pray you get shelter.
Breaks my heart I see homeless in Baltimore every day sleeping on top of steam vents makes my tear up I’m so sorry to c people suffer
Sleeping on top of steam vents??? That's original. Wouldn't your clothes get wet ??
@@gregorylyon1004 I think it’s better then being cold the steam is probably at least a source of heat
Prayers for this gentleman 🙏🏾
¡Gracias! ❤
thanks so very much
I can relate to this man. Im already an advocate for the homeless. Im passionate and vocal about the stigma that is both cruel and evil amongst City Councils.
Agree.
Pablo; You have many new friends here in the comment section. We admire your endurance. Stay strong, my brother-in-Christ! ❤
I’m praying for him ❤️❤️🙏🏽
Affordable housing is essential here in America. Roommates are too.
😳 WHERE are all the friends and family of all these homeless and hopeless human beings ??
Everyone was someone's precious baby once.
Each is a precious child of Almighty God... 🙏🙏🙏
Not garbage, like what too many seem to treat them like.
Families are broken & problems are too much.
Sometimes it's because loved ones have died
Manchester is so close to my home town of Concord NH, which has a good amount of homeless too. It breaks my heart truly to see this. We are all people!!
I went to St A’s up there in the 90s and I lived in Manchester and I can’t imagine enduring a winter outside there.
Pablo, I am praying for you.
Same situation here in Canada. There are more homeless, people are hurting and rents for a one bedroom here range between 1200 and 2000 dollars. Politicians do not care, yet we let millions of foreigners in and give everything free to them. Where i live, i go to a soup kitchen every day. I was talking to the guy that runs it and he says they feed over 300 people a day and have to turn others away as they run out of food donations. This nation is broken and the politicians do not care about us citizens. Im 65 yrs old and the Canada i grew up in the 60's and 70's was a paradise compared to today. Love your channel for highlighting this disgraceful situation.
Ah, Pablo, I love you. Addiction and depression are hard to beat. May all the love in the world surround you and lift you up. peace.
Man im homeless in Massachusetts i have my car so it's not that bad and it's been cold here, nevermind new Hampshire, really brutal situation, i wish him the best going forward, so many homeless people here in Massachusetts as well, now with the immigrants filling all the hotels its getting really bad all the way around here
Please get yourself on your town housing assistance list there are vouchers available done churches pay for people to stay in hotels when it's very cold outside. Get on food stamps and a PO box for your mail.
@@WindTurbineSyndrome Thankfully there are still a few people who attend church and contribute to charity...many members are of the older generation. Belonging to a congregation used to be a very important social support and network in communities, which helped prevent some people from falling through the cracks, but this is on the decline in a similar way that family unity is decreasing. Pablo said he's a born again Christian. It would benefit him greatly, if he could begin attending somewhere local and get to know pastor.
@@WindTurbineSyndrome I've been on the housing list for 3 years now, always asking where I am on the list and get no response or they don't know I have food stamps and my farther let's me use his mailing address for my mail ( he's in low income housing cannot stay with him ) so for now I'm doing okay thanks for your concern 🙋🙋🙋
Your in Massachusetts?? Why no head south for the winter in your car??
@@gregorylyon1004 money before I become a stranger in a strange land, I'm slowly saving as much as I can right now
Hello Pablo. I admire your speaking the truth and your concern for the increase in homelessness. I have been chronically homeless due to (basically) PTSD, it can be very disabling.
I wanted to tell you to be careful to not freeze to death. I just attended a Vigil for homeless individuals who lost their lives to Homelessness. (But then you brought up a friend you recently lost). I pray for you. God Bless You!! ❤🙏🙏🙏🙏
God Bless you sir I'm praying for you and all the homeless from UK 🇬🇧 . xxxxxxx .
I really appreciate your honesty and the truth on homelessness and I pray for your health and safety 🙏 You are important to us all and loved 💜
The US Governor needs to do more to help the homeless instead of giving billions of dollars to other countries
Imagine what a illegal immigrant gets...
The Federal government has no authority or jurisdiction in any of the several states to do any of that. Or most anything else that they’re doing within the states.
@@jondough4116 everything our homeless deserves
@@cockyhemi-123 the federal government could set money aside for shelters. But instead of doing that the government is happily given money to other countries
@@jondough4116 creepy ! !
Dear God in heaven, please help our homeless brothers and sisters. Thank you Lord. for hearing this prayer.
This is sad. I'm his age. It's hard staying housed and healthy. I can't imagine being old, on rainy streets, alone, with no family, feeling unloved. Everyday at 65 my bodily functions are failing. The very idea that he's aged 65, street homeless in the rain and being forced to constantly move about is more painful than I can imagine. Add to that being thrown in jail for being homeless at age 65. Paying bail, restitution, probation fee's, drug tether & other court costs while living homeless, old, living in extreme poverty reveals our callous insanity! A criminal record makes it hard to get housed. The U.S.A. is cruelly disgusting! We say, Homelessness is a virtual prison of the soul. Homelessness: The Ultimate Illusion of Freedom!
Blessing Sir. I got to know a guy this summer who painted the neighbor's fence here in New Mexico. Cold but not that cold. He shared that he lost his toes to frostbite...because the ER Dr. thought he was just looking for drugs. This man was the grandson of a famous man from Hawaii and I can't imagine how he ended here.
Best of luck to you Pablo. You’re a handsome man with intelligence. Well spoken.
I pray for this men here from Singapore! Jesus helps
May the universe 🙏 bless you and get you a place of your own.
I worked for 21 years. I planned my family and waited to have children so we would be financially sound. I retired at 38 to have my 2nd child because my husband’s career took off and we could afford it. We split when our baby was 7 months and my first was 5. I went back to work but my baby was sick every 5 weeks for a year so I quit. I was very fortunate to be able to be a stay at home mom and get child support and Alimony. I planned on going back again when my kids were in middle school. Unfortunately my mom got dementia so I took care of her and carpooled kids So I didn’t go back to work. When she died I was 55 and no one wanted me in my industry. I then moved in with my niece to take care of her kids because she got divorced. My child support ended. I’m now on SS but I took it at 62 so I got penalized $700. There is no way I could afford to live on my own now. I live in CA and rent starts at $2800. When I lived on my own divorced it was $1900 in 2010. I could be homeless in a second. My kids are still too young for me to live with them. My youngest is 18
Pray always and do according to what God lays on your heart, that still small voice described in scriptures, some call it a gut feeling. Always harken unto that still small voice, because it is God speaking to your heart. ❤🙏🙏🙏
Families need to stick together, it is a matter of survival. Family and friends, we need to be there for each other. ❤🙏
I wish you could still work but maybe not because you took your social secuirty early. I went back to work at 53 it took me 1.5 years to find a job. I am 70 still working you can do this.
jancalipo490-go to Mexico.Small town low rent.
I heard you could still work while collecting Social Security . Perhaps You can you use your niece as a reference and become a live in nanny or caregiver .. Those kind of jobs may also be kinder to someone your age then a corporate job ,
I was homeless last year. I might be homeless again next year, I don't know.
Oh I hope you’re not homeless next year. It is so terribly difficult. Same for me. So far I have made it into 2024, but will I be homeless by April? Oh I hope not. I hope not.
Man this is so damn sad 😢😔.
Thanks for sharing Pablo's story. We need to really work on our homeless issue as a community.
Here in Hungary, anyone who has ever worked receives a pension. I'm not saying it's a horrible amount, but it's still there! There is even a job opportunity!
Pablo is well spoken!
🙏❤️ Reality of it all...this could be ANY of us! I'm 61 disabled and living with my sister and brother in law. They're getting old and need me to move. SSDI ain't much for rent, food and utilities! I could pay rent, then what? I found a place based on your income, but the waiting list I've been on, for going on 3yrs, is still not available! Lord bless all these homeless good people like this man! 🙏❤️
Finland takes care and helps
their homeless 😢😢😢😢😢😢❤
Finally the voices of the invisible are coming to light ! It's a front convo in every circle of life from boarder to boarder ..
No judgement for this man. There but for the grace of God go I!🙏🙏🙏
Praying Pablo that you find shelter, a home, a bed, warmth and food ❤
I feel bad for him.
Please dear God grant him his wishes.
We love you Mark
New Hampshire needs a new mayor that remembers that God judges every man's work...
Whoso stops his ears at the cry of the poor he himself also shall cry and not be heard....this is God's word.
I've been homeless, and I, too, am a Christian. Now, I have a home...i pray for this man and all homeless.
The Mayor gets a lifetime pension plan from the state. So he doesn't care about a homeless man. At the judgment, the first shall be last and the last shall be first
😢 sending this men a hug
The homelessness in our country is so shameful! Our seniors cannot find affordable housing! My family is so blessed in that we care for one another. I’m so upset with our politicians allowing this unprecedented so called “immigration” yet they will not take care of our own people first! I’m at a loss for the blindness, the deception that this nation is under. We are watching our nation being destroyed.
It really is sink or swim now….Lord help us.
God be with him. You can see what an intelligent and wise man he is. I pray he finds stability soon.
My heart goes out to you Joe. I pray you're able to make a good life for yourself. Live free and healthy my friend.
“The stereotype is we’re all drug addicts and drunks… That may be true”
If i didn't pay off my house in 2006 I'd be homeless now!
I can barely afford the taxes, utilities and insurance.
FJB.
How sad is this. 65 years old. This man should be kicked back on his front porch enjoying retirement. Instead he gets treated like a criminal due to unfortunate circumstances in his life that have left him on the street. God bless him and I hope and pray that he has found shelter
Prayers for him and others.
Just cleared out an encampment in Minnesota. Government and local mayors promise and do nothing. 😢
Government and Mayor's get lifetime pensions plans upon retirement
❤️🙏🏻 for all who are homeless
Sending him love X
Real grateful kids he has. No one knows you when you are broke. Why can't the interviewer ask why his kids can't help him.
in most of the 'civilized' nations on the planet 'family' is at the core of one's universe, here it is loathed by leftists who firmly believe that 'government' needs to be at the center...
I will gladly pray for you mister. Try and contact your daughter. I would die before I let my DADDY sleep in the streets.🙏🙏🙏🙏
The heart of a father is the masterpiece of Nature...
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When I was homeless in 2006 I got a Po box got a cheap car went to state park camp grounds stayed at a fishing pier for 5 dollars a night parked at church parking lots Walmart it's still very hard not to have a place to live but it's ok if you have a van or car to move around I will pray he finds better ❤🙏
Exactly.A 65 yo would have some Social Security money coming or a free phone to earn few extra bucks with.Save up after a while Get a vehicle to sleep in ,cook and store your stuff.Hard to to do if you are a drunk and blow it repeatedly while expecting someone to offer you a free apartment with all the knick nacks.Obviously "god" isn't doing anything to help him lol.Not saying that things are easy for people.This is one terrible society but you must have some intelligence to help yourself.
Be Blessed.
God bless this man
Crazy laws - who makes them?! I hope Pablo can find a place to live.
The rich.
Can you please start setting up go fundme pages for each person you interview? At least so they can get a hotel for a few days
Pablo, I pray for you, be blessed always 🙏💟
Mark, I really miss your Sunday evening livestreams. Cheers, from Vancouver, BC🇨🇦
My parents are having a hard time paying for rent. We might get evicted. My cousin is like 30 and has like one or two kids with his wife and still lives with his mom. It’s not the people, it’s inflation and everything else we’re getting billed with.
I’m 84 living on SS in SEA….have a little in savings and feel Blessed… you are in my prayers Pablo…
Reason here , living cheaper than the U.S. God Bless everyone praying for others like Pablo.☦️🙏
Just watched a doc on the homeless in Finland. They started a project where they built housing for the them and it has helped in many ways.
Yes. It is helping alot. They are trying to do something.
It's called "Housing First", an AMERICAN concept!
I am so grateful for this bus in which my whole world depends. I am one malfunction away from the street myself and the money I get for disability allowance won't last to the 15th. The city expects me to drive around if I can't afford to go camping at a campground. There are roving bands of psychopaths hunting homeless and the news has the gall to lable them vigilantes. I always didnfall beteeen the cracks with my autism but I was necer irresponsible, sloppy, addictive, loud or negligent. I just am too disabled to support myself.
Why not go to another state??
We are the wealthiest country in history. We do not need to live this way.
No we are not. The United States is the greatest debtor nation in the history of the world. Where is this wealth you speak of? Phony money creation and credit isn’t wealth. It’s debt. We WERE the richest, most prosperous nation in the world before privately owned central banking and socialism took over.
@@cockyhemi-123I think birdsndog5932 was referring to the fact that anything we could possibly imagine is available to us whether it be necessity or luxury and whether it be paid in cash or by credit the USA is a rich nation. Unfortunately it’s becoming increasingly an ungodly nation, corporately irreverent of instructions for blessings. By comparison to a third world country where people still walk 15 miles for water and live in huts and rudimentary shacks with dirt floors; we are rich even the poorest of us. We have access to more than we need. It’s very sad and unfortunate when people turn to drugs and substance abuse because no one wants to invite that into their home. The USA should adopt the model of Finlands government for homelessness because they’ve done away with it by providing housing to allow for the foundation to provide safety, security and rehabilitation and ongoing council. They have successfully implemented their social services and there is no reason other than unwillingness that our country could do the same. There also should be a way for minors who are homeless to call a hotline to be taken in immediately to prevent further compromise and inevitable exploitation.
Which policies are socialist? Health care? Retirement? You have to pay into social security to recieve it later so you can retire nit work till u croak. Privitization of services that takes money out of the government puts it in the pocket of the ones who run the company. There are more empty houses than homeless on the street I see more homeless back home than here in South East Asia most people are left alone living on the street. Sure its a sad State but here many people end up on the street due again to the high cost of living in the city or bad luck but its way cheaper than back home. 500 dollars apartments should be built and subized by those who want to work and also quit giving tax breaks to companies who come in and take the money out of the State stealing money from small businesses like Wal mart does to small towns. I see countless stories of people on the street who work or want to have a job. It gets lonely and tiring living on the streets no one in their right mind chooses to be there its really sad to see it happen.
@@joshbanks9261 - or SROs, maybe even bring back rooming houses.
May God be with you always 🙏💯i pray u get a place soon.
It is a shame that these people, although maybe not perfect in everyone's eyes, cannot be helped to get housing, food, and medical care. I would start with the housing. Freezing to death seems cruel.
Permanent Housing and food stamps for every homeless person immediately.
@@AlizaDashaWhy should I work and pay for the food and housing of people who dont work? Why shouldn't everyone be responsible for themselves? You do realize that the money the government spends are the taxes that working citizens pay right? Our taxes go up the more they spend.
@@chilloutdude1000 For one thing, some of these people are retirement age, so they may be collecting on a system they paid into when they were able to work. As for others, yeah, seems like a real good idea to let people languish in conditions that might breed disease, an ingenious way to bring down the surplus population--which is all of us.
@@pamelafarmer3426 Perhaps, those that can't contribute to or be a productive part of society should live outside the privileges of a structured society. Places such as slab city come to mind.
@@chilloutdude1000Should you ever find yourself struggling financially or homeless due to unexpected health issues and circumstances, remember your self-righteous attitude. Homelessness is not caused by lazy people who don’t want to work. It’s a far more complex problem than that. Apparently far above your ability to understand or have any compassion for.
To stop drinking, you need to deal with the reason you are drinking, we drink to numb the pain, and unresolved issues, you got to put in the work in, but the result is worth it. Then you can start living life fully. God bless
One of many reasons why we need to get people in the housing. It’s nearly impossible to stay sober when you’re going to the bathroom behind a dumpster in the McDonald’s parking lot every day.
The two guys on the Talk Sober channel describe the battle. Any doctor will say alcohol is poison, it destroys everything in the body. Peoples mindsets need to change.
I don't see any alcohol anywhere near him.
Glad they are able to tell their stories. Never know… this could be us one day.