Need to build a bunkhouse at the Blaine House. That’s where the problems start, and never get solved. I suggest every state representative take one home, and build them a mini house on their property. They can house and feed them. Or, the protesters can take one home. Like adopting a rescue from the pound.
Bring some to your house then and stop pointing fingers at the enforcement……like you said a storm is coming moma , being concerned from your living room and key board isn’t being concerned . Lefty democrat? lol of course you are
It was reported to me that Mayor Dion had promised that there would be no more sweeps until April. I understand that this was the consensus by Portland City Hall, but had been changed by former Mayor Snyder. .But suddenly Mayor Dion decided that they had to do it anyway after he had promised it wasn't going to happen. I understand that some of the homeless people confronted a city worker about the issue of the beatings and rapes in the new shelter, and she said she couldn't talk about it. She said this after she said she didn't understand why they were not wanting to go to the new shelter. So the City of Portland is forcing the campers to a place where they are in danger of beatings and rapes and murder, and the city is ignoring all of the complaints. It has been reported that Mayor Dion threatened one of the campers to kill him if he argued with him about this decision. I heard also that the Portland Police didn't want to do the sweep but were terrorized at the last minute and went ahead and did it.
I'm soon to be homeless. Where is best place to go. I have a tent and desire to group up with others soo we can help one another. Where do most of the homeless go?
Build housing and put them on welfare or they have to live in tents (there is nothing else to offer a homeless person) and they need access to a toilet, shower and laundry facilities.
Clear them out without replacing with an alternative? While illegal migrants are gifted ? Freely State corporations have received; freely give. Plenty of property on which to set up a State write off "Tent City" with security?? Matthew 7:12 wouldn't they want to have us, do something in the way of housing ? So they should do likewise to others. Love is so easy. But we have to "want to " love. God may your Kingdom Come soon please - Matthew 6:9,10/ Luke 13:28,29
The sweeps are cruel and inhumane. More must be done to help Portland’s unhoused residents who are clearly struggling through the darkest moments of their lives. Housing first is the way. We need visionary leadership, not bureaucracy.
Blah blah blah with your phony concerns and comments, bring some to your home and quit talking about it! They need a place to stay, not your meaningless opinions……. It’s pretty easy to be just another supporter from your living room and key board now go put your protest signs back in the shed and open your front door. At the end of the day you’re not different than the politicians you point your finger at 🤮
To the homeless: you are stuck in victimhood. Do not allow this to run your life. You are not to remain a victim of circumstances. You can empower yourself every day through each and every choice you make. Many of you appear to be fully capable of working. Yet you choose not to. You won’t even accept a handout for a shelter. It’s because you want to remain a victim. It’s because you’re stuck in that mindset. You think that’s the only thing you have control over if you have your little tent. Isolating yourself and engaging in self pity is keeping you down. You have no connection to the strength inside of you. You’re always looking outside of yourself and blaming someone else for keeping you in a state of victimhood, due to your circumstances. You are not a victim. Living in service to others, will give you purpose. Begging for everything from others will take away your purpose, making you weak. You will isolate further and further due to your seemingly inexplicable shame. To the enablers: shame on you for keeping people down in the gutter! Shame on you for feeding into their illness of the mind! Your mind is ill too. Shame on you for thwarting the actions of those who wish to truly help the homeless. For each of these reports from news on homelessness let’s see a report for successful transition and recovery from homelessness. Let’s all try to empower the homeless. And remember that MANY want to live that way. Success in ending homelessness in Finland: There were 18,000 people experiencing homelessness in Finland when the country first launched its effort to tackle the issue back in 1987. At the end of 2022, the figure had dropped to 3,686 in the country of 5.5 million, though only 492 spent the night outside.
Just a reminder that steps and support had to be taken for the homelessness crisis to be tackled in Finland. I'll direct you to a wonderful article I found on the subject: www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-international-philanthropic071123.html#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20Finland's%20commitment,global%20leader%20in%20combating%20homelessness. You seem very passionate about this issue, and I encourage you to channel that passion into change. Advocate for housing initiatives, attend council meetings, and volunteer at supportive organizations connecting jobs with unhoused folks. I would love to see you empower the unhoused.
I can appreciate your underlying message there, and much of that is true. However, many of these people truly don’t have the skills to successfully transition to a job. But let’s just say they did get hired somewhere which would likely be at minimum wage. They still wouldn’t be able to get their own place. For one, there are no places For two, they certainly wouldn’t be able to come even close to affording it So maybe they get 2 minimum wage jobs? That’s hard on healthy people in the normal sleeping and eating conditions that we are fortunate enough to enjoy. So let’s say they figure that out and miraculously find a place with their 2 jobs. Do they just pay for their rent, what if they also want to eat? If you work, you can’t get state assistance…so what about utilities? Transportation? We live in an era of complete corruption, and even the middle class has to choose between paying their utilities and buying food. Sorry, but none of the above is going to happen for these folks-because it now is literally impossible. The only way these people can get on a different path is if a family member or close friend helps them out significantly. And, they have to really want to do it for themselves as you mentioned.
Need to build a bunkhouse at the Blaine House. That’s where the problems start, and never get solved. I suggest every state representative take one home, and build them a mini house on their property. They can house and feed them. Or, the protesters can take one home. Like adopting a rescue from the pound.
Here here. ❤
Affordable rent is the only solution.
For citizens first!
Getting rid of democratic leadership is the first step, and that will never happen with all of the naive liberals who live in Southern Maine.
Wow can’t believe they really did that. To think a storm is coming tomorrow and artic winds.
Open your home to them if you care so much
Bring some to your house then and stop pointing fingers at the enforcement……like you said a storm is coming moma , being concerned from your living room and key board isn’t being concerned . Lefty democrat? lol of course you are
@@firstlast8258 I hope you lose your home and your business you in punk
😢😢😢😢😢
@@user-md9gq4ke1z who said anything about enforcement ya goomba
It was reported to me that Mayor Dion had promised that there would be no more sweeps until April. I understand that this was the consensus by Portland City Hall, but had been changed by former Mayor Snyder. .But suddenly Mayor Dion decided that they had to do it anyway after he had promised it wasn't going to happen. I understand that some of the homeless people confronted a city worker about the issue of the beatings and rapes in the new shelter, and she said she couldn't talk about it. She said this after she said she didn't understand why they were not wanting to go to the new shelter. So the City of Portland is forcing the campers to a place where they are in danger of beatings and rapes and murder, and the city is ignoring all of the complaints. It has been reported that Mayor Dion threatened one of the campers to kill him if he argued with him about this decision. I heard also that the Portland Police didn't want to do the sweep but were terrorized at the last minute and went ahead and did it.
Classic democrat leadership
There is a reason they are jot taking the beds.
I wonder why that lady wouldn’t have her brother stay with her….
Probably a drug addict or mentally ill. Someone else’s problem
lol I thought the same thing, her brother needs her help and shelter, not her tears on the local news……s**ty sister!
Why you not let your brother stay with you?
Mayor slug needs another bacon doublecheeseburger 🍽
They will be back soon
ANOTHER DEMOCRAT CITY
Yes lets focus on this issue in the dead of winter so they dont come back...
I'm soon to be homeless. Where is best place to go. I have a tent and desire to group up with others soo we can help one another. Where do most of the homeless go?
Please take the empty beds ...even if it's only for winter.. get inside get good sleep and get a job
Not everyone can work 🤓 🖕
@@firstlast8258many can work but won’t!
Housing first 😢
Build housing and put them on welfare or they have to live in tents (there is nothing else to offer a homeless person) and they need access to a toilet, shower and laundry facilities.
so the options described are a new encampment or taxpayer-paid shelter huh, maybe there are 2 additional options
get a job
get the hell out of town
Your just one or two paychecks away from being them
Let’s make everyone home Les then make homelessness a crime! Gotta love the U.S.! FJB OR SHOULD SAY Obummer!
Clear them out without replacing with an alternative? While illegal migrants are gifted ? Freely State corporations have received; freely give. Plenty of property on which to set up a State write off "Tent City" with security?? Matthew 7:12 wouldn't they want to have us, do something in the way of housing ? So they should do likewise to others. Love is so easy. But we have to "want to " love. God may your Kingdom Come soon please - Matthew 6:9,10/ Luke 13:28,29
As I am sure you know, the Democratic Party is evil, and that is what the state of Maine endorses.
The sweeps are cruel and inhumane. More must be done to help Portland’s unhoused residents who are clearly struggling through the darkest moments of their lives. Housing first is the way. We need visionary leadership, not bureaucracy.
VERY, VERY WELL SAID!!!
‘Darkest moments’ are gone in moments. They choose drugs and not working.
This sort of talk keeps people in a victim mindset. Why don’t you try empowering people?
Blah blah blah with your phony concerns and comments, bring some to your home and quit talking about it! They need a place to stay, not your meaningless opinions……. It’s pretty easy to be just another supporter from your living room and key board now go put your protest signs back in the shed and open your front door. At the end of the day you’re not different than the politicians you point your finger at 🤮
Wrong. How about YOU pay for it!
run by Democrats correct
To the homeless: you are stuck in victimhood. Do not allow this to run your life. You are not to remain a victim of circumstances. You can empower yourself every day through each and every choice you make. Many of you appear to be fully capable of working. Yet you choose not to. You won’t even accept a handout for a shelter. It’s because you want to remain a victim. It’s because you’re stuck in that mindset. You think that’s the only thing you have control over if you have your little tent. Isolating yourself and engaging in self pity is keeping you down. You have no connection to the strength inside of you. You’re always looking outside of yourself and blaming someone else for keeping you in a state of victimhood, due to your circumstances. You are not a victim.
Living in service to others, will give you purpose. Begging for everything from others will take away your purpose, making you weak. You will isolate further and further due to your seemingly inexplicable shame.
To the enablers: shame on you for keeping people down in the gutter! Shame on you for feeding into their illness of the mind! Your mind is ill too. Shame on you for thwarting the actions of those who wish to truly help the homeless.
For each of these reports from news on homelessness let’s see a report for successful transition and recovery from homelessness.
Let’s all try to empower the homeless. And remember that MANY want to live that way.
Success in ending homelessness in Finland: There were 18,000 people experiencing homelessness in Finland when the country first launched its effort to tackle the issue back in 1987. At the end of 2022, the figure had dropped to 3,686 in the country of 5.5 million, though only 492 spent the night outside.
Just a reminder that steps and support had to be taken for the homelessness crisis to be tackled in Finland. I'll direct you to a wonderful article I found on the subject:
www.huduser.gov/portal/pdredge/pdr-edge-international-philanthropic071123.html#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20Finland's%20commitment,global%20leader%20in%20combating%20homelessness.
You seem very passionate about this issue, and I encourage you to channel that passion into change. Advocate for housing initiatives, attend council meetings, and volunteer at supportive organizations connecting jobs with unhoused folks.
I would love to see you empower the unhoused.
I can appreciate your underlying message there, and much of that is true. However, many of these people truly don’t have the skills to successfully transition to a job. But let’s just say they did get hired somewhere which would likely be at minimum wage. They still wouldn’t be able to get their own place.
For one, there are no places
For two, they certainly wouldn’t be able to come even close to affording it
So maybe they get 2 minimum wage jobs? That’s hard on healthy people in the normal sleeping and eating conditions that we are fortunate enough to enjoy.
So let’s say they figure that out and miraculously find a place with their 2 jobs. Do they just pay for their rent, what if they also want to eat? If you work, you can’t get state assistance…so what about utilities? Transportation?
We live in an era of complete corruption, and even the middle class has to choose between paying their utilities and buying food.
Sorry, but none of the above is going to happen for these folks-because it now is literally impossible. The only way these people can get on a different path is if a family member or close friend helps them out significantly. And, they have to really want to do it for themselves as you mentioned.
Why her brother don't live with her ?