Former Social Worker with a Master's Degree Homeless in Charlotte
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2024
- I joined Urban Ministry's outreach team looking for a homeless man in Charlotte, North Carolina. We drove to several locations, and the man was not in his usual spots. We saw a group of homeless people on the side of the road and stopped to ask if they knew they knew the man we were looking for.
Michelle approached the car and leaned in to inform us of the man we were looking for passed away a few days ago. Michelle spoke fondly of the homeless man. They were friends. Michele shared with a tear in her eye how the man passed away with money in his pocket and wearing new clothes. That thought made her happy. It was a moment that's hard to put into words. Michelle clearly had an understanding of the streets.
Michelle then went on to make a few suggestions to the outreach team. Allison, the outreach director, started taking notes. Turns out, Michelle is a former social worker with a masters degree. She had invaluable insight into life on the streets.
Michelle lost or job and then her apartment. Michelle's daughter went to go stay with her godmother while Michelle ended up on the streets homeless. She thought it would only be for a short period of time. That was almost two years ago.
Michelle is hurting. She is vulnerable. Although I was homeless myself, I can't imagine what Michelle has had to do to survive each and every day! My heart breaks for her because I know how hard the transition from the streets to a home can be. Because of the severe lack of affordable housing, It can take months and possibly years to get Michelle off the streets. That's where you come in.
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Hospitals are scary places. How can we fully mobilize People Care? I have some savings and would be willing to donate 1K specifically towards that purpose, and towards Michelle helping facilitate that. I know that isn't a lot to start with, but it's something. Let me know how you'd like for me to do this. I can donate more as needed --- I'd like to keep a buffer of savings for myself and my dog but would be glad to donate up to three thousand more, to be used strategically.
Long as there is greed it ain't going to happen
@@dreameryoung38 You are very mistaken. We have to do things in spite of that. Otherwise, nothing is going to happen. Shit don't happen by sittin on our asses.
Mark, I went on and put the first sum through .tv. I want to support everything you are doing but/and really want to help get something additional started that is going to help create continuous, sustainable change. I hope that makes sense. If I earned enough I would donate the 24K that would help pay a year of 'salary.' My income has been fairly weak since 2014 and I'm currently paid by the hour w the work I do, and it fluctuates. Am committed to supporting this endeavor and would like to contribute the additional sum/s. Thought it might be good to space it out just a little.
@@skapunkoialternativeliving6522 I think you're referring to internalized oppression, which goes hand in hand w learned helplessness.
Most of us are only a couple of paychecks away from homelessness.
Some of us are working and homeless....
@@yafeaminayisrael2235 I have so much admiration for you to manage that. I work in the homeless sector and becoming homeless can happen to any one of us. I hope you find somewhere safe to live 💜
And more like 1, I know I feel like I am! 😢
Yea I mean thanks for the tip dude. Obviously
One paycheck
If anyone is interested... I just moved to Charlotte a week ago and saw Michelle on a corner during my lunch break today. She is still homeless, but still SUCH a bright personality and was so nice to talk to while I was waiting for the light to change. She's a good woman, you can see the kindness in her. She looked at me and said, "you know, I wasn't always like this and at one point I had it all. Don't ever take it for granted".
Wow, I’m sad she is still homeless 😞
Why is she not teaching? Every State has a shortage. I never heard her explain that. Please ask her
@tannybutler
u can help her
Hi Mallory, can we set up a donation page for her ? I can help
This is an aspect of being a Social Worker people don't talk about. The extreme low pay and burn-out and sometimes even PTSD from the things they see working in the field. God bless her and I hope she can make it back on top, get her PhD and become a success story and help others do the same.
A PHD won't help you if it's not employed in services...
I have known so many ladies who share her story, it's real.
@@kellz9543 This reply shouts judgement to the core. I’m sorry but self-examination is needed.
@@kellz9543 You don't know the situation, so you really should shut up.
IMO This nation is under judgment as so many people are of a reprobate state of mind. I am awaiting a disability filing decision from SSA as my medical condition will not allow me to drive commercially. I've leaned on to God more than ever and hope this lady remember there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother.
Verse>> Psalms 118:8-9 KJV 🙏🙏
"We weren't always homeless, but we'll always be human. ..."
B E A U T I F U L.
Okay I understand what she's saying, but being a social worker, lost that job...could she not find something else to do?. If it means moving from the place she was living, just to survive? really sad
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She is now much more qualified to be a social worker. Her compassion would be genuine.
Michelle is a beautiful, intelligent woman and i hope someone gives her a chance.
Cause they don't have it! Looking down the nose at hopeless people!
I don’t understand, with a masters degree and she being a former social worker, why can’t she go back to social work?
mysterious ways
@@waydewatson5720 because there may be a level of mental capacity which is associated with acknowledgement or in denial thereof existence of a mental capacity, that this individual might be dealing with you as a social worker, why haven't you thought about that because I would say this here from my own life experience quote: Calvia Hill "sometime we're too close to a damn thing,we can't see a damn thing". Early in the interview, she reference stepping outside of herself....... but the operative question is, she stepped outside of herself was she able to see herself, and if she did was she in denial of what she saw....?
I pray that she isn’t living on the streets anymore. Such an intelligent woman.
Very intelligent and well spoken. We all can pray for the homeless. Give them food or a juice when u see them if u think they are gonna use the money for drugs. More and more people are becoming homeless when we need to help them with food and shelter. Its not a crime to be homeless its a crime not to help them. God bless.
I pray someone reach out to her give her shelter a job,reunite with her daughter, she's willing to work SOMEONE SHOULD PLS HELP HER WITH A REGULAR JOB.
How can someone help her if they wanted too
A also I used to wonder why some individuals that are homeless would refuse or turn down food as well. But I had to realize, just because they’re hungry doesn’t mean they’ll accept whatever comes across their face. I have dietary restrictions and they might as well. They may want what I’m giving them with every bone in their body but it may have cheese on it and they may be severely lactose intolerant. That’s a mild example but it could be a real one. “They” are not a different kind of people, they may have food allergies just like someone who isn’t homeless. I think it’s a good idea to maybe offer to buy them a meal instead.
So just intelligent people get special treatment. If you didn't have all these qualifications and degrees and papers, peope wouldnt be so nice. And thats proven fact.
This breaks my heart. I'm also a social worker with a master's degree. I was living in FL working two jobs and still couldn't make it. I had family help me move to MA and now I'm working a great job with good salary and benefits. Some times the state we live in makes or breaks us. It shouldn't be like this
why don't you people come and live in Africa? we are not rich but life is better. we are happy too..
@@patrickmutwiri828 Because our lives are here. Our friends, family, everything we know.
FL has a bad job market for most sectors. Most of the well-off in FL brought their money from elsewhere.
So is Florida more expensive than Massachusettes?
Interesting ....I were would think the opposite
@@michaelhenderson2657 MA is definitely more expensive than FL. However, the job market in MA is better and they offer better salaries. So even though it is more expensive I'm thriving more here than in FL.
This woman would be such a valuable social worker to have on a team since she has lived experience. I pray she is offered a position that will make her a consultant and be able to make an impact.
Amen amen for this 🙏🏾
So True my friend blessed
Why don't you offer her to stay in YOUR home and help her ? What are you waiting for ?
@@Thinks-First true!! People when they say they pray they want to say something without doing anything really. Just to feel better for themselves
@@pasdpasse439 That may or may not be true of those who pray. But it's ABSOLUTELY true of all the commenters who claim they "support" or "advocate" for antisocial people like the one in this video. Like you said, they want to pay lip service to make themselves feel good and virtue signal but they won't take these "victims" into their OWN homes with their OWN family and property. All phonies.
Most of them are drug addicts with mental illness. They need to become wards of the state and institutionalized. This would act as a deterrence to vagrancy and antisocial behavior.
These Pelosi-vills and Biden-vills are a drain and blight on society. Move them to THEIR home towns.
I thought college was going to be my saving grace from poverty, that's how I was conditioned. .
Unless it’s paid for or paid as you go student loan debt isn’t worth the education
Either go to college or learn a good trade. My 35yr old son just got his PhD in clinical psychology and will be working for the apple company this summer. Starting salary of 350k year. Work and save money, don't waste it on non essential items.
It’s not also about what you have to offer but who you know!
for me it was a waste of time. although i loved all those art classes. there is no need for college now when you can take online courses and get certification. some things are happening too fast and colleges are too far behind already. like marketing for instance. companies are in need of digital marketers and that is real money. i was a graphic designer and that career path was going nowhere. once i saw the company lay off the creative director, an art director and hire young copywriters and focus on social media i knew i had to do something. many of my coworkers are stuck in their rut and won't ever get near 100K. my whole life i focused on the hundreds i had in my bank account, not the thousands. i saw my chance to get out so i did.
Jon Focker, even if a job won’t pay you for your talent, find other outlets that will substitute for it.
Most of us don’t realise how lucky, just how lucky we are.
well, it goes a little beyond luck. In the particular case of homelessness, the defining element is how close you are with your network of friends and relatives and how wealthy they may be. If this network is really strong, you may be as unlucky as to lose your home, but you'll never have to sleep in the streets or a shelter, because your friends and family will stand up for you. This is actually the defining element in putting you back on your feet. Just look at the situation most homeless people are in. Their primary network is made of other homeless people and government institutions. That's a recipe for disaster. When you have nobody (who really cares about you) to resort to, and at the same time, if you don't have anybody with a minimum of resources to resort to, you are doomed. In capitalism, government agencies and NGOs have an extremely limited ability to deal with a growing homeless population, because the priority of capitalism is to constantly elevate the price of housing. In capitalism, every day that goes by, each homeless person is farther and farther away from being able to afford housing. And I'm not even starting to talk about minimum wage, which is the 2nd or some times the 1st cause of homelessness, together with mental health..
No not luck but Blessed 🙏
Until it happens to you. We live in a awful capitalist society. Basic housing is a human right. It’s only four walls. Don’t make it out to be much more. Homelessness is created
BLESSED we are 🙏🏾
Lucky enough to look for a job? or get hired?
Michelle is welcome to come here to my farm in Colorado. If u see this Michelle, I have a large home, and an animal sanctuary.. you are more than welcome to come here abd get on your feet. My daughter in law is in the masters program in social work.
I hope she reads this message or the channel contacts her.
Thank u… God bless u
You are a lovely human.
Thank you! 🙏🏽
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It is scary to think that a lot of homeless people have family members who could potentially provide housing, at least temporarily, until they can get back on their feet, and yet... they are homeless 😞
It’s not family responsibility to make sure a person manages their money correctly most Americans buy things they don’t need like new clothes every couple of months which isn’t needed clothes that was previously bought can still be worn new cars instead should be putting whatever little money that is left over after pay household bills in a saving account if more people do this then they wouldn’t be homeless because I practice this my husband & I were ok during COVID because of my rainy day fund
I became to homeless due to a layoff and it's definitely NOT a family's responsibility to house you. And to be quite frank I didn't want to do that. My relationship with my family is far from ideal. Plus there are other things to consider, your family may be 3,000 miles away. I am no longer homeless but I never expected anyone to take me in. I got through it. God had my back.
@@DanaeLaurenTolbert1 what is family for if they can’t take you in. Some of y’all Americans are not family oriented at al. In some underdeveloped countries you don’t see much homeless people because their family would take them in unless they maybe had a mental illness’s even that the family will be there for them and try to help them sought treatment and not be on the street. The dynamics in some American family is not not, each man for himself crap. There is no sense of community or family. I am not saying let your family members keep mooching off off you but at least take them in temporarily let them sleep on your couch at night while trying to find a job or do better rather than stay out on the streets or a homeless shelter full of strangers some of which can be dangerous
@@moonlightandstaryeyesbestr6061 I agree with you. The mentality people have that family is not supposed to help scares me. I think it’s a lot due to not having a strong healthy relationship between family members, both parents work, living a lot of times far from the grandparents. I grew up with grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, and even people from church were like family, I would call my mom’s friends aunts and their children I still say they are my cousins. I know that if I needed to stay living with one of them for a week or two or even longer in some cases I would be able to and they with me.
@@moonlightandstaryeyesbestr6061 Well this is not a perfect world and everyone doesn't have that option or want to take that option. This was even explained by the author of this channel. Until you a have been homeless you wouldn't understand. You are speaking from a naive, idealistic Brady Bunch/Cosby Show perspective. However, it is NOT everyone's reality. Living life with the expectation that family or close friends are obligated to cater to you when life throws you lemons enables you. In addition, it develops a sense of entitlement, causes one wallow in self pity, as well as build resentment/bitterness. Speaking from my experience, I am glad I didn't have that nor did I expect to be taken in. It forced me to rely solely on God. He is my everything not people (family, close friends, whomever). If I didn't go through any of this I wouldn't have seen the flaws in the shelter system. If I didn't see the tremendous flaws in the shelter system, I wouldn't of created my businesses that provide REAL help to homeless singles. As stated earlier, I am glad I became homeless and didn't get taken in by family. Life's lemons allows me to produce a beautiful refreshing gallons of lemonade. I discovered my calling and purpose. I LOVE what do. I'm still in the process of creating more assistance. It may sound crazy or corny even. But my clients, who are homeless like I previously was, share the same perspective I do. I don't depend on human beings my source comes from God alone. He gets all the credit and the glory.
I think a huge problem is what she said... "a lack of affordable housing" Rent in so many cities is outrageous
I picked up on that comment also
Getting Instructions In Dallas, Tx if you’re not making at least $25 an hour, you are not getting a good apartment. I live in a dumpster of an apartment, one bedroom, less than 700 sq ft and I’m pay just under $1000.
Gentrification is a b*tch.
Shanny Boo Seriously though, apartment market is trash in any big city, that’s for sure.
Yes my brother moved out on his own A 1 bedroom by the center for disease control ,,,950.00 a month no bills included,,, how freaking wrong,,I remember being able to get a duplex for 450.00 a month,,,
Exactly, apartment rent are expensive.. I pay about $1,500 for a studio! I think they need to make a regulation about the rental cost. People spend more money on rent than foods.
America is now three classes. Rich, poor, and poorer
I can never understand why in Europe they have public baths and public facilities but in America, unless you have money, you have to shit in the street and forget about being clean.
@JoJoe MC lol sure it does. Of course it can't be capitalism that's the problem
Carlton Poindexter Depends where you are in America.
JoJoe MC AMERICAN GREED destroyed it
@JoJoe MC what about corporate wealthfare? The fire department is socialism... schools, police... all socialism... maybe you are thinking of something else? A middle class does not naturally occur in capitalism, it is an artificial creation based on government policy (ie: socialism) and economic policy. America is a social democracy that used to have high marginal tax rates to keep wealth from concentrating at the top. No inheritance tax, corporate tax cuts... this has gutted the american dream... cooperation can be better then competition... this is natures lesson.
Rent is too expensive...you gonna need 3 jobs just to make it and nowadays, it's hard to get a job ...
Living in a car is much preferable to living on the street; everyone should save up and own their own car at the very least, something that cannot be taken away so easily. Be frugal, eat cheap food lentils if you have to...but I hope everyone gets prepared for tough times.
@@PS-qn4oz agree
Its mental how the system is f... Up people are forced on streets, its fine line for anyone to happen only 1 tragedy, loss of work, bad circumstances puts people in that situation, education not always helps looks like....
Just do like I do, rent a room in a house with other people, I pay 500 a month. Very livable situation. I bought a noise canceller that plays ocean waves for when things get too noisy which is rare.
@@unapprovedtruth7116 Good choice ~ a lot of Americans don't know how to economize, budget, and penny-pinch, saving up just in case bad times come. Too bad we don't avail ourselves of dollar stores more. A lot of homelessness might be prevented if we all had a different mindset.........
Many people who don't have wealth are willing to help others, but the ones with the wealth never wants to help.
Ppl help “up”. Ppl generally don’t help “down” unless they are enlightened. This is the result of a crappy social safety net and exploitative labor system. This is not a meritocracy
This is not true. Millionaires on average donate way more money to charity than poor people do. Problem is if the political system is broken then it doesn't matter how many billions you put into charity, the result will still be the same.
When you bounce back my dear erase all those fake friends and fake family members
Agreed Amen🙏
Tell it Becky!!!! That's the truth!!!!
Yes amen!!!
I've been homeless, addicted and rejected and mistreated by "so-called family and so-called friends"...I am recovering...got a beautiful apartment...and...get this...I didn't have to pay a penny...I just stayed sober, stayed away from "the so-calleds" and try to help others who are like me ...The best revenge is living the best life you possibly can!!!! "I maybe black, I maybe ugly...BUT I AM HERE!!!!
@@timothybrown1867 Amen!!! Iam very happy that things are working out for you. Be blessed💕💕💕
Most of us are just a paycheck, illness, or accident away from being homeless
Girl that's so true. I can easily see it. I just decided to clean up my credit and saved my money and then the pandemic hit. Thank God I still have a job, even though the store is closed where I was working part-time.
Yup :/
I’m so glad I recently got long and short term disability coverage just in case
Only in third world countries like the U.S
@@mariohall2631 i had a job. Covid came and I was told to sit tight. I'm still waiting to be called back. Then I see my work is now hiring up to 11 per hour and I've seen other people working my job on my shift. I've been ignored and replaced. This is the second job that's done this to me since January 1st.
So far everything this woman has said is true. I grew up with a single mother who had 8 kids. We lived in tents, cars, homeless camps, sometimes shelters. My mom wasn’t on drugs, she had mental health issues and was paranoid along with a few bad decisions following her.
It took so much therapy for me to understand that even though I was raised that way I am equal to others.
It’s so difficult to make ends meet and then when rent goes up they have no where to go.
Greetings from Iraq. I'm very frustrated to see well educated woman homeless in U.S.A.
This person who's going through a real struggle every day is 100 times more qualified to be a social worker than most of the drones currently occupying those positions.
Why? Still no chold should be homeless, hungry or go without air or heat(in certain climates where there is extreme weather) and no child should be abused period
Shorya Cione no one should be abused. It’s capitalism. It’s money, it’s ego or being better than others somehow equates to self worth. When we reach a point in which we already have, that a program of thought, that can actually dehumanize others, this is the time to consider what intelligence actually is, or isn’t. Critical thought is almost, if not arbitrary. In other words, do white People get their sense of self based on the trials and tribulations of “other” you’re damn right the most unintelligent do.. they live for the illusion. People need to stand up more and have more of a voice when it comes to things that don’t really make sense. And if not for the “other” than for yourself
I agree that she would be a wonderful social worker but calling others names who are out there trying to help others for shit pay makes you a drone 😡
I agree 100 %
Cecilia reinheimer exactly. Ppl don’t become social workers to be drones, the system drains all the empathy and compassion out of these helpers until they’re nothing but an empty shell.
So much easier to blame the victim than to look at society.
society does not owe people a place to live
H
altha 2014 Are you kidding? What good is society, if it can’t ameliorate extreme suffering among humans.
Yes because most of the time its their own fault ...
So much easier to blame society than to take personal responsibility.
What a good interview! Michelle is so educated, sensitive. I hope she managed to get back on track, to get a home and rebuild her life.
So sad. I’ve been there and it’s no joke. The people that I helped and invested in were nowhere to be found. People I never knew or never helped before was there for me. We fall down, but we get back up!
Hello my friend. I just go through your comment and also your profile got me attracted to you, how're you doing...?
Always get back up!😮
there's an ancient elegance to this woman
Thats the most beautiful compliment ive read in the comments section of youtube ever
Yeah, I also thought about it. Here in Peru, she wouldnt be homeless. She would teach in a IB school or work in an int org, or even work for a language school.
Yes...i couldnt think of the words...u nailed it hun 😉
She is so regal. She’s a queen!
@yaskween her spirit, not her physical body
I was homeless in Texas this time last year. Now I have a nice 2br home for my daughter in Illinois a car and a very good job with a well known manufacturer. I lost everything and by the grace of God he lifted me up and cleaned me off and gave me a second chance to get it right and I thank him and will forever be in debt to him. I love Jesus his grace and mercy turned my life around.
@JERIA WISE Amen
Ms Patterson God bless you and may you continue to be blessed.
@JERIA WISE AMEN WELL SAID
Congrats on the bounce back!
@@Cahluvca thank you very much I appreciate that.
Laying down on my couch watching this on 65 inch 4K tv. In my nice condo. I do not deserve this. We must get back to the basics. I am going to do what I can to help.
She’s a lovely soul. I hope she is in a better place now
Disgusting that no friends or relatives helping her.
Riaz Ahmed Exactly when you burn bridges that’s what happens I hope that’s not her case but the breakdown of the family structure is a large part of the homelessness problem
If you don't know her story why even put the "that's what happens" story out there?
@@phillyrich3249 I have Burnt no bridges and been in the same situation, people burn the Bridges for you. so that's a lie
Ashley Daniels I said I hope that’s not here case! Learn to read with comprehension!
Animal grass I said I hope that’s not her case!🧐
We just need 4000 people to give 1 dollar and she can get a warm place to live and a company to hire her. I don't have a company but i have a dollar.
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lulu. Ep i agree
I agreed
She seems to be a very smart woman .
@@josephjeremaya2170 that's so mean, why would you say that
Such a sweet soul. God help them all.
Crap!.. Being born and grown up in the USSR, in my childhood I remember seeing such stuff on TV in the world news section. My parents weren't rich of course, none of us really was, yet to us it was too shocking to believe it. Now, living here in America, I see it is true indeed. It's freaking dehumanizing to treat housing as a privilege instead of a right...
Then go back to Moscow if it's better.
It obviously can't be right in any circumstances, plus all the addicted who are not capable keep anything will always be out there wondering around... it is the reality for all societies some in different extend and some which will do everything they can to not to leak it on public media... It still sux, i wish there would be simple fix
Free Housing is a Privilege and NOT a right. Dont like it Go back to russia and see if they feel sympathy! They will not!
I was born and raised in Kenya and never saw so much poverty as in the USA.
I was a director with the department of defense and got laid off , a year later I was homeless because I couldn’t find another job making enough to survive in DC. Homelessness can happen to anyone!
@John Verbasi What make you think she didn't sometimes that can run out also
@John Verbasi Might have been endebted medical debt for example? It's really not a hard one to figure out
You have lived too big! With that job it's easy to save 50k a year, fool!
Very unfortunate
MadeinBrooklyn 77 don’t mind these foolish people. They’re just looking for someone to look down on. Pathetic
She needs to write a book, Homeless with a Masters Degree.
Exactly
I need to write a book. Never Been homeless with barely a high school diploma. She should have gotten a master's degree in how to survive.
I wanted to be a sociologist also. I remember loving the sociology class I took. I spoke to my sociology teacher and she told me it was a horrible idea because her generation was pushed into sociology due to it being a field that needed people. Since many people entered the field, the profession is over-saturated with people. She said, it's difficult getting a job in the field and the pay is low. She said if I am really passionate then make sure I get a doctorate because anything lower will be less than competitive.
I'm sure her situation is worse because she is a woman and she is black. If she has an ethnic name, that will make her chances even worse. One thing I learned is, public service jobs don't pay.
about a movie...based on true events ;0
@Anthony Rice Yessss
Would love an update , this made me so sad , she’s smart , has an education and homelessness still happened ! Let’s all try to help !
If you want to help, I have her information. She would be sooooo appreciative.
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@Starlight Wisdom click on "see more" in the description box and her cash app is there.
@Starlight Wisdom Daddy Jesus God gets all of the Glory! Thank you for helping my sister!
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People care is what we need. Brilliant woman.
She needs 2 be on radio..her voice is amazing!!! Prayers🙌
Her voice reminds me of someone I've seen on TV or in movies but I just can't place who. It's been driving me nuts since last night trying to figure out who
a radio show here all kinds of people could call in. homeless or not! great idea!
I agree♡ Beautiful voice!!
@@asherdash12 Maya Angelou, perhaps?
This woman is an example 💯 for all to understand we are nothing....I mean noooo body without each other. Human-beings need one another so we can take off. We never born with wings so we need that elevation.
"We wont always be homeless and we weren't born like this, but we will always be HUMAN" POWERFUL
Human decency nothing can take its place
That also touched me 😢
Michelle broke my heart. She spoke so much truth. I tend to see her circumstance as her training ground. It is not the most desirable or even a station anyone would want to be in life, but I believe that Michelle is greatness in the making. I believe we will hear about her and even see her, as she becomes a public figure. She has great company. Tyler Perry and Steve Harvey were homeless. And look at where they are today. I love her. And she is going to get through this tough wilderness experience, pass through her Jordan and get to her promise. GOD has great plans for her. And she will be leaving the streets very very soon. It will open up for her. It will be made clear to her. And she will, with joy and tears - walk into it. Blessings
Blessings. Amen Amen Amen.
Yes
@@DinaSpeaks
I claim these prophesies to be truth. I pray that they manifest and materialize with the blessings and promises of God!
Amen
Breaks my heart. Times like this is when the community needs to come together. Praying for this queen. May God protect and bless her with what she needs. I’m praying for her and everyone else who is going through such trying times as this I totally understand 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I have no money when I divorce my husband . I look for a job making only $10 .00 an hour at the hospital as a nurse assistant and then I got me a one bedroom apartment and work everyday but I never been homeless. Im now 62 years old .I'm still working and have saving and I have never in debt. I thank God for all my blessing.
You are a true fighter. .this woman is a drug addict go check out her channel.still on the streets and begging for money,she doesn't want to get a job with all that education she has.i have a work permit to work in America,I am not even from here.But I work my butt off and I send money to my family and I am not homeless and that is because I work hard and I have a family to take care of.this woman is lazy and doesn't want to work a 9 to 5 like me And you she want easy money, cash app,pay pal,run the money fast no work,just beg and beg !!!!!!
@@candypetlife sadly, it's not that easy when you are addicted and/or suffering from mental illness. Also, an immigrant and I believe more Americans would have better appreciation of their position if they could live 1 month in the average third world country.
@@Bigwheels161616 true....
As a struggling social worker who works his ass off for less than he's worth; this is the most terrifying thing the internet could have slapped me with.
We all know it's true.
Same! I have a masters degree working towards my LCSW and I feel for this lady.. bless her heart.. the system is screwed. I should not qualify for Medicaid and food stamps with a masters degree.... 😓
It’s a woman but i feel
You are doing good for others. . .the people who REALLY need you! Work is not only about money. I feel your love for what you do & the people who you do it for.
It sounds like the two of you may need to invest & grow your money so that your money can take care of you! Even small amounts can grow into large amounts. You will NOT have to work for money because your money will be working for you! This money in time will replace your salaries!
Please check out the FIRE movement & my IG page: financialgoalsrealized. Please look at my earlier posts that I wrote to help people like you achieve financial independence.
She does need to receive help. No one can do it all alone. I wish investment income could be her lot also. Then she could spread her message of resilliance & hope to those who cannot afford to pay her! If she could work for FREE because her investments work for her & cover her living expenses, this would be great!!!!
What is the name of her GoFundMe page? Do you know?
I pray this doesn't happen to you and you continue to make strides 🙏🏾
Tyanna Walker they were referring to themself.
“We won’t always be homeless, we weren’t born this way. But we will always be human”
Oh What a Beautiful LADY ❗Oh So Awful ❗WOW please look after this incredible lady❗BEST SELLER BOOK🙏🍀🌻❤️
I am so grateful to read the comments section that people are willing to help this young lady out. I appreciate knowing people still care. 🤗
Thank you and Michele for educating us on homelessness. I learned a lot and think we all must see every human as that. Just human and we need to respect all people no matter what their status, business suit nice shoes or 3 day old clothes. Treat and respect everyone unless they don't respect you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
We need to also recognize that Michelle’s qualifications, education, and experience are not the factors that determine her worthiness of humane treatment and respect. Our society makes a martyr of people like Michelle instead of recognizing that we are ALL human and deserve access to basic human rights. Homelessness is a human rights issue brought upon us by capitalistic greed. The truth is a large majority of Americans can and are ending up homeless especially as a result of COVID-19.
Your comment is the SMARTEST thing I have EVER seen within a comment section! 👏🏾👏🏾 thank you for realizing this!
Can we be friends? I like woke ass people!
I totally agree that we all deserve the same human rights, and that education does not prove a person's worth. But i think that the point was to show that even a good education doesn't avoid homelessness. The system make us believe that if you have education, you can get a job. But in reality, anyone can become homeless. And like you said, especially in this awfull covid times
Yesss!!!!! 👏🏽
Thank you!!! Just because she got degrees don’t mean she’s worth more I hate how classist and selfish America is UGH
“Obamacare, Medicare, whatever you want to call it. Peoplecare is what we need. People need to care.” POWERFUL!
How is Obamacare going to help correct the housing problem?
Yeah Obama really snowed a lot of well Intended people with his “affordable health care”
EB Maerz Unaffordable housing creates homelessness. Unaffordable health care ALSO creates homelessness!!
April Showers Yeah, being able to afford to see a doctor and get hospital care really ruins lives...
The pure ignorance.
Somebody bless this woman..I''m in tears...xoxoxoxo
Beautiful people; hope her wishes are fulfilled.🍀🍀🍀thank you for bringing this information out there!
Having a degree does not exempt you homelessness.
Deliverence is vital please seek and ye shall find
Have degrees in sociology social work psychology art etc does
College degrees and student loan debt causes homelessness!
@@jafetzamudio5285 What a nice and sympathetic person you are.
@@jafetzamudio5285 what a cold hearted person you are. You need to experience some homelessness yourself, so you can learn to be empathetic. Stop being so judgmental..
This woman is highly and very intelligent!!!!!! May God bless her and everyone who is homeless!!
Rita Amen
High and very...?? She doesn't tell us why she lost her job or why she lost her apartment. Seems like she's blaming it on other people. Was she living beyond her means? Did she have issues on the job..perhaps attitude since she claims she wasn't being paid what she was worth (racism is in there somewhere)...if you want to help this woman, you need to know exactly what went wrong. No one with a Master's Degree is a victim. A person can be intelligent and educated and still have psychological issues, you know. Also, God blessing her isn't going to help at all.
Rashone you effing IDIOT!!! AT it again huh??? LOSER!!! I have a NMASTERS degree and when I became disabled I almost became homeless you idiot!!!
@@ambriadaniels-dovolis7496 Yes there are 100's of not more homeless people with master's bachelor's and other degrees who are in that situation. It can happen to anyone at any time, and like I read another comment here...most Americans are just one paycheck away from being homeless. Rashone...use some common sense, and think before you write/speak.
She is beautiful and she is NOT alone. She is right people look, talk and speak down at YOU like YOU don't matter. Been a woman I understand. I am glad her daughter is in care regardless. Everyone has a story please listen before YOU judge. Being homeless is NOT children and or families.
Michelle has so much to offer to the world, her knowledge, her life experience.. her beautiful heart.. her situation is heart breaking 😔 ..
Michelle, what a beautiful soul you are. Your story and advice moved me. I will not take a roof over my head for granted. I too see you and will never forget you. I hope you are not on the streets anymore and that all of your wishes and dreams and more come true.
If she has an LCSW license tell her to come to Oregon will even pay her moving expenses. Lots of positions in Coos County and Douglas County and Medford. If she works for a nonprofit in the US she can get her loans reduced or completely paid for
Can this get pinned and provided to the channels case workers?
And avoid the Portland area because it’s stupid expensive here. You named some great areas here in Oregon.
@@sahpem4425 .. Clark County Washington.. Lots of social worker jobs also no income tax.
...LCSW is a step above a Master's degree I believe...
@@LonskiBig LCSW is a license and requires graduation from an accredited Masters Degree Program.
Never kick an person when they are down. God bless them.😥😥
That comment doesn't even do anything for the video, no empowerment anything. 🙄
Amen
Smart lady Bless her heart and wishing you well...
It's painful!
What a wonderful lady she is !
All these rich Black celebs and nobody can reach back and help her? Clearly this sister is a smart woman. God i hope doors open for her.
Where's Oprah?
Why rich black celebs? Why can’t the celebs be white?. A bit of racism??.
Its not their job to do so but i understand what you're saying.
You bring up a valid point .I know a lot of rich and affluent black celebs can help .Even a small amount from each .But over time - some cases ,some people gain in wealth but they lose in humanity and kindness !
There are a lot of people who are in a worse situation than her. With her skill and education, there should be something wrong she did to lose a job and lack some place to hire her.
Back in 1983, My father, who I was working for at the time, got into an argument with my ex wife and, over a period of 3 days kicked us out of the house we were living in and fired me from my job at a business he owned. At the time, we had 3 little boys, ages 5, 3 & 1. We had a tent, so we went into the desert and pitched it. We told the kids we were going to be camping for a while. They were so happy and excited. I was able to get a job with an office. Outside of my office there was a faucet. Every morning, around 5:00 am we would wake the kids, drive from the desert into the town where my office was. Each of us would bath in the hose outside of my office and hurry to get done before anyone came around. We would eat fast food, bbq when we could and really make the best of it. Sometime when it was really hot, we would sneak into my office, lock the doors and sleep on the floor. With the air conditioning on it gave us a sense of good. It made us feel like we weren't homeless. All these years later, our kids are grown. My 2nd wife and I have been married 23 years. We have a boy and a girl ages 15 and 13. We've lived in the same house for 21 years. We paid our house off about 6 years ago. I've never forgotten the experience, homelessness is an experience. And with a young family, it's an experience Like wouldn't wish on anyone. But, if you hold your head up, never give up, you can get out of it. To this day, my boys still think we were camping. We always made it fun. Good bless those who are homeless. If you read this and need a hand reach out to me, maybe I could helped you. My email is alohapressurewash@gmail.com
God bless
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Mel--you are an amazing man! Happy New Year..
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MY BROTHER. YOU ARE WHAT AMERICA NEEDS MORE OF.
Thanks for sharing Mel!!! You are strong!!!
Wow, that’s a beautiful post.
This breaks my heart, Michelle should NEVER have been homeless. God bless this woman and help her get a home and have safety and good health.
Beautiful soul. She is a wounded healer 💓
@no more why so judgmental?
I was homeless with a baby. I met an amazing woman who helped me to go back to school, so I went back to school, got my degree and my son is an amazing son. 🙏🏽
OMGoodness! I would have helped you too, brings tears to my eyes knowing there are others who have such compassion.
God is good all the time.❤️🙏🏾
@Elyse George what do you mean by paying it forward?
Anyone watching during a pandemic? I bet many of us are very appreciative that we arent in this situation. Wherever you are, I hope you are safe.
Thank you ❤
Thank you. Hope you're safe as well
Thank you for listening and recognizing me today that speaks volumes
Why have we ignored this intelligent woman who clearly has a lot to offer homeowners? Disturbing.
What a smart, intelligent, well spoken woman. Hope she’s not homeless anymore. May God bless you sister!
@Elyse George This lady is still homeless. on the streets of Charlotte. NC she was asking for money on an intersection. I thought with this video she would get help
@@kiagreene958 ,
*AWWW, MAAANNN!!! DAAAANG!!!* 😩☹️😟🙏🏾
@Ba Bay MSW-ADOS The part I don't get is $5,000 was raised for her on gofundme in 2019 and it's 2020 that would of helped out dearly but I think the money did not go to her cause she would of used it for a place and a car folks do crazy stuff out here and I know the mark guy does videos but he should get them off the streets he did a video of a lady and right after the video she died from being outside and I have a problem with that another video he did the lady really was in bad shape she died a few days later she had children and all she was found behind a building dead I don't think. This channel is helping but hurting 😪
@@kiagreene958 it’s not hurting because it’s bringing awareness. However in this world 5k dollars doesn’t do much in terms of getting off the streets. It’s a vicious cycle to get out of because of how much the cost of every Thing really is. And how difficult it is for her to get a job once that money runs out.
@@ang1692 I just feel the money was not even to her, with a little money management a cheap car a low cost apartment would of helped I think someone used that video rased that money and just kept it for them selves yeah it's bringing awareness but I don't see any kind of help that this person is doing except getting a whole bunch of used he has a 501 c 3 and I'm sure he's getting something out of this yeah he gives videos of it but half of the people that he has done a video about they have died one lady they found behind a building right after he did one of the videos and in this other lady died right after the video that he did so I don't know if this is helping or hurting
“In a recession this could happen to anybody.”
GRONK ROCKS your response is a non sequitur; you have taken her statement out of context. (Not that I am expecting much from someone who types is all caps.) You are a dolt troll.
Not just a recession or bad health or age.. In that single moment of an accident, your life could change forever. Accidents don't discriminate by age, skin color, education, religion or sex. Accidents don't care if you were at fault or innocent but in the wrong place at the wrong time.
So true.
Such a beautiful soul. This right here hit me fr fr. I am praying that God reach down and touch her personally and change her every circumstance to His glory.
What a great soul she has
Someone hire this lady! Very intelligent, articulate. Give her a chance.
Show her how to create her own income! It’s in her life right now! Social media would wrap their arms around her and she would have income from her story and daily life.
Don't fall for this bs. She's "Educated" But not needed.
The Veterans Administration Medical Center needs to HIRE her. She would be a great asset.
We would love to have her.
@@B-MoreCity she would be amazing.
@@B-MoreCity problem is: you need an address and a car t get a job...and u need a job to get an address and a car...which one first?????
This Lady is awesome... very astute. This makes me livid...I wish I could talk w/her; this made me cry. Thank you for sharing this video.
Such a remarkable person. I wish her the best.
And by the way, she should definitely write a book: "Homelessness for dummies."
Somebody please help this lady she doesn’t deserve this!! 😥
She ought to consider working her way west to California.
Sippin Wid Sharlele hello
William Mason I sure hope that if you ever find yourself in this person’s situation, that you encounter more compassion and kindness that what your comment indicates
@William Mason
Not funny or cute at all.
who deserves this???
Unless you've experienced it first hand, you have no idea how much anxiety, alienation, and grief your mind goes through as you try to process homelessness unfolding around yourself. Your brain is in a fog long before the sleepless nights outside turn your brain into a survivalist nightmare
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With her credentials she should be able to find a job no problem instead of waiting for a handout. What use is an education if not be employed in services? My grandmother worked 52 years, finally only recently retired at 93. Started renting when her husband passed away in 1995, sold the house, she saved her money to pass down to her children's children, instead of pissing it away with loose living. Their home was spotless, but then again they both have lived through the Great depression and understood the pissing away money is foolish or expecting handouts for free. The Gospel of Christ makes it clear, if you can't provide for yourself you've denied the faith and have become worse then an unbeliever. 1Tim 5:8
@@JP-uk9uc Wantonly passing judgments and being ugly is just your way of "accepting" your sins, or however you sleep at night. You are a bad person. The way you think is evil.
She is so correct. I WAS ALWAYS ONE PAYCHECK AWAY from being homeless for years raising my girls. I know her pain,after losing my home12 years ago, my state of mind was very fragile. Now I have to live with one of my daughters. No matter how much I have or don't have, God has so far allowed me to have something to help. I pray she has been safe,her relationship with her daughter is well and she is doing well.
I was a single dad for 15 years. Not much money. I refused to be homeless. 😎
Get a degree they said, you will have a great career, they said.
It's all lies, education produces smart slaves. No liberty at all.
A degree is something and nothing at the same time.
Statistically a degree-any degree-increases your likelihood of a good career and decent life. But too many are born into a life so full of roadblocks that to attain a degree is almost a miracle.
The thing about higher education is the assumption that you have personal characteristics like intelligence, good cognitive abilities and motivation. That's not always true. I would rather be blessed with a emotional intelligence, social intelligence and creative thinking (problem solving, curiosity, and new ideas) than a high intelligence IQ. All of those types of intelligence could and should be taught K-12.
I have a communication degree from Regent University yet i work as a CNA. Can't even pay the student loan. Aaaaarrrggggggh!
SMH WOW tell us how you really feel.
I learned (by experience) that it's not that simple to bounce back!
Exactly. First, social services does not make it easy to get help. The public sure doesn’t. And then there’s layers of trauma from before and because of homelessness.
Girl I'm trying to bounce back but its a struggle .. only god knows why
Teresa Cody very true...
it takes a whole lot patience and faith🙏✨
GOD KNOWS
she is a beautiful woman inside and out... thank for these videos. amazing.
Dear lady, you are huge inspiration to me 🙏 you have demonstrated great humility in what you have been through. You deserve better. I pray to God that you return back as a social worker, be properly housed and continue doing amazing things in your life 🙏🙏
This is so true a degree and education doesn't have value anymore. They either tell you your overqualified or underqualified and it. Sucks
Life experience is Said to be valuable. I've found many job counselors diminish efforts such as Kept Good order for child with Adhd..during a divorce.. keeping the home pleasant with Leg numbness and a husband wanting to spend time with his games and boyfriends. That was not anything. I did Rehabilitation with persons with Brain Injuries. Could I do that if I wasnt truly committed to Others succeeding? I highly doubt it. University and college..got played down if I wasnt Currently studying another area. Children and adults were where I applied behavioural and life enhancing strategies, with genuine efforts and heart..clients were not coerced to suit my career checklists. ( degree knowledge doesnt stand alone). Knowing I have to hold my actions under the microscope wasnt hard when I did consistent steps toward the People and their challenges. They can tell anyone I did have to Push them when they were sticking with Doing nothing. They knew I didnt give up on them. Years of being in teams..got diminished by persons in positions to I'm not doing that anymore, including husband in his tech focussed world and gaming platforms. Real people..not seen as worth investing in? Toxic thinking that Helping lives isnt worth doing..is truly deplorable in its mindsets of conquer by competition. Discounting well balanced Values and Streamlining I lived to Be that community support worker..is no respect to Vision building. I kept in what I built my knowledge on. Human development..and the abnormal forces wanting to make it be something it's not ( we are not machines without conscience..not able to brush people off as Nobody.s). Current theories ensue we can be doing more..That displaces relational patterns which Are meant to keep cohesive groups going forward. Aka..value driven and conscience balancing Groups. Every person faces times when much does not go as one intended ( good actions were done with good faith). I faced homelessness..though working. The couples w 2 incomes got chosen over my 1 income. I had to budget and put up with lazy bf liking the comforts. My son gets free..bfs with no conscience get nothing. He was an engineer ( status he can do less for Knowledge of math?) Applications were not adding up in finances reflective of said knowledge. I worked my plan and it achieved a home and child focussed wellness. Add city evicting people for redundant bylaws..where other higher income earners rent and fail to follow bylaws? It's outright disparity claiming the $ are the only bottom line that weighs in. Sorry for those with lesser consciences..spoiling just lawful practices with They can push for doing less quality, simply because they own a home. They dont realize value is in people who do keep high standards of accountability. I had injuries..paid my costs. As though no person has downswings while also giving their best to many in need. I speak to anyone who understands coping w setbacks. Never expected setbacks..my personal conviction was to get well and maintain my efforts. Ex loved to create bad stories I was not responsible..living alone w a son. Funny..ex didn't want help..why was his gf living in his place..not paying half the rent either? She wanted ex to cover sons room..and she did the least possible. Funny how Doing less gets exalted. Btw..she moved out. My son wasnt impressed with her attitude she did so much. Non wives get great regard..but get No onus put on them to care or keep to values. Results confirm less is not adding to Standards of Virtues. Truth is perseverance in the face of illogic. I may be w paychecks away from homelessness..but I know I must hold my line. Idiots talking pleasures..can be observed sponging off Gov.mt and multiple Agencies. All free is what they have settled into. I know that's not earning one s way with merit for efforts. Social worker shamed..is a horrible representation of her colleagues ( advocates for people?) Dis their own is obvious Selfish viewing that Nothing like that will happen to them. Now we see Biz owners..hat in hand. Sure hope they werent all high and mighty to folks with challenges in their lives. Humility works best when it's done Regardless of Success. Am beyond disappointed in Heartless people thinking they re secure. Let that go..see people for the wealth inside.
Also they discriminate against your age. I'm 66 and work part time but it's just a matter of time. Every bill goes up rent and food are out of my reach already. I'm also educated have had 3 careers as if that matters!! God Bless everyone.
I have a three degrees. Still I have problems getting a job. I am driving picking food to make it.
@@lilycherkaoui5423 Yeah, sometimes...
Find ur nitch and start your own business.
This is america for you, folks. People are priced out of being able to live. There is no humanity, only everyone for themselves.
So true, but some insensitive people get angry when you explain how supply and demand affect housing and homelessness. But as long as the price of housing is dependent on supply and demand, some people will just not be able to afford it.
Housing market is completely corrupt in a lot of places, i was outbid on two offers i made on two houses by my own agent without my knowledge. Basically flippers buying and selling to flippers in hot housing market, bidding prices way beyond what anyone who just wants a house to live in can afford. The only affordable houses are where there are no good paying jobs. But the moment jobs show up in an area, houses quickly become unaffordable due to homebuyers being outpriced by real estate insiders with first gibs.
Rob Wright yes things are getting bad. As bad as any white person thinks their situation is just know it is 50x 100x worse being black in this country and that is NOT an exaggeration.
Rob Wright the USA is a narcissistic nation so no wonder is everyone for themselves
Nope it's called fucking excuses.
*This is by far my favorite RUclips channel-*
2022 year: speak the truth-thank you. I'm homeless and trying not to be! I'm single female. I am not drinking or using. I pray that more people talk and pray it will change!!!!!!!
At the beginning of this year I was homeless, staying in a shelter with my 5 children. Thanks to God & the generosity of others, we have been housed since March. I also accepted employment with Amazon and have been busting my A$$ to make sure this doesnt happen again!!!!!!!! Michelle is speaking FACTS. Ppl treat you like trash and act like ppl want to be in this situation. We are HUMAN BEINGS and deserve to be treated as such!!!!!!!
Really hope things work out well for you. Peace be with you
So happy for you,yes you definitely are busting your ass working at Amazon.I continue to pray that things work out for you
@Kevin Simmons or make better decisions and choices. Don't leave it up to someone else to support and provide for you. Only have enough kids that you can support by yourself if you had to.
Congrats
@Kevin Simmons You know what has happen to a lot of women in today's modern society , they drank the kool-aid & ran their mouth a bit too much & the consequences are devastating. You can't cuss out or talk shht to people that you need their help, anyone with some sense knows that.
Can she move to Maryland? We hire all the time for Social Workers with a Masters Degree. Would love her experience and personality.
DAtw you intentiona about hiring people with lived experience? I tried to volunteer with a law degree while homels turned away,
America is a huge country?What about a move.
If u pay for relocation
@@rekt3651
Are you all hiring now? I've been looking.
Do you have anything for those with experience but only a BA? I have 3 kids under 3 and we need help.
It’s like hearing about “a bank of well needed resources “, untouched, unused when others need them. I’m seeing this when we are in the middle of a pandemic, where the mentally ill, the disenfranchised are hurting even more...This beautiful lady with all her experience and training could greatly help......
Thank you for this post.....It’s so informative.....Causes one to think.....Perhaps.......!!!
I love her. I hope she’s well now.. she’s an exceptional advocate. Thankyou for all u do, sir.
I’m in Canada, but inspired, i wanted to tell their stories but never thought ov video interviews. This is so crazy honest. Not sure anybody around here will wanna b filmed but ur three wishes are so beautifully telling
This broke my heart. After my divorce in 2004, I lost everything from my upper middle class bubble and was basically homeless and relying on the kindness of friends for almost a year. Anyone of us is just a catastrophe away.😢
NO. Anyone of us is NOT just a catastrophe away from homelessness. A lot of us work hard and save for rainy day. We work two jobs if we have to in order to save for the unexpected.
Is she in Charlotte NC...have a friend in Greenville that would like to help her that has a room for her and will help
Your comment needs more attention. I hope your friend can find her location and offer her the generous support.
Be real this lady needs help and we can donate if possible now
Did you ever find out where she is Tanny?
Hello Tanny, did your friend manage to find and help Michelle? I’m absolutely devastated for her and I hope she gets the help she needs to be taken off the streets.
Someone commented she can be found on woodland in Southside Charlotte and that she is still without a home
With everything that she has been through and all that she has learned she is NIW CERTIFIED and HAS A MASTERS IN LIFE that can help so many. Her soul is shining brightly. There is so much more to life and the experiences that one encounters than meets the eye. Thus the reason that a well educated and intelligent woman such as herself can end up homeless. This touches me on so many levels because I have seen first hand how people who have mental illness and drug addiction end up in this scenario and they have no advocate.. nobody who cares. Treated with less humanity than what is given to stray animals. It breaks my heart and I have felt helpless. I don’t know where her journey is going to take her... but my silent prayer is that she will be able to endure these trials until she emerges a new.. what we go through makes us who we are. She is one STRONG beautiful lady who is one day gonna be able to help others in her situation get help and have a voice.
always be grateful for what you have
You are sooo right.
I will never look down on homeless folks. Everybody is prone to homelessness because a big wind could just blow and there you go homeless in a matter of seconds. Let's pray for each other.🙏🙏
That is why you take nothing for granted just be thankful kind and nice to everyone
Amen
Amen :)
Thank you
They now have showers and laundry called Dignity on wheels. I am praying for this beautiful lady
This woman is very humble. She has a heart of gold without blaming or holding others accountable. She has owned-up to her situation without entitlement. This video is as raw and as real as you can get. I feel her pain, her struggle. And her dignity as a human being. These are the personal struggles of the homeless America does not see. And turns a blind eye as the crises continues to get worse. The day to day struggles for survival many of us would not last a day. We are so privileged in America we take our standard of living and what wealth - if any - for granted. We cannot treat people less than subhuman if we are to thrive together as a republic. I share both your pain and warmth in your heart in you're struggle to move forward. There is goodness and greatness in you. This is just temporary. Things will get much better.
Her education and experience of being homeless and her previous profession she can right a book , God has a plan for her🙌🏼
She speaks Eloquently, I could listen to her on the radio all day. 😊😊😊
wanda taylor she needs her own podcast mental health show
@wanda taylor www.invisiblepeople.tv/getininvolved.
@@cazondraholmes7112 Her story is my story but I was lucky to retire and get help with housing through HUD.
@@wandataylor2500 me too.
When you hear her speak - she sounds like a diplomat .Someone who is well represented and who is sitting in affluent surroundings schooling other people .Her English is seriously impressive .
I wish every time they interviewed a person they would make a GoFundMe for them or something. All these views... All these people who want to help... What a missed opportunity!
inthebeam exactly! Imagine how many people would have another source of income from all the other people wanting to help out
Then you would get fake homeless with Gofundme channels.
If we view these videos as opportunities to help individuals instead of galvanizing us to eradicate conditions like homelessness for everyone, then we are missing the scope of this issue. Gofundmes are great for a very small number of people, but the structural nature of these issues remain & impact thousands of people beyond the handful of people who would be helped by GoFundMes
I think a small token like a gift card for groceries would be appropriate.
I would have donated.......
Especially for someone with a degree knowing just enough to get her an apartment she would have a job with a set of skills like that rent for 2 months and she would have a job yeah and GoFundMe page and you would know which ones were real if you just go through invisible people it would have to be funded by invisible people.......
Thank you for being candid about your situation. I came close to where you are, except family has helped. I am also educated, but lost career due to shot mandate. God bless you sister!
Good luck from Switzerland - Zuerich. I wish you all the best for your future and success. Please don’t give up. Greating David