Addressing the ordeal of homelessness
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2021
- The obstacles to relieving homelessness in America seem stubbornly difficult to solve. So, Mike Coffman, the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, sought to learn about the issue by living among the homeless for a week. Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talked with Coffman, and with researchers who say one solution to the problems facing the homeless, known as Housing First, has shown impressive results.
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As someone who has experienced homelessness, it's stunning to me that as a society we know what to do, but refuse to do it. It's heartbreaking when you believe humanity doesn't care about you..💔
Where do you people come off acting like the majority of homeless people are good people? They are meth smoking, fentanyl injecting, sidewalk pooping menaces.
Guess what bucko, I been homeless too. Twice over the years.
I know exactly what you mean 😔
so go let them sleep in your house
Apathy, indifference and ignorance are all enemies of our solving the problem of homelessness. Most people who are homeless are working. An increasing number are children. The ripple effect is an unstable population and increasing societal dysfunction..
@@gfortune1491 good.. let them sleep at your house
As someone who works in an emergency room, I would greatly appreciate a housing first model. I can't tell you how many people in my community call for ems, when all they really want is a sandwich and some juice...
They covered this in that show New Amsterdam. Finally, a show with some truth.
Its been done since the 90s in California and its been federal policy. Housing first has failed and it only enriches politicians who who fund their own companies to build it.homeless has only grown with housing first
Just read the title but it’s not an “ordeal”, it’s a crime against humanity
Sleeping outside when you have a house is camping. The worst part of homelessness is the feeling of hopelessness and being excluded from society. It is not possible to experience homelessness if you have a home.
That mayor spends one week play acting homelessness and says it's a "lifestyle choice"?? What a monster.
Coffman has sights set on running for higher office. He was a US House Rep, but got voted out.
@@lg7014 the more I think about this the angrier I am they gave Coffman a lot more screen time than the people actually experiencing homelessness. CBS used them as props just like Coffman did.
@@mojos7 I can't believe he was praised in the interview by not reading studies and making policy decisions, but by spending a few days to say he has experience to confirm his own positions.
I DONT THINK ITS A LIFESTYLE CHOICE WHEN SOMEONE'S HOUSE BURNS DOWN......WHEN THINGS ARE SO BAD AS A YOUNG PERSON YOU HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE OF A PARENT OR PARENTS WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM AND THAT YOUNG PERSON DOESN'T FEEL SAFE....OR THERES A DOMESTIC ABUSE PROBLEM....OR THERE'S A LOSS OF A SPOUSE AS THE BREADWINNER......OR THERES JUST NO ONE TO CARE BECAUSE THERE IS NO LIVING RELATIVE....ITS NOT A CHOICE BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO GO TO A SHELTER BECAUSE OF THIEVERY......BECAUSE YOUR STUCK IN THE MIDDLE BECAUSE YOU DONT HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM OR A MENTAL PROBLEM......ITS NOT A LIFESTYLE BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO GO TO A SHELTER BECAUSE YOUR AFRAID PEOPLE WILL BEAT. YOU UP IF YOU DONT GO ALONG WITH THE CROWD.....ITS NOT A LIFESTYLE BECAUSE MAYBE YOU HAVE A JOB AND YOU DONT WANT TO GO TO A SHELTER BECAUSE YOU CANT GET ENOUGH SLEEP SO YOU FIND WAYS TO KEEP YOURSELF CLEAN BY USING HYGENIC WIPES.....YOU DONT GO TO A SHELTER BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT YOUR KIDS TO GROW UP IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. .. ITS NOT A LIFESTYLE BECAUSE YOU HEAR OF PEOPLE COMING UP MISSING BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN HOMELESS FOR ALONG TIME.....ITS NOT A LIFESTYLE BECAUSE YOUR HEADS CONSTANTLY ON A SWIVEL WATCHING YOUR OWN BACK.....ITS NOT A LIFESTYLE BECAUSE YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS ARE ALL YOU HAVE THEY BECOME YOUR CHAIN BECAUSE NO ONE WILL HIRE YOU BECAUSE THEY KNOW YOUR HOMELESS.....ITS NOT A LIFESTYLE BECAUSE MAYBE YOUR MENTALLY ILL AND PEOPKE WANT TO LOCK YOU AWAY AND FORGET YOUR A HUMAN BEING
The mayor is totally out of touch with people. Its sad and ignorant.
In southern CA, a cheapest studio cost =$1,600, excluding utilities + renters insurance + transportation cost to work. Let's say a
job pays $12/hour X 40 hours X 4 =$1,920. Don't forget the application fee, deposit due at signing the lease. If you became sick suddenly, you can see why more people have no home to go to.
Preach! It is very expensive everywhere. And employers can’t find workers. Well they need a place to live so.... the stupidity kills me. We are acting stupid and reckless.
@@mytruthbekind5793 let them sleep in your bed then
Then you can't live in CA. I would love to live there, but I can't afford it. Live in a state with a more reasonable cost of living.
@@Maria.9094 If you can't afford rent where you currently live you can't afford to buy a home or afford to move somewhere cheaper. It's not
really a solution for most people.
Most rentals increase annually 10 to 15% percent. Yet most jobs only give 5% raises annually.That's one problem. .the waiting list for section-8 is anywhere from 2- 5 year waiting list.
The 2021 cost of living increase for people on social security was 1.3%.
That's an absolute joke. Does anyone really believe that the cost of living only increased by 1.3%, and people on SS don't get enough to live on to begin with. That's why so many people end up living in cars and then some places want to make it illegal to sleep in cars.
@@Primalxbeast let them sleep in yoru house then
After many mental hospitals in the US were closed in the 1970s and 1980s the homeless population greatly increased.
Exactly. Why were they closed?
@@troyortiz2414 they claimed funding issues some closed after the rampant overcrowding was found out
@@troyortiz2414 Ronald Reagan changed policy.
@jayson phillips - That doesn’t make sense. California is too expensive and most of the homeless have drug or mental issues or both.
@jayson phillips - please tell me your joking? What’s with this conspiracy BS. You’re not a Qanon nut are you?
Why doesn't Aurora's Mayor consider that Housing First can/should be offered in conjunction with supportive services? #HolisticApproach
Hoffman is using the homeless to gain media coverage for his next political run, to gain support of conservatives who would rather see the homeless disappear. He was a US House rep prior to becoming mayor, and was voted out of office.
@@lg7014 Yes, exactly. He didn't learn anything except a little information to confirm his own bias. Aurora loves to trash Denver, especially after they export some problems to us.
He’s a conservative and they don’t give an S about anyone but themselves.
The politician says he doesn’t think that’s housing first will work. The evidence says it’s gonna work. But right after he says it won’t work he brings up the budget.
Can't imagine living on a street with zero below temps, forest fires poor air conditions, extreme hot weather, storms, etc. Especially hearing children living in these conditions. Even its hard seeing stray animals struggling on the streets. Some may choice, but most would like to live comfortable. There are success stories of those who lived on the streets or in their cars.
Thanks, for this segment of awareness, especially the mayor trying to understand. Prayers for more life changes and better solutions for all.💜
So many vets are homeless and it is so sad. I donate to the homeless because it is the right thing to do.
Sleeping for a week on the streets WITH the realization that you will be going home at the end of it AND with a phone for a panic button is not going to make you an expert. I appreciate what that mayor did, but I don't believe it's a lifestyle choice. Homelessness increasing during a pandemic actually proves he's wrong!
Using the panic button,
dispatcher asks address "on the street # x , y,
DisPatcher hangs up...
No services for that location...
Not everyone CHOSE TO BE HOMELESS!
No same person offered a safe home would choose to live on the streets.
just most them choose drugs
BUT MOST DO
@@kevinho2603 No they don't they are not given a choice of a house or being homeless and pick the latter.
@@juanshaftpatel7488 most people use drugs. Some people develop addiction. If they come from resources, they often recover. If they are poor, it's almost impossible to get help. It's not about drugs. It's about poverty.
What we need is the government to build low income housing. Small studios like the one shown or small motel room type rooms. If you are in a tent or a car it will feel like a mansion. We have a housing shortage, and a greed problem with billionaires who would rather pay off politicians to lower their taxes than help those in need.
Yea, its a bigger problem even more than that. Give houses to homeless, what about the rest? Give low income houses, you will pull in more homeless and low income people and immigrants. You can’t give free stuff in your country because your border is open!
Do not rely on the government to solve your problems!
Homelessness is an economic problem that affects all of society. Therefore, we must all do our part to remediate circumstances for others.
They Don't want responsibilities get that through your empty head.
LOL
money is one of humankinds most destructive and asinine inventions. the sooner the world quits using money and starts using a resource based economy the better. The Venus Project is working toward that. how we make the transition is the challenge
Becoming homeless is my #1 fear. I save money like crazy and make sure my social network is large so if ever I fall into hard times I have people to lean on. Hoping for the best for everyone on the street or hovering close to
So many of us are just 1 paycheck away from living on the streets. I wish these people a better life soon here.
So many don't even have a paycheck, assumes a working starting point. Easier to relate to but consider getting first job(s), then consider economy without work history, teen, papers, documentation, graduate h.s., etc skill set, compound with various things: abuse, crime, dependence, discrimination, racism, etc etc
Perception is reality.
1/3 of nearly nothing is a lot, get that straight. Bless these folks.
Yes it us
Especially if you are earning the mimiun wage of 7.50 a hour.
People with these challenges often are because of how homelessness has been historically treated. Some call it inequality
We need the prectical problem soving strategies when it comes to sove this homelessness in America.
THANK YOU for keeping focus on this growing problem‼️
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽‼️
One way to solve homelessness is to lower the rent! Shoutout to the mayor that went undercover. Having a home is mandatory .
You can live in the projects for $20 a month.
The Tiny House trend is the perfect answer to this housing problem. These houses can even be co-located near other services - rehab, job counseling & training, and other community services - maybe even a small medical clinic. This is a big problem that needs a big idea & a Big effort but it could be done.
A church in Austin has already done it. They bought land, got donations for supplies and builders donated labor to build an entire community. They provide rehab services, job counseling, a kitchen for food services, transportation, etc. it’s been highly successful.
What a great guy. When you experience something means more than watching it. However, housing is the first thing on the list of what you need. You can have food but it means nothing if it's 0 degrees out with no place to stay. Stick with the math. If it says giving a place to stay helps more than anything else....Do it!
If "What a great guy" is you being sarcastic, I'm with you. Coffman didn't experience anything except a camping expedition to use the media to support his own bias (he's a Republican who lost his congressional seat a few years ago to Dem Ed Perlmutter). Aurora is a NIMBY city that likes to trash Denver.
Everything else you said A+.
You can't just say housing first or get help first, you have to try both and use a combination of both. Even those tiny home villages sprouting out west tell people they can't use drugs or even bring alcohol into the community. First help people who want help, people who don't have mental illness or a drug problem but can't afford to pay rent. Then help those who can't help themselves.
Excellent piece of news coverage on homelessness. May we all contribute to solve this heartbreaking problem. Thank you.🙏💙
Cardboard and plastic everywhere in the homeless landscape. Impermanence amid visual chaos in a life of high vulnerability. A person has little physical protection from external threats. I am surprised that Los Angeles and San Francisco were not featured.
I think they started out to show a contrast between Aurora and Denver but it wasn't explicit. If they had interviewed the Denver mayor they would have heard a much different perspective. I'm disgusted that Coffman was featured at all. The media duped again trying to "both sides" everything.
No shortage of examples in any state.
@@lisajohnson6351 I do not blame those cities in any way. I've heard stories about some Red States giving one-way bus fare to their homeless so they can relocate to California. Don't know if that is true.
We the American people should be so ashamed of ourselves. Things can be looking good and then all of a sudden can spiral out of control and you could be living in your car. This should not be happening in America. It's not government's fault it's the American people's fault. We all have to stand together and fight for these people to give them homes to live in and help them mentally physically, financially and train them to work at a job that they're capable of
The main thing that most politicians fail to realize is how to live frugally. They simply say even in their personal life, I have the money and I want this so I'm going to get it. If you have ever experienced homelessness, you learn to make those few dollars that you happen upon stretch because not all homeless people are alcoholics or drug addicts. There are those that have made bad decisions financial and personal in their lives. There are those people who have been forced out of apartments due to corporations taking them over and raising rents. It can even be costly if you are in a state in which you were not born in to simply get a birth certificate in order to get a state issued ID. There is no quick fix to this problem. It takes time, resources and most of all understanding of the homeless population.
Really great informative report.
Every state needs to do this
Born n raised in California ive never seen anything like this.. breaks my heart.. I hate to even leave home 😢
Thank you!
Every human deserves a home.
The homeless person at the beginning talks about how the people "just pass him by" while he's panhandling..Then at .53 we see two volunteers say hello to a homeless man as he picks up his free prepared meal to go..They actually say hello and call him by name and wish him a "happy tuesday" and all this guy does is look at them and barely nod..and takes his meal and walks away..Well guess what? Respect goes both ways.. This guy cannot even show gratitude and acknowledgement to a person thats not only volunteering to help others but taking the time to speak to him and wish him well..how can this ungrateful homeless person ever expect to be hired for a job or even communicate with and establish a relationship with a landlord if he does not engage in the most basic rules of social civility? Just pathetic.
I don’t think that was the same person.
Mary Cunningham needs to join with the Biden Administration for real systemic change to happen.
Totally awesome.
Invisible people is an amazing channel for information and resources for homelessness. It's also run by an absolute angel!
Politicians should all be homeless
Agreed..plus put in prison for life
As someone who's been homeless, affordable housing should always come first!!!
One Problem is that people look Down on the homeless and Judge them and Walk on By!! They could be US and we need to realize That FACT!!! WE could EAISLY be in that situation and we need to see these fellow SOULS as HUMAN and Deserving of LOVE, RESPECT and DIGNITY!!!! GIVE to Them, FEED Them, Put them up in a Hotel, Etc. DO THE RIGHT THING, Folks!!!!
I don't look down on them but I'm not going to engage with a person begging when I cant' afford to give them money.
Who came up with the idea to tie you ability to get health care to you ability to keep your job?
Get sick, lose your job and your healthcare and if you go bankrupt they will give it back.
Some system.
Housing First is an excellent program .
Yes as someone who used to be homeless it's pretty tough to go to work, go to doctor appointments and find food when you don't have a shower to get ready, place to keep important paperwork, laundry money or facilities. I made it but had to do things others would not have been able to like ride a bike 2-3 hrs per day to work. I got a small studio paid for several months and 7 years later I'm clean, working on my mental and psychical health and bachelor's degree in psychology. It was not a chosen lifestyle but result of untreated OCD, PTSD substance abuse and domestic violence. My studio was only $525/month and that's a lot cheaper than the ER, police, social workers, welfare. It pays to get people to the most functioning level they can possibly be at.
It's only stubbornly hard to resolve because there's no profits to be made, only expense.
Also you know how many government positions are dedicated to the homeless? Lots of people making 6 figure salaries while doing nothing to solve the problem.
If you want to end homelessness you need to regulate the housing market. Homelessness is caused by a lack of affordable housing. The lack of affordable housing is being cause by the price of a house going up drastically ahead of wages. Working people cannot afford to buy any sort of house because of all the investors with millions to spend, like BlackRock and foreign investors, out competing and buying up housing from builders and existing homeowners. Rent goes up everywhere because would be homeowners end up renting with high salaries, which drives up rent and forced poorer people out on the street. If you cant pay $1600 a month for a studio apt then someone else will.
If you want to fix housing then you need to pass laws limiting the buying and selling of residential property to working class US citizens. Limit the ownership of a house to people and not companies or investors and you will see rents literally cut in half. Rent will come down to 2010 levels and it wont take 25 years to save for a down payment for a small house.
We can't have people on the streets and expect them to do better. To have a home is a basic need, together with proper mental health services and food - innate human rights!
Las Cruces has a lot of homeless all around the city. I can just imagine what it is like in other American cities. What a shame that these people have to go through. God bless you all.
Medicine Hat in Canada is successful with their housing first model. I checked their public financial statements. Their budget is in surplus and they are paying down their debt. But the lowest tax bracket pay 31.8034% between Canada Federal, Alberta state, and Medicine Hat municipal taxes. The highest tax bracket pays 63.2807% between federal, state, and municipal taxes. And Medicine Hat is having a decline of residents, shrinking their taxable workforce.
We won't help the individuals with mental health issues? Which is half of the homeless population.
No they don't want to help people. It's easier to just Warehouse them in the housing first model. They don't want to pay for actual Services to help people.
Hey can you tell me time. . .do you have change.
SO unfair
This is so depressing..after a week of homelessness, he comes away with “ it’s a lifestyle choice!?!? BS
Glad to see he's spent so much time in the trenches!
Life style choice! Good grief.
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BLESS YOU FOR doing THIS.Although you knew you had a home to go back to,a bank account etc. You didn't have to figure a way out from NOTHING!So good try, but not even close to what it's REALLY LIKE. HOUSING IS VITAL for SURVIVAL.HOUSING FIRST IS BEST.PEOPLE GET AFRAID TO GO IN IF THERE IS NO SUPPORT TO HELP THEM KEEP THEIR HOME.
Do you think people that lose everything think I'll take a sleeping bag. They don't have a sleeping bag
Some do, some don't, not as simple as that. Mayor looked military maybe safety.
Homeless is problem. I talked someone that was Homeless vet and his dog. The problem is having enough shelters. Last, some cities don't have Homeless shelter. This problem can not be corrected over night. Apts are not cheap.
Not just 1 problem,
one solution, complex, ...
Housing 1st is the most sensible & respectful & humanist idea to treat homelessness.
But for the grace of God.
It all began with Reganomics, remember? AIDS crises, homelessness takes off, wage freezes, unions start breaking down, auto factories closing....
We all need to take care of one another & until we do & unless we do this country will not regain it's footing.
Make America Grateful!💚💙♥️
Good man .
Most people are afraid of the homeless, but is so sad !
Mayor Coffman's 7-day Homelessness visit is a SHAM. To truly immerse one's self into something-especially a neighborhood [any homeless population]-Mayor Coffman needed to live on his streets for at minimum 31 days; and at maximum 3 mos. The Mayor of Aurora, CO, never got past his OWN privilege and biases.
Are the no prisons? Are there no work houses?
What people dont think about is, everyone is one pay check from being homeless. Miss a house, and car payment, and it will just double each month
I want do more I give hot meals to the homeless on Sundays and I told myself feeding them is not enough I met a young lady this Sunday in her 20s she was clean she was beautiful don't quite know her story as to why she's on the street I'm gonna try and help her and other get into some housing she lives in A-tent she said yes mmm she just was a beautiful person in-and-out my heart went out to her as I drove away I burst into tears It would give me joy to feed now I'm on a new quest to try and house
🏠 Homeless People Matter. Thank for sharing I love CBS Sundays Morning Show
Blessings Sweeties.
The guy that got sick became homeless so his doctor could live in a mansion
Ignoring years of brutal work in medics school and residency, but sure it’s that simple…🤦♂️
It's more like "became homeless because insurance companies didn't want to pay his claims. Profits pouring to the shareholders have to come from somewhere."
@@ridgewoodgardens6253 exactly. Such a stupid comment that it's a doctors fault this man fell ill.
Have these politicians ever heard of a social safety net for vulnerable people?
Wages stay stagnant. Rent goes up.People cant afford food, health care, a car, and rent that keeps increasing on a minimum wage job. Its basic math people I don't know why everyone is so puzzled by homelesssness???? Raise wages... Put rent control in place and you'll see homelessness decrease.
Btw....This is NOT free housing.......Those that get this resource pay rent and utilities...
Tiny House Villages with training centers and other assistance programs.
Housing first can really change self esteem and could help with finding a job because they actually have an address to put down on their application. Also if implemented programs such as drug treatment and schooling for a better education can really make a huge difference and impact. If they are disabled and have no income, there should be some advocates to help them get on disability benefits. If on drugs, drug treatment and testing could definitely help as well. There are always going to be people who don't want this, but most will. Life is overwhelming, boy do I know that but when someone has support, the support can go a long way.
How about trying colorado versions of $1200 tiny homes?
Saint Vincent de Paul Village, San Diego, California has a program for the homeless by long-term & short-term shelter. It's having programs that benefit the individual & going through their 1/3rd income and saving money in a bank honestly to get a place.
The truth is that the housing industry is really to blame for this. Charging tenants 1/3 of their income is how people in this country can have live with dignity. It's not about deserving anything or entitlement. It's about having a society full of people who aren't breaking down mentally or struggling to afford basic necessities. All of these people flipping houses and venture capitalists who care about making as much money as possible could not care less about the homeless. At the end of the day we can't afford to have a nation that is addicted to drugs, shooting people in road rages of disputes, having mental break downs in public.
As long as health care is not provided equally in our country homelessness would continue to be our endless pandemic. The mayor said it himself, it's a lifestyle choice as we have a drug addiction, mental problems, and more problems, however, what we don't have implemented is medicine, hospitals, and healthcare for those people in need. Start reconsidering the way heal care is handle in America and the government would see people accepting the help to leave that lifestyle!
life is a game we all play...homeless have failed that game
Having been
and worked at one,
this is more fair & balanced
than most ...
The Aurora mayor was a
week warrior,
takes months/ years to get rid of Privilege,
white and classism, etc.
Undercover Boss experiment 1,
the problem continues...
I walked on the beach in La Habana at 3 am (jetlag) looking for homeless people. All homeless people set up at night if there is a beach (you couldn't walk on the sidewalk in Rio de Janeiro after 4 pm.) There wasn't a single person in Cuba sleeping outdoors. It is in the Constitution that you cannot be fired.
How could the mayor of Aurora and the Mayor of SLC both go undercover as homeless and come to radically different conclusions about the problem?
Addictive and mental health challenges? Health care. Universal Health Care would go a long way to help people that don't want to be there. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs lists the priorities in order. Physical needs and psychological needs need to come before expecting some kind of self-actualization. Everyone having access to healthcare could cut out a lot of these bigger problems before they start.
Why don’t we address all these abandoned buildings in this country? Simply charging Amazon 1% in taxes could fix the homeless problem in this country. We could rebuild those buildings give people hope and push America forward. Instead we allow these companies to pay less taxes than poor Americans and bill people as the richest man in the world.
How sad to see I dont understand how USA have so much people who help those in need and the problem is not solve.
"Why not a commission.."? did u come up with that question all by yourself?
Many have problems that hold them down as a homeless, but many don't want to work. Many are young and healthy but prefer to ask for money at a corner.
This is one of the saddest facts of life on Earth...& especially the USA.
Some people...like my daughter... do choose to be homeless. She has a doctorate, is not an alcoholic, or a drug addict. She chooses to live in a tent on the beach.
Great, Loving, Educated Gal 💪💪💪🇺🇸💃💞
There is all around the nation an emergency shelter industry. These folks are somewhat corrupt and make millions of dollars off this problem..
Some people don't deserve housing. Some do. Who is going to decide?
Agree with the comments here. CBS when we know better, we do better … So, to have Coffman play acting for one week when there are people who ARE homeless as well as people who are working on the solution for years seems more of a slap in the face. Housing first.
Housing first works for all. Even an addict will accept free housing. But will that solve the addiction? Drug treatment is the top long term solution. Because today's homeless are different. The drug crisis is at an all time high. 10x what it was in 1980.
Asylums, Rehabs, Halfway Homes, Prisons.
The homeless people need homes or build a building and divide it into units, cost effective. If they care about humanity, do something. America is becoming a joke, so bad.
He needs to do 6 months!
There are solutions and examples around the USA but it depends on county, state and federal working together. Community orgs are feeding many free meals. Easy temp shelters are being made. Providing a piece of land with showers, kitchens, rules. Many homeless and now use to lifestyle and do not want to conform
its the worst in california :'(
You guys should talk to Salt Lake County major, he years ago went undercover to see how it really was. In the end they decided to close the shelter and try to divide up the population to reduce predatory drug dealers. We also have a housing first model. But it's all very tricky. Local film maker made a PBS documentary about it this last year.
Yes,,thinks
I have been Houseless 3 years living out of my van.
Last winter I spent 5 months in Baja California on $1000 a month having fun. No homeless in most of Mexico.
Stop paying rent.