St. Louis Homeless Documentary
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Explore the story of a group of homeless encampments nestled long the Mississippi River just north of the St. Louis Arch.
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▬▬ Contents ▬▬
0:00 - The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth
1:39 - The Three Camps
5:40 - The People
13:53 - A Homeless Christmas
16:35 - Grandpa's Story
20:15 - Winter Storm
21:14 - Al Gets a Job
22:47 - OG's Defiance
24:12 - Quarrel in the Camp
28:40 - Spring
31:52 - The Hopeville Stabbing
34:40 - Al and Aniece's Apartment
38:07 - Another Christmas Passed
40:00 - Occupy Wallstreet
45:20 - The City's Plan
52:46 - The Beginning
54:38 - The End
Winner of the Best Social Justice Documentary and Best Documentary Cinematography Awards in the 2012 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, and was one of nine finalists selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.
A documentary that turns into its own drama murder mystery, fantastic watch thank you.
but this was all back in 2012 not recent remember they dont allow any of this now
@@cintiapollock2486don’t allow wat?
One thing these documentaries never talk about is homelessness is big business. The federal government gives these States millions to help. But by the time it gets through corrupt politicians there is nothing left.
I was homeless for 6 years. Sleeping in hallways in the middle of Chicago winters almost dying from the cold. Not one social service organization helped me not a single one !! I got myself out with the help of my now husband who was also homeless at the time. Stop the excuses and keep trying trying trying. Start with a job .. any legal job and get a room. From there build yourself up. People just give up on themselves and go lower and lower on self esteem until its all gone. May God provide all the homeless a roof over the head and food on the table.
Yea you are delusional and created a fake comment to quote on quote inspire people, truth be told dealing with many in your situation homeless people dont get hired for jobs, they cant bathe regularly or find the motivation when every single Americans rights are being abolished, im happy you found a way out but you obviously had more help then you will admit. This comment was brought to you by your local spam agency
That's right
Sorry too hear you went Thur all that. It sounds awful. There needs too be alot more services available to help people that really want to help themselves out of poverty and homeless. You have to be a strong person to have survived all that. So glad to hear you are doing better.
I don't understand why social services or government housing didn't help you at least temporarily for 3 to 6 months until u found job & got out. R u in the states?
@@lucybalyanify Yes I was in Chicago then. They sadly have very few shelters for women there and most social service organizations are under budged. I guess they believe that women have a better chance to find someone they can stay with due to the fact they are females. Yeah I was not about to have someone take advantage of me if you know what I mean.
Grandpa said I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not
He also said he was a “101st airborne ranger”. Which does NOT exist!
@@fineartonfire_5327 and here I was thinking he was such a straight shooter...maybe he’s just confused/misspoke
@@fineartonfire_5327 he said 82nd airborne
@@josephvance1017 17:20 "101 airborne ranger". Don't forget he was also 5th degree black belt in "martial arts" and he boxed "golden gloves". All by the time he was 17.
He created his past and repeated it so many times he believes it himself. Just like how him and his 11 " team members" went out on their last mission and he refused to go back and they sent a platoon to get him back. 🤣. Sounds like AWOL. But what do I know.
@@babayega_ I don't believe a fucking word that man ""grandpa"" said I mean there has to be a reason why he didn't wanna give out his real name or anything!! I wouldn't doubt that he's some sicko that's on the Megan's Law!!
"Don't need a handout I need a hand up" ... I hope that guy makes it. What a wonderful motto.
Most of us never imagine we could one day become homeless and for the majority it never happens, but for those it does it must be a complete nightmare. The dangers they face on a daily basis and having to keep themselves warm enough not to freeze to death in their sleep.
thats because they are weak.
@@fluffythegen3 I really hope you end up homeless at some point in your life. Maybe you'll learn a little compassion and empathy for others.
It truly changes you
Absolutely !! I slept in unheated hallways in those freezing Chicago winters and abandoned houses. Also Hospitals emergency rooms but they would not let you sleep. You just sat there all night awake. Sometimes it was just easier to sleep in the hallways if I could find one instead of walking 5 miles to the nearest hospital in the deep snow and in the dark.
There will always be homeless, some are destined for it.
Taking care of one another. Establishing safety. Working together for the betterment of all. Sounds like the the most human civilization this world's ever seen
I love the men who protect their women.. I have live without for years and have had it easy for years.. live with mental illness in my family, I have it better now and I learn a lot living in our car or place to place as a young family..not everyone has a problem with drugs, but there is other problems that put people on the street, and hopeless make a lot people turn to drugs in the first place… this is the best doc I have seen in a long time…
My god, Grandpa has the voice of a saint.
The mayor, county officials complaining about these encampments and then talking about getting people into housing, when there is a desolate and empty building that could be bought and turned into apartments. The city itself could do this. Every city could.
It broke a piece of my heart watching them bulldoze down those plywood sheds they made for themselves. I don't pretend to know what's best for anyone, but I do know the hard work that was put into trying to give people a warm place to lay their head at night was probably very rewarding work. To see it torn down was hard, and I know it was tragic to those people.
I can't even imagine what's going on right now there! I would love to see an update documentary done!!! I think it's videos like these that really help people understand what's really going on with the homeless population. It's extremely important to humanize this issue, as crazy as that sounds, way to many people don't have any real knowledge about this problem.
Like one man said, we all used to have homes, we are educated, and my personal favorite was when one man said we're not looking for a hand out but a hand up!!! That's the most important lesson, we need to help our own people get back onto their feet. That's what most want, and it's not okay to just look the other way! That will never help anyone!
And yes, I completely understand that some people want nothing to do with society and choose that life. And I understand that drugs and alcohol are issues, but so are mental health and overall health issues that really need to be taken care of as a major priority. Locking people away because of addiction is plain wrong, and most people now understand that, thankfully! It's high time the crazy government understands this, no pun intended.
Okay, enough of my ramblings. I just get passionate when it comes to helping one another. It's the only way, we need to build stronger communities! I guess I just worry a lot when the cold weather comes. A person is a person, we all have basic needs.
Thanks to the people who put this together, it is very important!!!
Welcome to 'Murika! the land of the free 😅😂🤣
Obviously there is a extreme problem with homelessness in this country But the government solution is to lock them up or put them in a shelter.Shelter are absolutely horrible..please these are humans.
I now have an apartment, soon a roommate, and my dog I rescued after I got indoors ty Jesus getting to old to live like that its so hard takes years off your life in weeks!
I pray that everyone here will all have their own place to call home, and may peace & love always be upon them all!❤️
But most had cancer and this doc is from 2012 so bet most are dead by now
The man said it all, I don't need a handout,I need a hand up
It's unfortunate that, the homeless crisis, is a global problem now. With rising rents on the increased all over the place, no more middle class, greedy corporations, too much immigration, a pandemic, mass unemployment, outsourcing of jobs, too much government dependency, and not enough affordable housing.Its a disaster!
They were told that housing assistance would be provided for one year and then the helpers would step back. I hope OG is surviving, in secret. He did what he could. You can only help a person so much. Then they must help themselves the rest of the way up. I wish them all well. My heart goes out to them.
This doco was brilliant - in amongst the horrors we live in these days, there’s a sense of unity , there is more charity amongst those struggling then you get from the ones earning big salaries , people are so shallow these days they judge and catergorise those who rent homes against home owners. I prefer spending time with my animals more and more.
Just remember when the SHTF and the homeless and poverty stricken people get hungry enough. They're coming at the Rich with nothing to lose & pissed. There will be alot of Dead Hollywood Freaks, Bankers, You get the point 👉
I have one earthy friend my dog. The trinity is my other friend that's it.. JEsus is king
"I'm grandpa, won't tell you my real name. I have lung cancer, brittle bone disease, and I'm dying."
DONT DO THAT TO ME
'To help others is the only way to do things'. If only everyone lived by those words what a wonderful world this would be.
I was homeless in nj. I got a good free meal every night from the shelter from Christian groups and church's in Bergen county.. Yet the richest people in my county were Jewish. I never once saw a Jewish group feeding any of us. Is there religion make as much money as you can for your self and spend as much money as u can on your car? I don't understand why the JEwish people only care about themselves? I guess they left out that part about there own messiah JEsus and do unto others and take care of the lest of these. Pharassess JEsus is king
I havnt smiled in a while but man did I get a big grin when my man's got himself his apartment bless up to everyone
I enjoyed this documentary from beginning to end.
I like the fact that he said, I need a hand up, and not a hand out.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Real spill.
Yes.
So free housing for a year, BUT if you do get a job, you pay a certain percentage towards the rent. How is that supposed to motivate them? It would make more sense to hold that certain percent for them to put towards an apartment after their year is up.
They should be able to save enough in a year only paying 30% don't you think??
Good point, but that is never how government welfare programs work.
It is hard to save money when your homeless try to get a job when your dirty It just don't happen 😕 😔 😪 😞
@@Jazzywazz how? Alot don’t even have a job and even if they manage to get one it probably doesn’t pay very well. If they don’t have a job they are probably on some type of welfare assistance and that certainly doesn’t pay much. Look into
I'm so happy for the couple that got their apartment
You know they were both high right?
They fucking high as shit.
@@palehorse4348 pink shirt nodding the whole time. She all messed up
You're happy that tax dollars went to house a High Obese Japanese Fetenal Addict got a Free ride? You're Sick.🤮
i wonder for how long their neighbors in the tenement building will accept their behaviour, as the woman definitely is an alcoholic or on some drugs from the way she slurs - and he maybe too....unfortunate. Theres a REASON why people cannot keep an appartement, it s not always money. The only way they can last at their new home is if they go into rehab like YESTERDAY! But i have a feeling they see nothing wrong in their addiction and will not stop taking drugs....
Wow, these guys have more character than most of regular society, they’re an inspiration to me!
Regular Society are good at faking and they look down on anybody that's not like them
@@tomtroy3792 Yes I agree, most of society today seems phony and very materialistic, it’s really depressing.
That's because they appreciate the good things in life and know the difference. Most people are actually overprivileged, arrogant, undereducated, and ungrateful. I'll never forget the first time I left America to see how people in the world live and it absolutely put me in my place. Most Americans really don't deserve to be here. I would trade the majority of the population of America any day for much more grateful hard working and kind people that deserve it.
80 percent of our country will B like this soon- Lord help everyone
I like Dante, words of wisdom. The best way to help yourself is to help others.
Me too...I hope he is successful and is able to get back into Art School, he deserves it !
It's 2021 I'd like to see how these folks are doing❤️
Same!!
Fentanyl hit late 2015 and has only gotten worse since. Unless you're ready for some very depressing information I suggest you not bother
Hopefully non of them got covid
Thats same thing I was thinking. Where are they now?
@@kdog4033 there all doing the same. These people never change
Alot of homelessness is because of the rent being way to high for a simple apartment. I really don't know anyone that wants to be homeless that is crazy
People are being priced out of participation in society.
These folks want to be homeless, they will even admit it. If they worked as hard at a job as they do being homeless, they wouldn't be homeless. They don't want to work or pay bills, it's that simple.
@@Avalanche2 Oh come on, look how expensive it is in California. How are people supposed to afford rent?
@@Avalanche2 there are plenty of people that are homeless and just live in their cars and are working full time
@@Avalanche2 how's the leather? you should have a good grasp on the intricacies of boot licking with the amount you do it...
These stories are INCREDIBLE!!! This documentary will or Should change minds... It reminded me just how lucky I am to have a job, a home, and a fridge with food in it!
Go give a homeless person money
Or they could work for their own.
@JackTaRipper You have been misinformed.
Gratitude is everything
@Jack hey Jack you are one of THEM
I saw something similar to this in Dallas. There was a vacant lot in an Industrial area that had a lot of low rent businesses, machine shops, construction offices and storage, shady car mechanics etc etc. The point is this was not primo property and the lot has been empty for over decade when homeless started stetting up tents and whatnot. After a few months they had wooden structures up and it looked like they were progressing well, then one day the City of Dallas comes in with bulldozers and levels the camp. Why? The pandemic pushed a lot of people out of work and rent, they weren't hurting anybody and just trying to get through this stoopid pandemic shit, it was a better solution than the pinhead bureaucrats were providing but it was destroyed anyway. Such a tragedy.
It's not just one lot. Dallas is full of homeless encampments. The city cant handle the mass migration of homeless to a warm climate. Its so sad. Every single overpass has a mini tent city. We as a species need to help our fellow humans
Yes the city officials didn't think these people were hurting enough so they bulldozed there camp. Very sad they were hurting no one especially the camp that Grandpa lived in. Hard workers living a honest life. Shame on the city of Dallas.
And people get offended when other Countries say we are of sin & evil and look at America as the land of Lucifer. Guess What. THEY'RE RIGHT!!!!!!
So wrong! Wrong! Attempts to get any form of housing for or by homeless is bulldozed ithink it's a attempt deliberate to keep people on the streets
I was a runaway as a teen and delt/lived with A LOT of homeless individuals...it's almost crushing...once in the cycle low self esteem/drugs/complacency etc eats away at people....that makes the challenge even harder...Bless all the deserving people sleeping "rough" tonight🙏🏽
No help for these people, that’s why tent cities exist! I tried for section 8 (disabled and homeless) because I meet criteria but they open and close the lists WAY too quickly. Yep wait 5 more years and try again, not to seem hopeless but it’s damn near impossible to live on peanuts.
Another topic grandpa made me cry.... RIP😭😭😭
I am totally grateful for the time watching this ty all for sharing your story!
I'm off grid and my main hidden tiny home on wheels, their tiny home is bigger than mine. I had another tiny home I was working on and it was twice as big but the only problem it's too hard to get it on places where I park at. I've been off grid for 2 years. The only regret I have is I wish I would have done it sooner. You're better off to park and live by yourself. With homeless camps there's too much theft, drama, drugs, drinking and chaos.
thats really cool. :) Tiny place off grid is the way to go. Screw paying high rent for a shitty apartment, I'm totally over it. I have an RV and really want to set out and live off grid, but don't know where I can park the damn thing longer than a couple weeks at a time. I want like long term - a year, or two, whatever. Not having any luck finding a hole though. Any suggestions? Either way, good luck to you, be safe & take care. :)
@@harlowjademermaid1882 there's rest areas, park and rides, truck stops, abandoned places if you get out ride and look you'll get ideas. It's better to move your vehicle around each day and come back in the night and park. Going to church there may be some people there after you get to know them that will let you park there for free or know of some other place. Some Walmarts have actual security guards on the lot and in the store and most of those areas will not let you park overnight. On the East Coast during the covid most places are still not open 24 hours. So this limits places to park overnight. Smaller towns less crime and places to park. I rent a small piece of land in a bad area crime is bad but they don't care what I do there. Crime is so bad they steal catalytic converters and other parts. I don't park on the land overnight but I park my equipment there and they already stole one catalytic converter on one vehicle. The problem is the homeless crack heads are stealing everything in sight for their fix. I don't care if someone wants to be homeless but when they're on the crack, meth and other bad drugs it makes them steal to get their fix. Further up the road in a small town there's two or three homeless people that stay in a Wallmart lot but they don't bother anybody and they work and sleep in their vehicles. In another area further down the road where I park at at times when I go through there there's a x police officer that lives in his vehicle and he doesn't bother anybody. One of the guys at Walmarts lot is on disability he doesn't bother anybody either. The bigger cities attract the bad homeless pushing carts and the bad drug problems by what I see. I checked with 85 places before I found the small piece of land to rent. I really wanted to find a farm where someone could watch my stuff and there's no crime. With this massive financial collapse coming things are only going to get worse unfortunately.
@@harlowjademermaid1882most of the people in the video are recovering addicts, trying to stop or they still addicts on drugs. They get high with these people steal hustle to make money and that's not good. If you're a recovering addict you don't hang around anybody that drinks or does drugs if you want to stay clean. I've seen many places in a big city that you could hide out and be alone. But these people on hard drugs can't be alone they can't make it by their self. They need their dealer close by to get high. I may make a few backup places when poo poo hits the fan just another place to go if needed.
@@billhill5505 OMFG, DUDE... I SWEAR TO CHRIST, YOU SOUND LIKE ME, DOWN TO A TEE!!! LOL WTF?! CRAZY!
@@billhill5505 everything you've just expressed to me, about the crackheads, the cats they steal from under the cars, Wal-Mart dry parking. LoL
As for looking for land to buy cheap - i hear ya, bro. I'm from Philly, I live down the Shore near Cape May, just sold my house & got an RV, but I'm having a hard time finding a place to park it. What I would like to do right now is find a long term, or maybe month to month, just for the winter anyway. My family lives way up above the Poconos, I technically could go up there to park for awhile, I guess. I was thinking of going south, honestly. Holy shit it is windy as hell down here right now!!! Gale wind gust, boat advisory warning just came on. Uh oh
Like Beverly Hills, what a outlook, this man makes me proud to be a human, and should give us all hope and fortitude to make this the norm not the unattainable for these poor people, most have given up on any help or hope coast to coast, most every county 99% in this country is dealing with doubling and tripling poverty crisis, it is BLAZING LIKE A HOUSE FIRE, out OF hand on daily basis, things are at supersonic WARP SPEED decay... 12-20-2020 R.I.P.
Yeah every single place in the whole town is hiring 15 bucks an hour to work at McDonald's and tell me about poverty crisis we have a lazy person crisis
How many employers do you think are going to hire broken people. How many would you hire if you were in a position to hire them? Be honest.
@@catdooley4616 A PERSPECTIVE ON ACTUAL REALITY.
There is allot of love in this community
With rent as high as it is I’ll be in one soon. ✌️
What a beautiful man, the one building at dignity harbor.
I would say call the marine safety office every day until they address the situation about the leak. Document every time you call. The law says they have to investigate
WTF ?? I have lived by and in St Louis River tributaries most of my life and have never heard of this jet fuel leak into the Mississippi River.
Shouldn't we be getting to work on this issue? Collect facts; get regulatory agencies to stop it legally; get regular citizens involved. It's our River, America.
Marines would just come in and blow it up or burn it off or kill everybody involved. Dat's what the Marines are for. HUA !
@@lovepeace8918 ... wut?
@@brettvv7475 Jeff Lugue commented "I would say call the Marines" and I Was like, nah bro, Marines be like "Boom pow pow pow bang, KaBoom !" There would be nothing left !
@@juliemosby8103 Agreed.
No matter how rough and tough life can get for some... I am truly happy to see these people from all walks of life gather together and help each others in their struggle to survive. No single one person is above or better than the next we are all brothers & sisters. And we need to all take care of each others. Prayers for these wonderful souls and all the rest of the people's of the world. We are all one... the whole world is tribal no matter what you choose to believe... and tribal peoples take care of one another.
Dignity harbor. Love you guys.
A story of Life. Opportunity to understand each other
One of the best I've saw in a long time. As someone else said there were so many good messages in this documentary. These are people and should be treated accordingly. These aren't criminals serving a sentence. They could be someone you know or even you that fell on hard times. They are doing what they can to not be a criminal. Help the unfortunate. If you find yourself more fortunate than others, build a bigger table, not a taller fence
Fuck that is call help some one how to fish not feed them for a day cause then they'll get use to it,I was like them even worse cause I was a Heroin addict been to.prisom but I said no more and I got my shit straight it didn't happen over night but I did it,my lady and I and we're older but she's on SSI and I'm working and we signed up for low income rent and we did it but alot of this people specially MEN they get me fucking sick cause they demand shit,why? They put themselves in that spot now get ur self out,grow some balls and have some self respect and dignity and stop ur crying,and do something about it
BEAUTIFULLY SAID
I have so much respect for y’all. I send you my love. (Mississippi). ❤️
Crazy. I too was homeless in St. Louis of 2010. To see that just really brought me back to a terrible time. I live in Tennessee now. Lived in STL from 2008, to 2020 and it was hell being homeless off and on. I remember when they closed New Life, and when landlords used it to their advantage to exclude people and to raise rents when the economy was at it's lowest. I was evicted over in Maplewood when the building was closing. But ironically, they kept a few tenants and even gave them their rent back! I was also harassed so badly by cops there. Racism wouldn't allow me to get and keep a job. I was raised on the west coast, had the education and everything. But because I was Black someone always made it their business to make things harder at work. They place alot of poor people in situations where they can't afford tickets or to get attorneys. Something has to change there.
Was this 7780 Bartold Avenue by any chance?
@@brianmaitai7685 No, that's the Southside. I've never been there before.
Finally a documentary of reasonable length. I've been watching chicken scratch coverage for days. There are so many important issues I'm glad this one has something to learn people instead of imform them. I could rant and rave or I could just try and be helpful.
Such enduring strength and generosity these people have. This is how people should care for one another. Not cities bulldozing what little they have into the trash. How about bulldozing some of the corrupt......
Yeah you know. Except services to get headlice, bedbugs ect.... I wouldn't either. God bless each of you.
This is sad when our country has so many good homeless people and our government cares more about illegal's then our own people. This makes me so upset. God Bless you all and I Pray you all get the help you need.
But you can be classified as a racist! pointing out a very truthful and accurate logical fact's like you have in your comment! It's very true that they prioritize the wrong people, and this video's a perfect example of it!😔 God bless them indeed!💕🙏
If you think illegals have anything to do with homelessness in america, be glad that you are sadly mistaken and dont know shit
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I’ll give these people this. There doing more to better there lives than most homeless people out there!
RNFL
I'm glad the local Government has been helping and the future is brighter for these lost citizens.
Remember America must help these people as whole world watches!!!
You ain't the Greatest if you have all these Brocken people, especially X soldiers.
Good Luck 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
This is my 2nd time watching this doc I clicked onto it by chance. This is a very good one. Listening to OG he was saying who was sick in the camp. I have recovered from having a month long viral infection & I am so grateful I had an apartment to recover in! It was one of those viral infections were I didn't need to go to hospital. Yes very grateful.
I was sick from August to January and now my hair is falling out 😂
@@lsb9397 how is your hair and health now? I've heard many losing hair after respiratory problems.
@@Ch-vl8bg Actually I started taking collgan everyday and my hair is growing back and looks very healthy now
Outstanding documentary! Well done to all involved and for highlighting these issues in such a watchable & educational way. Good luck to all involved!
What that guy said at the end is so true he stays ti help others and don't ask for anything in return it comes back to you tenfold In Jesus name I pray AMEN🙏🙏🙏
Some people think freedom is better than the system that already failed them. They are not wrong.
God bless you.
We need to help people have a place to live in so many homeless people where ever you go we need to help everyone
Superb documentary, I cannot praise it enough!
I respect the hell outta Grandpa. Hell yeah dude. You do you ❤
I think it's excellent that there are people willing to help the homeless. I was homeless in Oklahoma City and was living in my car in 2017, I got public housing in Martinsburg West Virginia for which I am Truly Grateful
You kind sir, have a definite future in film. This was brilliant human watch. Until society realizes that's it all so fragile we will suffer. We must get back to seeing everyone as human with their own story and uplift each other if it's only looking g them in the eyes
Thank you for this upload. This really touched my heart. One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen❤️🦋
Yep I was outdoors for three years then now indoors for three ty Jesus
TY jeebus, for what exactly?
God Bless those who can find the good in any situation. However its still a shame than there is even one damn homeless person in This supposed Great Country.
Bless the homeless people. I am glad this bunch has got their stuff together. They may live in simple house but at least they are trying
You may have missed the end where it said, after a year of free housing, most of them returned to the streets. Such a shame. 😔
I'm from the Netherlands.
I used to be homeless in my own country, I just wanna say that I loved watching this footage.
Little difficult to understand you folks because English is not native to me.
Thank you for making and sharing this!
First, admit to the littering and instill the value of zero tolerance for littering. Insist on a commitment to clean up their area.
Wow well said young man it's those people who talked to me that helped just taking the time.e to encourage me, it made a huge difference
❤️❤️❤️😢 beautiful film ..has soo many messages..thank you ❤️
the dignity harbor camp: craftsmen and carpenters always can find a solution and a way of going. good job guys. justice and health and happiness for you. greetings from Germany, on the continent
I think it’s wonderful how people can do for others, but the place where we contributed to society is the one beating people down. They make it hard for people to survive in this economy. Now, they want to close this place down because the Government is not getting any money so they prefer to have people living in the streets.
FOOD WATER SHELTER
HEALTH & WEALTH I
PRAY FOR YOU ALL.
PEACE EVERYONE
CROWMAN
Reminded me of my time at the ADM in Amsterdam, go searching for it, it was a very special place full of very special people and NO bull shite was tolerated . It was a squat for 21 years before it go closed down
I was homeless for years in Massachusetts and Maryland through all for seasons I was addicted to heroin most of the time so I do know that's what helped keep me there I did get clean and sober for years now I lost everything but eventually got it all back but along my way I met ALOT of good people some bad some good just like any where in the world the good ones maybe struck with bad luck maybe they lost it all to an accident it's not me to say there problems but 1 thing that is for sure no matter what you have or don't have we are all human we are still people don't treat homeless like there trash I was spat on told the worse things and called the worst names you can think of I still am human I have feelings and want love just like anyone else. Next time you see someone hungry with a sign just give them some food some hygienic stuff give the ladies some feminine care products help them don't hurt them please
RIGHT ON, I LIKE THIS! WELL SAID! XO
God bless all my brothers and sisters on the street
This is a good peice of work, thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks.
Thank you for putting it out there friends. Looks like you're getting done out there. May you be full of gifts to help you through the winter.My heart is with you. ❤😊
Pretty good documentary. Thanks!
Love this would love to see more
Wow. This was beautifully put together. Just wow.
What's an embarrassment for the nation is that these places even exist in the wealthiest country in the world
why would I be embarassed? Loser want to live like this
@@Dre2Dee2Not everyone can live with their mommy like you.
Hopeville was a “concern,” but, the reason Hopeville was built was because of slow crooked St. Louis leaders. They were partly pissed because people decided to actually do something....
I was homeless once for 4 months, and I think 95 percent ought to be sent to penal colonies like the French did in the last century ( you can't keep a good man down )
Thanks for sharing 👍
These are the tru definition of a persons with built character there is tru character
I live about 15-20 minutes from where this is filmed. In the past few years the City of St. Louis has pretty much declared war on the homeless population. They forced several of the shelters that housed these people in the winter to shut down and close their doors. This has left the homeless with nowhere to go during the freezing winter months. It's horribly sad and people in the community have tried to step up and go around delivering food, clothes, coats, etc. but there's only so much they you can do.
So where do they go in the winter at night? They can't be sleeping outside every nigh. They'd all freeze to death.
Yes the city has been putting them in hotels. How horrific!
@@shellos8 you’d be amazed.
I think hes talking about the Larry Rice center.
there are many churches that take them in at night only.
other shelters also.
However many do stay out all night and some die.
It can be a long wait. I hope you all get a place to live…everyone deserves that. God Bless & God Speed to a happy ending and a better life❤
Miss Cristina, to answer your question, I'm Bruce Leigh, and I am one of the founding fathers of Dignity Harbour. I'm doing fine, living in the Bevo Mill neighborhood of South St Louis.
God Bless us all...We shall Prevail through these hard times...Head up and stay strong.....Keep praying this is our defense
Grandpa is a legend in his own mind
Hope all of you find your way ONE THING PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE IS NICE LITTLE HOME WITH HEAT. BLESS ALL OF YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND MOVE ON
God bless them at dignity harbour
america is playing musical chairs, daily, changing seats on the titanic
Praise the strong families that love unconditional and are stronger together then without each other
Great documentary. Amazing insight. Amazing people. Thank you for making it and all the work to bring it the screen.
what a great story, and god bless those people.....x
The day will come ,when people will rise up against GREED AND CORRUPTION .
We have all heard the saying "power corrupts ... " I wonder how long it will take people to realize the REAL danger is not in the power but in the pursuit of it when they have NO IDEA what to do with it when they get it that is causing all the issues ? Examples of this exact point in each of the "Leadership" in this .... sad .
They do well when they have site that they are left alone and can build something that will not be torn down.
i feel for these people. i wonder what they do when it's cold outside or raining. 😔 hope that they all find a way out. & may Jesus help them & guide them to a better life. 🙏
Rest easy the guy who passed on with a horrific disease called cancer it's a hard one to understand