Homeless Woman Has a Masters in Mathematics and Engineering
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
- *** It's wonderful so many of you are reaching out with job offers for Mona. Your compassion is commendable. Mona needs some time inside with support services, otherwise, she would not be able to maintain employment. It's extremely rare that a person can go from homelessness to a job without support to heal, and that support must include housing. Mona is a great example of why we all need to advocate for more affordable housing and mental health services. This compassion that's driving you to offer Mona a job, please use it to help all of the homeless women like her sleeping outside. I cannot stress enough how important housing and support services are to help people with the trauma of homelessness.
Mona lives homeless in a tent near Los Angeles's International Airport. Before the pandemic, police made homeless people tear down their tents every morning. When COVID hit, the CDC recommended that homeless people be allowed to keep their tents up all day. Mona has lived in this park for four months, which she says is safe.
Mona's house burned down in the Thomas Fire, and when she lost her house, she also lost her work from home job. Mona has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. She is two classes away from her Master in Mathematics because she left to go to another college where she received a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering.
Prior to the fire, it had been a while since Mona worked in her field doing electricity research. She ended up working from home, and then that all crashed after her house burned down.
When I asked Mona if anyone is helping her, she says service providers come around providing meals, but there is no path to housing being offered. Mono continued sharing it's nearly impossible to maintain a job while living homeless in a park. Mona talks about service providers are overwhelmed, which is why it's hard to navigate the system.
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*** It's amazing and wonderful so many of you are reaching out with job offers for Mona. Your compassion is commendable. The thing is Mona needs some time inside with support services, otherwise, she would not be able to maintain employment. It's extremely rare that a person can go from homelessness to a job without support to heal, and that support must include housing. Mona is a great example of why we all need to advocate for more affordable housing and mental health services. This compassion that's driving you to offer Mona a job, please use it to help all of the homeless women like her sleeping outside. I cannot stress enough how important housing and support services are to help people with the trauma of homelessness.
Homelessness is a growing, national crisis. It should be addressed in Washington. Bottom line: Housing is the solution. We need more resources to get folks into housing. Demand action. With your help, we can end homelessness. Click here invisiblepeople.tv/get-involved/ to tweet, email, call, or Facebook your federal and state legislators to tell them ending homelessness and creating more affordable housing is a priority to you.
The solution is getting rid of regulations on the housing market so that prices can go down, then cut some inefficient government spending programs and cut taxes further making things cheaper and it also becomes easier to get a job.
Do never let the government do it, it will be corrupted so fast you cant even imagine it.
On the other hand. 💊I'm sharing Acts 2:38 with anyone who wants it bless
Maybe diminish but end it? Sounds maybe not posible keep helping ppl
@@daniellassander Laws that fix the price of rent are an example. This puts a stop to any new construction on apartment buildings because the price of rent in some places is being kept artificially low. Other places straight up won't allow for any new construction of apartment buildings. Then there's all kinds of regulations against things like Tiny Homes. Bottlenecks everywhere.
I give you a thumbs down because housing is not a “Crisis” Washington has spent nearly $7 Trillion US Dollars in 11 months. The federal government doesn’t care.
Imagine you have a degree, house and a work and one day your house burned and you ended up being homeless, never be judgemental to anyone
True, It can happen to anybody. That’s why I also try to be humble and respectful because It could happen to me in the future.
Doesn’t she have homeowner’s insurance? I
@@junechang6915 not everyone does but my question is she can easily become a math teacher....at the very least. Not trying to be insensitive but I am confused.
@@samanthab6642 It sounds simple, but it's not. People with homes, cars, internet, cell phones struggle to get decent paying jobs; she has none of that. She has to figure out a placed to shower everyday, or risk being fired cause some Karen doesn't like her BO. You need to provide a physical address and provide an ID for your application, which if she came from Santa Monica I doubt she has. Then you add the fact that she probably doesn't have a cell phone, so how exactly is she supposed to get a call back for an interview?
Every step is difficult when you don't have a home or money.
@@samanthab6642 It isn't that easy. In most states, you need a teaching degree (some require a masters in teaching) and you need to take certification exams.
To have a job you must have a home. To have a home you must have a job.
It's a vicious cycle
You do not have to have a home to get a position like she should be qualified to do. Contract Engineers that travel stay at extended stay hotels where ever the job is. I did it for 15 years all over the US..
Hotel = home in this case. Money is the issue.
@@leehilgendorf6215 If you had no home, food, sleep and safety for an extended period of time, do you think you can just jump right back into normal society? She will need to decompress and reintegrate back into society. I'm sure the experience has probably affected her ability to trust as well.
@@Here4TheHeckOfItyour right about that 😢😢 this world is so cruel and it's getting worst as decades past
I have a masters in Mechanical Engineering with an A&P license with 12 years of hands on experience. I work at an airline now making around $200K/year but that's only what people see on the surface. I was near homeless only 3 years ago when I was laid off during covid. It all happened so quickly. My apartment lease had just ended (horrible timing) and they wouldn't renew, I had no family support, I had no income, and my gf since high school left me. A close friend of mine passed from a stroke related to Covid, and I entered a really deep depression where I couldn't get out of bed. I was living in a shared bedroom Airbnb and got myself in triple-digit debt and got severely addicted to alcohol. It's really a miracle that I dug out of that. I never judge anyone that is homeless now.
Everyone needs an emergency fund. They say 6 months expense but honestly, 1 year income is better.
Unfortunately, even people making good money are living paycheck to paycheck. Mostly by choice because we can't get control of our impulses. Used to be me.
I was lucky to retain my job through covid. If I would have lost it I would have been screwed. Too much debt, too much irresponsible spending.
Scared the crap out of me. Now I saved $250k in retirement and have a 6 month emergency fund working towards a full years salary.
Nice that money markets are paying over 5% I keep the emergency fund in there.
Hope things keep going well for you. Save and invest as much as possible. I'm pushing hard to get to 1 million invested as quickly as possible. Sounds like you could easily achieve that in less than 10 years.
Moving towards complete financial independence as soon as I can. The sooner I get to stop worrying about a 8-5 job the better.
Did she leave you because of your then money issues or was unrelated?
it's not black or white. we were already on the rocks leading up to it, and our children became a topic of contention. My addiction to alcohol didn't really help. I said some bad things to her that I shouldn't have. We're talking again and I get to see the kids once a week, so it's improving.@@Qwerty-mm6kx
you mean your friend took a stoke due to the jab? it’s happening everywhere
@@stacksflat7482 Possibly or most certainly! Clot jabs related deaths everywhere
This lady could easily be me or you tomorrow. We are all so much closer to homelessness than we think
I have $5 to my name bills are crazy !
It’s also naive to say people like her could return to society. You can just tell her thinking is not stable. I would guess she has some trauma and a significant history of mental illness.
Perhaps it’s bipolar she struggles with.
@@lijohnyoutube101 There's more to this story that she is not telling. Maybe she does have psych issues. She should have been able to get another job pretty soon after losing her house even if it was a lesser job before getting back to a professional job. Why does she have literally no one helping her? Most people have friends and family they can lean on. Why so isolated that you are on the street with that much education? What happened to insurance money from losing the house? It makes no sense. Also, why does she have no savings at all? Most companies have a 401k. Technically you shouldn't take money out of retirement savings but if you're homeless I think that should be an exception. It makes no sense to live in a place that's super expensive to the point where you have no disposable income. She could literally go to Texas, get a job at Costco and get an apartment. What am I missing?
My point was that you never know what has happened to a person. Sometimes when terrible things happen to people they get numb and lose their ability to get organized and make life altering plans. There is a lot more to the story for sure, I suspect she’s a lot more mentally ill than she admits. Intelligent people can be unstable just like everyone else.
Looking for reasons to say somehow she deserves this or that she brought it on herself says a lot more about us than it does for her.
@@Kami84 fun fact: mona is a lying crackpot nightmare.
The fact that there are people homeless who are smarter than me scares me.
It just goes to show that homelessness can happen to anyone regardless of background. Mark's other videos have people who you would least expect to be homeless.
@juan perez ?? Nigga tf
I'm going to be homeless. Im a teacher but masks have made me unemployed for over a year now
Yeah! Every homeless person or person has that one skill they are good at and they can really excel on that one subject! Thats all u need to have in order to find a good job nowadays! Well not during covid time I would say!
@@ozotto7527 lmao ikr
I've Been Homeless For Going on 5 Years now. I'm 66 1/2 yrs. Old. I've Met 3 Preachers, 2 Musicians, 2 Teachers, a Nurse & a College Professor.This Can Happen to ANYBODY!
Really?? You joking right
@@suryakant6357 as european it doesn't sound like a joke, for some reason america is this.
@@tonimacarroni5208 is it same in Europe?
@@suryakant6357 europe is a group of countries but I think that all countries in EU at least have free healt and education, in some countries they give you a house to live or a place to stay in the night, in another countries the bachelor is free.
I can't understand how a mathematician was working in a support calls and now she is homeless unable to find a job, it's just blow my mind.
@@suryakant6357 for some reason eeuu always goes in his bad own way, just look canada how different they are, and they are in the same place. I can't understand how eeuu is 1st economy in the world.
This should be a great example of how we should never look down on homeless people, doesn't matter how good your financial state is or what you own, you can be homeless the next day. the lesson here is always to treat people well.
I try to live by that, no matter my circumstances. How can I lift someone else up.
It happened to me and I’m a Marine this can happen to anyone and never count on your supposed family to help house you even if they have a 10,000 square foot home , I found that out the hard way now I don’t consider them family but I forgive them but can’t forget so I stay away from them now
This is shameful letting talent like this slip through the cracks is a sign of how bad the system we have really is.
it is simply shameful to let anybody slip through the cracks, talented or NOT
Once something happens to make a person homeless, nobody wants to help them. It is assumed by almost everyone that people are only homeless because they do drugs, made poor and irresponsible choices, chose to be homeless etc. People like to believe that it's always the homeless person's own fault. I suppose it helps them feel less guilty for not wanting to help as well as feel like it can't happen to them. It's sad.
@@ianandme2 so true! it's like the poor, homeless, welfare recipients are the hated scapegoats of society
I notice non educated people, tend to have a hard on for capitalism like a chicken voting for Cornel Sanders.
I was working on my Master's degree in Economics while living in my car. 6 whole months. Took showers at the gym and the YMCA. At a certain point you start reconsidering your whole existence and then depression sets in. Stay strong and don't lose hope
Thank you for that exhortation
@@iamshango3005 You're welcome. Stay strong and don't hesitate to seek help
You had money for gym and not a 1 bedroom rent
@@calvinripley9093 😂😂😂 The free gym came with the University I was attending
@@iamshango3005 Sorry I can't understand you
I will never complain about my little “issues” again.
Thats what i told myself.just imagine those who are incarcerated for crimes they didnt commit,those homeless like her,victims of wars and famine.i just couldnt complain about being stressful ,everytime i think of these folks.i used to be a homeless myself for two yrs.i know how frightening it is to live day by day as you dont know if you survive each night and see the light of day again the next day.its terrible when hurricane,cold weather comes.sometimes ,some folks would prefer to be in prison than being out in the cold and lonely nights.hope a good samaritan will be able to help her overcome her trials and tribulations she is facing now.
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Yea you will
100% ^
So true.
Jesus! She’s a high calibre professional, the way she reeled of her qualifications and experience I have no doubt about her credentials. More importantly she’s got a very strong will and determination, especially after suffering that devastating loss of her home and livelihood. Wow! Life in USA can really take a hero to zero course in minutes even if you spend a lifetime trying to make it into hero territory, God bless her 🙏🏽
College puts these people in debt with a promise of big careers. It’s a scam and colleges should be held accountable
🕊️💖🙏
Well, it can go especially fast if people like her boss/customer act like he did in her situation, kicking her when she’s down.
What a total *sshole!
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Hmmm.... It seems that there is something very wrong with the economic theory of Adam Smith, Ricardo, Milton Fiedman, Chicago School Economists, Ronald Reagam, George Busho, Trump. The people were being deceived while billionaires filled their pockets and accounts and the poor and middle class became impoverished.
I lost home and family in a fire and was plunged into poverty by injury and illness.
As a woman having worked in education, ministry, and the arts I often encountered surprise from helping professionals and volunteers who commented that I was so well-spoken or intelligent (I have a genius IQ). It felt like being called clean and articulate. Being poor doesn't necesarily mean that one is ignorant or dysfunctional. It just means that one doesn't have adequate finances.
I'm so sorry. I hope you're doing OK now. 🙏
It's so sad when there aren't any friends or family to say,''Come and stay with us".
True😑
Wish she was here near my place, but surely will get her to my apartment
American family structures
Dude, there's plenty of homeless in every state. House one of them.
I would say, "Remember that time when I was going to sell you home owner's insurance and you said it wasn't necessary?" I used to sell insurance, and I get upset when people could have been insured but would rather buy expensive "toys". I pay $30 a month for my home owner's insurance and I have the top of the line insurance, I am covered for just about every natural disaster, even earthquakes, which we don't generally get, but have it anyway.
I remember an instructor telling the class that no one could take your education away from you. But you could loose everything else.
Tell that to Bob Lazar.
*lose, not loose.
most of it is indoctrination as well
@@JohnSmithyy365 Or maybe he doesn't have an MIT degree because he never got one. People are so damn gullible. You could have talked about the Polish WW2 scientists who fled to America but had to go to school all over again because racist Americans wouldn't accept a Polish university degree. But that actually happened, so who is interested in that?
@@ZechsMerquise73 the $&@% are you talking about
She is smart! She deserves all the riches in the world. She worked hard for her degree and doesn't deserve this
She needs to be given (shall I say a second) chance. She sounds very intelligent and very educated. Not many people are capable of achieving that level of education.
I'm hoping an angel will come and take her into a second life. God bless this beautiful lady.
Someone give this woman accommodation & a job.
I guess that’s how this sort of thing happens to people. We say “someone” should really help them and then we go about our day.
Accommodation a job and a dog is what she needs. Very simple stuff but not simple at all.
Exactly
@@Taran532 amen!! You get it. It’s real easy to be ignorant about what the fact like Richard, but you ma’am get it. That’s exactly what happens. So many “I wish I could help “ and not enough “I am going to help”.
Someone?
I lived in shelters during my childhood for 6 years with my mom. Just wanted to thank you for humanizing and giving a voice to the homeless population.
how are you now?
I was orphan and grew up in institutions all my 19 years of my life . Now I am homeless. But I have my God Yahweh. Then I will be OK and happy.
@@QuangPham-ti8fg from where u are buddy?
@@QuangPham-ti8fg if your homeless how are you writing this on a device
@@MrYega-zq7rz amazing. Was blessed to be able to finish high school and college. I’m married now with 3 babies of my own and we’re in a position to be able to give back to those who are struggling💜
This woman shows how a college degree does not always keep you out of poverty or homelessness. She lost all she possessed despite having degrees in Mathematics and Engineering. It's awful to see people like her who had it all but now have nowhere to turn. You may get everything you desire at first, but it is possible that they will vanish in the blink of an eye. Nonetheless, she was able to survive on the streets, which is something that not many people are capable of.
I’m sure some of her mental/emotions” issues had a hand in all of it…..getting her a home and a job is good, but if they don’t get her a therapist, sadly, she could wind up back on the street. 😞
@@Noname-cn4lyNo one needs a quack who peddles inaccuracies and who gaslights/lies to people legally for a price.
What a lovely lady... I hope she manages to get housing fast and stand on her feet once more. The world needs more people like Mona: smart, humble and kind.
pathological = "smart" If only I could show you the actual nasty hell she was while our dear friend let her live off of him after his difficult divorce/depression that ensued. This is one of the most horrifying people I have ever had to stomach. Drugs are no excuse for her abusive ways. This is why she has nowhere to be and no one wants to help her where she burned every bridge. seriously steer clear! she wasn't working for a decade, unless you call flicking lighters into pipes "working". f that lying noise
Agreed with you.
My dad was a Harvard graduate, became fluent in Arabic while in the Army but became homeless and lived in his car when I was 13.
It can happen to those you least expect.
Having a degree from an Ivy League school doesn’t guarantee anything but it sure doesn’t hurt either
It happened
Did your father had taken retirement
Correct
@@frederickmuhlbauer9477 I agree, education is very important...it can make a difference to be successful, or unsuccessful.
10 years out of homelessness, I am still healing, but when you're continually pushed down, healing takes a lot longer than it should.
I am happy for you. Stay in the game and heal thy self. I am pulling for you.
I was homeless living in a VW Bug 40 years ago. It was so traumatic to me I tripled the low paying jobs and bought a house paid off in 15 years and never worry about being homeless again. Being without was a major motivator for me to rather be with.
@@eckankar7756 Well good for you! Everyone is coming from different life circumstances--never forget that.
@@metaphysicalmidwife And everyone has an opportunity to change their focus and direction at any moment of their lives- never forget THAT.
@@eckankar7756 Some people are really gone mentally due to intense trauma. I sensed a bit of arrogance in your comment is all. I think a lot is missing from this story. Doesn't matter. The Universe owes us a living...
Having a degree can hurt you if your in trouble. People always say just get a job at McDonald’s but those types of jobs won’t hire you because their HR considers you overqualified and they ignore your resume. A lot of people are going to run into this problem.
you just hide your education bg
It's easy to remove your degree from your resume in that case. Really you should be tailoring your resume for each job that you apply for, like if a company is big on volunteering or community outreach, make sure you write any volunteer work you've done even though otherwise you'd leave that off your resume bc it's not relevant (just make sure you're ready to talk about the expereince in the interview) Similarly if it's a customer-facing position and you dealt with that at least somewhat in one of your listed past jobs, you can edit your bullet points to point out how you have dealt with clients or customers in the past if it wasn't clear before same thing with changing the order of bullet points.
I have two engineering degrees and was homeless for a year. It's hard to recover no matter what your education.
@@ABHIJITDAS-vj1pk nah, Computer Science majors got it made. Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.
choices bro.
@@jaybae8056 yeah, I shouldn't choose to live in the US where we treat the homeless like garbage
@@danieldeelite "homeless" they are not, "houseless" they are. These people don't need a home, they just need a structure to house them. thus, "home" is where you make it.
@@jaybae8056 tell me more about when I was homeless and what I should call it, 😂
The biggest thing that blows my mind is not her level of education, but rather the fact that people are shocked to learn that the homeless population is a mixture of educated and uneducated, of brilliant and dull, of talented and unimpressive, of kind and atrocious, from wonderful families and horrible families…They’re…PEOPLE, from all walks of life.
Exactly!!!
@Lake P Aye, seeing the people shocked about this was more of a surprise to me than anything else. I got multiple degrees but it did nothing from preventing me from getting ill and becoming homeless, and others I met had a huge variety of different circumstances that led to them being homeless.
@@robincharles7057 Absolutely, Robin. My hope is that folks start viewing the homeless as the regular people they are (with and without mental issues) instead of like some foreign “other” population, and that they start realizing that many people they know personally are just 1-2 mortgage payments away from homelessness. Perhaps then things may change.
I’m so sorry that you went through that-not because you had multiple degrees, but because you’re a human being. We really need to figure out this homelessness thing and take better care of each other. I hope things have improved for you.
The fundamental attribution brigade can’t take it, the just world theorists minds are blown
I’ve sometimes thought about going to graduate school. Even though I have tuition reimbursement from work, there are strings attached to it. And even with financial aid, the idea of going more into debt for more opportunities does sound heavy. I think of things like what if I lose my job during grad school or lose my house. What’s going to happen then? And not to mention that doing both work and school can also be mentally taxing. How can I feel secure while balancing the expenses of living and school? And full time grad research doesn’t pay a lot either. It’s stressful!
Her story is a testimony of a broken society
Her story is a testament to homeowners insurance.
Agenda by design......
@@tc41089 Yeah, the agenda to help the homeless. How sinister and Machiavellian.
even today, a lot of people still think college = job. i mean college would help but, it doesn't equate to jobs waiting for you after graduation.
The society is exactly the problem. We have enough resources for the entire world....
my aunt used to tell me: "nobody can take your knowledge away from you, they can take just about everything else, but not your knowledge"
You can tell she's been desensitized to a point where nothing bad happening to her in life crashes her anymore. It's sad that she had to go through that much suffering and pain, but it's incredible and inspiring to see how well she's handling life despite that. It really makes me feel like we are whiny and fragile against the tiniest struggles, whereas we need the mindset she has, to overcome struggles in life. I hope she'll get back on her feet in the best way possible.
Kinda fucked up how people just fire employee after they had a horrible tragedy happen to them like this. Great way to further break down an already broken person. Some people are so heartless.
maybe the employer had too much overhead and couldn't afford paying somebody who couldn't be depended on every day. This can be fixed though. Don't blame the employer, he may very well have had his reasons from his point of view. But do blame the lack of regulations. With the proper worker's rights laws, the employer would have to think twice before hiring in the first place. Like mandatory 16 days paid sick leave (in a row). 3 months standard leave of notice which may be challenged in court if not resonably justified. And worker insurance which accounts for force majeure like a fire. Maybe it would have taken the employer a couple more months before he could employ somebody. Or maybe the pay would be $24 an hour instead of $25 to account for these risks. But it would be worth it for everybody in the end. We have these laws in Norway.
@@FrankHerfjord that's not acceptable. He didn't even give her a chance to not be depended on....maybe if he had but he didn't. He also just ghosted her... As someone with a business that has employed people, status of home/moving/change of location is not the concern, it's showing up and performance. I just don't see this as acceptable.
@@NaomiDollxoxo yeah I don't disagree. I'm just saying that should be protected by law as it here
The burden should be on society at large and not the individual employer.
@@FrankHerfjord There is always a frkin euro boi in the chat explaining how pretty hus unicorn is. God damnit
This woman is a perfect example of how a college degree won't always save you from poverty and or homelessness. The late '00s recession also proved this as well. You can have an MBA degree to your name and still be out on the streets. A lot of people get good jobs in the corporate world through connections. If you have little to no connections, then it's much harder to get your foot in the door.
The type of degree you do also matters
There are homeless engineers in my country, my football coach is a mechanical engineer
So yea the type of degree and where you do your degree from highly matters but that's mostly in competitive jobs which doesn't apply to her cause she is unable to find any job but my point is it's always better to have a degree and make sure you know and do your finances well
@@eliteevildarkness5830 This woman has a masters engineering degree from UC Berkeley, one of the top 3 universities for industrial engineering in the world. There are plenty of jobs for industrial engineering, but it's incredibly difficult to apply for work once you do not have a stable address.
You can have conections and then recibe a kick in the ass anyway😂
Having a random MBA is low key a ticket to the streets
No. What this woman is a perfect example is of the fucked up system you have it there int he U.S.
Absolutely no empathy embedded in your social system. It's even worse than many third world countries.
As someone who is also an engineer/drawn to intellectual pursuits, we don’t have a great plan B when things get tough. Our interaction with the world is fairly abstract, which can be a severe handicap when the structural framework of our lives break down. I feel for this woman immensely because all she needs is tiny amount of structure and her brain will effortlessly latch onto and build upon it.
Well said 👌
Poor lady! I can’t believe the system has failed her so much! I hope she will be able to get the help she needs and there will be a company that will be willing to take her into consideration.
There's something deeply wrong with our society when an individual of this intelligence and accreditation can neither find work nor living space. She is acutely aware of exactly what is making her homeless.
No matter how smart someone is mental illness can change your life for the worse. Or, low emotional IQ can get u fired (there's a book about this). Some highly educated ppl may lack good common sense - not managing their money well, choosing a bad partner, etc.). Being smart is no guarantee everything will be rosy.
Being smart helps but it is difficult to find a quick cure for homelessness. The first thing I would do is grab a nanny job that requires you live on the premises. I’d get in to see a counselor at the community college. I’d create a five year plan and begin studying at night for a degree. Along the way I would grab connections and letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation can come from attending church and participating in the religious education program, your teachers in the college or university, and your workplace. In five years you will have what you need to make a new start with a place of your own. It is painful and seems impossible but it isn’t if you stick with your plan and keep a steady head on your shoulders. Our society may not work but if you take people as individuals you can break down the barriers.
I don't claim to be educated about the subject of government/social issues/ect. but why does everyone ignore the fact that capitalism by definition does not want Mona to succeed.
@@paulinejensen7968 This is the truth. Emotional IQ, team work, and getting along are more important than ever. The days of being the oddball who is still useful are fast coming to an end. Nearly everything can be outsourced, and most "intellectual" jobs can be done online by someone hundreds or even thousands of miles away.
The problem is the removal of Gods word from everything and turning to vain pointless commodity spending and entertainment with greed, rather then doing things as the Lord intended. It's not a new thing. We all make our choices and suffer the rewards or consequences of it and death into the judgment of God no one will escape.
You can tell she’s smart. Sometimes life just kicks the crap out of you... hard to get back up on your own... I hope only the best comes her way.
Being smart isn't the only thing that matters in the workplace. If you are disorganized and unable to work well with others, your intelligence isn't very valuable.
@@unnecessaryapostrophe4047 ok? How is that relevant to her goddamn house getting burned down and having gone through mental trauma? You’re the one who seems to have trouble understanding other people.
What does any of that have to do with what I posted? I was addressing the relative vs. objective value of intelligence, not making any judgment about this individual. It seems like you're pretty eager to get prickly about it, though, Karen.
@@unnecessaryapostrophe4047 ironic how you talk about not being able to work with others, but have no sense of the people you talk to. We’re talking about an individual who went through and is going through hardship, and is intelligent, while you come in going “ackshually being shmart ishnt everything”, completely missing how inappropriate that is in this context. It’s also useless and irrelevant. You just really wanted to push some of your personal issues with smart people onto others.
I can't help but feel that there IS something missing in her story, mental trauma set aside. If a smart woman owned a house that got torched, insurance should have been there to provide replacement. I suspect she was merely renting or rooming at the house that burned, so she didn't get any insurance money. But there is still something missing in this intelligent woman's story. She has no family or college friends to go to for help? The park is the only answer? And the fact she has been this way for 5 months also suggests something is missing to her story. Maybe a question to ask ourselves is, if a friend from college you hadn't seen for years called, especially after a well-known disaster like the Thomas Fire, and said they needed a place to get back on their feet, would you refuse them? (Kind of a twist on the old Cold War debate - If you built a bomb shelter and your neighbor didn't, would you let them in when the Nukes started flying?)
In Pinellas County Florida, Catholic Charities has worked with the county to provide a refuge called Pinellas Hope. Tenting in downtown parks in St Petersburg, Clearwater, or really anywhere else in incorporated cities in the county is not tolerated. Tenting IS allowed at Pinellas Hope which is centrally located in the county, decently near a bus stop despite our bus service being pretty minimal. There are showers, food, computer access, social workers, and security there. It IS possible to be flat on your tail and have a method of getting back on your feet. There is also an organization in Clearwater Florida called Homeless Empowerment which works to get people on the streets into stable life situations. A key component is where job seekers can get on computers to look for work, and have a phone number where they can get messages taken from prospective employers. Getting off the streets is not rocket science, BUT the homeless have to want to accept help and follow rules.
The potential she has. I hope her the very best
Love to hear a follow-up on this woman. I hope she found her way into those wishes.
I have a BA from UCLA and I'm homeless. I'm glad you make these videos because people need to know that the homeless aren't what they think. We're not all drug addicts and mentally ill. Some of us have just had a horrible run of bad luck.
Well BA Isn't exactly a good degree.
@@prathikjain8950 Not these days it isn't. I did graduate with a high GPA. But I couldn't afford grad school.
And no family or friends?
What was your BA in? How did you end up homeless?
Need help
As a 17 year old, I'm glad that I have a medium to understand how society works before I become an active part of it. And I must say, I'm not too enthusiastic.
Keep that mindset and don't give up. Many your age will *never* get it and won't until it is too late
That's the general way young people are feeling nowadays.
Life is hard, it is not easy, and it is not fair. But it is not as bad as the RUclips comments section or an average news article will make you believe. You will have options, you will have friends. You will make good choices and bad choices, and you'll look back on them and wish you made other choices. 580k people are homeless in the US, 330 million people. Do the math. Yes, it could be you. It is not likely. A solid way to look at society is, a game. Except with real consequences. If you die, you actually die. Etc. As such, while no one is immune from the plight of this woman, you'll likely be fine. Just choose a college major that is mundane but actually useful, and you could reasonably do it for a career. I recently met a dude at my job who got a degree in safety management. I asked him why (thinking, gee what 18 year old considers that a calling, I admit a bit judgemental of me). His response was, I chose a major where I knew I could get a job. .... Do that. Thus for instance if you're good at math, don't go for math. Go for something that uses math. Same for English or anything else, and think about the 20 year job prospects in that industry. We'll still need nurses and doctors in 20 years. Will we need as many broadcast journalists? Probably not, as it's a dying medium as younger populations get their media online or via social media. Etc. Worst case, you can also pursue a high end career that is in demand abroad. Many good to live in nations need more engineers and architects etc. Get a degree in that, and you can move to a country that matches your values. As for passions, get a minor in them, or, double major. But make sure whatever you study is practicable and not idealistic. Good luck.
Nice grammar
I understand but listen to the people on the ground who help the people who find themselves with these challenges
Amazing!! She's a wonderful lady.
😢😢😢😢 God bless this lady and find a place for her.
Someone who has the capability, please offer her a job, she is so talanted, she just needs a chance.
She may explore opportunities to seek a work in the different state (assuming she is vaccinated)
Before she can do that she needs assistance to help her do that. You can't really just tell people or go to a different state if they're homeless. Homelessness has its own set of problems which need to be addressed.
@@mkrp4 How will blood clots and strokes help her get a job?
@@notapplicable430 You're just scared of needles. Try growing a pair of balls.
@@notapplicable430Your comment reveals that while she isn't beyond redemption/help, you are.
Crazy how a lot of over-qualified people are out of jobs and homeless.
And the ones with no qualified BUT has money can get any job they want but dont give a damn about their workers/students!
the market for entry level engineering jobs is absolutely horrific. i did my degree and couldnt find any relevant work so i took up jobs in labs and right now im with an environmental consultancy. the industry is very hit or miss. uni doesnt prepare you at all, you apply for all these companies and you are also competing with people who have experience, when you get experience ur stuck in that field. so if you have experience in quality control you can no longer go for cad technician or design jobs. on top of all that the pay is rubbish even at the top. i should have done software or computer science
@@pennypillow4445 I got a computer science and it didn’t get me anywhere. I ended up doing other jobs to just get by. We were told when we were younger if you go to college then you’d get a good job but if you don’t know someone in that field then your left out. It’s highly competitive out there so I moved on. Now we are stuck with student debt hanging over our heads like it’s a noose
@@Lidia_AF especially If you set up an IBR. Then 25 years or so it is forgiven but added to your taxes as income BUT one can get out of that as well.
@@bastian_anibal she could become a math teacher at the very least.
It’s always heart wrenching to hear homeless people’s stories. I can’t imagine staying sane while being homeless.
I never finished high school. I've been "homeless" a few times (on purpose). It's not easy. Bless her. I hope she can be and is well.
I volunteered at a homeless shelter for several winters and had many conversations with the folks who stayed there at night. I learned that homelessness is something that can happen to anyone. None of us is more than a couple of serious personal disasters away from ending up homeless.
This is so true! We’ve been getting camping gear together that’s off-grid and uses no electricity. You never know what’s going to happen!
@@JokiBroki did you have a community to help you? You had a place to sleep? Many homeless people don’t have family or community that can help them. Imagine sleeping just one night on the street without knowing where you can sleep the next. How hopeless would you feel?
@@JokiBroki also I recommend watching the video closely before speaking, since this woman graduated from BERKELEY with a masters and still ended up homeless in a park. Just shows how broken the current system is.
@@JokiBroki cool story, bro. Not everyone handles things the same way. If it was so easy, as you suggest, to "make (something) happen," homelessness wouldn't be an issue in this country. You mentioned your wages from 1996. Wages have barely gone up (only about $4 more?), while the cost of living has skyrocketed. People who tell their stories as a sort of 'well, I did it...' Really dont get the point.
@@JokiBroki all nice - but if you are a woman you cannot really chop yr tree in LA...and in middle age as she is it is harder to learn the hard life...still she is doing pretty well - does not giving up - you should be more understanding and less criticizing.
Her value is not her degrees. I feel like so many comments are based off wanting to help her because of her being highly educated. She should be helped even if she never graduated HS.
Exactly. In a country with such ridiculous wealth, people deserve to have a place to lay their heads just based on their dignity as humans. I dislike some of the comments on this channel because it sometimes people are trying to decide if someone deserves help or why they are homeless. My mom taught me that it doesn’t matter why someone ends up in the circumstances they are in - the fact is they are in those circumstances right now and we can either treat them with compassion and dignity or deny their humanity to make ourselves feel better.
American are super brainwash about having a “degree.” A B.S. is basically a 2nd high school degree that put you in debts and screw up your life with no job after graduation.
@@joeburly so true,thank you for saying this
Agreed. But people prefer to believe that homelessness could never happen to them. Or maybe homeless people are too difficult to help because they have too many problems. What struck me was that this lady had mental health problems before she was homeless and she was keeping her life together. She didn't seem to have a secure job and that's what really tipped her life over the edge. That puts her in the same position as a lot of people who might not be sympathetic to the homeless.
@@CC-hx5fz I think most people in this country have at least a subconscious awareness of how possible it is to become homeless, especially because of our broken medical system and the bankruptcies it causes. So out of fear they try to distinguish themselves from those who have fallen through the ever widening cracks in our society.
Thank you for sharing this.
I too am educated, yet homeless, not due to drug addiction or alcoholism, but there are so many obstacles to having a place to live, not the least of which is expense.
Our government should be ashamed for doing such a lousy job and giving money to the rich when we have so many deserving poor who need help.
America really sucks!
How can you be homeless if you aren't addicted what you did with your parents property
@@truenature2415There are sober homeless people.
Our government is giving money and homes to the millions of illegals crossing our borders. It isn't just the rich.
2 years later, things haven't gotten any better, and the scary part is that there doesn't need to be a natural disaster to occur in order for mass displacements. We're gonna see so much more of this in the next few years, whether we can help it or not. Well educated and hard working Americans finding themselves lost and homeless.
I lost everything and my kids and i ended up homeless living in a tent. Its hard getting out of it. Ppl turn their backs real quick.
Hope your situation improves soon. God bless you
Maybe we should take marriage more seriously and pick good partners. Then you have someone to help during the hard times. None of us are strong and independent alone.
@@northsouth8884 What does that have to do with anything? Her house burned down.
@Block Chain maybe she means in the past. or she gets free wifi somewhere. id love to work online. lost my job this past year . now facing foreclosure. you know of a place thats hiring ?
@@KendraEMoyer Did you watch the interview? She had 1 income...and lost it. Do you think if she had a husband who didn’t lose his income she would be still homeless? That is the whole idea of marriage....to get through the hard times. Am I wrong. Please help me understand
I can empathize, i'm literally a software engineer who is homeless from LA i have to work out of Starbucks, shower at gym, and cant even get a place because of bad credit which was the result of being homeless... I'm hoping one day i'll be able to just have my own place again. I always give homeless people a dollar now if i have it, cause I never thought it'd happen to me
Best of luck to you.
I cant offer you housing, but if there's some particular item you need please let me know. I'd like to help.
@@remyost8228 Compassion, and just hearing someone out is all anyone ever needs sometimes. Thanks
Leave California and vote Republican
@@devilselbow Question: why are you condescending to a perfect stranger online whose situation you know nothing about? Is it to feel better about yourself or do you genuinely think you somehow know better than another adult person how to live their life? Like, what were you trying to achieve with that comment?
It shows that society is unfair. How is it possible that such a person has no home? People have no heart!
This goes to show don't judge a book by its cover. Life can change in a minute. Be kind to everyone you never know their story. My thoughts and prayers are with her.
She has a beautiful attitude about her situation. Hope she get back on her feet.
"Hope she get back on her feet." Statistics show that most homeless people need help from the outside to do so. It continues to amaze me that so many Americans seems to put the responsibility on the homeless person themselves to get back on their feet. Where I live we hardly have any people living on the street. The reason is not that people here are really good at getting back on their feet, but because all citizens are eligible to housing benefits if they need it, so they can afford a place to live.
@@HelenEk7 ,that is true. I may have to look into how find her and donate her something.
I can help!!!
@@stevemclendsy3911 What she needs is for someone to rent her a room, at a price she can afford. Only when she has a safe place to sleep every night she will be able to start sorting out other things in her life. I hope someone will be able to offer just that - an affordable room,
This could be any of us. This lady is articulate, she is smart, and she is homeless. I really hope she gets the help she needs.
not me 😁
Welcome to the States ...
Does not matter whether she is educated this homelessness shouldn't happen to anyone.
This doesn't just happen to any of us. There is something not quite right about some of these people. And until that something is addressed, we're not making progress.
@@PaulKruskamp Oh it can and does happen to any kind of person. I have known many homeless people, they come from all walks of life and each is an individual. The whole "must be on drugs" or "must be mentally ill" tropes are just not always true.
Home burns to the ground with these horrific wild fires gave PTSD and Trauma.. 2 years ago, So sad. Heartbreaking 🙏 🙏 your doing better now 2023...
What a lovely and caring human being. I am sorry Mona about the trauma you endured and I hope you are well and your three wishes come true very soon
Stories like this act as a reminder to never be judgmental. More kindness, less judgement. I pray she is able to get back on her feet quick!
Why? She's a bum hippie who doesn't want to work.
Has for being judging someone. Meaning is making a decision.
Plus everyone is.
Has for you. Your also judging too. Cause you are using the word judgemental 2 times.
By listening to this lady is totally making excuses not to work.
And that’s her decision.
Plus you make your own life the way you want it.
Not blame anyone.
@@napoliano great! 😯
@@suebuschmann7057 What a simplistic way of seeing things I wish it were so easy. But it isn't, many people are victims of others' choices.
Society not only wastes food and resources but humans too. I think we all need to take note... Bless Them All🙏
😪🤬
So, society was at fault for her under achieving or walking away from her career to do telemarketing at home for $25/hr.? I dont think so...
Well said! It’s a tragedy!
@Sai Amen💜🙏
That's for sure, I always think about kids in third world countries, dude it's like an instant Game Over if you are born in a undeveloped country, no access to education, healthcare, wealth, all the things necessary to succeed, sure they can make it, as conservatives say you just have to work hard and "pull yourself by your own straps" but holy shit those are some straps your gonna have to pull.
What a lovely person. Hope she's doing well.
Someone hire this woman!!! She seems incredibly qualified!! The fact that she lost her house to a fire and became homeless is just so sad.
Let's be realistic. You can have a masters at 25. Why should anyone hire someone in their forties or fifties, and in fact a traumatised someone.
@@OrthodoxDAO She has experience whether its work or life and that is important
@@OrthodoxDAO trelós
@@OrthodoxDAO because ypu can't age discriminate. Just because you reach 40 doesn't mean you don't need money. Someone who is 40 has experience someone at 25 doesn't have. I hope when you turn 40 your not fired and can't find work ever again. In fact why don't you just quit your job when you turn 40 and go live in a tent at the park and see how you like it.
@@OrthodoxDAO It’s incredible you think a 25 year old with likely and statistically less experience automatically as a better candidate. Unless you’re talking about pay, but that’s horrible and selfish mindset to have. I’m 27 and can tell you a lot of people our age needs far more experience to excel at their job.
OMG!! She is much more intelligent and well spoken than most people I talk to. We are such a horrible society for allowing this to happen.
like jk said I'll elaborate, take her into whatever your living in until you do that STFU, this isn't society's problem it's individual no one owes homeless or drug addicted or criminals anything.
@@procaliber480 I’m already married to a maths genius or else I would take her she can crunch sports betting stats for me and do my account’s and probably good and watching my stocks portfolio as well as keep an eye on my properties rental.
But I won’t be willing to fund her meths addiction but if it’s only weed I would be ok with that.
Never marry a woman for her looks it’s all about having a kind heart and good number cruncher that you can trust
There is always something else to the story they are not telling you. She looks like she isn't sober so idk if to believe someone with her knowledge be homeless just like that
She wasn't smart enough to realize she was living in an area prone to wildfires with no homeowners insurance
The brains are as you can see sometimes on the street and the welthy are sucking. Lovely country. I am so glad a live in the Netherlands. Everyone pays for each other So not this idiot things. The American rich who doing very well: Oh they don't want to work and are lazy (And if they are suddenly bankrupt because they have had "bad luck" or something and find themselves in this situation, they suddenly think 180 degrees the other way.)
I pray she and others in this situation will find the strength to work out a solution that is good for them.
you are a reminder for my soul, Sir. Thank you and God keep blessing you and all this people suffering. It will be just for a season. Amen.
A house, a job and a dog. Things most people take for granted. I hope she gets the help she needs.
things everyone deserves
I actually don't take the for granted. I haven't worked for s year.
A house and a job for granted? Damn, hardest shit to get nowadays
People take em for granted? Where are you upper middle class located? I could use some help lol
@@ipassingthrough I'm no where close to upper middle class. My comment was on graditude in general and how most people (including myself) could have more of it when it comes to life's essentials.
2018. Graduated with a doctorate in pharmacy. Went a year with out a job. Job saturation and being over qualified is a real thing.
WOW I respect you. am a pharmacist too but working in GHANA I think it will be nice to share our experiences.
Preach brother
This is exactly why I quit my PhD program.
And many of us had student loans 😢
@@KinkyHeadMonkey Thankfully my loans were small because that's how it was. I cannot imagine trying to handle the loans the younger generation is saddled with.
What a sweet, brilliant, and likeable Woman.
I worked with people who happened to be poor for 30 years, in 23 states. Generational poverty is tough to escape because those folks don't get the support or opportunity. But for the other folks, it's often one event that overturns their life trajectory.
She has a master's degree in operations research and a lot of relevant work experience, so she's definitely qualified for a 6-figure data scientist job. Give her a place to stay for several months, she'll definitely be able to find a job.
No one will hire her without a permanent address, that’s the problem.
@@rf8020 then how immigrants getting jobs. They also don't have home. Living on rent.
@@rf8020 All she needs is just a chance and to get out from LA
This lady can get work easily in Dubai
Like she said no housing, no outfit, no shower etc her education doesn’t matter if they know she’s homeless
I don’t hear one bit of self pity or bitterness from her. She has an amazing attitude and personality. I pray someone will open their home to her there.
Right.
@@Pharoset the universe is surely not running by itself, someone is managing all the stuff. So praying to a supreme power won't hurt us
Your prayers only serve to make you feel better, like you said, you hope someone else helps her.
Gosh she's such a capable person who sounds like she's really sharp and on the ball. I hope her property insurance pays out soon so she can get on with her life.
Brave and honest women
Hatts off to her courage
When a woman with these amazing qualifications can't get a job, it should come as no surprise why our nation is on a rapid decline.
So true. Education can't prevent circumstances like hers from happening unfortunately.
Wish they'd post & let us know if someone stepped forward to help
her with what she's needing.
Capitalism...
@Mr Brightsidesearch yourself...With an open mind...Your politicians ultimate aim is their next election victory..Not the well-being of the majority common people....Look into the daily randum shooting...Why don't they ban guns...There concern only for the gun business and it's profit..Not the lives of innocent victims...And somany other things... Capitalism is ultimately stands for profit..It lead by a tiny corporate minority's greed...Not for the 99 percentage workers and common people...
@Mr Brightside ha ha ha... ..Then why the african and majority of asian(iam an Indian) and Latin american countries following your free market economy can't better majority of its citizens lives..Your markets are controlled by major corporates...And your government led by them..And they frames policies mainly for their existence and betterment...We want a real legitimate market ...Not controlled by some corporates..Now a days China is far better than US....There is a strong government represent the majority of its people ..There mixed economical modal prove to be a right one......They have enough strength to intervene the market for the favor of its people and the whole world...And make unbelievable progress in all sectors...But your policies only make more skid rows,war and terror......Iam not so expert in this language..
@@nayanankm1596 African and asian economies have been crushed by socialism for years. It's when they implement capitalism that the poverty is alleviated (ie Ethipoia, Nigeria); when socialism & redistribution is enacted the famines come with a vengeance (Zimbabwe)
She sounds like a perfect person to work for the "system" because she understands the both sides of the situation.
Most homeless people do understand it this way.
The System Isn't Broken. It's Working Exactly As Designed.
"Both sides" lol
I don't think society is taking full advantage of people's special skill sets. Like people who compulsively count things could do warehouse inventory or count money at the bank. People who compulsively hoard could be in charge of recycling center's or garbage collection. Overly social and extreme extroverts could be greeters at Wal-Mart. Obsessive compulsive maid services. Little people coal miners. Stuff like that.
The people at the top don't want problems fixed. one it doesn't affect them two if people didn't have to worry about poverty they could challenge their power structure
I really hope she's in a better situation now watching this two years later.
Great woman, so smart… I hope she get a place soon so she can use her knowledge.
There have been two times in life I would have been homeless, had I not had my parents to help. I’ve always stayed humble by reminding myself that others didn’t have that support net. Don’t judge homeless...it’s so easy to become that way.
I "coach surfed" for a year until I saved enough money to get back on my feet. I had no family support..but I had community support because everyone knew what had happened to me (it was in the newspapers) and ppl helped. Being humble wasn't easy, but 23 years later I stay in touch with most of the ppl who helped me through the worst time in my life. Take care!
Yes, in India parents support is available. Even if their is no family support, only grief and sick striken people endup homeless. I think in US, people should save some money over a period and move to rural areas, where cost of living is cheap.
@Babyhowdy233: This isn’t true.
3- 4 homeless die every day.
Same! God bless my Dad. Trying to make good money now to build my foundation.
USA has an ugly political system. Moreover they try to destroy all over the world governments that try to build a better social system (like Iran, China, Russia, Syria, Cuba, Argentina, Venezuela etc) 🤢
the fact that she is literally spitting statistics so causally in conversation is crazy
Yep, much more articulate than the orange baby.
She's off her head that's why. If you sat her down and asked her the same questions again, I bet the answers would be different when you compare this video to her second response. Don't buy her story one bit.
The sign of hope right there , I really hope this takes a turn for the better . Such an over looked valuable person .
what statistics did she "spit"? The thing about the amount of housing? She said for each unit of housing there were 4 people so it was 1/4th the percentage. Uh, if there are 4 people and only one house for them then there is 25% of the housing that is needed and the other 75% of people are on the street.. I only took one class in statistics and no degree. But it is exhausting being homeless and exhausting being traumatized. And being homeless IS traumatizing on it's own and ages you quickly
She said she had a statistics background.
Breaks my heart such a lovely woman, life can be so cruel. I pray she gets help soon. ❤❤
I have masters in molecular biology and soil science and a Phd in evolutionary biology and plant sciences from an elite school. I was homeless for half year after I got dengue fever from a mosquito bite during a research project. I was discarded when my health declined. I had just graduated so was still poor and had no family to lean on. Was a learning experience and damn scary time. It truly can happen to anyone.
Wow, this woman's story represents so much that is wrong with society.
Rather what's wrong with the US system, this would never happen to her in most countries in Europe. Sure, to have that kind of safety net you have to accept paying higher taxes (even if you might never be in a position to "enjoy it") and you might need to revise your political views, and accept some concepts.
@@VagabondTurtle Thank you for pointing out that the advantages of Europe come with a price (literally).
That’s the honest truth…!!!!!
@@VagabondTurtle That will never happen in The US, some Americans are too stubborn. I became sick(diagnosed with severe ulcerative colitis pancolitis) and lost everything. Almost became homeless, but I'm thankful to have a family who let me move back with them. I'm 31 years old and was so closed to purchasing my own home, but all my money is gone now. Some Americans think that paying higher taxes is evil socialism/communism.
We need to help and humanizing world is necessary
This shit right here scares me. I work at this horrible Call center site only to pay for my college degree. Hour after hour of dealing with shitty customers I keep telling myself “it will be worth it at the end” but imagine going through all that only to end up homeless and without a way out despite being really smart like this lady. Terrifying stuff.
Hope she makes it out
Edit: some people are trying to sound smarter than they are saying I have apparently a horrible degree because I’m working at a call center. Thing is I haven’t got it yet. I’m working towards it. Literally I’m still studying. Just an small FYI since there’s a couple of morons thinking workings towards education is somehow bad lmao or that I’m lying for RUclips points because these are so so important.
Stay healthy everyone.
S Birder:Just stay focused on your goals. Remember you can donate to your local church or something like that but you being so young you are heavily taxing yourself. You can not carry that burden and stay focused on your degree and graduating. Also when you make it to the top and get wealthy you will be in a better financial position to throw a line to lift a homeless person up. You have your future to look after. Now go invent the next vaccine and save a billion kids in Africa or something like that. Your a really good person.
And the Same for you !
I'm trying to finish my graduate degree this semester. No job prospects as of yet. Everything is hard, unyielding. I often consider the possibility of homelessness.
Luck wins over hardwork all the time
@@stevethomas5209 what the hell are you talking about steve?
These people are so strong. I don’t know if I’d have the will to survive on the streets.
strong Lady, i hope she has her life back by now,,, bless her.
I just sent money to my sister who is on disability, or else she may be on the way to homelessness after her landlord sold the house she's rented for nearly 20 years. She let me stay with her many years ago when I was unemployed. If you don't have a supportive family, then this world can get mighty tough.
That’s big facts support and all the three main health’s are very important to last in this messed up world
Exactly that's what I try and tell people, stick with your family. After my grandma passed away my whole entire family split up and don't communicate. It's only me my wife and kids and it gets really hard sometimes without family to lean on.
Amen...Amen.
Agree. I'm Filipino and married to a white man. I told my husband America has obsession with pursuit of personal success and wealth and yet they're bankrupt when it comes relationships especially family, extended families and friends.
I told him you hardly see homeless Asians and Hispanics and that's because we value family and relationships above everything else and would support anyone in need until they're back on their feet.
Personal achievements like masters degree education and other titles are useless if that's the only achievement you have in your life. Money is important but being rich in relationships is even more important.
So much truth here, thanks for starting this thread, SoulfulVeg, and blessings to all 💖🙏
13 years for me.... 34 years working professional with doctorate degree.... ability to work gone overnight due to injury and illness.... truly relate and understand this dear woman's situation because I lived it. High disability score and a willing social worker helped finally to get permanent housing.... literally off the street and safe..
You my friend are a warrior. Nothing will break you
Amazing. I’m so glad you were able to get the assistance you needed. Wish it was easier to get than it probably was for you, and I also wish more people were able to get this help. Take care and stay strong! Like the person above said, you are a warrior for sure.
Well, lemme see here..oh yeah, I remember now.... best I can figure is the Rothschild's got all the money and laundered it thru the Vatican bank... 43 has better Intel on that as he bailed out all the banks in 2008 and 44 ran the economy into the dirt for the next 8 years... other than that Walmart got most of whatever money I found... cheapest Ramen ..
. . but their restrooms were free...they never charged a penny for the several years I slept in my car in their parking lot... 50 cars a night, every night, doing the same thing...
..thanks Walmart
I'm trying my best to figure the homeless situation out. It seems like drugs are almost always a factor. So were there any drugs in your story? I have a theory on how drugs enters into a situation like your's. But I don't want to lead the witness. I would like to hear your story if drugs played a part.
@@kerzman thanks for your inquiry. I've gotten quite the education myself these last 13 years... me. Stroke damage prevented me from pursuing other work than what I was doing at the time... I could not walk far and had little stamina.. was constantly dizzy and shaking.... I could sit at a desk, type on a computer with one hand, talk on the phone, email, (no zoom in those days)... couldn't walk more than a block, couldn't sit or converse for more than an hour.... energy ran out after 3 hrs. Got stronger as months went by and it looked like i was getting back to normal income ..then in October 2007 the economic downturn hit my business and my income went to zero. Couldn't get other work, (couldn't even be a greeter at Walmart). No strength, no stamina for a 40 hr job... lost house to foreclosure in June 2008 which began my homeless period. No drugs, no booze, no mental impairment...I struggled to rebuild my business... got a few hundred dollars every other month or so, lived with relatives for a while, slept in my office, my storage unit, my friends/strangers couches, basement floors and many nights in my car ( Walmart mostly) .... got back to full time work again in 2012 for a half a year, business associates stole and defrauded me... sent me back into no money situation so I worked 18 hrs a day for the next year to rebuild.... then an autoimmune disease hit and that took all my work abilities.... lost my office space, phone, bank account, credit..... I couldn't pay attention...I ended up full time in the car for the next 4 years.. social security finally kicked in and gave me almost enough to live for a month...usually 3 weeks then no money, no food, no fuel.... car broke down 05 2019 which ultimately sent me into a Catholic Charities homeless shelter for the next year where I began filing housing applications for subsidized senior housing apartments... their waiting lists were greater than 2 years for most but i got accepted into one after 9 months... long story but not a sad story because I saw Jesus guide me through everything... good bad ugly, scary, he was there.... still is. While living in my car I realized I could relate to others in their cars or worse situations and encourage them to place their faith in Jesus for his deliverance... I mentored several individuals one on one over the next 3 years.... I never begged, never stole, never lied or cheated anyone... the Lord made a way where there was no way....and he hasn't stopped.
super smart lady. i hope she is in a better situation now
Hopefully, they find Mona and give her housing. Thank you for posting this. 👍
I'm a US military veteran, I speak 5 languages, am on time or early to everything. I'm truthful with money, positive, in a good mood most of the time. Having suffered through racist remarks from co-workers, cracks about age whether older or younger. When I was hired, then treated badly, my military self defense thoughts would kick in & I began mentally mapping bosses & co-workers pressure points to disable them when they are being jerks. That's when I knew it was better to quit. I suffered a lot for many years, living on 1 egg a day at times, sometimes even popcorn and oatmeal. It can be VERY rough out there in the world.
So true
This is why one should never be complacent or look down on anyone. Literally, everyone is one paycheck away from the gutter.
By literally, you mean figuratively as not everyone is one paycheck away from homelessness.
@@firstlast-fr1le Stop bring pedantic. You know what she means bruh.
Only if you're a junkie. All selfinflicted.
Only in places with horrible social safety nets like Murica.
Well not really... You need to realise how many factors contribute to a situation like this. Like mental health issues and addiction. If you actually lived with the homeless you'd quickly realise how much it's not about housing opportunities or money, but instead about personality and psychological problems.
That woman is brilliant and God has a plan for her. I feel like her trauma and bad experiences are just going to refine her, make her stronger, and be a really great future asset to aid other homeless people. Her story comes with a promise at the end even though right now she may not see it. I will be praying for her and would love an update if possible.
Mental health issues can lead to not be able of landing a job in many fields despite how well you are educated. She is the perfect example. Very sad, I hope she has a positive future ahead of her.
Getting in UC Berkeley for doing Masters in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research is an incredible feat; but what is more incredible is her composure even during such tough times.
More power to her and I sincerely hope that she gets back to a normal life - something that she definitely deserves.
This is so sad. It seems that when you're on the top all family and friends are there, but when you're down no one is there.
I can surely testify to this fact Linda
That is absolutely correct. I was married 27 years with 3 kids to a drug addict. When It got really bad I decided I had to get out. My family refused to allow us to stay with them. They were scared of the ex. So my church rented me an apt for a month. I found a lot of community support, got my first job and made it by the grace of GOD. Not friends or family for sure. Now I have my own business and am very happy. Strangers are more helpful than people you know. I certainly didn't have a masters degree, I had quit school at 16 to get married. I really dont understand how she doesn't have a job.
@@SouthernGIGI You don't choose your family, but you choose friends. Family can be more random and unfit to your life than friends or strangers.
True. So true.
Omg, that is so true. When I was a police officer, everyone was there for me. Then when I retired, and then broke my leg...nobody was there. I still look back and it saddens me that when I needed the most help...NOBODY was there for me, not even my own mom...I had to fend for myself. But I praise God because He never left me!
clearly a sharp person that, compared to many, can easily reintegrate from homelessness. Sad reality!
God bless you abundantly beautiful lady...am praying for housing for all the homeless people in the world! Everyone derserves a home and all the necessities of life...❤❤❤
Holy crap, this lady graduated with a Masters in Industrial Engineering from Berkeley!? Do you know how hard that is to get into and graduate from?? It blows my mind...I hope she can find a shelter and work soon.
She has been out for 10 years there got to be some reasons. She definitely talks like an educated person though.
@@jglee6721 She briefly mentioned mental health issues from a traumatic childhood. That is the primary reason of her circumstances.
I’m literally in her program now. I’d like to help.
@@zekaifan4544 OMG, LITERALLY!!?! Like, LITERALLY?!!!!
@@metaphysicalmidwife Yes. Very sad to see an alumna living like this.
Her three wishes were so humble, to live inside a house, have a career she liked, and have a dog; all of these many of us took for granted.
Having a dog should probably be last on her list.
it isn't humble. it's relative to where you are in life. setting a realistic expectation
@@Ensource They're modest goals.. 100% fitting with the definition of humble. Why the shit is everyone in these comment sections looking to start an argument over freaking semantics?! 😂
Many of us work hard to have it, we don’t get it for granted. And there’s plenty of jobs around, I don’t see her craving for a job.
@@jasonpatterson2143 In the interview, and in the comment above, dog was indeed last on both lists.
always be kind to others because you dont know what they are going through, also never think it cant happen to you.
Your video to some extent gave me a better understanding of recovery or rehab from trauma. This really needs more time and other patience. God bless you.