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Being homeless and getting a job makes it very difficult, almost impossible. Where are you gonna keep a nice suit? Where are you going to get shaving materials?

Being homeless and getting a job makes it very difficult, almost impossible. Where are you gonna keep a nice suit? Where are you going to get shaving materials? Make-up? Do your hair? Even if you got the job, where will they send your checks? What if you don't have official documentation (birth certidicate, social security, etc) because you're homeless? How would you get around if public transport is unreliable? And even if you could request them, where would the gov't send the documentation? Where would you do your taxes or anything? Where are you going to get enough time on the internet to submit hundreds of applications? Or where are you going to print resumes to hand them out? Being homeless makes the basics of getting a minimum wage job a near insurmountable task for many.

capote 10y ago
I suppose ther person at hand and many others had things happen so unexpectedly and quickly that he might not have had time to mobilize all these requirements for a job. It bothers me that a handful of these problems seem possible to be easily solved with very little tax money. A place to send checks/ids (free PO boxes with an address for the homeless) a place to help get documentation and stuff... Do shelters provide basic makings for a shower and shave? Even internet access with available hardware, since it's more and more possible to do everything on the internet, would be reasonable.
- Natsu 10y ago
  Yes, some shelters will provide such, as well as an address to get mail at. They also will help you search for a job.
- nibnib 10y ago
  Getting reliable access to shelters can sometimes be more difficult than finding work.
justinlardinois 10y ago
> How would you get around if public transport is unreliable? As an American, I always found it so ironic that public transportation is often the worst in areas where only those who truly need it use it. People make a big deal about how better quality public transportation can be good for the environment (by getting more cars off the street), but what I think is more important is that getting more higher-income people on the bus vastly improves fare revenue and local political will for having good public transportation. I would definitely take public transportation to work if I could, but Silicon Valley public transportation is awful. The lightrail doesn't go through too many useful stops; it's only good if you live somewhere along the line and are trying to get to downtown San Jose. My car commute to Cupertino takes half an hour or less, but if I wanted to take the bus it'd be an hour.

capote 10y ago

I suppose ther person at hand and many others had things happen so unexpectedly and quickly that he might not have had time to mobilize all these requirements for a job. It bothers me that a handful of these problems seem possible to be easily solved with very little tax money. A place to send checks/ids (free PO boxes with an address for the homeless) a place to help get documentation and stuff... Do shelters provide basic makings for a shower and shave? Even internet access with available hardware, since it's more and more possible to do everything on the internet, would be reasonable.

Natsu 10y ago
Yes, some shelters will provide such, as well as an address to get mail at. They also will help you search for a job.
nibnib 10y ago
Getting reliable access to shelters can sometimes be more difficult than finding work.

justinlardinois 10y ago

> How would you get around if public transport is unreliable? As an American, I always found it so ironic that public transportation is often the worst in areas where only those who truly need it use it. People make a big deal about how better quality public transportation can be good for the environment (by getting more cars off the street), but what I think is more important is that getting more higher-income people on the bus vastly improves fare revenue and local political will for having good public transportation. I would definitely take public transportation to work if I could, but Silicon Valley public transportation is awful. The lightrail doesn't go through too many useful stops; it's only good if you live somewhere along the line and are trying to get to downtown San Jose. My car commute to Cupertino takes half an hour or less, but if I wanted to take the bus it'd be an hour.