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Became friends with a number of homeless, bought them meals, gave them money, gave them clothing, heard their life stories in their own words, etc. There used t

Became friends with a number of homeless, bought them meals, gave them money, gave them clothing, heard their life stories in their own words, etc. There used to be a lot near where I used to live.

pseudalopex 5y ago
How did you meet? On the street? At a shelter? Most homeless people are homeless under a year in the US. Many have jobs. Many sleep on couches not streets. Or in cars not shelters. And they try to avoid the stigma of homelessness.
- dandotway 5y ago
  > Most homeless people are homeless under a year in the US Source? > Many have jobs Source? > How did you meet? On the street? Yes, and a few did indeed have cars and sleep in cars.
  - pseudalopex 5y ago
    Agencies and researchers talk about 2 or 3 kinds of homelessness. Longer than 1 year is chronic.[1] 120,323 of 580,466 homeless people counted were chronically homeless in January 2020.[2] I don't think the number with jobs is tracked nationally. 10% of unsheltered people in San Diego said they were currently employed or attending school.[3] Another 11% were unemployed under 6 months. In New York City 16% of single adults in shelters had jobs.[4] 28% of families had at least 1 working adult. And people with jobs spend less time in shelters or on the street of course. Maybe none if they can afford a cheap hotel room. You meet who you meet on the street because people with somewhere else to be are somewhere else. [1] https://guildservices.org/the-different-types-of-homelessness/ https://guildservices.org/the-different-types-of-homelessnes... [2] https://files.hudexchange.info/reports/published/CoC_PopSub_NatlTerrDC_2020.pdf https://files.hudexchange.info/reports/published/CoC_PopSub_... [3] https://www.rtfhsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-WPoint-in-Time-Count-Annual-Report.pdf https://www.rtfhsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-WPoin... [4] https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/nyregion/in-new-york-having-a-job-or-2-doesnt-mean-having-a-home.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/nyregion/in-new-york-havi...

Became friends with a number of homeless, bought them meals, gave them money, gave them clothing, heard their life stories in their own words, etc. There used to be a lot near where I used to live.

pseudalopex 5y ago

How did you meet? On the street? At a shelter? Most homeless people are homeless under a year in the US. Many have jobs. Many sleep on couches not streets. Or in cars not shelters. And they try to avoid the stigma of homelessness.

dandotway 5y ago
> Most homeless people are homeless under a year in the US Source? > Many have jobs Source? > How did you meet? On the street? Yes, and a few did indeed have cars and sleep in cars.
- pseudalopex 5y ago
  Agencies and researchers talk about 2 or 3 kinds of homelessness. Longer than 1 year is chronic.[1] 120,323 of 580,466 homeless people counted were chronically homeless in January 2020.[2] I don't think the number with jobs is tracked nationally. 10% of unsheltered people in San Diego said they were currently employed or attending school.[3] Another 11% were unemployed under 6 months. In New York City 16% of single adults in shelters had jobs.[4] 28% of families had at least 1 working adult. And people with jobs spend less time in shelters or on the street of course. Maybe none if they can afford a cheap hotel room. You meet who you meet on the street because people with somewhere else to be are somewhere else. [1] https://guildservices.org/the-different-types-of-homelessness/ https://guildservices.org/the-different-types-of-homelessnes... [2] https://files.hudexchange.info/reports/published/CoC_PopSub_NatlTerrDC_2020.pdf https://files.hudexchange.info/reports/published/CoC_PopSub_... [3] https://www.rtfhsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-WPoint-in-Time-Count-Annual-Report.pdf https://www.rtfhsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/2018-WPoin... [4] https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/nyregion/in-new-york-having-a-job-or-2-doesnt-mean-having-a-home.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/nyregion/in-new-york-havi...