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Most homeless people in the UK will be aware that they can charge phones in any public library. Also, most will have access to some kind of facility where they
by dazc 3y ago
Most homeless people in the UK will be aware that they can charge phones in any public library.
Also, most will have access to some kind of facility where they can also do stuff such as charge phones, have a shower and do laundry.
If you present to the local authority as homeless you will usually be directed to a local charity that has these facilities. You will, likely, stay homeless but there is some basic help out there.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y ago> Most homeless people in the UK will be aware that they can charge phones in any public library. ..have access to some kind of facility to charge phones, have a shower and do laundry. You describe a different universe from US homelessness. Here there might be a tiny bit of religious outreach but the public (therefor public services) tends to lean toward hostility.
- dazc 3y agoSorry to hear that.
- onthecanposting 3y agoHomeless I've encountered are usually well fed and clothed and they always have cell phones. This includes the registered sex offenders with face tattoos.
- WarOnPrivacy 3y agoIt sounds like you encounter a fairly exclusive group of homeless folks. It's certainly unusual that they id themselves as sex offenders to you. I've been interacting with the local homeless community for over a decade. My ex is one. The only thing most of them are is homeless. Most have cell phones for a little while - until it gets lost or stolen or broken. Most are fed regularly sometimes and not other times. They have varying degrees of shelter on an irregular basis. Few are well clothed in a way that wouldn't be a concern in a job interview (or going inside a market or library). Few have a reliably usable address. In short, they fairly well represent unhoused Americans all over.
- demandingturtle 3y ago[dead]
- mainpassathome 3y agoeven then, at least in canada the average library will have phone chargers available to borrow, i cant imagine it being that different south of the border
- WarOnPrivacy 3y agoMost of the population in general here isn't getting to a library without a car. Under 1% live in walking distance. There's a limited bus system that reaches one library. Generally speaking, only housed folks are getting to the library. For unhoused that do make it to the library, must run a strong risk of having the police called on them.
- averageRoyalty 3y ago> Most of the population in general here isn't getting to a library without a car. Under 1% live in walking distance. Does that apply here? If you're homeless... You don't need to travel from home. You can live in walking distance? > For unhoused that do make it to the library, must run a strong risk of having the police called on them. For what? Using the library while undesirable?