Giving the homeless a voice
I’ll get back to my post on Homeless Alcoholics shortly. But, I wanted to mention something since it is a current event. As you know from another recent post, my next door neighbor was killed in a fight. He was cut in the leg with a knife and quickly bled to death. It is sadRead more about The Sound Of Silence[…]
Well, it took nearly 30 years to figure it out. But I have. And I am very glad for having discovered why. Homelessness is never caused by just one thing, but always a combination of events and situations. It is the proverbial “perfect storm.” For me, the storm began at birth with a combination birthRead more about Why I Became Homeless[…]
I’m more than under the weather. Cold damp air continues this morning. Can’t breath very well, always hacking a cough. Here a phlegm, there a phlegm, everywhere… I spent the last of my cash on cough and cold medicine – yet all I can imagine is that I’d be worse off if I wasn’t takingRead more about Beaten Down[…]
There are several ways of dividing and thus defining homeless people. Perhaps the most important way of dividing the homeless is between the group that becomes homeless only due to financial issues, and all the rest. For the person who has become homeless because he has lost his job/money, the road out of homelessness isRead more about Defining Homeless People[…]
The word “homeless” is what we use to identify people living in a certain human condition. But it is not an accurate definition of these people, or their condition. Abandoned cats and dogs, people who’ve lost their homes to fire, or war, or pestilence – these are the truly homeless. But, to define those peopleRead more about “Homeless” Is The Wrong Word[…]
The number one misconception about the homeless is this: that if people stop doing things for the homeless, the homeless will begin doing things for themselves. The number two misconception about the homeless is this: that homelessness is an extension of poverty. Homeless people may live in poverty, but poverty does not cause homelessness. PovertyRead more about Homeless Misconceptions[…]
This will be a list of facts about homeless people, that will be a work in progress and hopefully it will grow. There are many different types of homeless experiences and thus different types of homeless people. Because the different types of homeless people have a lot in common it’s hard to categorize homeless peopleRead more about Homeless People Facts[…]
So, what is the main contributor to my homelessness? The answer may surprise you. I’ve only hinted at this before. Still it’s not the only reason for me being homeless. Well, of all my imperfections, this is probably the one that pulls me over. Read the following link. I possess a majority of the symptomsRead more about This Is Me[…]