6 Responses to “what every homeless person needs”

1. Beau D. Jackson on April 1st, 2008 3:47 pm

   from a friend:

   1. somewhere to be
   2. something to do
   3. somebody who cares
   4. to find or replace what was lost

   What every homeless person needs, of course, but not necessarily what every homeless person wants to work to achieve. The obvious common denominator of the homeless is that, indeed, they are homeless. But that aside I can line up 10 homeless people and each will have a different tale to tell. They will tell you how they want to straighten up thier life but if you were to give them 20 bucks the very first place they would head to would be the crack dealer. The homeless that have been on the streets for years are hard core veterans and are almost content with thier plight in life, the ones you need to get help for are the young kids and the mentally ill.

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2. Cara Michele on April 1st, 2008 4:09 pm

   Beau, as always, thanks for commenting and sharing your perspective.

   I must say that of the hundreds of homeless people I’ve met over the past eight or so years, I’ve yet to meet one who is “content” with his or her situation.

   And I believe that we need to help everyone. But you probably already knew that.

3. LV on April 3rd, 2008 9:24 am

   “the ones who need help are the kids and the mentally ill.” Well if substance abuse doesn’t mean anything about mental illness, then what does it stand for? Does it stand by it self as a big or worst sin then the rest? I have to agree with Cara Michele, everyone needs help regardless how long they have been out there. There is always hope that the hardcore individuals will come out of their situation!

4. Cara Michele on April 4th, 2008 2:33 pm

   LV’s right. Never stop hoping. People do get better. This I know.

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