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| People become homeless for a wide variety of reasons. Loss of a job, marital breakdown, mental illness , alcohol and drug addiction. But when it comes to youth and children, the reasons tend to revolve around the family. In Toronto, estimates range from 900 to 2,000 nightly. Far more than can be accommodated by the 489 beds in youth shelters. |
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Who Are The Homeless?
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It must be extra hard for them during the long Canadian winters.
ReplyDeleteThe painful abuses of our time and looking away is something a lot of people do. Still no solution in sight.
ReplyDeleteAll too true for D.C. as well.
ReplyDeleteThis a so shocking....
ReplyDelete...and they often become the invisible people.
ReplyDeleteAnd unfortunately so common that they hardly garner even a glance.
ReplyDeleteSo sad.
ReplyDeleteYou've touched on a subject that I hear a lot about. My closest friend is the development director for our local homeless shelter. Although his job doesn't deal directly with the "clients" he is still able to tell me lots of stories of how people got there and there are such a variety of reasons.
ReplyDeleteMany millions of families are one paycheck away from being on the street. Poverty is like a disease. I remember the book, "The War on Poverty," during the Johnson administration, which described in detail how poverty is a cycle that is almost impossible to break. It doesn't help when goofballs like the mayor of San Antonio who just the other day claimed poverty is caused by not being in a relationship with God.
ReplyDeleteIn today's Irish news they had an article that stated 138 people slept rough in Dublin on a single night this week. It was an increase of 38% from last year. There must be a solution. I can't imagine being homeless and what does it do to the mind of the person. It's terrible! Once again Andy, a powerful photo.
ReplyDeleteThey do become invisible, it seems. And some choose to stay away from the shelters.
ReplyDeleteThe homeless are people just like you and I. We are all but a moment away from huge life changes, and not all for the better. Be well, Andy.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad to see the person laying there covered.
ReplyDeleteCertainly tells are story.