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As the face of homelessness changes, politicians cling to limited policy ideas and quick fixes. By Michael Hobbes 05/19/2019 08:00 am ET SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The lunch rush at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall is a snapshot of the changing character of American homelessness. The first thing that strikes you is the sheer number of people the soup kitchen serves. The line outside starts forming two hours before the food is ready. Diners file in, eat quickly…..
Massive homelessness is becoming an even worse problem in the state of California. Furthermore, the reports of moving homeless people from various cities in the state to Los Angeles, or “dumping” isn’t helping matters either. This issue is facing nationwide attention as the numbers of Californians living in the streets continue to skyrocket. Reviewing the Crisis in California Drugs, homeless camps, tents, needles, and people wrapped up in blankets on the side of the road are common sights to see in the…..
Steve Gorman – LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles County’s homeless population has swelled by 12% during the past year as a shortage of affordable housing deepens in and around America’s second-largest city, pushing more people into poverty, a study released on Tuesday found. A homeless person sleeps on the sidewalk in the skid row area of downtown Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 4, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake Homelessness in the city of Los Angeles proper, meanwhile, jumped by 16 percent, according…..
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-new-homeless-count-numbers-20190604-story.html
Jesse’s dead, overdosed on pills. Jesse and me, we go way back. Me Desert Storm with the Shock and Awe air strikes, him Afghanistan and the suicide bombers. Jesse called me Old Man, since I was ten years his senior. Jesse was 23 when he passed. My eyes have been sweating all day. The paramedics found Jesse asleep on the grass near the shelter’s fountain. The empty bottle of pills beside him. Jesse and me, we had each other’s back for…..
Graciela’s Day Dear Friends of The Shelter, Today the Reverend Bentham let me bake bread. A week ago, he took me to the health department to make sure I was healthy and could work in the kitchen. The health department gave me a blood test for hepatitis and a chest X ray for tuberculosis. They even checked my poop for worms. You can bet I washed my hands more than once! Doc Manny, the house physician, trains us about hygiene…..
I started wondering if homelessness is not just about poverty and living on the streets. What if homelessness can also mean feeling rootless and detached from others, regardless of income and station in life. I can imagine someone with money walking past someone sleeping on a sidewalk. That scene, for me, evokes a poem of sorts. A Homeless Soul-An Epitaph Designer suit with tanned ostrich tie: A cheat-sheet for a mind, thin-skin for a heart. Forever swatting at flies. I…..
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