Skid Row Seniors

[RonnieInOC]

I just started watching your videos, and let me say you are one of the most amazing people I've ever seen. Keep being you.

[dfed70]

Am I the only one who noticed the misspelled website 3:43 into the video? Come on, Brigitte! :)

[renku56]

You moved my heart!

[hime2285]

WOW:) Someone with a brain ^^^^

[colefacci]

You are such a fabulous human being.

: )

[Fortune8Phool]

The solution is to PRIVATELY fund organizations like these. To fund these kind of programs with Federal funds is to eliminate the individuals choice to be charitable. God has given us free will to CHOOSE to do good with it or bad with it. Removing choice is removing the possibility for true love and charity to exist.

[CommentorX]

Fortune8Phool, I find it kind of ironic that you should evoke God as a driving force for charity, since the last time God sent somebody to help the poor, the conservatives in power beat the sh-t out of Him, whipped Him to within an inch of His life, and nailed Him to a tree.

I also find it somewhat ironic that the same people who shout, "Socialism!" when the government tries to help the poor have no problem at all spending billions to bomb the crap out of villages 12,000 miles away.

[specialmousenz]

...and the video.. what would you say, four or five stars?

I reckon five.

[snarkishone]

why(in god's name) would you think that the community kicking in to help our brothers and sisters' eliminates your choice to contribute more.

If you're ever trapped in a burning building I hope you are able to find more than one door out of the flames.

One last thing: try to actually live the teachings of Christ rather than just thinking you are He.

[nakikita]

Excellent video. On any given tomorrow any one of us may be homeless.

[DiscoXDeDe]

I thought you were goint to make videos every friday...you haven't. =[

[SjoerdvdKroon]

Ok.. who are you and why am i subscribed? Prob. because i thought u looked hot.

Anyway on topic: I think i have the same printer as the dude in the office and i kind of like the paiting for in my hallway.

[CommentorX]

Sjoerdvd, if you don't know who you're subscribing to on YouTube, maybe it's time to check into an AA meeting. You're drinking too much.

[SjoerdvdKroon]

Maybe i am... though i am sure i am never going to subscribe to your channel. I'd rather have sex with a polar bear, wich, now that i think of it, is not a real bad idea.

[byronhiggs]

Look, this is all very well and good. But heaven preserve us, when will there be a dance off reprise?

peice of cake

...um?

[realityworx]

Great Job, Brigitte! I hope your video brings help to them.

[OwlLove214]

Impressive. I have goosebumps!!!

[stf337]

Good video Brigitte, thanks

[coldhandshake]

very well done, impressed

[talktal]

awesome video. who picks the music?

[daisytree1]

I do :)

[ScoutUTube]

Brigitte - -

Impressive video on Skid Row. This is a long way from posting light extemporania on TV Squad Daily.

[Hexmath]

Beautiful and kind...rare combination.

[stylistbrighton]

Great video Bridget, very eye opening. x

[JohnNoZ35]

Great video, and very inspiring.

[musicallyfit848]

Great job; I don't live in LA but I've been involved with helping the homeless and elderly in my community in NY for a few years now Reading comments on this brings up some mis understandings. like mental health issues and how laziness is the only problem of poverty. Mental health problems take over an entire person. Our mind is stronger than anyone knows. Being lazy is something that can be changed, having a mental health problem can't be changed completely but can be treated and helped.

[EvieGurl6]

I like that in your options to help you put volunteering your time and old clothes first.. and not just money.

[ConnorFlockSpeevage]

Nice to see people do care. It's scary to think homelessness is so close to everyone.

[paul02144]

Great video Brigitte. Well done.

[ElPianistor]

Helping people is always good. But the only homeless people I feel sorry for are those who were born with real mental illness. The others are where they are because of their own actions. If someone doesn't have the motivation to get off the street than they don't respect themselves. And if you don't respect yourself than you can't expect, nor do you deserve, the respect of others.

[mujitsukyo]

thats nice, it's always good to get involved in your community

[JesseQuintana]

US economic downturn is because of drug abuse and homeless people are just victims of bad happenstance. Hopefully things get taken care of.

[WillHunting314159]

Good on you Brigitte - awareness is half the battle.

[Triwood1973]

Charity starts at home - can you imagine the world of difference a few less bombers would make?

Haha, I love how you made the most of 'you're only allowed to ask Mr.Klassen one question'.

Nice to know you're just as beautiful inside and I hope Mr.Single Deluxe fulfills his promise.

[vPolymath]

Kudos, Brigitte!!

[Saraswatifan]

It's a new medium for you, BD. I'm really glad to see you make a foray into reportage, and I know you'll get better and better at it. Can't control all the elements like your monologues, and you have to make choices about how much of you vs how much of them, etc. Not easy to find your style, but you're brilliant and you'll find it.

I hope you'll keep it up!

[timrfrench61]

Nice work Bridget! It's good that you get involved in this kind of work.

[bobobot0]

nice journo work

[TunesAndStars]

Your awesomeness factor just quintupled.

[specialmousenz]

Hello Brigitte.

I have a question.

Will you go back and become involved now?

[almalinda06]

when i was younger, i participated in a project called box city. we were given boxes with which to make our own little 'box homes', and we slept in them for a weekend. we had soup-kitchen style meals and stuff to get a sense of what that life is like. and then, we went to skid row to pass out lunch sacks with food, and toiletries, and small articles of clothing, like underwear and socks. everyone had to find one person living on skid row, and get to know them a bit. it was incredibly touching..

[dmalantic]

Thanks for the great investigative reporting

[n1ghtrain]

I love bd, and love old folks, but the real truth in America, is you spend you early years getting an education, and your 18-65 years, working and saving to prepare for your retirement age. If you spend that time, being lazy, not saving, not preparing for your future, you shouldn't be bailed out because you just didnt make it... you dont preparing for retirement at 50, you prepare for it at 25.

[kodder]

you take it as if the only reason for homelessness is being lazy and not saving up.

In my country, there was a professor with a phd and during the war his wife and kids were killed, he was traumatised and lost his mind and became homeless.

There are people with lots of backgrounds, and people are people, they make mistakes.

[bikenik]

Oh yeah if life was always so simple as all that....

[joefileman]

Sometimes they are martyrs by choice or by force either of which carry a socioeconomic message.

[Jardinduluxembourg]

Sorry, but boring...

[beegeeAPK]

Have you heard of the Dream Center?

[TheAceManHimself]

keep up the good work, Brigitte!! Thanks for the video!!

[RAMKING61]

Isn't it strange how we have compassion to put animals out of their misery....but we allow miserable humans to keep suffering.

[Paige1414]

some humans allow themselves to keep suffering, unlike animals who dont have a voice and cant make decisions. although i agree, for people who cant do anything

[makakogordo]

finally a video :)

[dimduk]

Life is hard,it's too bad that our goverment spends more on killing people then helping people.

[NCDan]

Well done.

[losergoescrazy]

you're wonderful.

[joen0411]

I have a big bag full of old clothes, but I'm in NJ.

[losergoescrazy]

there are plenty of places to volunteer and donate in NJ!

the american red cross and salvation army are both really amazing organizations. check them out. =)

[joen0411]

They have these boxes all over where you can put your old clothes to donate. Ususally in strip mall parking lots. All for different charities. Not sure who came up with the idea first, but it looks like everyone is using it. Sometimes when I drop something off the boxes are full.

[KrazyRawb]

I never even knew about this placeee

[KeenaHyena]

Great video, Brigitte. I really love all of your videos, no matter what they're about.

You do such an amazing job, so please keep up the good work! This is such a good cause, and even with such a serious subject you still get a laugh in.

[Tiredofcrap]

The problem is larger than people.

[cheekychen]

good on ya

[StatuesBleedingGreen]

yeahhhhh!

[CAlex6977]

Great editing job Brigitte. Loved the video. Awesome cause. Glad to see you doing something cool like this. Fiestamovement is turning out to be pretty neat.

[iamaldoro]

NO,YOU ARE NOT FIRST!