Darryl

In 2007, police in St. Petersburg, Florida slashed tents as their former occupants watched in horror. In response to this horrible incident, a government-approved tent city called Pinellas Hope was created.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPdZmPB36U]

Although the regulation of tent cities is a strategy often supported by homeless advocates, the approach is not immune to challenges.
Pinellas Hope Tent City's COO Sheila Lopez told me in a recent interview [http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1972856] that times are tough for Pinellas Hope and funding may dry up in the very near future.

Darryl is a resident of Pinellas Hope. He has left the community three times looking for work, but always without luck. He says he is grateful that Pinellas Hope is always there to take him back in; he knows he needs the community support to get off the streets.

Very special thanks to Shelia Lopez and Pinellas Hope [http://www.pinellashope.org] and to Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless [http://www.pinellashomeless.org]

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[CanterburyCat]

I've been watching a lot of this channel's videos and not yet has a homeless person, when asked what his or her wishes are, said that they wanted money.

[KARStarla]

One thing I notice on all your vids on the "three wish" questions is how little they wish for and how content they would be with shelter and work.

Makes me vomit when someone like Rockafella has 500 trillion dollars and could practically pay off every nations debt in the world, yet will never be able to spend his fortune in 500 lifetimes

[wisdomtrek]

This countries indicted and convicted, the sentence being an overthrow of "THE GOVERNMENT", it's forfeited it's legitimacy to the point of HOMICIDAL EXTERMINATION OF THESE MOTHERFUCKERS.

FUCK AMERIC(K)A!!

Obama? HE JACKED LIBYA!

Bush jacked iraq now Obama Libya. The only difference being the faces each of the two events wore. Substantively the same, aesthetically different masks.

[patsaxon]

We need to bring back manufacturing and assembly jobs back in America! American name brands should be made in the USA. That is why the job market is real bad!

[cooldog61593]

This problem is affecting my town as well, the work dry's up, and you lose everything. factory's shut down, and head for China and people like this can't even afford to live. makes me sick how much money is wasted, that should go to these people.

[Bergieberg28]

this made me tear up

[cdltpx]

Another that brought tear to my eyes. I really need to start making these hammocks and set these folks up with these portable sleep shower cook stations I need to learn how th sew I can already build the cookers these kits could fit in back packs. The bikes too that is key to the little system they have to have something to get to their hideaway. This man and Drew broke my heart.

[HBSchool]

@CanterburyCat

That's why they're homeless.

[crazygeo81]

pretty powerful stuff .. keep up the good work invisiblepeopletv. God bless these people

[cadw600]

@CanterburyCat because they are adults and in reality they know that money doesnt just show up out of nowhere. you have to work for it. in all of these videos they always wish for a Good Steady job and a place to live. in America we will always slave for corporate leaders and it will always stay like that. You should check out a movie called Zeitgeist. it pretty much explains everything

[takepills]

yeah tent cities!!! :) houses suck. more people should live permanently outdoors on purpose. it's way more productive. People should stop focusing on feeling bad for not living some lame american dream bs. you don't have to say i want a good job anymore. how about a good life... quality of life for everyone just for living! lets get out of the dark ages.