A Solution to Mobile Homelessness Can Be Found at St. Vincent de Paul in Eugene, Ore.
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Uploaded by invisiblepeopletv on Jun 30, 2011
Mobile homelessness may be the fastest growing poverty demographic in America's today. People lose their job, then their apartment, and do everything they can to keep their vehicle. In most communities it's actually illegal to sleep in a car or RV making the life of a mobile homeless person even harder.
I have been in meeting in Los Angeles where all the stakeholders were "concerned" yet, no one would step up to allow mobile homeless to park on their property.
As many of you know I have been around the country and few times. The "Overnight Parking Program" run by St. Vincent de Paul in Lane County [http://bit.ly/leOpnH ] is the only mobile homeless services program I have seen or even heard of to date.
This interview is with Keith who runs the singles side of the program and their day center. What I didn't know until this interview is they partner businesses who have land or parking space with responsible homeless people for security. That is AWESOME! Business get free security and our homeless friends get a place to park where they won't be bothered.
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@patsaxon the usa is going to crash after they never attacked the real issue in the first year i knew it was coming. as you said all the jobs going to china and so on. they know it as well but they are going to take everyone for every last cent first. because rich never think long term only how to make a quick buck now. be useless in the end when the poor homeless usa does not buy all those goods. kinda like the music guys blaming everyone else for shit sales.
ssj4goko4 2 months ago
@1BigCREE1Redtail the problem is governments do not want people to go totally off-grid. all we are to them is a tax bill and nothing more. why they leave disabled army vets in the streets to starve at that point they are no longer a tax income and why people who do go off-grid are shunned and called crazy drug addicts. they are no longer a source of money.
ssj4goko4 2 months ago
People now facing the inevitable conditions of the Depression we have been in since the so called 'Obama Administration' need an alternative place to seek housing, food and other basic necessities. This looks like a trend. We must not see it as the 'End'. It is part of the process of rebuilding and re-owning of our very lives. Becoming self sufficient in every manner. Doing so by helping others and without expecting something for it. Trade and Barter are coming back folks. Banks be damned!
1BigCREE1Redtail 7 months ago
We need to bring back manufacturing back into the USA, so many who are homeless and unemployed can get a job again. I was lucky that my mother allowed me to move into her home until I got a job. Hopefully our economy will get better?
patsaxon 7 months ago
God bless St Vincent's.I love when I see a church practising biblical principals.
Let's hope that other churches use this approach.
RETIREMESOON 7 months ago
@b1p0l4rt They do a bit. But the number of homeless people keeps increasing, so let's not give too much credit.
somewhatlongdong 7 months ago
St. Vincent's is a major helper of the homeless. Thank you!
b1p0l4rt 7 months ago
great, great, great.
IrelandInfiniti 7 months ago
I think this is an awesome idea that not only helps the homeless out but like you said it is also free security for these business's that allow it. I am always so impressed with how much people help and want to help. It inspired me long ago to volunteer and help where I can. Thank you so much for these videos and sharing the stories of these amazing people.
justmom66 8 months ago
Mark ever hear of the term rubber tramps? These are the people that perfer to live on wheels some have a bus or just live in their car with storage units proviting point of organization. I am near worthless in my state but I can provide stability for my little girl my wife is paitently waiting for my disability to arrive. If she were like my last wife she would have booted me years ago last wife threw me out on crutches with $300 to my name no place to live I felt so low slept on park table.
cdltpx 8 months ago