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ansible

(1,718 posts) Tue May 28, 2019, 09:22 AM May 2019

Anyone here notice how there are more homeless women on the streets now?

Homelessness has always been a problem here, but these days I've noticed there are even more women than ever before. Used to be pretty unusual but now it's so common nobody cares.

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Anyone here notice how there are more homeless women on the streets now? (Original Post) ansible May 2019 OP

Yes. I posted a thread last week that my dog and I were attacked by a homeless woman mnhtnbb May 2019 #1

I had not H2O Man May 2019 #2

I haven't noticed a demographic shift in the gender of my patients. Aristus May 2019 #3

What I have seen lately is a woman at an intersection, Croney May 2019 #4

mnhtnbb

(33,248 posts)

1. Yes. I posted a thread last week that my dog and I were attacked by a homeless woman

Reply to ansible (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 09:49 AM

May 2019

on our regular 7 am walk.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12118370

H2O Man

(78,878 posts)

2. I had not

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2019, 10:06 AM

May 2019

seen that before; I added post #38.

Aristus

(71,924 posts)

3. I haven't noticed a demographic shift in the gender of my patients.

Reply to ansible (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 10:22 AM

May 2019

The ratio of homeless men to homeless women seems to be relatively stable from my point of view.

Croney

(5,001 posts)

4. What I have seen lately is a woman at an intersection,

Reply to ansible (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 10:28 AM

May 2019

holding up a sign saying she's pregnant and homeless. I have seen the same sign in the hands of more than one woman. If any of them are indeed pregnant, I hope they get help. Even if they're not, I hope they get help. I donate to several charities but I don't hand out money from the window of my car.

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