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[Maraya1969]

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[SheltieLover]

1. Awwwww

Very nice of you to help him.

[Maraya1969]

2. You don't understand. I'm sobbing.

I've seen plenty of homeless people in my life. But this guy look like a kid.

I just can't understand how this could happen in our country so wealthy as ours.

[SheltieLover]

3. So sorry to hear! 💔

[janterry]

4. He qualifies for SSI/SSDI

and I'm pretty sure someone has tried to help him with those supports.

I don't know what the gaps are for him - but he does qualify at least that (and then some .

[Merlot]

5. Is there someone you can call besides sheriff? Maybe a Church or Mens Shelter?

Where I live we had a homeless man living at a bus stop for about a week. Most the neighbors were watching out for him. Finally one day the PD came and basically sent him walking down the street because if he were to cross the street he'd be in another city. So that was all the help he got from my fair city.

[Maraya1969]

9. Would you believe they are all closed?

[NJCher]

6. you are traumatized

That's what living in this sick American society does to those of us who are empathetic. The low level of social services that are offered is part of what causes it.

I've experienced it myself and there are days when I relive that experience over and over.

A few weeks ago a caller to my local NPR broke down in tears on her call. The call was to ask a city representative from Housing (she was being interviewed on the show) if what she experienced in helping a homeless woman was representative of what NYC did for homeless people.

This woman, too, was traumatized.

Meanwhile, we have plenty of money to give tax breaks to billionaires and not a dent in the Defense budget was made on the last go-around.

[Maraya1969]

7. I think I'm going to delete this thread. Deceives like

Something I should say in therapy rather than on a political forum. Thank you everyone

[NurseJackie]

8. You have a good heart.

There should be more people like you.