Disneyland's Homelessness Problem
I like to post articles on homelessness in America because I think it's an absolute disgrace. The wealthiest, most powerful nation in the world has tens of thousands of people who are homeless with no permanent solution to assist them. Many have mental issues, drug problems, and criminal histories which precludes them from ever having meaningful employment.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-anaheim-bus-stops-20170715-story.html
The above link talks about steps Disneyland and Anaheim, California are taking to rid their areas (tourist and wealthy areas of course) of homeless people. I would like to think that someday I will work for a non profit organization that assists these people with turning their lives around for the better.
wow helping so many homeless is a huge task, and working for a non profit is a great route. what kind of ways do you think that can get more homeless into stable jobs?
It's tough, especially in this country. I think first you have to help them overcome any addiction/alcohol problems they may have. If they have criminal records, then working with organizations that will "forgive" those past issues would help get them a stable job. One problem is a lot or companies are not very forgiving and won't hire anyone with a criminal record or past drug issues. This will be an ongoing problem that will only increase in this country.
This is a very hard and difficult task. might have to do a massive kickstarter or gofundme
Most homeless ppl are drug addicts and/or suffer from mental illness. Sad fact is u can't help the majority of them and any money spent on the problem is wasted. I work in a restaurant and we can't find ppl to work but we have ppl that stand outside for 8 hours laying on the street begging. They don't want to work. My job pays above min wage with free meals but they just don't want to work. I'm done feeling bad for them..I wish we could round them up and put them on an island somewhere honestly
To a large extent I agree with you. But I have to believe that a certain percentage of them do want help and would benefit from some intervention. I agree and have also seen many that will never want help no matter if it's available or not. But for every failure there is bound to be a success.
Newsflash. America is broke and living off of borrowed money. Trillions in debt and climbing every second..
Which basically means at some point we will have a significant rise in homelessness.