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alamo911 t1_jcnjj3r wrote

Reply to comment by m11cb in Elicker forcibly evicts and demolishes tent city by YankeeinNCandIhateit

NHI article said that social workers had been there all week and they offered to place everyone there. I think most of those people were there because they weren’t interested in help from the city in the past so I wouldn’t be surprised if only one took them up on their help

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buried_lede t1_jcnnvu3 wrote

The solutions, eg homeless shelters, are almost impossible to fit in with holding down jobs and so on and a lot of other things. They can bury you deeper into poverty. If you know the scene, you understand why they’d do almost anything to avoid them. Some of the people in that tent encampment have full time jobs. Homelessness is one of the very hardest conditions to dig out of. It’s hard to explain it unless you’ve been through it or worked closely with people in it. By bulldozing this place the city has added to its troubles, as this was stable and housing is scarce and too expensive

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numitoke t1_jcnnb8w wrote

No one wants to stay in the shelters because they have curfews.

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funtrial t1_jcoe39g wrote

> because they have curfews.

And bedbugs, and stressed-out staff, and others who are down on their luck who sometimes are not the kindest of individuals.

SOURCE: past volunteer work

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buried_lede t1_jcpck9j wrote

Yeah, that’s right because they’re partying and living the good life while you work for a living. Give me a break

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numitoke t1_jcpdex2 wrote

Early to sleep, early to rise. Sounds like a key to productivity.

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buried_lede t1_jcpeeag wrote

If you don’t understand it, you don’t. Go live in one and see how long you can keep it together at work. If you don’t know and continue to push your belligerent opinion, all you’re saying is you couldn’t care less, so why bother? Don’t you have better things to do ?

We get it. You are repulsed and hateful and don’t care. We’ll mail you a medal 🏅

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buried_lede t1_jcp8elq wrote

And push you out the door early - it is a rattling horrible experience that makes it hard to function, get work or keep work and dig out if it

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m11cb t1_jcnku8w wrote

The report I read was from a different source @/newhavenhousingfund. I am genuinely curious about what was offered by the city.

Also, seems like tent city was up for months and was a place for homeless community gatherings, and food & clothing shares, so I'm assuming they made whichever choice was more beneficial to them at the moment.

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