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jodyhighrola t1_iy8ecmr wrote

As Richmond grows, the homeless population grows too. This happens everywhere, yet cities can't seem to see it coming (one can assume why). There is virtually no realistic strategy to house low income people in this country. They get displaced and then face a tremendous uphill battle to get back to stability. Then we just ignore and look down on them.

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Altruistic_Peach_791 t1_iy8fjal wrote

We need to allocate more $$ to our homeless citizens before funding illegals.

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ComprehensiveSail154 t1_iy8l94p wrote

I hate this. The thought of anyone not having a safe place to fall asleep at night, (let alone warmth, food, basic needs), is horrifying.

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nRust t1_iy8sqoz wrote

Did anyone see they bulldozed over the homeless camp in the parking lot next to the bus terminal this morning? Pretty gut wrenching

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jodyhighrola t1_iy8xcfz wrote

Replying to nRust (#768,879)

I came here from Austin, which has an out of control homeless problem. They are constantly bulldozing homeless camps around the city, like whack-a-mole.

Some seem to just move on to the next spot, and some filter out into the woods where they are less likely to be seen. The city would implement symbolic solutions to help a tiny number of them, like converting unused storage facilities into temp shelter. Meanwhile, the residents are torn between "we have to help them" and "I don't want to see them everywhere I like going".

We live in a first world country and play with peoples' lives like they're insects. It's class warfare.

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Professional_Book912 OP t1_iy8zx88 wrote

Replying to ImmobilizedbyCheese (#766,333)

That is a list of churches, not shelters. I don't see many churches opening their doors for the homeless. They do not have the capacity. Not only that, most Christians now do not care about the homeless any more than a sales tool.

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Can you confirm any of those had their doors open last night?

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If you have these answers, why are you not involved?

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militantrubberducky t1_iy9jphi wrote

This is part of the problem with having each city in charge of these types of programs. No proper oversight and a huge disparity in response.

I moved here from South Florida last year, and it was eye-opening to me how different government is. There, all the cities are considered a part of the county and the county provides overall services (like waste management, shelter services, transit, etc.) This helped ensure that if you lived in a poorer district of the county you could still get access to quality services. Here, it's just dismal.

What is the process for holding our officials responsible?

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Cipher_zer0 t1_iyajkfq wrote

I saw a man sleeping under the bridge near the Diversity Thift the night before thanksgiving. Things are really getting bad.

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sometimes_rawl t1_iybgguo wrote

Replying to Altruistic_Peach_791 (#765,716)

Have you ever even met an immigrant without a visa? Do you know most of these people work for less than minimum wage and avoid anything that would put them under the eye of the public in fear of deportation. You literally cannot get state/federal unemployment/welfare without a social security number. Please educate yourself before blaming the disenfranchised for capitalist failure.

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pchnboo t1_iycnl5j wrote

Replying to Altruistic_Peach_791 (#765,716)

I think you’ve got it backwards. Illegals fund us to the tune of $5 billion a year. They pay for social security benefits they’ll never receive. Our economy would crumble on so many levels without the undocumented workers.

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Remerez t1_iyebcl4 wrote

Replying to jodyhighrola (#765,431)

Capitalism baby! The more challenging times get, the more you see homeless to scare you into working to death. Lived in Seattle for 8 years, and 3rd street was insane!

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