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Mark lost his business and lost his home. Mark was then out on the streets. There is no manual for homelessness. One day you have a safe place to sleep and the next you have no idea where you are going to find food and shelter. You're homeless! https://t.co/Z4o5iYYihv
People DO NOT support homeless services where they live. NIMBY is strong everywhere! Our inability to relate to homelessness is our biggest battle to ending it and why @invisiblepeople's work is so important! https://t.co/xYmRKWzpfA
Rule has been homeless since the age of 13. He is now 22. Rule has slept outside, in abandoned buildings, on couches, in cars, and hotel rooms. He says he has experienced every type of homelessness. This morning Rule was speaking on Capitol Hill advocating for homeless youth.
THIS right here is why I continue to provide a safe place for homeless people and formerly homeless people online AND YOU (homeless service providers) SHOULD TOO! Don't blame lack of funding for not doing it. I am unemployed without income right now and I make it happen.
This article listing how many times Los Angeles has set a timeline to end homelessness and failed is a good example of the dangers of claiming to end homelessness. Each time it erodes public trust in homeless services and causes more harm than good. https://t.co/UlrYuQfFdG