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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 609995" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>One of the reasons many homeless choose the streets over warmth, which puzzled me until I volunteered at a homeless shelter, is that there are rules at the shelters and you CAN NOT use drugs, drink, or be drunk. A sizable # of homeless prefer to pack into somebody's car and get high rather than sleep inside. It was a real wake up call for me. We provided thick mattresses, blankets, food, recreation and a social worker to help them get employment and housing. by the way, this is also one reason some homeless can not get housing (Section 8). Besides a long waiting list, they simply can not get busted for drugs in these homes. It IS true that some people choose to be homeless and the main common denominator is drugs.</p><p></p><p>Some of our clients were mentally ill and the social worker would make psychiatric appts. for them, but more often than not they wouldn't show up. WE offered a lot of help. For those who actually spent nights with us (they had to leave at 6), many refused our psychiatric and medication appointments, rehab offers, or appointments for job interviews.</p><p></p><p>We cared a lot about them.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, too many of them didn't care about themselves, especially those on drugs.</p><p></p><p>We had a different church host a shelter every night of the week and the people got free train ride vouchers to get to them. Nobody had to sleep outside or miss a yummy dinner (the church women cooked). We did not speak about religion there so that was not the issue either. Some people wanted to get out of the cold and they did. The ones who didn't walked out or stayed outside or found ways to couch surf, usually with other drug users, until they inevitably had a run in with the home's owner and got kicked out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 609995, member: 1550"] One of the reasons many homeless choose the streets over warmth, which puzzled me until I volunteered at a homeless shelter, is that there are rules at the shelters and you CAN NOT use drugs, drink, or be drunk. A sizable # of homeless prefer to pack into somebody's car and get high rather than sleep inside. It was a real wake up call for me. We provided thick mattresses, blankets, food, recreation and a social worker to help them get employment and housing. by the way, this is also one reason some homeless can not get housing (Section 8). Besides a long waiting list, they simply can not get busted for drugs in these homes. It IS true that some people choose to be homeless and the main common denominator is drugs. Some of our clients were mentally ill and the social worker would make psychiatric appts. for them, but more often than not they wouldn't show up. WE offered a lot of help. For those who actually spent nights with us (they had to leave at 6), many refused our psychiatric and medication appointments, rehab offers, or appointments for job interviews. We cared a lot about them. Sadly, too many of them didn't care about themselves, especially those on drugs. We had a different church host a shelter every night of the week and the people got free train ride vouchers to get to them. Nobody had to sleep outside or miss a yummy dinner (the church women cooked). We did not speak about religion there so that was not the issue either. Some people wanted to get out of the cold and they did. The ones who didn't walked out or stayed outside or found ways to couch surf, usually with other drug users, until they inevitably had a run in with the home's owner and got kicked out. [/QUOTE]
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