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567,715 people, which makes seventeen out of every 10,000, had experienced homelessness on a typical night in January 2019, according to HUD’s Annual Point-in-Time Count. The number makes up more residents than some rural states.
Meanwhile, a recent study showed that pandemic-induced crises in the economy, unemployment, and housing market could lead to a 45% spike in overall homelessness within 1 year. Living without a home is now a real threat to many Americans, and as hard as it is to talk about this problem, one person stood up and shared practical tips on surviving homelessness.
“I cannot tell you how it hurts me to have to write this,” the man who has lived without shelter and had to car camp at some point in his life said in the honest post on Imgur. He then proceeded to list all the know-how useful for anyone who may ever find themselves in this stressful situation.
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Image credits: Hayne Palmour IV/The San Diego Union-Tribune (not the actual photo)
The former homeless person shared practical tips on how to live without a home in this honest post
HUD’s Point in Time (PIT) count is the most widely used measure to identify the number of homeless people in the US. However, it’s believed that the PIT count’s number of 567,715, referring to the homeless people on a single night in January, doesn’t represent the whole picture.
First of all, The National Coalition for the Homeless points out that the PIT count doesn’t count individuals who became homeless recently and who are staying in supportive housing. According to Bloomberg CityLab, this population added up to 503,473 in 2017 and pushed the total count of homeless people in the US above 1 million.
Secondly, PIT Count takes place in January, which is believed to suppress the results, because people deliberately use any sources they can to find shelter during the coldest months of the year.
And thirdly, PIT Count doesn’t account for people who are in constant danger of losing any shelter as they rely on friends, relatives, sleeping in cars, and the good will of others.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's quite sad the people in one of the richest countries in the world need to have a guide for homelessness. People in those "shithole socialist" countries do not have these worries. The US should look at Finland and learn that homelessness can be solved.
Hans 4 years ago
In fact, they need a guide how not too starve. This is outrageous!
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giovanna 4 years ago (edited)
What seems like a total lack of a welfare state in the USA keeps astonishing me. This not how a first world country should look like.
Liz the Wanderer 4 years ago
Most of us agree. But we are ruled by the greedy rich, who only care about profit. It's sickening. This greed is what got us tRump.
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Johnny 4 years ago
I worked at a hotel one summer in college -- the lady that cleaned up after breakfast put all of the leftover food in a plastic bin and disappeared with it every day and came back 20 minutes later with an empty bin. I asked her about it and she said she threw it away. I asked the manager since it seemed odd and he looked me in the eyes and said "She threw it away as required by corporate policy" and it was clear that was the only answer. Found out later that she took the food to a well known homeless camp where she once lived.
Iapetos 4 years ago
It is obscene and ugly that corporate policy requires you to throw away good food when there are hungry people.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's quite sad the people in one of the richest countries in the world need to have a guide for homelessness. People in those "shithole socialist" countries do not have these worries. The US should look at Finland and learn that homelessness can be solved.
Hans 4 years ago
In fact, they need a guide how not too starve. This is outrageous!
Load More Replies... giovanna 4 years ago (edited)
What seems like a total lack of a welfare state in the USA keeps astonishing me. This not how a first world country should look like.
Liz the Wanderer 4 years ago
Most of us agree. But we are ruled by the greedy rich, who only care about profit. It's sickening. This greed is what got us tRump.
Load More Replies... Johnny 4 years ago
I worked at a hotel one summer in college -- the lady that cleaned up after breakfast put all of the leftover food in a plastic bin and disappeared with it every day and came back 20 minutes later with an empty bin. I asked her about it and she said she threw it away. I asked the manager since it seemed odd and he looked me in the eyes and said "She threw it away as required by corporate policy" and it was clear that was the only answer. Found out later that she took the food to a well known homeless camp where she once lived.
Iapetos 4 years ago
It is obscene and ugly that corporate policy requires you to throw away good food when there are hungry people.
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