Four older women's stories of housing and homelessness
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ค. 2022
- There are 405,000 older women at risk of homelessness in Australia. These are stories of four of them. Vanessa, Jo, Robyn and Lynette tell their stories in this powerful video.
Take action or find support at www.oldertenants.org.au
The issue is that either the renter or the owner must in some way pay insurance and property taxes if they want a "permanent roof" with utilities like electricity, gas and water. Because of this, many people-at least in Australia, where I currently reside-are living in tents. No taxes, rent, mortgages, or insurance. The number of people who tell me they live in their car that I meet amazes me. Its crazy out here!
It’s getting wild by the day. The prices of homes are quite ridiculous and Mortgage prices has been skyrocketing on a roll(currently over 7%). Sometimes i wonder if to just invest my spare cash into the stock market and wait for a housing crash or just go ahead to buy a home anyways.
I get such worries too. I'm 50 and retiring early. Already worried of the future and where its headed, especially in terms of financies and how to get by. I'm also considering making my first investment in the stock market, but how can I do so given that the market has been in a mess for the majority of the year?
For you to grow your portfolio in today's market, you really need to be coachable and willing to get off your high horses. I for example, have managed to grow mine from $150k to 300% of my initial deposit within the past 8 months just by copying trades from a broker that has better skillset and technical know-how than me.
The advisor that guides me is Sharon Ann Meny, most likely the internet is where to find her basic info, just search her name. She's established.
@@hasede-lg9hj Thank you for this tip. It was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her résumé.
I know a couple who own a mobile home park and restaurant. They have a few renters in their park that have become unable to pay their rent due to increasing prices of everything. The couple let these people stay there and do odd jobs to help out around the property. Some are disabled, unable to help out at all. They stay for free. This is the kindness of some people out there, too bad there are not more of these.
♥️🙏
Rare 💕
Some people don't need the money, and if they even got their rent, it would just sit in the bank, unused. For these landlords, they often cut their tenants a break, and just let them pay what they can. I am a landlord, and have shouldered thousands of dollars in non-payment of rent, damage to the property, leftover utility bills, and you name it. I have a man living in an efficiency apartment within walking distance to the beach, all utilities for $575. I just increased his rent from $520 where it's been for years. He is "disabled" and has issues. But I don't "need" the money. It would sit in the bank. I write this because not all landlords are bad people, even though people want to make out like they are. They are just people, with debts of their own, responsibilities for the property, and obligations, just like their renters. We have mortgages on the property we must pay. We are not wealthy, as a rule, but tenants think we are, regardless of what you tell them. Again, landlords are just people. We are not perfect, but we often go up and beyond to help our tenants survive.
God bless them!!
Horay for all land lords who have mercy on people when you can MayGod blessyou ❗ you know He will 👍🌻🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲🪔🕊
I live in the USA. I lost my job at age 61, one year before I could collect Social Security. I soon ran out of my savings and could not pay my rent and other bills.
My children were also in crisis at the time. My sister encouraged me to move 3 hours away to live with her. I agreed.
I got a few part-time jobs. After a few months, my sister started to abuse me. Verbally and then physically.
I made plans to move back home. I lived in a group home for women for 6 months.
Once I was able to receive Social Security at age 62, I got into an apartment complex for seniors and got some other supportive benefits.
I got part-time work.
God is good!
ithica, to you maybe. what's he got against all the other old ladies around the world?
Gosh baby , 💝
Soo Soooo happy for you!!!
God so good that you lost your job and had a sister that abused you?
Sorry to hear your story. But happy that you gather the courage to rebuild your life.
I am in my 30 s your story act as a ray of hope fr me and ask me not to waste my time n focus more on myself n my dreams. Thanku grandpa.. ❤tons of love to u.
*Everyone* should have a home.
Should? Ha!
When did that attitude become the norm? Because all thru history and in many different countries and cultures/ that’s not the norm…we all get air to breath/ that’s about it. The rest is up to each of us to figure it out- a capitalist society allows us to all start equally not finish equally. That’s about it.
@@carieyoung1111 people have so many rights these days. Especially in the West. A modern house takes a lot to be build: land, material, engineers, architects, builders, electricians, plumbers, city planners and bureaucrats, painters, roofers, carpets layers, etc. How someone come to expect to have that as free as air is beyond me. Heck, breakfast costs less than $5 but not everyone has some. SMH.
I hope to have roommates to help with the cost.
Amen 🙏
As a fellow senior over 65 I was almost homeless four years ago. And my adult son had a brain tumor. I knew they would for clothes on my home but I didn’t know when. So I work two part-time jobs and I saved up 20 grand and bought a piece of land. It has a 1960 mobile home on it and about 400 ft.² of living space and none of the utilities work. But I can lock the front gate and nobody can hurt me
Blessings.
Hi look at community action or human services see if they have free handyman services. They may help you God bless
@@lisamarx9835 I’m glad you are doing well
@@lisamarx9835 Forget any help. This sm town doesn’t have resources and cannot be repaired due to non compliance with zoning and code. It was built before building codes…but I will be fine. Someone left me inheritance, probate is final end of yr…..someone loved me!
God Bless you
I can attest that being homeless in your old age, is absolutely TERRIFYING!
So glad these ladies found home.
Been there. Too many times.
Had no idea that I would be on the street after raising my 3 kids after 18 years, but the Loving-kindness of God has taught me that this world is NOT my home and that His Son Yeshua Messiah is and He is Coming to take me to be with Him soon because HE IS MY HOME
@@michekids Amen for you. Your reward shall be great in His Kingdom
Keep your knives sharpend & ready , so have a chance, a leg wound would by you time & it hurts like a bear , & they will recover so you not feel bad , but it will help . 💖🐕
@@proudchristian77 wtf???
I am a houseless person, I care for a friend with a terminal condition, when she's gone I will be living rough again. In my 60's and I am disgusted by the fact that banks get fat, while empty homes rot, and good people live in tents on the sidewalk. How much greed, and love of money is enough? When will Shelter and Healthcare become a basic Human Right? I'm tired.
I wish I could help you. I am in Florida and have a room. Not the best but it works for me.
@BJ Brown That is very sweet to offer, but I am in Utah caring for a friend on hospice. God bless you!
Do you get SS?
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I am 49 and a out to be homeless . I am waiting to be approved for an apt. I only have one week left where I am at. Pls pray for me.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏Are you in Australia
@@LINDAGOLD400 No, I am in the United States traveling from state to state ,I am currently working at a Hotel in GA.and Get a room for exchange, so this is a Blessing I am on disability tho so I am not sure how long I will last, nonetheless I am so grateful for Our Lord's Blessings . Thank you for your prayers Sister in Christ May God's Blessings be upon you always 🙏
Sending prayer waves 🌊💞 to you from Canada Stella
I hope things have worked out for you. ❤
Sorry i will pray for you
I was homeless 3 times in 2019 and 2020. Being homeless made me grow up fast. I was old, disabled, income stopped. Friends, family, my own children deserted me. But God never left me. I met some wonderful people who allowed me to travel with them. They were homeless too but they helped a sick old lady. Strangers, whom I would love to thank one day. I met them at a store. I was living in my car. I'm ok now. It gets hard sometimes but homelessness is even harder! Prayers for those ladies and I love their spirits. Thanks
Thank You for sharing! I hope everyone hears your story.People need to know what's going on out there in the world! There's people that are oh so very hungry,til it hurts! And they are oh so very cold,till it hurts! And they are homeless,with nothing and no one! Like you just said though Rosita....God was with you! He is w/me and with everyone else too bc He(God)loves us all so very much!
God be with you.
Sending love..im happy you're ok🌹
BLESSINGS TO YOU I ALSO WAS HOMELESS MY SON WAS 10
IT WAS HARD
BUT MY LORD ALSO HELPED ME HE NEVER LEFT ME .
IM OK NOW THIS WAS MANY YRS. AGO .
PRAISE YE THE LORD 🙏
@@jenniferhejhal4101 AMEN SISTER 🙏
The woman doing the artwork of her homes is amazing. Absolutely brilliant.
Yes! She could do flea market's with pictures of town interest, classes, I wonder can she draw people? Very talented.
@@susanoline5823 And make no money?
I am Soo grateful my late husband looked out for me. We struggled financially when he was alive in 2019. We would never make it this year. He had to share his retirement. After he passed it was mine, plus the extra he paid monthly so I could have a little more if he passed and with my little bit of retirement I do good. He did this before we were married I found out.I just have the mortgage, saved his little bit of life insurance and add to it monthly. I paid bills off and fixed critical house problems. I loved him and he loved me and he showed it.
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Beautiful, thanks for sharing
You are lucky.
Most men are not like that anymore
@@winning3329
Coz most women are not trustworthy anymore. Traditional men deserve traditional women. Gentlemen deserve ladies of class and dignity.
@@winning3329 Good to hear. Men have been divorce destroyed for generations now, needs to stop. Also, 90% of homeless are men and lots of those men ended up that way from divorce and their kids being kept from them.
Years ago I read about retired women in Germany who shared a multi-storeyd house, looking out for one another. When they needed frail care, they had to move to a facility, and when they passed away, the other women would add a rose bush to the garden in their memory.
What a beautiful gester
This is like Golden Girls
I never hear politicians say they are going to fight for homeless people to get a home?
One of the basic necessities of life,not a tent or caravan or car .
A real home to live and just be.
It is the year 2022 and we still have homelessness,disgraceful.
@@eckankar7756 Getting cancer,losing job and unable to afford house repayments= Losing house?
What should happen now?
Cancer is a dirty word,good luck to you,some are not as fortunate.
@@ashleyember6822 That's were building a nest egg early comes in, having generational wealth from parents and grandparents to fall back on in an emergency. I've known multiple people that had cancer in remission and went on with a productive life, some don't.
I built up a nice small fortune as a hairdresser and making investments that paid off big time. All of it goes to my children, grandchildren and those who come along after I've gone. My family didn't do that for me so I'm doing it for my family. You do what you can do to put the odds in your favor, that's all you can do, who knows what will happen so you work like a dog while you can so you're ready when the wolf comes to the door.
Every experience is unique to the individual, may compassion find its way into the hearts of humanity and awaken them from their slumber ❤️
Most politicians are well off so they are not concerned with visiting the poor or ensuring that there are programs for the poor. It's very sad. Like one person on this panel said "Everyone deserves a decent home." And it doesn't have to be big. Just clean with water and window to look out of and decent heat in the winter.
@@royharper2003 I got a radio and $15. when I moved out of the house. My parents spent every penny they earned. They were my motivation to NOT be like they were. Some people inspire us some are warning signs. I wanted to be a blessing for my family, not a weight around their necks.
I started looking for a home at an early age. People need to think about getting a permanent home thru their own resources and without the man. Never depend on man for nothing
There are good men out there. I was married to one, he died just before covid hit, I have a small retirement, but when. he died, I learned he planned for this before we married, I get his DoD retirement surviver's benefits and some life insurance. Not a lot but I saved it and can save monthly. He bought a house and I am secure. It's a matter of picking the right person and sometimes that is not easy I know. I was married to an alcoholic first. It is possible to depend on a man.
I put myself through cosmetology school then worked 60 hours a week for 20 years to afford a home, investments, rental properties. I paid my house off in 14 years. I'm 69 now and not had to worry about anything for the past 25 years. Prepare for retirement when you're young and have the stamina. I did it all on my own, single mom with two kids. You don't get what you want, you get what. you EARN.
@@eckankar7756 blah,.blah, blah, who the hell cares
@@eckankar7756 Happy for you that you are able to be secure as you get older. However not everyone is lucky enough to be in your position even if they become educated, work hard and long and save. One major health crisis in the USA, for example can bankrupt a person. Try to empathize with those who may not have been as lucky as you....because despite what you may think in this life we don't always get what we deserve, even when we work hard and do the right things.
@@margaretking4217 You are delusional. OF course to a few some tragedy happens, but for almost all it's failure to participate in their own well being. Luck has nothing to do with it, dearie, it's WORK, persistence, walking your path every single day putting away for retirement, overtime, second job all of which I've done. Luck. is for dreamers. I did have a major health crisis, but I had my savings and investments, paid off house to back me up through it. Don't just GIVE UP because something MIGHT happen. The Wolf always shows up at your door one time or another, be the little pig that built it's house of bricks, not straws. Your excuses why you failed to prepare won't buy you a cup of coffee. Spend the first half of your life working like a demon, give every dollar you earn a job to do and then understand what WORK will do where LUCK failed. You've no clue what you are talking about.
Women are so strong.. we really don't realise how strong we are .. God Bless these women..💜🙏🙏
no no no. a pat on the back isnt food, a toilet, a shower, a bed, or a safe night. it like saying a prayer. if you cant or wont give any concrete help, please stop w the lip service. it's an insult and hurts even more.
More dumb than strong.
Actually …. Less than u have been brought up to believe through education etc……. Woman are the strongest beings on the planet ….got it
In a million years I never would have suspected that this could happen to me too...but it did. Fortunately I also found my way through it. God Bless the Older Women 💖
In the richest countries on the globe, this homelessness for any soul exists...sadness beyond measurement. These are phenomenal women💜
You can't stop people from making bad decisions.
@@HiNickCareslike capitalism, capitalism is a bad decision
@@MayaMaya-tj7kw If you need someone to make all your money decisions why you need the government when you can just get a husband?
@@MayaMaya-tj7kw Why don't you book a flight to North Korea.
I can relate to everyone here. My husband died and the pandemic hit. I ended up homeless for 14 months. I'm about to be 58, I have many health problems. It takes a very strong person to survive being homeless cos it's hard life on the streets. I got into a Federal high-rise. You have to be 55 and have health problems to get in. Everything is included in my rent which is 1/3 of my income. It's not what I'm used to, it's much better than being homeless. After being homeless you develop a whole new look at everything. It's a real eye opener and I pray that everyone finds a place that is safe and warm. The stigma that homeless people are drug addicts, alcoholics, gamblers, etc.. Is disappearing cos of people being honest & telling thier story. Someone said to me "you don't look like a homeless person". I replied "what does a homeless person look like cos you are looking at 1 through no fault of my own". Truth is if the pandemic didn't happen and we weren't on lock down I would have been in this building much sooner and probably never became homeless. Keep sharing your stories. There's always a solution 😉
When my husband and I split, I was homeless for a year. It was the most humbling experience I ever had. Homeless in Canada during winter is very dangerous.
I love how Robyn created a little oasis for herself with her dogs, fish, birds and plants. So lovely and all the ladies are inspiring.
Thank you, that is very kind
I work 40 hours a week and I cannot afford a dog, fish or birds. I can't afford a place with a yard or garden. I am over 60. Maybe I need to be unemployed to afford these things......
@@robynthornycroft4402 I worry about this for myself.. very much. I've looked around for spaces...🌹
@@l.5832 Can you afford to get your hair dyed blue ? The man hater self declared lesbian next door habitually would ask me to do heavy chores for her and have a look at her car when it broke down finally my wife told her to get your own husband this one is hers and not for loan any longer.
Often women justify not having a husband and find out how rough life is without one. Men want their women to step up too. If you burned your bra and liberated your womanhood good for you ladies now have it with your cake and enjoy.
@@l.5832 maybe look into tiny houses. they are affordable
I am struck by how none of these women seem bitter or angry.
Hi, probably because their lives have just worn them down but there is light at the end of that very dark tunnel !
@@jeanlilymanwaring7125 wrong. They chose poorly. It’s their own fault. They decided they didn’t need a man. Well, welcome to the consequences of your choices ladies. Not so strong now are you?
Congratulations to these women instead of being a victim they prove they are survivors.
Luckily there were organizations that rescued them. If not, they'd not have this happy ending.
Amen
I was homeless for almost eight years in Washington, DC, USA. I am a year old Black Heterosexual Male. I'm going to state this fact, and do not care if you are offended. What these women experienced is heart wrenching. IF A PERSON IS BLACK, IT''S MUCH WORSE.
I believe you
THAT'S TRUE. I can vouch for that. Even if your a homeless veteran they don't really reach out to help you knowing you fought for this country. If your a woman it is worse as well.
@@yvettejones4249
Dear Ms. Jones. Thank you for reminding Me that our Veterans AND Females have it even harder. I saw this first hand in DC, at the whim of Catholic Charities, who lost the Contract in 2017 for providing certain homeless services. Homelessness in the US has become a Lifestyle rather than a "mere circumstance". Thank you.
@@yvettejones4249 yes indeed, being a woman Veteran gets one tossed back & forth on who should be helping (if there is any out there). I think that with being a woman, they EXPECT YOU to be shacking up with a male 'just to make it'. I won't stoop that low....I have more respect for myself than that.
why?
I get it.. It's just such a shock!! I took care of everyone my whole life!!! Then the tables turned.. It was so shocking.. I never knew that I would be 1 step from homeless until I had to sleep I. My car😒
I did also .
Our LORD WAS THERE AND HELPED ME.
MY SISTER HELPED ME ALSO .
PRAISE YE THE LORD ALL THESE LADIES FOUND A HOME .🙌
I was homeless for years people treated me like I was trash. I finally found an elder that gave me a place to live . Hold on it will happen help will come just hold on
Good advise.
@@440SPN yea! wasnt it fun? 🙄
I'm so sorry people treated you that way. It costs nothing to be kind and means so much.
@@ShawnJonesHellion ?
yes, TB, hold on, either you will survive, or you won't, but either way, it will be end.
It seems like many women have the choice of abuse or homelessness...
The women who worked the hardest and acted well REALLY get robbed of even minimal reward...
It is so very common! I hear stories all the time of women desperate to get off the streets literally being forced to live with abusive controlling men just to survive. The worst is when they have children.
I worked the system very hard I stayed on their backs they finally heard me I am women hear me roar
Families are so broken these days. Adult children want very little to do with their parents and even other family members. It's not easy to reconnect when we are adults, have friends and other support systems.
We have all to do a better job at raising girls so they can have a profession or an education before they have children or get stuck in bad relationships.
Girls, you have to work to have a sustainable job and always, always put money aside to buy your own place
Excellent, wise comment.
Love your comment 🙏🌹🙏
It's a known fact senior women alone are the group most vulnerable to becoming homeless & with the high cost of inflation & lack steady income, it will only get worse.
Fortunately for these women, they have a good outcome, but there's many still facing eviction or not having a place to call home.
Sad how the society is decaying with some gouging the public while others are struggling to put a roof over their head & food on the table.
The only blessings we have are that we are old and won't live much longer, but, what a way to die.😔
Wait till the republicans cut Social Security and Medicare.
Especially single parents with children. They wait far TOO LONG
Guess why that is. Feminism. You woman decided you didn’t need a man and now you’re alone and have nothing
@@dcg590 😆 🤣lol....just as senior men alone find themselves in the same predicament.
God bless all these lovely ladies. I pray life continues to improve for you all.
Thank you for sharing this. This is happening in Ireland too. I am 61 years old & going through something similar. I found myself here watching this. I know there is Always Hope.☘💚.
LANDLORDS ALLOWED TO DOUBLE RENT HERE IN UNITED STATES. GREED CREATES HOMELESSNESS.
Housing should.bre a.guaranteed, basic human right but no, here in america it's always about profit over people
Not in California. We have rent control now all over the state.✌️It used to be just some cities had it.
@@pm2886--People in control of absolute necessities shouldn't be able to gouge people. And having people homeless all over the streets and having to take in your mother-in-law along with your own mother isn't good for anyone.
We desperately need housing for women in the u.s., too. I wish they'd bring back good quality boarding homes, too. If they continue policies in low-income housing that lump all the poor together into crappy constructed buildings with drug dealers, people that throw garbage all over, crime, alcohol in with others just trying to get ahead, the housing will continue to end up half empty, and dilapidated, and no one wanting low income housing in their neighborhoods. You can't lump everyone all together.
I agree!
You are absolutely correct. I am 70yo & also live in subsidized apt. housing in ND USA & experience the same issues. In 2011 I moved out of my apt & moved to Colorado to work with a former boss who was starting up a new business. After a year or so, the new business was up & running successfully & I decided to move back to ND because the altitude was affecting my breathing. When I returned to ND, I applied for subsidized housing & within a month I was able to move into the same apt bldg I'd previously lived in; different apt # though. In that year & a half I was in Colorado big changes were made in low-income housing eligibility. This apt bldg had previously been designated for the retired elderly & persons with severe physical disabilities but were able to live alone with little or no assisted care. This had been a wonderful community of wonderful & thoughtful people. But now it has revolving door residents who are between the ages of 25-54 who, after being homeless & gone through drug &/or alcohol rehabilitation, became eligible for subsidized housing. To be clear, I have no problem with this. I believe no human should be on the streets homeless. It is the responsibility of community members to provide decent affordable housing to all people. However, when a person is just plopped into an apartment after 1 or 2 months of drug-alcohol rehabilitation, or 1-2 months in a mental hospital, without any professional followup on a person adjusting to apt life trouble begins. Loneliness sets in, certain cravings and or psychological behaviors begins and very soon they are offering their apts as flop houses for their homeless friends. I've observed this time & time again where rival street people are flopping in someone's apt right next door of each other. Violence, hatred, out of control behavior brings police to our bldg multiple times a day, any time of day. I call these apt people revolving door residents because they get evicted for violence property damage break- ins illegal possession of fire arms etc. done by themselves but usually it's the people they associate with. These poor souls were just thrown into their apts, left alone, & without the skills to succeed in apt living. Once they're moved out, they are always replaced by someone who eventually in a short time is evicted for the exact same lease violations. But I insist that they deserve fair & affordable housing, & professionals & policies that institutions of rehabilitation follow have failed in assisting these poor soul to be successful as they transition to apt life from their former homeless street life. Mann it's damn tough out there & there & there. Amen.
How about for everyone? Equality right?
Thanks for the ides
To many single girl 🤰 every year live on low income home wic food stamps and have worthless boyfriend living there both unemployed and paying very lil rent should build tiny homes for the single elderly people lots waste material at construction site could be use
That's is so scary that older people have been pushed out of being able to live a secure life. My prayers and thoughts are with them! Thank God for the organizations that have helped them!
It's very sad, I believe it's worse here in the United States.
Need to prepare for retirement
@@dcg590Most of them did but prices these days are too much. No point in trying to get you to think though.
It is no different here in Canada. I am a widow and can so relate to these ladies. You can't function or get on with life when you don't have a secure place to live that you can afford, you just become immobilized. I am living in a bedroom and have a makeshift kitchen in the laundryroom dow stairs from the house my daughters' family rents and it is not ideal by any stretch. I need my own place where I can have friends over and a garden again. Like the one lady said, it doesn't need to be big or fancy, just mine and safe.
I was a widow with two children when I was 21, we lived in a broken car. I worked full time and went to cosmetology school part time for 2 years. When I became a hairdresser I worked 60 hours a week for 20 years to be able to afford a house and make investments. It was tough, very though but I wanted security. We get what we earn, not necessarily what we want. I'm 69 now, not had to worry about income or housing for the past 25 years.
I'm 50 living in Florida if your born before 1975 we need a protected status.
@@eckankar7756 I'm happy for you but you achieved all that back when homes were affordable.
May I ask how much you paid for your house and did you get a loan and did someone help sign for the loan?
A hair dresser in today's economy would never be able to afford to buy a house you would have to be a ceo or surgeon or lucky to have a high paying job to be able to afford a home.
There's nurses that can't even afford to live next to their jobs.
@@winning3329 My investments were a generation ago, I don't compare where I was at that time to another time. That would be ridiculous if I compared my youth to the youth of my parents, everything changes, focus on the benefits and advantages YOU have NOW, not what someone had 40 years ago.
My first house was a special deal. One of my clients was involved in building a community, she opened up the doors for me to learn real estate. I bought my home 1 year prior to the building started as they needed capital, I got a special rate, it was $27K. When the house was complete, the neighboring houses just then going on the market were $57K. which would be $275K in today's money. My advisor had me use the equity I had in the new home and buy another for my first rental property. The day I moved in my house I had 100% equity from the deal I got. The Universe brings you opportunity, if you're willing to see it and act on it. I did. I repeated the process as my properties grew in value, the rentals bought themselves and tenants paid the mortgage. I mostly rented to retired people, they stayed with me for years, I took good care of them and they paid off my mortgages. Salon income mostly went to investments, ROTH, savings. I learned to have money work for me. My teachers were worth every penning I paid them.
Today the rules have changed, I tell young people just don't give up, never NOT try. Work and save, that one good opportunity will pop up and when it does have a bank load saved up to POUNCE on that good deal. Work one good deal and it can change your life. It's better to have than have not.
If I were young today I'd start putting $10 a check into dividend & growth funds. Start the habit. The world is full of people ready to distract and criticize when you try to better yourself, don't listen to them. they are jealous. It's 20% numbers and 80% emotion becoming financially independent. I bet I could do it again, I don't give up. Arm yourself with people behind you, visit a financial counselor when you're broke, they can point the way, offer options you never thought of. I did it before Dave Ramsey, but he makes it simple. You don't have to recreate the wheel..see what others did and repeat the process.
@@eckankar7756 you are an inspiration! Please, everybody listen to her advice!!
Every one should have a financial education at elementary school level to begin with. World wide.
Older ladies living with boxes. This is what our lives become. Maybe it’s a lesson that we never needed all those THINGS in the first place. Thank you Australia from saving me from homelessness. I have a small, concrete flat and it’s my home for life. Public Housing is the jewel of our country … thank you. 🌹❤️
They're not things. They're tangible memories of the love and loved ones in your life.
@@maplecosy9429
Mine are mainly books. I keep my memories in my mind. 🌹
I’m 71, female in the Tennessee state in USA. IM being evicted from the first apartment I’ve ever had in my own for ridiculous reasons. I was accused of abandoning my kitten while spending overnight in hospital. I’m disabled by rheumatoid arthritis and am currently going through heart and lung failure. I can’t find a place to move to due to being so sick. I’m frightened, and see little hope right now but I refuse to just give up.
ASK GOD for solutions, take lg doses of vit D for RA, join a lg evangelical church and join their groups, works great.
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Thank you for sharing these stories. They highlight the similarities older women face around the world. I am embarking on a project to have older women (over 50) come together virtually to talk about life after 50. You know, our hopes and dreams, those deferred, new purpose and goals, relationships, challenges related to health, housing, etc. The need is there for us to encourage and support each other in every way. The women in these stories are so inspiring, and I wish them the abundance they deserve.
Where are you based?
dear life begins,
go one better. share the proceeds of the books you will sell w these stories you collect. happy you found a way to help yourself, now don't forget who you owe for it.
😒I believe this is a FEAR FOR SOOOOOO MANY in this day and time!!!! What with Gas alone going Up and Up, not to mention the Cost of Food and EVERYTHING ELSE, it has MANY OF US CONCERNED!!!! Good Luck Ladies; you ALL are HEROS!!!!
When I was young (1990's) and living in apartments my father stayed on me about buying a house....Finally bought one when the housing market collapsed in 2009, thank God I listened to him, never saw the housing market turn so bad, so fast!!
In 2009 I was on Craigslist looking for a chest freezer, somehow I stumbled on a listing for some condos in Phoenix selling cheap. The builder went under and the condos were like 90% completed but needed finished. 1600 sq ft, 3br/2ba. They needed some dry wall, flooring and appliances in the kitchen, that was it. Each condo was $10K cash only. I had $40K in the bank and bought 4 condos. I finished them and rented them now for 12 years. The 4 condos now worth over $1M. Best investment I ever made. I never did get a freezer.
@@eckankar7756 Wow, good investment, we didn't know we had it so good....feel bad for young people today!!
You have a good Dad
Notice everyone bragged about owning a home got their's cheap many years ago and then tell the young people to work hard and they can own a home too lol
these home owners are delusional and out of touch with reality.
My sister's husband bought a house with the help of his family ( because they are wealthy) and the other day my sister told me that I should buy a house.
I told her "oh yeah, let me dust off the spare million dollar I leave lying around my place like a stack of old books.
@@winning3329 I just think it's sad that young people today don't have what we had when we were young...literally a 1 bed rm apart rented for $450.00 w/a washer & dryer and no fees, sometimes all bills paid....
Those are a very successful stories . I live in California , I am in my 70s . I thank the good Lord and the government subsides for the housing program I receive . I don’t know where I would be without it . 🏡
Soooooo frightening and very sad,to find yourself at twilight years, homeless!! Thank God for those who reach out to help others 🙏🙏
These ladies inspire and give me hope. It has been my nightmare for many years now that I will end up homeless in my twilight years. The US has some programs for older folks, but not enough and certainly nothing specific for women. Happy for these ladies and their housing good luck.
Mag, yrs ago (many), i rem watching Oprah when she had a couple of lawyers on who talked about how the majority of baby boom women were bound to be living in poverty in their old age.
they said the ONLY hedge the woman had was to "marry as well as possible and stay married as long as possible."
we thought we could beat the odds. become strong, confident, educated women. live in the US. raise independent children.
then reality hit. the good jobs went to the children of the elite, then the jobs went overseas or became nonexistent. then we learned that massive unemployment, inflation, medical insurance, etc would keep taking our savings every time we thought the bad times were over, they came back again and again. there was no stability even in the land of the free. Joplin was right. "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
we learned there were so many things that were beyond our ability to control that, no matter what we did to hedge our bets, change we couldn't imagine kept knocking us off balance.
And, like all our ancestors before us we see that there is no way to ensure a future sans homelessness.
still trying to survive on our own, refusing to give up. after all, as an old person, there is no future but death.
may all the gramps and grannies have something to eat today, not be in too cold or in too much pain, not be hurt by criminals or authorities, and find something to smile or laugh about.
Praise GOD! These four women and their own Homes! It brings me joy to see.
This would be a great idea for someone to create a roommate matchmaking business.
I hear so many stories of people getting stuck with horrible roommates who let friends and family come In at all hours. Let them stay. Make a mess and never clean up, even people rummage through your stuff, sleeping in your bed when you’re not there. I would rather live in my car.
@@carmenwheatley7316 Tiny home community with groups of people footing the cost might be one solution.
@@carmenwheatley7316 So true I've considered the option of home sharing But im Christian and I cant tolerate even the thought of not just the one person but it's there company .alot of people are just not clean at all ,and hygiene and cleanliness is a must for me They go in & out late hours of the night ..No good ,Its alot to deal with when considering living with others ,Its nothing like your own place
" I could do things my way... I could have all the things close to my heart" YES.
So good to hear that people and programs actually helped these wonderful ladies. When the lady with blue highlited hair said she realized she could have her pets, garden decorations, etc. it was sweet and made me think of the little trinkets I find at sales and thrift stores.
It is so heartbreaking to see these ladies and to know that so many others are forced to live in their cars or in other unsuitable places, while the pubic housing system is full of people they don't deserve the property they live in. I live in public housing and we suffer from neighbours with antisocial behavior, harassments, drug use, property damage etc, actually we are not safe in our own home. The government should do some serious changes.
So glad these ladies were able to get a place. ❤️
Atul Gawande wrote one of the most important books I have read after turning 65 "Being Mortal". This is a book about growing old AND facing a life ending illness. Women need to come together and support EACH other in shared housing - putting a roof over our heads TOGETHER, cooking with EACH OTHER, providing emotional support to EACH OTHER, sharing expenses with EACH OTHER. We are strong alone but together we are POWERFUL and cannot be broken. Accept your physical limitations and embrace what you are becoming. Those with supportive children are very fortunate but many will not have "good" children to turn to--THAT is reality. PLAN ahead, talks with each other, develop friendships and be prepared--as best you can. Some of us are more fortunate financially but that is another fact of life.
I would love to live in a community of tiny homes on land we own with communal spaces where we can eat together and hang out, have communal gardens but also have our privacy if wanted. The dream.
Im obsessed with these ladies gardens !! So cute
You’re on your own in the USA. Lots of senior women in CA living homeless on the streets.
Young women need to learn to plan for these days in their later years. Also shocking some of these women have children who wont help.
I was homeless for a short time here in the US. I didn't know that living on a porch, having no income and doing housework for my keep was homelessness. I'm 64 now and housing costs are through the roof. The parks are filling up with people who have nowhere else to go. I hope you Aussies have continued good health and stable lives.
There needs something like this in the states , I’m in Texas and was just fired at53 and have nothing
@@pm2886 I have been working pay check to pay check always something coming up, for a long time I honestly never thought I would live to this age . Then began working on my credit to try to buy something small in rural area then when I start getting to a good point this happened. I’ve spoken to several women who are in the same situation
@@pm2886--There's no such thing as a cheap house in the U.S. anymore. And when people are low income their savings are wiped out by things like dentist bills, car repairs, medical expenses if their employment has no medical insurance, medical bills when they DO have medical insurance, being forced to move, etc.
@@royharper2003 one absence more then they allowed that was from 4 months ago and my absences would have fallen off in July
The only way to change things is to create our own groups in our states. I often wish I could find enough like minded women in the same situation, maybe we would be able to find places to share and help each other, at least until we were able to get back on our feet.
Wrong. The only way to change things is to be a nuclear family
The woman who is an illustrator is so talented and should reach out to a publisher to illustrate books. She could also design menu's for restaurants or private businesses could use her artistic talents. I hope someone tells her there are options for her to earn money.
I am on the edge. My rent just went up alot and the place isn't healthy (mold) and the neighborhood is getting worse. I'm 67.
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Please seriously consider relocating to a small town in Nebraska. Good people. Safe communities. Affordable housing.
Oh Jo, your artwork is so beautiful.
I have 2 friends who are on the brink of homelessness. One was living on the coast, but got back together with her ex, and moved to the Midwest. They were going remarry when she got cancer, and he changed his mind. She has been left with lots of health problems, and he wants her out, but so far she has stayed in his house. The other friend was in another city and was being evicted. Her freelance jobs had dried up, and she was going to be living in her car. With some financial help from friends she was able to move to a smaller city into a crummy apt. in a bad neighborhood. Her jobs picked up, and she was doing better when she found out she is going blind, and she has cancer. Now she only has enough money for a few more months rent. I worry about both of them.
I'm so sorry.
These stories are breaking my heart...God's words are ringing in my ears.."THE LOVE OF MANY WILL WAX COLD" Folks, we are living in the last days that my mother would always speak about.
maybe he didn’t want to marry her because of the medical bills she would acquire & in marrying he would acquire
Sorry..absolute horror stories..🥺😪
@@donnyreiss1180 If that’s the case, then he wasn’t husband material.
"A room of one's own " is that too much for an elderly woman to hope for?
Really loved the candid way the ladies talked about their past and homelessness. I have been to beautiful Australia but i didn't know the issue was this bad. Thanks, ladies! To all the ladies out there: May we all have a home!
Seems to now be a worldwide problem.
I can totally relate to these ladies. Decent housing should be A RIGHT for everyone! Only good will follow from that. Very nice to see a positive video this morning.
We have the right to go to school, educate ourselves, become more marketable and afford a home. At least years ago we could, I did working 60 hours a week for 20 years as a hairdresser. You don't get what you want in life, you get what you earn. Today is a whole different situation. I was able to buy my home and rental properties decades ago, those properties will go to my children and grandchildren to make their lives easier.
Money does not grow on tress.
@@eckankar7756 even with college education homes are still not affordable in the year 2022.
You are lucky that you were able to save money and afford to buy a house a long time ago when homes were actually more affordable.
Many home owners today bought their homes in the early 90s to early 80's but in today's economy none would be able to afford a home.
In today's economy a hair dresser is lucky to be making minimum wage.
Also remember that all it takes is an unexpected tax hike and or an unexpected illness that drains your finances and you can easily end up homeless
@@royharper2003 Yes, they have the right but do they have the income to pay for it? You're guaranteed the opportunity, but unless you buy a lucky scratch off ticket it's going to take time going to school so you can earn enough income and willingness to put off immediate gratification today for a better gratification such as owning a home down the road.
@@royharper2003 I agree, I wasn't college material but I was beauty school material. I made a fortune with my investments from money I made doing cuts, color and perms.
My mom's 57 and lives in a van. In the US. She works for cash under the table and gets disability. Can't live on 700-800 a month anywhere. Anywhere. Even a room share.
Why not you let your mom live with you? Shame
Let's all please pray daily and nonstop for all those who suffer homelessness🙏💞🕊🍃✝️
prayers are nice. Action is nicer
Wish we had something like this in the USA. Its waiting lists and here is a list of homeless shelters with no openings available. 😕
Even with housing support in the states alot of the building's are managed by a development companies and beging low income you dont pass the credit checks and the buildings sit vacant. Not enough rights for the poor. God bless these women.🥰💞
@@kerrykuhn8838 These companies let the buildings rot as well. Not wanting to make repairs, letting leaks and mold proliferate, it's not a pretty picture.
I put myself through cosmetology school when I was young. Work and school 7 days a week for 2 years then worked as a hairdresser 60 hours a week for 20 years to afford a home and investments. None of my co workers bothered to knock themselves out so they could afford to prepare for old age, they laughed at me. At 42 my house was paid off in half the time, I invested in ROTH and savings. Now I'm 69 and not had to worry for the past 25 years. We get what we earn, not what we want. Work like a demon when you're young and have the stamina as the season comes you can't work like that. Be the Little Pig that builds her house of bricks, not straw, the Wolf comes to the door eventually, be ready.
@@eckankar7756 Guess I should have gone into cosmetology.
@@nikkipage9132 Whatever you went in to go for it with all you've got and do massive overtime for decades...that's how I did it..If I were college material I might have done it easier. Do what you got to do to get what you. want to get
This is a real eye-opener. This is, I know, a worldwide issue. I’m so happy for these ladies.
In San Diego the rent is crazy high here and I can't afford anything right now w my SSI so I don't know what will happen in the next couple weeks. You don't want to be a burden to your children they have their own lives and worries. So I'm watching this and grateful I at least have a car to sleep in. I've lost everything of value so it's extremely depressing. Also depressing knowing if something happened to me no one would know and it'd probably be too late. No one calls hey you have enough food or water, need a shower, or even just a hot meal. It's devastating to the heart and soul when you really truly realize no one cares if you live or die. and I try shake it off but going to sleep crying every night and waking up the same is not living. It's existing and I just don't want to do it anymore.
Apply for low income housing right now. I'm moving into a subsidized apartment this week, I'm grateful.
I do understand how you feel, having experienced the same heart sick reality that nobody seems to care. I blame it on the devil, he is the enemy. Keep your faith, don't let evil overtake you.. pray to the Holy Spirit... God bless
I hope you contacted your children.
I believe there really are people who care. Sometimes people just aren't aware there is a problem. I have found reaching out does help (even to family who seem too busy or unconcerned/oblivious). And if family cant or wont help, You can reach out, and find new community and people that do care. You matter.
You are not alone, even if it feels terrible right now. Im sorry you are hurting and I care about you.
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This is a crisis that everyone needs to be aware of !! Not only in Australia, but in the US as well !! Every person deserves to live in a comfortable, safe place !!
Some of these comments are mean, spiteful and down right ugly!! Thank you ladies, for telling your story. This is happening around the globe, to men as well. It's never too late to better yourself being healthy is the key.
Thank you for listening and your support x
In case any one ever wondered why you see homeless sleeping out in the open on the sidewalks during the day, its because sleeping at night outside is too dangerous, you can get robbed or assaulted.. that's why they wait for sunlight to sleep in public, less chance of being taken advantage of! I didn't know this till it happened to me!
I know. I lived in my car in NYC for two months during the worst of the pandemic in 2020. I became nocturnal for safety reasons. During the day, I took naps in different places to make it look like I’d just nodded off while reading.
I have been homeless three times of my life since the age if 45. I am now 61.
Women have been shafted for years with divorce laws. Women who devote themselves to family are just screwed. Every minute a woman spends supporting a man to help them get an eduation, start in business, raise children etc. should be given monetary value ! Instead...being a homemaker and mother is treated like nothing !! The laws are disgusting.
@William Pierce How dare you try to gaslight Brega62 with ".... you demand even more special treatment"? 🤣🤣🤣 Special treatment? Bs!
That's what all misogynists say when women dare to stand up for themselves and demand to be respected and compensated for their essential contributions to society. I'm sorry you have such a deep disregard for women. Just remember, a woman that gave you life!
@@Saoirse-xt7mi So did a man, that egg was not fertilized by itself.
@@mnkwazi In all fairness, you cannot compare the male contribution to the female contribution in conception, pregnancy, birth and early months of physical sustenance post birth with breastfeeding. The physical contribution on the female side is much greater and carries multiple physical risks of illness, injury and death, nd some mental ones like post partum depression.
I'm totally up for a conversation on the equality of parenting roles in terms of economic provision and domestic non paid provision after the birth, and that the economic provision in traditional households being a very high pressure on men, just as there is a different kind of pressure but as important when you are the one making sure helpless offspring are safe, healthy and survive.
All the aspects of raising a family, no matter who does which bits in what proportion is equal and should be respected for both parties.
The difficulty when you are the non earning partner is that when things go wrong it is often impossible to recover from the financial impact on earning capacity...and that a fact whether you are a woman or a man.
It's all thanks to feminism. Before feminism made women 'equal' to men, if a man promised to marry a woman and broke it off, he could be sued for breach of promise, so men had to take women SERIOUSLY and not lead them on with promises they had no intention of keeping. Before feminism taught women to deny and repress and toxically medicate their fertility away (so that men could cheat and sleep around with no consequences and women could imitate rutting pigs with no consequences), a man was taught that he did not dare seriously date a woman unless he was able to support her financially without her working, and had at least good prospects of supporting a family on his wages alone. Along comes 'women's liberation' and women are brainwashed into thinking that the only way they can be 'equal' (whatever THAT means), is to go to work and make money and have 'power' in the world - while of course somehow managing to 'have it all' and fulfill themselves by having children and maintaining a home and creating a culture in the home and supporting the husband's career. So she works herself to death to earn a second salary, and what does that do to the economy? Drives prices so high - because every couple is 'double-income,' not taking into consideration that most of the woman's money goes to childcare, prepared meals, transport costs, etc., for all the work that normally she would do herself - that now women HAVE to work outside the home whether they want to or not. You can't buy a house on one income anymore - because feminism gave us the illusion that every couple basically earns twice as much as when women stayed home to look after children. Women can't deny men sex until they make a commitment to marry them and support their children, because women are supposed to take toxic drugs or other measures to be infertile and available for sex any time a man wants it -whether he knows her name or not (and she's proud of this 'freedom'). So many women become single mothers and live in poverty because women have to have the 'right' to get easy divorces - which is just easy poverty since alimony went out the window with 'equal rights' and 'no-fault divorce' - both products of the feminist revolution which is a serious war on women, motherhood, family, marriage, and all the things that tended toward men and women having secure, safe, well-supported networks around them in their old age. No-fault divorce means families don't bond, as children of divorce also divorce or refuse to marry, creating one-parent (usually poorer) homes. It's a downward spiral, all in the name of 'freedom', 'financial independence' and 'power.' When feminism has not take root in a culture, marriages are strong and divorce is rare, couples stay together and have children who support them in their old age, and for someone to be alone in old age is a huge shame and shock to normal people (so I hear from Indian and African friends, who are horrified by the degradation of 'the west' from family breakdown).
@@FigaroHey Some of your analysis is correct, theres no doubt cost of housing has increased based on a 2 salary model, although that is not the only contributing factor.
Here is the other side of things to consider though.
It's not like married men showed restraint in the past when they had more kids than they could feed...they still wanted sex within the marriage, or outside it, which meant women were pregnant all the time, more children, and lots of poverty and that led to poor housing, malnutrition, lack of ongoing education opportunity for the kids because they needed to get out and earn as soon as possible.
Also think about what happened to women and children who were abandoned, or the husband became ill or disabled, or died. Widowed women still had to raise the children, work, but on less money...yet another detriment to the woman and her offspring. Add on to that she didnt even have a voice in politics, no vote or representation in parliament to raise the issues and influence policy.
Also consider whether men were queuing up to take on a woman and her 8 or more kids and support them...or whether they were looking for a younger woman without the additional financial burdens.
So yes, absolutely, women wanted access to education, access to good jobs and a vote to ensure their lives and that of their children werent an utter poverty ridden horrific nightmare for the rest of their days, with their only alternatives to be the Poorhouse/workhouse, separated from their children, children split up, family completely destroyed and exposure to the kind of horrific abuse and deprivation that went on in those institutions.
You should also realise that for working class women, they have pretty much always worked. Whole families worked in mines and mills, down to 5 year old children. You are looking at a very short period of history and at the middle classes or wealthier working class.
Women did piece work at home, or went out cleaning offices, in the small wee hours before getting home to get the kids ready and out to school, or took in laundry, or looked after other kids. They worked around their families just as they do now as well.
If the financial wellbeing of a family, without restrained reproduction, relies pretty much wholly on one individual, that is a very dangerous and insecure situation where there is no welfare state and no equality of opportunity or equality of earnings for the same type of work.
Furthermore, pregnancy and childbirth is a risky business for a woman's health and even her life is at risk so limiting the number of times your body is exposed to harm or even death is quite desirable, and should also be valued by respectful, appreciative and loving men.
The problem is men who take all these things for granted because they are not at risk of harm from pregnancy and childbirth themselves and are at lower risk of grinding poverty due to earning capacity.
These are the reasons we have tried to put things in place to mitigate or lessen some of these risks.
In 2024 ...
I am a 65 yr old woman , I was heading this way without savings ...I have Three adult children that alienated me over a decade ago . I have been living in my RV and working part time. Luckily a wonderful platonic friend of 75 suggested that we should share a place .. we have shared briefly before ..Jim is respectful and kind ..so I did the math and you know what , we will be just fine combining our pensions and my part time job ...
A win win !!
l absolutely Love the lady's artwork! Amazing!!!
EVERYONE DESERVES A HOME!!! IN JESUS NAME...I PRAY EVERY DAY FOR ME AND ALL PEOPLE THAT NEED A GOD GIVEN HOME...❤️✝️❤️
It is sad to learn that this is happening globally, and I commend the ladies in sharing their stories!
Goodness, this is heartbreaking. I would do anything to keep my mom from ever going through this. I currently send her a few c-notes a month for her expenses but we live in different countries and she doesn't really need the money but it's the least I can do for her.
I was homeless, family could care less.
God Bless these woman !!!! Admire your courage and the encouragement you give to others through this video. AND.... GOD BLESS ALL THOSE who have had helped with the homelessness in Australia !!!!!! xoxoxoxo
What a lovely bunch of diverse ladies with a common problem ... so glad for those that got housing ... at least in Australia a person has / or can least hope that the system will eventually produce a positive result, in Africa no such thing
we are hopeless in the USA as well. our subsidized housing is going to the migrants at the border first. the govt is spreading them out all over the country so that option is now closed to old and disabled Americans.
meanwhile, the number 1 crime is senior fraud. it's not just gangs any more. it's open season on the elderly from ppl hacking into electric lines and electronics, to medical clerks not making appts, to phone calls being intercepted and criminals stealing ID's and bank accts. it's so massive the police can't do anything, or they are told the old folks are confused or senile.
Case dismissed.
Women are just so resilliant. All the ladies here, and out there, youre all just amazing, strong, creative, smart and surviving. ❤❤❤ bless you all.
Thank you for sharing your story. I am so happy that all of you found homes. Women all over the world face economic hardships as they age. And it impact EVERYTHING. Thank you for sharing your video, love to all of you!
12 years ago I bought 7 acres with a well, about 7 miles out of town. Beautiful, semi remote acreage. Significantly less expensive than in town. I built (site built) my first tiny home over the course of 11 months. I then built mobile tiny homes, 7 over the course of three years. Fast forward to now, I have a very decent air b&b income along with working a full time job. We are now building tiny homes for rentals in the area, there is a dreadful shortage of affordable housing in my fancy, fancy town. If you are successful, (comfortable) you need to take care of your community. Period.
I have lived on a thread for 14 1/2 years since my husband's death, putting away every cent possible to purchase a home near my Son, DIL and Grandchildren. I found property sharing their property line but the $33,000. I had saved wasn't enough. A friend had just enough in her retirement account to purchase it outright. Its in her name but I will purchase it from her as possible.
Returning home I found the long saved money was gone. This is a bad habit that I seem to attract. I am very sorry for the ones who helped themselves. But starting over is something I'm accustomed to doing. It just gets harder the farther I get into my 70s.
Seeing these almost thirteen acres I now have access to, I felt that they would be a perfect place for small homes for widowed women. The County the property is in is so permiated with communistic demands that permits, fees, inspection salaries, engineering requirements and more, at expenses above the home price itself, make it impossible for me, alone, to build a small home. I need a permit to live on my own property! Even a permit for a trailor, or motor home, no camping out permitted, a permit for a generator...!
If I can figure out a way to build an affordable life as guaranteed by the Constitution on that land, the possibility for autonomous homes for widows is there. What a beautiful community it could be.
I'm open to any suggestions.
God bless these women for staying strong through their crisis. And God bless the people and agencies that are helping them too.
Thank you beautiful ladies for sharing your stories with the world! The sharing of the hard times and now your triumphs really touched my heart. Much love and respect from the USA.
I'm 62 and have been homeless for 7 years, cause if sky high rents!
I often wonder if we are zoned/controlled into homelessness in the states. Supply and demand, a free market and corporations investing in real estate create a world of housing costs that exceed what people can afford. Shelter is a basic need on the hierarchy of needs.
I agree the economic system favors real estate interests above ordinary folks
I'm 70 from the USA & have been many times just one "somebody else's couch" away from being homeless. From ages 45-62 yrs old there is not a safety net for elderly men & women for homeless crisis in this country. I really feel for the women in this video. I have met amazingly gifted, talented & educated women that live off & on the streets or rundown shelters. So, if I had thought about it when I was a just a bit younger I would have organized this pool of awesome & talented women & co-opped. Yah know, Hilary Clinton saw this situation & would have addressed it had she become our President. Well, that didn't happen & here we all are. This is a global situation of homeless elderly women where condition vary from worst to worst possible. There isn't a ok, fair, or next best to worst condition where women can find reprieve.
Best piece of advice my mother gave me when I was 18- now you have to pay your own bills. Bought a house when I was 36- paid off at 46. Thanks Mom!! Never married so my financial situation was my own
Housing should be a guaranteed, basic human right
Oh yeah Mrs Clinton would have saved us if she'd become president but since she didn't she can only add to her financial portfolio. Lol.
Disagree the Clintons did nothing to help this country in fact it was bill that signed the disastrous nafta bill and shipped all our jobs overseas.
@@SamStone1964 Yes, we know her great heart for the deplorables and people who could not contribute financially to her campaign. What you don't understand is that when the government 'gives' you something, they take your dignity, freedom and humanity in exchange. There is no such thing as a winning deal with the devil - or with a government agency. Your humanity always suffers. Just ask anyone who has been put into 'care' as a child.
This is inspiring and heartwarming. So glad all these ladies received help and are in safe comfortable housing. Jo's artwork is lovely!
IM SO HAPPY FOR THESE WOMEN.
Ohio, USA-It will be 52 places for me that I have lived, being forced out due to rent increase and greedy landlord, and corporate landlords who only want to turn a profit for their shareholders, gas is now over $5, I use to spend $10 a week, this week it cost me $48 in 4 days. Food it ridiculously priced, we are being gouge, after demanding more per hourly wages. We are reaching a crisis situation here in the United States. I am going to be 61, and still working, and live with my Autistic Adult daughter who is right now having trouble finding employment, we cannot even move out yet, until she has an income we have to prove we have as a combined income of 3X the rent. so $800 or more is the current rate of rent in my area, so that is $2400/month we need to show as our income, I work 30 hrs a week, after having a heart attack. So this is what is happening, not just to us, but many families with young children. I have zero debt thankgoodness.
More power to these women who just want to be safe and secure. It is Australia's shame that so many older women through illness, divorce, low paying jobs, and not necessarily permanent jobs, have no security and cannot afford to live despite their best efforts! My wish is for everyone to have a roof over their head which is affordable, so they can pay their bills and live a normal life.
Excellent video yes I was almost homeless and nothing prepares you for that trauma. Indiana has a good amount of homeless population and the elderly population with this issue is growing rapidly even prior to the pandemic
I'm so glad this video has blown up, HAAG does such amazing work, its rare to find a resource that actually helps provide long term housing. Theyre amazing.
I admire you all. I live in California and have been homeless on and off for four years. Jesus will be here soon. Hang on and please pray 🙏✝️
avoid the vx; the vx pport is the training tool for the masses to accept the mark of the beast, soon to arrive.
Came and was driven out.
God bless you. Praying for you 🙏❤️
If churches believed what they preach the'd bust up the pews and make cots for the homeless and house them. They get tax benefits and what do they do to help people but shame and sin. Open up the churches for homeless to stay
@@eckankar7756 and how long do you think they would be able to keep the doors open and the utilities paid etc.? where would the people who used to attend church there go to worship on sundays? there would b no place to sit! the churches shame people? oh you mean they TELL the people they should b ashamed of their sins and should b adjusting their lives/decisions to curtail/eradicate sins? isnt that what ministers are supposed to do? they are told by GOD to warn the people to stop sinning/obey God etc; thats ALL through the Bible!!
I wish there was a way we all could help each other some how until we each have a home. Here in the U. S. waits are 2-5 yrs or more for low income housing.
I’m so glad I ran across this because it proves what most people overlook: there are more in the homeless demographics other than the young and drug addicted!!! The older generation need help as well!!!
This is happening all around the world we all should be having a nice cozy home and its wonderful to see these women are happy they are feeling good and feel safe the homes are lovely love and hugs sent to you all.