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- Dan’s journey to homelessness started about 12 years ago after eviction from his suburban home. The streets of downtown Chicago soon became his new home, but navigating life on the streets has been challenging. Avoiding crimes against the homeless, and tackling an on-going heroin addiction are immediate concerns for Dan.
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Homelessness is a widespread and complex issue in Chicago and other American cities, with no quick answers or simple solutions. While the public, media, and even policymakers often look away from the problem, WTTW spends a year focused on the challenging experiences and unique perspectives of unhoused people across the Chicago’s neighborhoods in Firsthand: Homeless.
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Thank you for your channel❤
We have all made choices in our lives that we wish we could go back and redo. God bless this gentleman. 😊
Like poor kids born addicts, in poverty have choices with the hand dealt , easy w the, BS ! The world ain't fair , jus saying.
He has impeccable manners. Blessings on you. Wishing you the best in your life
Homeless people are just people. We're not aliens. ...mostly.... ;)
The production of these videos is outstanding. I'm so glad there's funding that allows for an intimate, sensitive introduction to people's experience living on the streets. Brilliant work!
I agree! Amazing production. I love how they allow each individual to tell their story instead of interruption and a series of questions
Funding for a production? How about finding homes for people to be safe
Problem with today's society is that people don't care for others and have no respect. I hope for the best for Dan!
You nailed it, people are soulless and selfish.
People have lost all empathy
Congrats, bro. Please do the right thing, NEVER GO BACK!!!
I’m glad he got housing. I hope Yolanda & Kimberly also get that luck too! Especially Kimberly so she can start fostering a fruitful life for her and her baby 🫶🏽
Dan, I wish you all the very best, stay strong and keep going, Never give up
Wishing sobriety for everyone that struggles. 🙏
It's amazing he got housing, and such a nice apartment. Regardless what recovery program he's pursuing, his chances of success while being homeless, in the winter, were very slim. I hope this gives him the foothold he needs to climb out of the addiction hole.
13 years homeless in Chicago...wow! I sure hope he gets this housing and has a brighter future! 🙏
I think you can only really appreciate his attitude, his disposition, if you’ve been homeless yourself. It’s such a degrading, dehumanizing experience if a miracle anybody comes out of it intact.
The us post office gives out P.O. Boxes to homeless if you fill out some paperwork but you can also get general mail from front desk if you don’t meet the requirements.
Do they still have "General Delivery? I thought I heard they stopped doing that.
so happy for dan getting housing , hes a gd guy
He said 13 wasn’t a lucky number
But after 13 years in the streets he gets housing .. I’ll say that’s his lucky number
My last day using heroin was Friday the 13th, November 2020. I keep it as my lucky day.
@@abraxasjinx5207 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🌞
May it be upward and onward ...nothing but peace..happiness. security and good health
Has a very midwestern attitude about work in spite of his addiction
Its admirable and i respect that
Blessings my dear friend.Stay with God!
Soup and water...a warm blanket...a dry place to sleep and wag bags for elimination...why cant we provide such small survival tools for these unfortunate individuals?......
Dude has a $5 coffee, smokes cigarettes, and does heroin....he has money somewhere. Your priorities and choices are what shape your life. Wherever you go, there you are. Best of luck to Dan, hope he gets his priorities in order and makes better choices.
Yes, true, but in order to get an apartment, you need a buck load of money and a good history, including credit. The girl he was dating didn't pay a mortgage. More than likely, she got off scott free, and his credit was damaged. Not to mention you need to get a job in order to pay monthly for rent.
all problems that were years in the making...why would the solution be anything less.
Awesome He got housing. I hope he stays clean and rebuilds his life.
A very strong man who faces diversity head on, I wish I could find some of his strength. I wish him every best wish and that he finds the happiness he deserves
I never liked that saying, "expect the worst and hope for the best". He should be happy. I've never been homeless so I can only imagine how hard life was. You now can start a new chapter.
He didn't say expect, he said prepare for. Big difference!
Expect the Unexpected.😊😊😊
Hope he stops smoking. Would be better for his health. Sounds like he has alot of insight into his situation. Hope he gets his life together. Self supporting and beats his addiction problems problems. He could help others and be a good inspiration. 😊😊😊😊
I'd keep my social security card in a plastic bag in my shoe!
Awww beautiful story I love happy endings
I no how it feels not to have a place of my own and it doesn't feel good so my prayers are he finds housing soon he seems like a good guy 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you for this insight. Very scary and so sad.
Im happy to see he got a roof over his head❤
I don't understand how someone just hands money to somebody and hope that they are making the payments I would have made sure the payments were made
I mean it was his wife, you should trust your wife
Get off smack and you will be ok
@@JackAttack2011 ,
A lot of couples sit down every few months and go over budget to make sure they're in sync with how the money is being saved or spent sometimes you just need to tweak the budget and both people should have input into that
Why believe anything a drug addict says...
Wishing you all the best. ❤
"My girlfriend didn't pay the mortgage"
"My aunt introduced me to opiates"
Im seeing a pattern...
Smoking doesn't seem financially or healthy not the best choice? You seem so nice! I wish you could find more friends.
I truly hope Dan finds stability and an opportunity for New beginnings in his new home alongside, the supportive help (and inner resolve) to overcome his addictions and live a happier and healthier life. I am living proof it can be done and know only too well, how much dedication, effort and time it can take to recover yourself from serious drug addiction. I was a teenage runaway and was homeless and addicted to both, heroin and amphetamines for a period of 7 years in my troubled youth. I have been clean for 16 years now. I also, didn't know cigarette butts were called 'Snipes' in the US (a country that, has stolen my heart since I began travelling there in 2018)... Here in the UK, we called them "dog ends' when I was on the street! Anyone that, takes the decision to walk the road of recovery has a great deal of courage and hope and, I wish Dan success and healing on his path, from here🕊💞🕊
I'm homeless but my heart hurts for other homeless people. I cry for others because I know what it's like not being safe. My God protects me and I have hope that it will get better. If not in this life then after I die I'll be with the Lord
So , you all still wondering why do many homeless folks come to California, " survive" , is the word . Chicago is unthinkable, tough cops , cold as f , hot 🥵 as f !
good for you Dan getting things done ✅ for you 🎉 you hit that "wall" it takes motivation i think that one can get into a fisious houseless cycle ya get comfortable with it used to it before you know it it becomes you lives within your soul eats you up swallows you
I spent a lot of time at the library. And I hear you about just wasting time. It’s a full time job tho being out there
All the best to you sir i am so glad you got houseing God bless you sir always
I admire this guy , im 64 white male quit drinking alcohol almost 6 years ago after i wrecked my vehicle for a 7 th dui ! That was bottom , i asked " God " for help and in his infinite wisdom i bounced back . Any body can get help and be productive. Restoration is yours to ask for . Not to minimize anyone's nightmare . But once I realized life is not warm and fuzzy and not meant to be . Addicts always want to get ! Once you learn to give ! Life will change . You will be taken out of your debauch because you are useful elsewhere.
We may make bad choices but it's not who we are,we are human and we love,we breathe,we cry,we bleed,we care for one another,we are created by God
OUR COUNTRY CAN SEND OTHER COUNTRIES MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 💸 BUT..WE CANT HELP OUR OWN WTF IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY😢😢😢😢😢DISGUSTING‼️
When the photographer asked him how he gets money, he seemed to mention regulars. I am thinking he does something illegal (like tricks) here and there for money.
What do you mean by "tricks"? I don't think he mentioned magic at all in the interview.
he means patreons he got like $400,000 in donations son
I'm glad he got that nice aptification unit.
You would have thought that he would have been a little bit more appreciative.
Wish the best for Dan
He's doing drugs. Forgive me if I don't willingly believe that he is being honest with what he is saying in regards to how great he is. I have allowed persons in my home that truly seemed good - but truly weren't. They get good at scamming, especially when drugs are involved.
So this guy wasn’t paying rent or a mortgage and became homeless? Hard to feel bad for this guy. His own choices….
Wow, poor guy But I admire he seems very eloquently and smart. I always am in shock of How there is so much money in this World and yet the majority of humans ignore the vulnerable don't care about them at all it's unbelievable how Society is so cruel, disgusting etc. Those corrupt politicians and the rich I hear hundreds of people wish the tables would turn around and they will ended up living on the streets with nothing.
dan god bless it is always the decent people who get ruined the rotten people get everything
Dan, there's hope for you, Jesus Christ is waiting for you to talk with him,God bless you
We all made stupid choices growing up and throughout life in someway or another. And people say they didn’t they’re not being truthful. The most important choice is Jesus.
And being determined to overcome your obstacles. (Past bad choices, etc).
Dan you do seem determined. Never give up.
This is disgusting and so very wrong where is his tribe ? People are so alone it’s such a disconnect
Matisyahu looking ruff..
Lol totally looks like him
I guess it's easier to get by in a city if you don't have a home, but I don't like cities at all. They're dirty, busy, and cruel. I spent about 10 years backpacking all around the US, and even took one hike down to the Yucatan. No money, just charm and wit to get fed, and sleep where-ever. For the last 30 or so years, I've managed to find caretaker gigs. Taking care of properties in exchange for "room and board". If I had gone to the city, I'd be dead by now. I'm now in a very nice little bus in a back yard. I've spent at least half my life without even a tent..... just makeshift shelters....sticks and plastic. But always rural or wilderness. I'm so glad I never got stuck in a city. Homeless is often just an attitude. Sometimes it's not.
I wish cities would dedicate some unused land out of the city where people were welcome to camp, or even occupy some unused buildings and maybe start some little industries so that people could earn a modest living and develop some more life skills.
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Maybe don’t let random people taking pictures of your social security card. And people wonder why he’s homeless
Housing first
Anyone 62 or older on the streets are making a choice, they can move into assisted living and everything, I mean everything is provided for them. If your city doesn't have openings, go to the Midwest and you can get in within a month or so if you are already getting social security, if not get that first then go to assisted living. Why are elderly homeless when they know this? Making a choice, drugs, drink/smoke, have dog, want freedom, doesn't matter, it's a choice, there's plenty of places to go, they choose not to. Let them...
Assisted living is not free in the Midwest and it is not without a long long list of waiting.
Some people wait 10 years.
Are you insane ? Assisted living is extremely more expensive than a skilled nursing facility. Assisted living is for people who have savings.
Assisted living is 1k+ a month in the Midwest. If you're on SSI they take it all and leave them 10-50 dollars. They're also understaffed and under paid. So no seniors can't just do that unfortunately
Pretty hard to believe he didn’t know his girl wasn’t paying the mortgage…
He seems like a good guy. Hope he gets help he needs. God bless ❤️🙏🇺🇲💯. Ive been Sober for 34 years and counting. Thanks goes to Jesus Christ. Im lucky and appreciative. 🙏💯
Abandoned places upstate ny. How get mailbox delivery helpers amish like clean up resources or meminite as cant fix faster a campy offgrid.
Yankees fan in Chicago
I do hope he gets housing soon 😢
Did "you make stupid decisions" or where stupid decisions essentially made for you? Too many people are "making stupid decisions" such there life's end up in tatters, question is when does it shift from a individual responsibility to SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT HERE, THIS ENVIRONMENT IS DISEASED?
Something isn't right with our whole system for sure.
I missed why he lost his job. And he didn't know GF wasn't paying mortgage...right
USA America is a great place to live ....if you have money.
2Chronicles 7:14 If My People Which Ate Called By My Name Shall Humble themselves and Seek My Face and turn from their wicked ways then I will hear from HEAVEN and will forgive their sin and heal their land . AMEN . 🙇♀️That Script still applies TODAY for All that SEEKs Gods Face . I missed out printing Heaven so i had to retype that script .
By grace of God Go i
Those other people are being good slaves they are forced to be happy so as not to discourage other good slaves. Then they give ur money to other people who will become good slaves in youre place.
HEAR from HEAVEN . HEAR HEAR HEAR 👂sorry i muddled my words . GET THEE BEHIND satan !!!😡
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His “girlfriend never paid the mortgage” so why didn’t he?
This is the guy that sits at the bar saying women destroyed his life.
Grow some balls and take accountability.
God will help this man if he wants to help himself.
God will help this man regardless. Sometimes people get so down and tired, that they don't have it in them to fight anymore. God sees it and will bless them regardless
@@KayciazWorld God will help him . Our lord loves us
The choices you made, made you what you are today. Hilarious!
The homeless in America have it better than 2/3 of the world population lol
“Wasting time, playing on my phone”
What would you suggest he do? Would your employer hire him?
Unfortunately, this story likely ends with Dan being back on the streets...it is a tale as old as time.
Well, hopefully, he doesn't make any more bad choices.
wasting time? Get A JOB???????
You might make money teaching illegal immigrants how to survive on the streets.
Do many pastors priest & politicians will be going to hell for this.
Dan is a liar .
Hey why dont you stop being lazy and get a job earning a living. To pay for something better in life. But it's up to you to change and stop making excuses about work .
Wow, you got all the answers, you should be president.
It must be nice up there on your high horse.....hopefully nothing knocks you off of it. Be humble. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, AT ANY TIME!!
When the tables turn your way remember your comment 🤡
Some people are just insufferable, they just simply can’t help themselves🤡
Homeless with a smart phone I can't afford a smart phone I'm an OAP on a low income.
Phones are free. When you pay your cell bill every month there's a fee that goes to the Affordable Connectivity Act. Smart phones are a necessity these days, especially for someone living in the streets and trying to access services and programs.
Stop giving the homeless Narcan
And people are commenting on how well the video maker's have done such a good job doing a documentary that shouldn't even be a factor right there is proving my point ☝️ the focus should be on the homeless population and the Government and all supporting agencies who should be on video okayyyy.so why don't you homeless video people go dress up and go camping out on the beautiful lawns of our government elected officials and see how long you have sitting on their property give it a shot if you all really want to help all homeless population 😢😮
Yup I heard that all of the illegal immigrants who went to Martha's vineyard now have work permits.