I get chills seeing this. As a recruiter, I can tell you I’ve interviewed people that are trying to show up for job interviews being presentable while getting “washed up” and dressed in their cars. I can count on one hand the number of those who’ve admitted that to me, but it’s heartbreaking and absolutely mind blowing. Imagine trying to get a job while living out of your car. Now imagine when you’re in a shelter or on the streets. This really is the way!!! 💜🌸
I'm living it. Also, a lot of programs take too long to help. Almost every program has a waiting list and they don't know when your name will be called.
I'm living in my van while keeping a seasonal job. Many times I had to go to the library to get dressed up for job interviews, it's take 3 times longer to be ready. My feet started to swell up recently because I didn't sleep laying down. I put my name on the low income housing since 2018, never heard from them
@@deemont5715 I’m so sorry, I am sending you all the good thoughts and hoping wherever you are gets a program like Houston has here soon! Much love to you, hang in there. 💜
@@___beyondhorizon4664 I’m so sorry too, just breaks my heart that you’re having to go through this. Everyone deserves a space they can call home, hopefully wherever you are will get a program like Houston has going soon. Sending love and hugs to you virtually 💜
One can not make it to appointments, to ease out of addiction or get medical and mental health services, when you spend your whole day moving, trying to get something to eat and figure out where you will sleep that night. Stable housing, is the foundation of wellness, and something many folks have never had.
Many street homeless die alone quietly abandoned by everybody. What's even more sad is their bodies get eaten by other homeless and stray animals and disappear in that darkness.
@@sarbantz nooooo dude. Homeless get EBT cards loaded with $1500 a month. There are empty shelters here in san diego. There are HIRING signs everywhere. Homeless CHOOSE to be homeless.
Houston has always thrived despite it's politicians (i.e Idiot Abbot and Crappy Cruz) because in it's core we've always taken care of ourselves and believe in basic humanity. Too bad all these people moving here from out of state are destroying that philantropy
Why would you stay there if you see a program like this in another city? Houston/Dallas/San Antonio is affordable with many apartments still in the mid $500 per month range.
Oh I absolutely love this! So great to see and I love news like this. This video brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations to all of those that have been housed through this program and many blessings!
@@randomloafer How about spending money educating people? If you don't want to pay for social programs which only treat symptoms, treat the problem by providing people the means to an education so that they can help themselves. Why is this so hard to understand?
I love it. Most Americans want to work hard and do. Just sometimes they get sick and things happen and that is when we need to help pick them up. If we have the mindset we are all in this together things work much better.
This program directly mirrors the program that already exists in losa Angeles. The problem is that california itself doesn't have enough housing units to place people. Many homeless individuals have a housing voucher in hand but nowhere to move into. Regular people in los angeles have a hard time finding a unit they can afford so it all creates the problem of homelessness we have now. There are a handful of organizations that are doing it right in california and they are the least funded because they cut out the middleman, and there isn't a contract someone can win and get a profit from. These organizations buy apartment buildings or build them and permanently house homeless individuals and have staff on site to make sure they have what they need to thrive.
Putting the disparate agencies under one umbrella is KEY. Making sure they are all working in the same direction, and there is a method to interconnect. Now, THAT is how you use "Big Data"...
Housing First is absolutely the way to go. Houston got an astonishing 25,000 homeless off the street and into permanent housing. The reason they were able to do this is because Houston builds an abundance of housing each year. Cities like Los Angeles, SF, and NYC have made building more homes illegal on almost every parcel of land. That's why those cities continue to fail to house their massive homeless populations. They need to follow in Houston's footsteps and scrap their antiquated zoning laws.
@@jerradwilson Just go full communist , I can't belive nobody made a parody flag of the Bear Communist Republic of California alreadt with the red star
Santa Monica offered homeless apartments in the Inland Empire (not on the beach) and many who took up the offer ended up back on the Santa Monica beach a few days later. They were making money off of tourists giving them money in Santa Monica and wanted to live on the beach. They were demanding apartments on the beach. That isn't an issue in a place like Houston. LA could build housing in Palmdale or Victorville for the homeless - the problem is they don't want to go there.
@@KatTheo431 There isn't resources and services out in the desert. They need to build more housing where people most want and need to live. That's what cities are at their core, habitats for people. Telling people to pack up and go somewhere else because we refuse to allow homes in our city is ridiculous. Houston solved homelessness, while LA stands in its own way.
This absolutely makes sense, I am glad they found a way to help these individuals find their self -worth again! I hope Portland and other states take note.
I’ve always believed that most homeless people never thought they would be. This includes the addiction, but we are all just a few setbacks away from being homeless. I hope more cities, and States will make it a priority and get involved in housing and helping.
California, specifically Los Angeles has had this concept for years. The problem with Los Angeles is that there is no housing stock. The housing crisis is horrible, the number of units or homes needed to make a difference is never prioritized. They keep opening shelter beds and people cycle through them and its more expensive to run a shelter than an apartment building. More money is spent per month on a homeless individual living in temporary/transitional housing than it would be to house them for an entire year. It's a problem that will never get better unless money is diverted from temporary housing to permanent supportive housing where people would live somewhere that would have services on site to assist in keeping them housed and stable.
It won't work in California. 3:56 We don't have an adequate supply of affordable housing nor Covid relief funds to subsidize housing. Also Texas and other red states bus a lot of their homeless here.
Many street homeless die alone quietly abandoned by everybody. What's even more sad is their bodies get eaten by other homeless and stray animals and disappear in that darkness.
@@esmekaffen4961 Literally hundreds if not thousands of inventions that we use everyday came out of the space program. We can do more than one thing at a time.
Yes!! Being homed makes the odds of finding employment so much better. I mean how well will you sleep outdoors? How well will you clean yourself outdoors?
The " Housing First" model is very successful . You would think it would be common sense, but it isn't. Here in Louisville KY, VA has used it for quite some time. Less than 2% of our Veterans are now homeless.
The challenge for California is the scale. Houston has a fraction of the number of homeless that are in California. They also mentioned that Houston has "relatively" affordable housing which helped.
" ... Democratic Cities..." Perhaps. Yet, you know numerically there are more Registered Democratic Voters, than Republicans (logically, that would mean All U.S. Cities Are Democratic🤞). I am a Pragmatist. However, if Republican Legislators would develop an Actual Platform AND "SIT TRUMP DOWN" .. (as MCCONNELL Is FINALLY Retiring) Perhaps our Nation Would Be Able To Develop Forward Motion. The Gilded Age was so obvious.
BLESSINGS FROM DALLAS TEXAS. MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A TEXAN. HOUSTON DIDN'T WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S HELP ...THEY TOOK AN INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 A GREAT THING!
Dude, it says on the Houston Coalition website for the Homeless takes in public dollars. They mention in the vid that $100 million in COVID aid helped subsidize the housing. To act like Government didn’t help enable this is false. Public policy matters. Government is not the problem itself, it only is the problem when it is used to oppress people.
I am sure the furniture donations were by Gallery Furniture’s Jim MacIngvale-you should have paid him the courtesy of a mention, he has donated many *millions* of dollars to help Houstonians for the past 40 years, including during disasters. He deserves a report of his own in fact.
I was thinking it was probably him, but others may be following his example, which is a good thing. If it was him, he may have asked to remain anonymous.
@@cmtippens9209He’s never been that humble as to remain anonymous. Never. He’s been using poor folks as shills since the 70s. His furniture store is high pressure sales, however, he pays his employees well.
@@SmifLaly he probably asked to remain anonymous as another poster suggested. He has always been a showman but he also gives anonymously. He is incredibly generous as his actions over the years since 1981 prove. IJS
I am glad that Houston has adopted this approach. However, we have to acknowledge that they used a model that was first implemented (successfully) in Finland back in 2008. I applaud Houston for being in the vanguard of positive change in the US wrt the issue of homelessness. I also, however, feel credit should be given where credit is due.
Let's hear from the residents of Houston if homelessness is actually being reduced. The housing first model has supposedly been tried in the Bay Area, but there's no effect on the amount of encampments, tents and filth. Yet the housing first advocates and politicians continuously say how much it has helped, which it hasn't.
This is interesting! I live in Houston and I personally don’t see a decrease. There are still tons of tents by the Metro hub where the old Sear used to be on Main Street. Plenty of people begging for money. I’m glad some are getting help though.
I’m here and I absolutely do see the differences. Far less tent cities, and while panhandling is present it’s definitely reduced. Nothing is instantaneous.
I’m in the suburbs and I do. We would have people camping underneath the overpasses on I-45. They are no longer there. Where are they? Idk but I hope it is something like this.
FACTS!!! Not trying to be a negative Nancy but I said the same thing. I haven't been downtown since at least 2022 now because it was BAD!!! Sucks because Downtown Houston was always a good time for me. Maybe I'll go take another look this weekend. The reason I feel questionable about this story is because she said since 2012... I've lived here since 2006 and last I saw it was far worse than back in 2015/16...
As someone who has experienced homelessness for years now, I couldn’t help but smile when I saw the expressions of sheer joy in the folks getting help.
I missed the show this morning but so glad this came to my attention here. We hear so much ugliness about Texas yet Houston has managed to do our Country proud. 🇺🇸 Thank you and please help us do this Nationwide. 💜
OMG Mercy me this is beautiful it brings tears to my eyes this is the kind of video that really needs to go viral. This is a prime example that homelessness can be done its just that Government doesn't want to do nothing about it. The matter started with Government so they can correct the problem just treat people the way you would want to be treated as humans you just never know anyone of Government can end up in that position too one day. I am happy for these people and everyone else that they help. May God continue to bless her and all her worker's . Please TH-cam more of these videos 🇧🇲🇧🇲
I live in Houston and more homeless people and more squatters. Plus we have increase in crime and escalating electricity payments. Check your sources. Plus our city has few funds
A great many of these people had circumstances truly beyond their control. No one wants health issues, financial inflation beyond their control, and/ or depression.
COVID took my job away, my company shutdown and I have to switch careers as a senior. Living in my car causes my legs to swell because I can't sleep laying down. Getting ready for job interviews is very challenging, gas is $5/ gallon
This is always a beautiful sight to see. Much respect for those who are modeling the character of human souls who value human life. Shalom and many blessings to you all in Houston and to your beautiful families.
As a former social worker that worked with the homeless. It’s all nice and dandy, but the things these non profits expose us to is wild. I’ve been threatened, exposed to drugs, and physically assaulted by clients. All for 45k a year. The dark truth they don’t tell you.
How could you not know that most homeless people are either mentally ill, addicted, or both? If you think it is traumatic being exposed to that, think about how it is to live that way.
@@Nerdy_Nihilist so because they’re traumatized to the drugs they choose. Our trauma of being physically assaulted, emotionally and mentally harassed is irrelevant. Got it. The average social worker quits between 3-5 years. Find out why
Definitely a reflection of the social systems we have in place not the homeless population. Workers/volunteers should have more resources the way homeless people should.
But, what about those cities that don’t have a supply of affordable apartments. It adds a hitch to the process. It will take them a bit to catch up. Loved hearing about Houston’s success. Home is everything.
They should also use some of these empty business offices and buildings (do to more and more people working from home) and turn them into living spaces
I found this randomly. I'm so happy to see Jane Pauley! She was a staple in my house, growing up. Great to see she is still just as charming and lovely as always.
It's nice to have good news where there are solutions for problems, and not just news that talks about problems. I can't believe it took more than 10 years to organize all those organizations under the The Way Home umbrella. It's too bad that redtape gets in the way and slows progress.
Houston also has a unique capacity to build cheap housing. There are places like the Bay Area where it's prohibitively expensive to the extent of being almost impossible to get anything built due to NIMBYs and excessive regulation. Places like that will have to take care of these first by removing regulatory obstacles and limiting the extent that local opposition is allowed to influence development.
@@___beyondhorizon4664I saw that too but I think the fact that it was newsworthy and only a few hundred units says a lot. And that particular project had been held up for over a decade in approvals IIRC.
Norway was able to do this on a nation-wide level. Homeless population reduced 80%. Invisible People (TH-cam channel) has a video documentary on this. In Helsinki, Norway's largest city, they count someone living temporarily in a motel as homeless. Most counts in the US put that as "sheltered". Houston is showing what is possible in the US.
I think it’s a great idea to invest in these small efficiencies. These are one-room apartments with a bathroom. The bed, kitchen, and living area are one room. Ppl don’t need large spaces. This way, more ppl can live in a complex.
I don’t have a lot of glowing things to say about Houston (even as a native Houstonian) but this program is absolutely phenomenal---and yes I have indeed seen a decrease in some areas.
Thank you God for wisdom and those courageous enough to follow directions, many blessed returns to the Houstonians with their hands to the plow, for leading the rest of us, being great models for a better existence for all 😘😘😘, from Wichita Kansas.
I'm homeless in detroit. I am currently trying to make my way to Houston so I can take advantage of those opportunities because their opportunities are better than the opportunities here in Detroit
Houston is #4 behind only Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles for accepting "undocumented" immigrants who have flooded the shelters and low-cost housing (driving up rents) and the labor market (driving down paychecks). Overwhelming social service agencies like food banks in the process. NGOs like Catholic Charities have made it perfectly clear that their role is to support people who entered the country illegally with personal cash payments rather than actual US citizens. This has created additional strain for homeless citizens in Houston.
Does the city has a program similar to INTERFAITH non profit organization? Churches in southern California take turns to host homeless for 2 weeks, all run by volunteers. Self service breakfast, self made lunch sandwich 🥪, warm dinner provided by church members dinner host. Too bad it's only from January to April
I lived in Houston in the 70’s and 80’s, Marvin Zindler days! We had thousands of car worker that came down and invaded the underpasses and the San Jacinto River. It was different then. Very different. I lived in Crosby and would go help them, until the police prohibited my help. Glad they are evolving.
Many questions why some homeless don't want to go to shelters. For some, here are the reasons Unable to focus on job search, no quite space Worry about bed bugs Worry about people stealing laptops/ smartphone Most people require getting up by 5am with a bunch of rules I stayed up all night to fill out applications 10 pages, background check form, onboarding documents because it's quiet time, i had 2 hours of sleep before 5am wake up Time, everyone started talking loudly, not related to job search strategies 😞
The thing about American is, we can actually fix any problem quickly, effectively, efficiently. We just need to care enough to get the jobs done. This is a perfect example of how that works.
God, imagine that.
Treat people like you want to be treated.
There should be a name for that.
Compassion …
Maybe something like a golden rule...
@@kalixw.1853 that sounds familiar
Supposedly they call it the golden rule or some bs like that
Humanity
I get chills seeing this. As a recruiter, I can tell you I’ve interviewed people that are trying to show up for job interviews being presentable while getting “washed up” and dressed in their cars. I can count on one hand the number of those who’ve admitted that to me, but it’s heartbreaking and absolutely mind blowing. Imagine trying to get a job while living out of your car. Now imagine when you’re in a shelter or on the streets.
This really is the way!!! 💜🌸
I'm living it. Also, a lot of programs take too long to help. Almost every program has a waiting list and they don't know when your name will be called.
I'm living in my van while keeping a seasonal job. Many times I had to go to the library to get dressed up for job interviews, it's take 3 times longer to be ready. My feet started to swell up recently because I didn't sleep laying down.
I put my name on the low income housing since 2018, never heard from them
@@___beyondhorizon4664 Yes, it's a challenge to maintain good health while sleeping in your car or bouncing around from place to place each night.
@@deemont5715 I’m so sorry, I am sending you all the good thoughts and hoping wherever you are gets a program like Houston has here soon! Much love to you, hang in there. 💜
@@___beyondhorizon4664 I’m so sorry too, just breaks my heart that you’re having to go through this. Everyone deserves a space they can call home, hopefully wherever you are will get a program like Houston has going soon. Sending love and hugs to you virtually 💜
Well done Houston. Compassion, common sense and practicality. Terrific combo!
Yep and this is a blue progressive city. So this is something the blue cities can learn from.
One can not make it to appointments, to ease out of addiction or get medical and mental health services, when you spend your whole day moving, trying to get something to eat and figure out where you will sleep that night.
Stable housing, is the foundation of wellness, and something many folks have never had.
I can say Amen because I'm currently going through that right now,
The foundation of wellness is making good choices in life.
Many street homeless die alone quietly abandoned by everybody. What's even more sad is their bodies get eaten by other homeless and stray animals and disappear in that darkness.
@@suzannemcmaken4648 Sometimes you can make good choices, but those connected to you make bad choices and it directly affects you.
@@sarbantz nooooo dude. Homeless get EBT cards loaded with $1500 a month. There are empty shelters here in san diego. There are HIRING signs everywhere. Homeless CHOOSE to be homeless.
Houston is a very philanthropic city. We don’t listen to people who trash our city. We take care of our own, regardless of our politics.
How the whole country (and we wish, politicians) would be.. ❤
Houston has always thrived despite it's politicians (i.e Idiot Abbot and Crappy Cruz) because in it's core we've always taken care of ourselves and believe in basic humanity. Too bad all these people moving here from out of state are destroying that philantropy
Texans are actually deeply feeling and philanthropic people, I don’t understand how people don’t know that.
This makes me even more proud to be a Houstonian. I would really like to volunteer with The Way Home.
I'm currently homeless and living in my car and watching this gives me hope here in phx
Thank you for your honesty post
I'm the same....WITH A JOB!
Why would you stay there if you see a program like this in another city? Houston/Dallas/San Antonio is affordable with many apartments still in the mid $500 per month range.
I've been homeless 3 times before turning 30. I'm wishing the best for you. Hope that everything works out for you.
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Austin seriously needs this! So happy for Houston. It was really bad in Houston. Good Job.
Oh I absolutely love this! So great to see and I love news like this. This video brought tears to my eyes. Congratulations to all of those that have been housed through this program and many blessings!
what happens when they run out of other people's money ?
@@randomloaferThey’ll go back to opening shelters with other people’s money.
@@randomloafer How about spending money educating people? If you don't want to pay for social programs which only treat symptoms, treat the problem by providing people the means to an education so that they can help themselves. Why is this so hard to understand?
Clicking this video I had no idea how impactful it would be THIS is the solution so many cities have been searching for. #TheWayHome
I love it. Most Americans want to work hard and do. Just sometimes they get sick and things happen and that is when we need to help pick them up. If we have the mindset we are all in this together things work much better.
This program directly mirrors the program that already exists in losa Angeles. The problem is that california itself doesn't have enough housing units to place people. Many homeless individuals have a housing voucher in hand but nowhere to move into. Regular people in los angeles have a hard time finding a unit they can afford so it all creates the problem of homelessness we have now. There are a handful of organizations that are doing it right in california and they are the least funded because they cut out the middleman, and there isn't a contract someone can win and get a profit from. These organizations buy apartment buildings or build them and permanently house homeless individuals and have staff on site to make sure they have what they need to thrive.
Putting the disparate agencies under one umbrella is KEY. Making sure they are all working in the same direction, and there is a method to interconnect. Now, THAT is how you use "Big Data"...
As a homeless woman a bed is a blessing most take for granted. This is beautiful. South Carolina take note.
✌️♥️☀️
Thank you for your honesty post
Ikr
Every city in every state NEEDS to FOLLOW Houston's example! Kudos to Houston!!!
Kuddos Houston!!!
Houston is gaslighting you. Reality is very different.
Housing First is absolutely the way to go. Houston got an astonishing 25,000 homeless off the street and into permanent housing. The reason they were able to do this is because Houston builds an abundance of housing each year. Cities like Los Angeles, SF, and NYC have made building more homes illegal on almost every parcel of land. That's why those cities continue to fail to house their massive homeless populations. They need to follow in Houston's footsteps and scrap their antiquated zoning laws.
I don't think it's possible in CA due to politicians embezzled all the money when they asked for $$ to house homeless.
Hands need to be greased to get affordable housing built, if one can overcome the NIMBYs, which is nearly impossible.
@@jerradwilson Just go full communist , I can't belive nobody made a parody flag of the Bear Communist Republic of California alreadt with the red star
Santa Monica offered homeless apartments in the Inland Empire (not on the beach) and many who took up the offer ended up back on the Santa Monica beach a few days later. They were making money off of tourists giving them money in Santa Monica and wanted to live on the beach. They were demanding apartments on the beach. That isn't an issue in a place like Houston. LA could build housing in Palmdale or Victorville for the homeless - the problem is they don't want to go there.
@@KatTheo431 There isn't resources and services out in the desert. They need to build more housing where people most want and need to live. That's what cities are at their core, habitats for people. Telling people to pack up and go somewhere else because we refuse to allow homes in our city is ridiculous. Houston solved homelessness, while LA stands in its own way.
This absolutely makes sense, I am glad they found a way to help these individuals find their self -worth again! I hope Portland and other states take note.
When was the last time you went to Portland?
Yep.
Subsidized forever by the taxpayer.
@@suzannemcmaken4648 let's get those billionaires to actually pay their far share and we'd be all set
I’ve always believed that most homeless people never thought they would be. This includes the addiction, but we are all just a few setbacks away from being homeless. I hope more cities, and States will make it a priority and get involved in housing and helping.
Very true. The vast majority of Americans are closer to being on the streets than they are to being financially well-off. Compassion is key.
I agree. I never thought I would be.
Being in the position I would pray that Colorado Springs would do the same but that would be forward thinking and that doesn't happen here to much.
Way to go Houston! Now bring it to California!
California, specifically Los Angeles has had this concept for years. The problem with Los Angeles is that there is no housing stock. The housing crisis is horrible, the number of units or homes needed to make a difference is never prioritized. They keep opening shelter beds and people cycle through them and its more expensive to run a shelter than an apartment building. More money is spent per month on a homeless individual living in temporary/transitional housing than it would be to house them for an entire year. It's a problem that will never get better unless money is diverted from temporary housing to permanent supportive housing where people would live somewhere that would have services on site to assist in keeping them housed and stable.
Exactly!!!
It won't work in California. 3:56 We don't have an adequate supply of affordable housing nor Covid relief funds to subsidize housing. Also Texas and other red states bus a lot of their homeless here.
@@jerradwilsonExscuses. If Texas can build housing, so van Los Angeles
And Oregon!
So, treating people with kindness and respect works? What a concept.
And, lots of subsidization, apparently.
@@suzannemcmaken4648I’d rather subsidize human beings than, say, spend trillions to send a few to Mars for…?
Many street homeless die alone quietly abandoned by everybody. What's even more sad is their bodies get eaten by other homeless and stray animals and disappear in that darkness.
@@esmekaffen4961 Literally hundreds if not thousands of inventions that we use everyday came out of the space program. We can do more than one thing at a time.
We have a family of 8 and been homeless in a motel for a year in Houston. Still haven't cames off waiting list but I've been keeping faith.
Yes!! Being homed makes the odds of finding employment so much better.
I mean how well will you sleep outdoors? How well will you clean yourself outdoors?
So nice to hear stories that evoke hope!
So happy to see SOMEONE is doing SOMETHING about this issue.
Particularly for those who choose to Serve their Country; FIRST, is an absolute primary number and a workable solution.
Exactly!!! 💯🎉🎉🎉
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I'm homeless. A very kind lady bought me a bus. Now me and my fur family have a safe place to live.
Houston strong = US strong 🙏
The " Housing First" model
is very successful . You would think it would be common sense, but it isn't. Here in Louisville KY, VA has used it for quite some time. Less than 2% of our Veterans are now homeless.
The numbers don't lie but liars use numbers 🤓 🖕
@firstlast8258 Excuse me. I am a Social Worker and see the real world beyond statistics. Yourself?
Just like they did in Helsinki , Finland. They need to do this everywhere in the US.
Rest of the country take notes. I’m looking at you L.A.
The challenge for California is the scale. Houston has a fraction of the number of homeless that are in California. They also mentioned that Houston has "relatively" affordable housing which helped.
" ... Looking at you L.A. ..." As well you should, but don't neglect NYC, Chicago, San Francisco etc etc ...
@@annowens5019
Those Democratic cities are hopeless.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_City_Council
" ... Democratic Cities..." Perhaps. Yet, you know numerically there are more Registered Democratic Voters, than Republicans (logically, that would mean All U.S. Cities Are Democratic🤞). I am a Pragmatist. However, if Republican Legislators would develop an Actual Platform AND "SIT TRUMP DOWN" .. (as MCCONNELL Is FINALLY Retiring) Perhaps our Nation Would Be Able To Develop Forward Motion. The Gilded Age was so obvious.
BLESSINGS FROM DALLAS TEXAS. MAKES ME PROUD TO BE A TEXAN. HOUSTON DIDN'T WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S HELP ...THEY TOOK AN INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS PEOPLE 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
A GREAT THING!
Dude, it says on the Houston Coalition website for the Homeless takes in public dollars. They mention in the vid that $100 million in COVID aid helped subsidize the housing.
To act like Government didn’t help enable this is false. Public policy matters. Government is not the problem itself, it only is the problem when it is used to oppress people.
I am sure the furniture donations were by Gallery Furniture’s Jim MacIngvale-you should have paid him the courtesy of a mention, he has donated many *millions* of dollars to help Houstonians for the past 40 years, including during disasters. He deserves a report of his own in fact.
I was thinking it was probably him, but others may be following his example, which is a good thing.
If it was him, he may have asked to remain anonymous.
@@cmtippens9209He’s never been that humble as to remain anonymous. Never. He’s been using poor folks as shills since the 70s. His furniture store is high pressure sales, however, he pays his employees well.
@@cmtippens9209Never has he ever been that humble.
First off... call him Mattress Mack so folks know who you talking about. Second... he would've CERTAINLY made it known if he had did it. IJS
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@@SmifLaly he probably asked to remain anonymous as another poster suggested. He has always been a showman but he also gives anonymously. He is incredibly generous as his actions over the years since 1981 prove. IJS
They need to implement this all over the United States !
May God continue to Bless this program and may this spread throughout the nation ❤️
Awesome
I am glad that Houston has adopted this approach. However, we have to acknowledge that they used a model that was first implemented (successfully) in Finland back in 2008.
I applaud Houston for being in the vanguard of positive change in the US wrt the issue of homelessness. I also, however, feel credit should be given where credit is due.
Louisville KY has used the "Housing First " model for its veterans for at least 10-15 years as well.
They attempted housing first in LA and failed.
I wondered the same thing. That would have been an important historical fact to note.
I think the term Housing First, is actually a program towards a movement. When I first heard this, I understood others had done it.
@@Elena-er7zpCA has a severe lack of affordable housing. Affordable housing is important for this program to be successful.
Let's hear from the residents of Houston if homelessness is actually being reduced. The housing first model has supposedly been tried in the Bay Area, but there's no effect on the amount of encampments, tents and filth. Yet the housing first advocates and politicians continuously say how much it has helped, which it hasn't.
It's a lie
True. Lots of real statistics left out.
Congratulations Houston!
This is interesting! I live in Houston and I personally don’t see a decrease. There are still tons of tents by the Metro hub where the old Sear used to be on Main Street. Plenty of people begging for money. I’m glad some are getting help though.
I'm here too, and I DO NOT see the results they are claiming.
I’m here and I absolutely do see the differences. Far less tent cities, and while panhandling is present it’s definitely reduced. Nothing is instantaneous.
I’m in the suburbs and I do. We would have people camping underneath the overpasses on I-45. They are no longer there. Where are they? Idk but I hope it is something like this.
@@Elena-er7zp They’re still plenty downtown.
FACTS!!! Not trying to be a negative Nancy but I said the same thing. I haven't been downtown since at least 2022 now because it was BAD!!! Sucks because Downtown Houston was always a good time for me. Maybe I'll go take another look this weekend.
The reason I feel questionable about this story is because she said since 2012... I've lived here since 2006 and last I saw it was far worse than back in 2015/16...
As someone who has experienced homelessness for years now, I couldn’t help but smile when I saw the expressions of sheer joy in the folks getting help.
I missed the show this morning but so glad this came to my attention here. We hear so much ugliness about Texas yet Houston has managed to do our Country proud. 🇺🇸 Thank you and please help us do this Nationwide. 💜
OMG Mercy me this is beautiful it brings tears to my eyes this is the kind of video that really needs to go viral. This is a prime example that homelessness can be done its just that Government doesn't want to do nothing about it. The matter started with Government so they can correct the problem just treat people the way you would want to be treated as humans you just never know anyone of Government can end up in that position too one day. I am happy for these people and everyone else that they help. May God continue to bless her and all her worker's . Please TH-cam more of these videos 🇧🇲🇧🇲
I live in Houston and more homeless people and more squatters. Plus we have increase in crime and escalating electricity payments. Check your sources. Plus our city has few funds
I have been saying this for over twenty years. It’s so simple. There is no other way to end homelessness. Glad to see they finally figured it out.
Good for Houston. Now the question is, will they be able to afford to get the homeless homes in other cities, like New York and L.A.?
A great many of these people had circumstances truly beyond their control.
No one wants health issues, financial inflation beyond their control, and/ or depression.
COVID took my job away, my company shutdown and I have to switch careers as a senior. Living in my car causes my legs to swell because I can't sleep laying down. Getting ready for job interviews is very challenging, gas is $5/ gallon
First time in ages that Texas has impressed me. Go TX! We could learn something to help Seattle area!
Warms my heart to see this… ❤
This is always a beautiful sight to see. Much respect for those who are modeling the character of human souls who value human life.
Shalom and many blessings to you all in Houston and to your beautiful families.
The Way Home is such an obvious solution! I am so glad they figured it out.
Thank you Mayor Turner! This is how people take care of people!
This was so inspiring to watch. Thank you so much for sharing this, Sunday Morning 🌞 ❤
As a former social worker that worked with the homeless. It’s all nice and dandy, but the things these non profits expose us to is wild. I’ve been threatened, exposed to drugs, and physically assaulted by clients. All for 45k a year. The dark truth they don’t tell you.
Many experienced worse for way less paychecks
@@prpafinfer4608lmfao what? Why are we comparing trauma? Weird
How could you not know that most homeless people are either mentally ill, addicted, or both? If you think it is traumatic being exposed to that, think about how it is to live that way.
@@Nerdy_Nihilist so because they’re traumatized to the drugs they choose. Our trauma of being physically assaulted, emotionally and mentally harassed is irrelevant. Got it. The average social worker quits between 3-5 years. Find out why
Definitely a reflection of the social systems we have in place not the homeless population. Workers/volunteers should have more resources the way homeless people should.
But, what about those cities that don’t have a supply of affordable apartments. It adds a hitch to the process. It will take them a bit to catch up. Loved hearing about Houston’s success. Home is everything.
I recalled watching news about containers homes in LA recently
simple, relax zoning laws and convert hotels and motels into apartments.
They should also use some of these empty business offices and buildings (do to more and more people working from home) and turn them into living spaces
Shelter from the storm first! Congratulations Houston...The Way Home
I found this randomly. I'm so happy to see Jane Pauley! She was a staple in my house, growing up. Great to see she is still just as charming and lovely as always.
This was being done overseas already. I don’t think it was a new idea, but I give them credit for making it work and housing the homeless.
It's nice to have good news where there are solutions for problems, and not just news that talks about problems. I can't believe it took more than 10 years to organize all those organizations under the The Way Home umbrella. It's too bad that redtape gets in the way and slows progress.
Hawaii has a big homeless problem. I think it is almost impossible to find available housing for every person here because of the lack of land.
I almost think the state would need an obviously optional subsidized relocation program to the US mainland for some residents to solve that problem.
We never know what someone has gone through to lead them to being unhoused, glad to see the community working towards solving this issue.
I’m a 6 foot 6 230lb guy and this made me cry like a little kid.
Houston also has a unique capacity to build cheap housing. There are places like the Bay Area where it's prohibitively expensive to the extent of being almost impossible to get anything built due to NIMBYs and excessive regulation. Places like that will have to take care of these first by removing regulatory obstacles and limiting the extent that local opposition is allowed to influence development.
I recalled watching a recent news about containers homes in LA
@@___beyondhorizon4664I saw that too but I think the fact that it was newsworthy and only a few hundred units says a lot. And that particular project had been held up for over a decade in approvals IIRC.
The key here is the word Coalition. Houston coordinates all its homeless programs and they work together.
Cities, small and large, need to follow the Way Home.
Love this, very purposeful 😊
I was in a shelter with Julie almost a year ago congratulations to her
So proud of my hometown
My brother had me read "Welcome Homeless," about the Community First Village in Austin. This sounds very similar.
Norway was able to do this on a nation-wide level. Homeless population reduced 80%.
Invisible People (TH-cam channel) has a video documentary on this. In Helsinki, Norway's largest city, they count someone living temporarily in a motel as homeless. Most counts in the US put that as "sheltered". Houston is showing what is possible in the US.
I think it’s a great idea to invest in these small efficiencies. These are one-room apartments with a bathroom. The bed, kitchen, and living area are one room. Ppl don’t need large spaces. This way, more ppl can live in a complex.
I don’t have a lot of glowing things to say about Houston (even as a native Houstonian) but this program is absolutely phenomenal---and yes I have indeed seen a decrease in some areas.
Ah, I see Houston has followed Finland’s way of treating homelessness. Absolutely love to see it ❤️
Kills me how people can talk badly about, heavily judge, and unfairly criminalize homeless people
Come on LOS ANGELES, CA!!!!! Do something HOUSTON is doing right!!!
I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re trying to do it.
Nice, positive story. Thanks for showing the rest of us how it should be done.
Thank you God for wisdom and those courageous enough to follow directions, many blessed returns to the Houstonians with their hands to the plow, for leading the rest of us, being great models for a better existence for all 😘😘😘, from Wichita Kansas.
I'm homeless in detroit. I am currently trying to make my way to Houston so I can take advantage of those opportunities because their opportunities are better than the opportunities here in Detroit
What a beautiful humane moment. Hope it spreads. 😇
I hope they are able to continue helping the homeless since they stated the city was broke a month or two ago.
Yes! Thank you, Houston.
God bless em for getting a US veteran off the street!!!💯👏👏👏
God bless her for perseverance!!💯👍👍👍
I'm a Houstonian. Houston does NOT have an abundance of affordable apts. Not since we were flooded by transplants that drove up pricing.
Houston is #4 behind only Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles for accepting "undocumented" immigrants who have flooded the shelters and low-cost housing (driving up rents) and the labor market (driving down paychecks). Overwhelming social service agencies like food banks in the process. NGOs like Catholic Charities have made it perfectly clear that their role is to support people who entered the country illegally with personal cash payments rather than actual US citizens. This has created additional strain for homeless citizens in Houston.
Nashville should really do this❤️
Does the city has a program similar to INTERFAITH non profit organization? Churches in southern California take turns to host homeless for 2 weeks, all run by volunteers. Self service breakfast, self made lunch sandwich 🥪, warm dinner provided by church members dinner host.
Too bad it's only from January to April
I lived in Houston in the 70’s and 80’s, Marvin Zindler days! We had thousands of car worker that came down and invaded the underpasses and the San Jacinto River. It was different then. Very different. I lived in Crosby and would go help them, until the police prohibited my help.
Glad they are evolving.
❤❤❤❤I love houston my city 🙏
Many questions why some homeless don't want to go to shelters. For some, here are the reasons
Unable to focus on job search, no quite space
Worry about bed bugs
Worry about people stealing laptops/ smartphone
Most people require getting up by 5am with a bunch of rules
I stayed up all night to fill out applications 10 pages, background check form, onboarding documents because it's quiet time, i had 2 hours of sleep before 5am wake up Time, everyone started talking loudly, not related to job search strategies 😞
Now we need to work on our homeless animal situation (also one of the worst)!!!
The thing about American is, we can actually fix any problem quickly, effectively, efficiently. We just need to care enough to get the jobs done. This is a perfect example of how that works.
When she put up the picture of her best friend on the wall. 🥺🐾
This is really wonderful. Thank you Houston!
I LOVE HER VISION. House the VIP’s (as I call them) first, THEN help them with their personal need.
I don’t believe it. How many homeless were simply moved or left to California? That prob accounted for all the reductions.
Bring this concept to California! We need your help!
So who are all the people I be seeing on the streets downtown??? You know the reason I RARELY go down there anymore. 🤔
That's awesome and great news, but Houston also needs to work on the crime problem too.
Let's go Houston Texas. I think that just having a reliable, private, decent place to lay your head really improves mental health.
Many states throw money at the problem, and not much gets done yo help the homeless..
It's pathetic
Glad to see Houston is doing it the right way
Austin needs to do this
This is amazing!
God bless!