Homeless in New York City Since 2005: Charmain’s 3rd Interview
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- Charmain has been homeless in and out of the New York City shelter system since 2005. This is Invisible People's third interview with Charmain. While we love reconnecting with friends, we hate homelessness, and this story validates how broken NYC's homeless services are.
You may have seen clips from both of Charmain's videos featured recently on Homelessness: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) [ • Homelessness: Last Wee... ]. If you haven't watched John Oliver's show, please take the time to view it. While it has a comedic spin, it's the first national show that shares how public perception affects policy change, which is the focus of our work. Unfortunately, politicians are putting more resources into getting homeless people out of sight than trying to solve homelessness and help people, which will only worsen homelessness.
Many people think homeless shelters are a solution. Yet, while shelters can play an essential role in a support network providing a path from the streets to housing, homeless services are broken, and people like Charmain fall through the cracks in the safety net.
Charmain is provided with a bed in a shelter, but she doesn't feel safe as an abuse survivor, so Charmain spends much of her time outside. Her boyfriend is now in housing, but homeless services do not allow couples to live together. So if Charmain sleeps there, both of them will be kicked out. It really doesn't make any sense.
Charmain is intelligent and resourceful. She has to be to survive the streets for this long. Charmain wants to work, but she will need time inside to heal from years of trauma to be able to maintain a job.
Your voice can help end homelessness. If we do not fix the affordable housing crisis, homelessness will continue to get worse. Click here invisiblepeopl... to tweet, email, call, or Facebook your federal and state legislators to tell them ending homelessness and creating more affordable housing is a priority to you.
Charmain's previous interviews:
15 Years Homeless in New York City • 15 Years Homeless in N...
Homeless woman in New York City's shelter system since 2005. • Homeless woman in New ...
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All those bureaucrats do is take the money given to them to support their jobs. Getting housing for these people is a lost cause with them. GO-FUND-ME works far better! Besides, the legislators are only filling their own pockets. Look at Nancy Pelosi as a prime example! Her Napa, CA, property is worth well over 25 MILLION DOLLARS. That's just for starters.
Thank you for all the work you do to give voices to the voiceless
To say the US And UK Are super power's On both side of the pond homelessness is just unacceptable!!
@@nancydublin9666 GoFundMe has never ended a person’s homelessness. We need to fix the affordable housing crisis and lack of a living wage.
@GIVE AWAY Biden? He probably forgot to put his fucking pants on this morning 👴🏻👖😂🙄😌🤦🏻♂️ if you believe that's going to happen bud, then I wish you all the best in life. #keepdreaming
I don't know how someone can survive this long on the streets. God bless this beautiful person.
Me too
Beautiful? You fucking blind mate? 😵
God.... that's your answer... the lord always watches over the Homeless and the poor.....
God bless you is a comman expression. But I am not american. If I can help somebody i DO that. Love is very practical. Or its hypcrocy.
I have learned many homeless people are much more caring then people living in houses...even my own family . Which one of them calls herself a pastor. I believe hell will hold many " pastors" . People who dont have a pastors heart.
This is so wrong that this lady has been on the streets for so long and only offered a room sharing facilities with men. I'm also a domestic abuse survivor and it makes me mad no one is helping her more. It is really important to educate people how hard it is for homeless people to get a place to live and be able to financially manage it. I wish this lady all the best. X
She’s fucking homeless . Beggars can’t be choosers . You think there’s unlimited free housing with all these options and get to choose who you bunk with? Most homeless are men that’s why
Amen!☝️maybe Jesus💖will actually prove he cares.🤞#☝️💪🙏💖
Still sad to see Charmaine homeless until today! God bless her and your effort Mark! It's a great social work to show homelessness.
Yeah, in 2005 I was in my last year of primary school starting secoundry, dame, that's along time shes been out there. This channel is great to show what gose on and I hope these people find a home. Cant believe since 2005....
The beauty in her soul shines through 🙏🏽
Wonderful sentiment!
Uh huh
She has such kind eyes. I wish her so much happiness and strength.
May God bless this poor person, it’s so sad..
I wish the best for all homeless.
Amen!
Amen 🙏🏻
👍👍💯💯💯
Charmaine, wishing you all the happiness in the world.
I hope she gets a job and a place to stay, she can call her own.
I've been homeless for almost 8 years, but 16 years on the streets, and as a woman. That is harsh!
16 years. 2021-2005=16
@@omgurheadsgone Super important. Troll
@@DimiHard I mean it’s important enough that you edited and fixed your comment
@@omgurheadsgone You're correct, I made a mistake, but is it important? No, not compared to her living in the streets for 16 years. Anon troll.
@@DimiHard I’m not trolling
I live in a humid, damp, moldy basement & am never warm because of certain health conditions. I care for 4 cats that are feral & 2 outdoors that I also care for. It takes my energy at 65. I had chances to move to a better situation (controlled rent only I wasn't allowed to visit & only 1 cat is accepted)...I couldn't abandon my animals. Sounds like this woman lives in a rooming house situation & I understand that New York is very expensive to live. Wishing her well. God bless you Mark!!! Thanks for sharing
Charmaine has such a kind face 😇 Wishing blessings, good health, and a home for her 🙏❤
Just 3 years ago my husband and I experienced homelessness (genuinely it was the worst course of bad luck ever). Its a cold cruel world... not a damn charitable person or place that I encountered. My husband works his butt off. He never missed a day of his job! Even with work it's still incredibly difficult.
Housing is getting very expensive where I live.Raleigh NC
@@gregorycyr9272 I'm in Santa Barbara CA. 1500 a month for our tiny 1 bedroom! If my husband hadn't gone up the ladder... we'd still be in the car.
@@marciebigley1820 I am blessed to pay $525 a month for a studio apartment everything included in a good area near NC STATE.Housing everywhere else is skyrocketing.Raleigh used to be nice and still is but pricing people out.
@@gregorycyr9272 We lived in a studio for 12 years as well but not less than a grand! Literally have to make around 80k a year to hit the 30% that rent should be here in Santa Barbara. I met my husband when he managed a burger King so obviously that wasn't us years ago. Ppl are leaving CA but I don't think I could consider it. I am so grateful and proud to live here. You take care of yourself. We are just a paycheck away from hard times.
@@marciebigley1820 You take care as well.I have a niece who lives in Oakland and she works for Google.I am blessed that I can pay my rent with one paycheck but I have other bills to.Homeless is going up here in Raleigh.
She is still beautiful
Why you like beautiful ?
She really isn't...
Charmain has touched my heart so much. What a strong woman she is. Such a beautiful, caring wonderful person. I pray she will find a home soon. Please sir, whatever you can do in your power to help and connect her with the right people. Please continue to interview Charmain. It may help her get connections to the right people. God bless you, Charmain.
She is beautiful a true warrior! ♥️
These video breaks my heart. I too been in the shelter. I just got out the shelter. Thankfully, I had right workers to help me get out. I hope this queen is rightfully taken care of the right way.
It's always great to see Charmaine, I hope the next time we see her, her situation will have been improved
You must have been watching a different interview. There was no mention of drugs in what I saw.
@@IIII...... everybody is trying their best at all times. no need to judge someone whose situation we can't fully understand
All my thoughts and prayers are with Charmain ❤️ what a wonderful woman ❤️ I hope she finds a beautiful home very soon ❤️ She deserves only the best ❤️
This poor woman has been homeless for so long, she is lucky she is still alive. I wish her luck 🍀 Homelessness is all over, so sad 😞 Los Angeles, New York, Oakland to name a few.
May God Bless this Lady and all the homeless people out there I hope they get out of there situation
Stay Safe
God Bless 🇬🇧
how can a person not get completely broken by the system, even living in the harshest conditions for such long time she has still such a big heart and a head in the rightplace.This woman inspires me.
It’s sad that Charmaine hasn’t received the help she needs. What’s up New York? Shame on their social services network. What’s needed is more funds to help the homeless and Case Managers to oversee the process.
Blessings for Charmain I hope she gets a home asap.
Humanity has lost its way. This entire planet needs to be cleansed. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Blessings to her, such a beautiful spirit 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Shelters are basically volunteer jail.
Her attitude and character speaks for itself so sad so many ppl is goin through that matter may god guide them!
What a beautiful person.
That is awesome to watch people in New York share the truth about social services and their resentment. That would never happen here in Ukraine. I am glad that the interviewee is still cheerful and has her life partly set. God bless your hard work. Your videos help me open my heart
Wishing the best for Charmaine.
So much sadness. Tq, Mark for your work.
Omg this sweet lady made me cry! What a selfless, beautiful and caring individual! I pray she gets her wish! 💖🙏🏻
I support channels that address our homeless crisis in our country and anywhere in this world
where people have lost the most basic need .....a home ! God bless
The growth between her eyes has grown larger since the year before.. I hope it's benigh. She is such a strong beautiful woman, I hope she gets help.
I hope you pay these homeless folk after you interview them.. So heartbreaking!! God Bless and protect this woman please.. Love
They get one free pair of new socks after the interview is complete.
It's a crying shame that In America the so called richest Country on Earth that we can't at least Help our fellow Americans to have a clean safe place to sleep and relax and bath. This breaks my heart to see and I wish I could help..
Mark , great work. I want to see everyone you interview get their weather together;) Should have been nice to all those people that tried to help you all the way up to this point. There are tons of resources, people like to help. I’ve noticed that mental illness usually doesn’t act out in kindness / polite outbursts but a bit of the opposite.
Biautiful soul .. May god bless her ❤❤❤
Programmes like these, Invisible People, can supply knowledge to people about the multitude of homelessness. Thank you for your good work. Hope Charmain has go her own place by now. God bless🤍
Wow I remember her throughout the years
What a beautiful lady, very special.
Thank you for what you do ❤️
May God bless you and protect you Charmain. Mark, thank you for your work.
What a beautiful soul 💖. CANT wait to see her in the field. It's horrible so many fall through cracks but seeing this.. I have hope for the new beginning of the world 🙏
I, like her husband had a similar experience and did get a write up for letting my friend not fall out on the streets. She passed away at 39 due to alcoholism. It's a sad day when we watch people suffer from behind a window and can't do anything without being burned ourselves.
Stop turning away cause it hurts, silence keeps the flames burning 🚫
Wow so sad 😞 seeing 👀 people with out a safe place to live 😢. Thank you keeping up the good work Thank you Blessings
She is beautiful, hope she will the help she needs soon.
Good for her. She’s working through a broken system (ours is here too), but she’s not broken. Ridiculous how they set things up. SHE NEEDS A PLACE TO LIVE. Know that someone from Australia is wishing you all the best. One thing that concerns me is that growth above her nose. I know it’s none of my business, but is she able to get that looked at? It reminds me that I am lucky to be able to access a hostel for accommodation here that is cheap. There should be something like that there. Thank you for this, please keep us updated on Charmain’s situation.
If they are not helping this woman, then yes your system is broken. If her boyfriend is able to get a place to live, and gets in trouble if his HOMELESS girlfriend stays there too - YES, your system is broken.
What a lovley lady her eyes are full of love and commpassion...
This lady needs to see Dr. Sandra Lee for that lump she has near her eye. That thing is only going to get worse if she doesn't have it examined and treated. Please start up a GO-FUND-ME page for her. She needs to get a roof over her head! Help her to get on her feet. She'd make it. Nice lady who really needs help and has waited way too long already. :)
Bless this woman ❤
Sending blessings, luv, and prayers to this lovely lady. Stay-safe and strong. SHALOM 💗💗💗.
Shit is heartbreaking ppl need to learn one thing in life is to never judge someone someday they might end up being in the same situation themselves!
How can you interview her 3 times without trying to help her out of this situation? I would do everything in my power to help her
☝️good point. She said it herself.she's a woman.last on the list as usual.pray for her.💪💖👍😎#☝️💪🙏💖
Wishing Charmain all the best
There is a Beautiful Soul underneath all those scars
BE SAFE !!!
STAY STRONG !!!
LUV U !!! = ALL !!!
Beautiful soul strong woman 💝🙏
Bless her! 💜 Angels protect her please and help her find housing.
Honestly, I would like selfish and self centered people to take note of this brave women and appreciate what they have!
Give back to society and be grateful for what you have.
I hope she finds a home. I feel that she should be in a program to help her get on her own feet. Teach her life skills, worth ethic, and how to manage money.
The fact that the shelters aren’t safe and people prefer to stay outside speaks volumes.
I live in NYC (for 40 years).
It’s 28°F right now.
If you’re outside, you WILL DIE OF EXPOSURE.
Try being homeless in Canada
@@frankihatch today I wouldn't want to be homeless anywhere... Pray you're not homeless 🕊️
This seems like a nice lady. Hope she gets the helps she needs. Good luck.
I've found myself downbad and homeless after a 5 year breakup in Australia. Im still healthy and have a car but the housing crisis and covid has truley made that pathway incredibly hard. i still work, and i occationally purchase hotel/hostel rooms to treat myself to creature comforts like a bed and facilities (its approx 80 dollars a night cheapest) and i have too much pride to accept handouts (that's not humble, i literally can't bring myself to do it). I wonder the differences between homelessness in new york and the Australian city i live in, stay strong to the people out there struggling - we're our only real help and you're better than your situation.
Alright mate. Nothing I wear I bought. All other people's clothes, down to the underpants. I work too. Take any goodwill people have to offer. It's ok. And when you can help others, your keeping the cycle going and are playing an active part in your personal development. I lived in Sydney 24 years ago. At least you have the weather there. UK is cold. Last year I slept In A forest in a sleeping bag in -6 with rain and snow. Soaking wet, same clothes for months. It taught me patience and acceptance. Wish you the best. You know, it could always be worse.
I've watched all 3 videos of this wonderful woman. How can she endure this BS? I feel so bad that she has to put up with this nonsense everyday. Where are all the good people to rescue this exceptional individual. I wish I could help her and give her a big hug.
Correct me if I'm wrong. 1/3 of $300 is $100
I saw the video of her previous interview from a year ago pop up on the right side of the screen and the way she looked then to now is pretty drastic. Poor women.
I was thinking the same.
God bless this beautiful lady. I pray that she can get food for herself and her boyfriend and eventually both can get housing. Oh my! They have to hustle to get food and survive even though they may have "place"! What's with our systems?? Thank you for videoing this!
Thank you Charmain!!!
I hope she knows about the community refrigerators in NYC. They're wonderful and donations from restaurants come many times a day. Good quality, best bakeries, fruits, salads, yogurt, always fresh food. If you google community refrigerators in NYC, there is a list. What a lovely woman Charmain is. I hope things get better. I can't place the block this video was taken on but if it's the village, there are refrigerators there.
This is a very special human being. I hope she gets that job she wants and off the street. At last!
Beautiful soul ❤😍
God,be,with,this,young,lady
Love her.....from India....
I'm going to end up homeless soon because my parents are kicking me out but I can't find any landlords that will allow a dog. There's just no way that I can give up my dog, I love him more than my whole family combined.
Good Luck mate. Hopefully something works out for you and your doggo.
You’ll find someone.. I have cats and I always find an apartment.. big dog?
I don’t know if you pray, but it helps..
Good luck, just keep trying!
@@Dragonflylane77 it's a big German shepherd, it's going to be near impossible to find somewhere.
Good luck bro, make sure you do something with crypto or you can even do some odd jobs and live in an apartment so don't lose hope
Hey I’m sorry. can you contact some shelters or private dog fosters? Some people will look after your dog on a foster basis until you get more time
That's interesting because here in Trenton New Jersey one of the main reasons to deal with the BS at the homeless mission is to stay safe during the night hours. I know how the NYC homeless shelters are though.
Going n getting to catch up with charmaine in new York is like a reunion of Christmas past,present n future 🏙
Can we see Charmain again? Such a smart and nice woman. Thank you!!!
God bless her💖💖💖💖
No one should be on the streets that long i wish I could change her circumstances for her I really do
sad to say but many people on the streets cannot break away from the places they have lived in all their lives even if they kep failing there- as a former new yorker I understand how you can become trapped in that urban enviornment...there is a point you have to at least TRY to get out...that simple
I shared this video on LinkedIn. Not sure if I should, but this lady needs help and support. She needs housing. And hopefully there will be more support for Charmaine as well as many others.
Why can’t her boyfriend let her live with him??
The city will allow a certain amount of people to b homeless because that will insure the shelters staying open, to b blunt “ it’s business/money “ in people being homeless .. just me I have my own story to tell. My prayers go out to those who are suffering 😔🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@IIII...... What they said is true and it does not mean that some don't get help. There are enough places to house people but its not an issue that is meant to be completely solved by those who claim to want to be here to help.
@@IIII...... please reread what I said.. and my comment is not from word of mouth it’s literally from what I witnessed.. My prayer every night is for those who are suffering sir , so please have a nice day… it wouldn’t even make sense for me to lie about this🧐🥺🥺🥺
Good night, Invisible People: tried to watch ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ via the link, but all I got was “Video unavailable - The uploader has not made this video available in your country.”
Hoping for safe shelter (at the very least) for Charmain very, very soon. Thanks for the update.
2005 is 16yrs..16 Years!!! 😣 When program directors are getting 100k+ and caseworkers 50k+ to Not be getting this fixed they need to Go or Get This Fixed Now!
Exactly!
It get to a point where people gotta take responsibility for their own life.... And she got a boyfriend.... Come on now....
@@keyroncampbell I gotta agree. I know the homeless is not my ministry but 16 years is a long time...something else is going on..I've lost everything once and was temporarily homeless thank God I still had a job...little by little I began to rebuild
@@joyce9857 I been there too but the thing is, you can't give up and after 16 years... She gave up.... It takes a lot of heart to go through that slow progress and be patient... Most people not willing to do that....
@@keyroncampbell I agree...she has given up
I don't want a fancy house and 5 cars, I want homelessness to be eradicated.
What can we do to help Charmaine? God bless her.💖💖💖
If anyone replies to your question please let me know because I as well would like to help cuz if she was here where I live she would be living with other women in a house and we would be helping her get a job... Right now there are so many businesses that are understaffed the jobs are endless.... Again someone replies to your question of how we can help her please I'd like to know as well Thank you 💖
How to set up a go fund me page for her. She shouldn’t be on the streets over winter.
@@cathybedwell1877 yes someone should set up a gofundme!
I wish her all the best. It’s a sin that she has to endure this. She might be better off seeking asylum outside the US. This country does not care for people. If your lucky you can survive but never live unless your also either lucky or born in wealth.
such amazing eyes charmaine has the beauty of god
God Bless her, Inisible people please minister to these souls so they may rest in heaven in peace wheb they die
God bless her
Hi Charmaine I enjoyed your talk …very smart lady
I love her.... We need a new system. The current systems are operating just as they were designed to. I have a dream! A dream of small self sustaining communities where the unhoused can come to live, work, build skills, get paid, and save their wages for when they fly the nest. Build on the things that are most important; connection and purpose, that is how to end homelessness.
If all of us had the kind loving heart the interviewer has. If only we loved and cared about each other more.
Beautiful soul!
I pray that She ll find a house🙏
All love to Charmaine Things are going to change for her in a very positive and beautiful way. 💕
From homeless to a apt 2021
Aww!! So happy for you!!!
Keep going! 🙏✌️💕
@@Dragonflylane77 thank you 😊
Good for you.
Happy for you
Im curious do you travel but live in Oakland? God bless your work,thank you and have a safe holiday!
How could she be on the John Oliver show and still not get help? And as a former homeless person, I don't understand why homeless people (without family ties) stay in areas where rents are astronomical?
She wasn't a guest on the show; one of these clips of her was shown.
She needs to stay near her boyfriend- he go housed in the area.
@@myoldvhstapes I understand about the clips. And she is free to make choices. I am sure if the boyfriend cares, he would want her in better conditions. I don't know her and I do.
They don’t have money to move.
A bus ticket to Florida from NY is $99. I'd head south and I sure wouldn't wait till winter to go.
And do what. She dont know anyone and already people attacked her when she needed help... its impossible all this time homeless ...why i say that, i also believed there is no help until i went and asked
She’s a heartbreaker.. those big warm brown eyes 💔
So much Love, I hear you