It's nice seeing you Frank. I really hope people know how this channel helps. I found your channel when Rachael just had Mercy. I've been off Fentanyl for 2 years and methadone last year. If I didn't find this community I would have still been chasing the high. I'm from Los Angeles and was blown away when I saw Kensington. THANK YOU FRANK!!
Good you got off before the tranq too. That's not even an opiate, and it's tearing people apart just as bad as the drugs before, more so physically actually. Glad you're doing well, keep enjoying your life. I hope things keep going well for you.
Youve got a pure, genuine heart my friend. Im an recovered heroin-addict myself; been there done that for 9 years. Got methadone and made a 180.. Today Im a working welder, got car and motorbike and a beloved daughter born 2019. God bless you Frank and never forget where we came from (I know you wont ;)
Same in Australia no help till your out on the streets even if a non user !,it to late people loose there self worth ,there dignity and there mental health suffers and medical help you just give up on dental,eyes, psychology, appointments, physiotherapy appointments it’s so inhumane for these wealthy counties to push people to no return. Sad sad world we live in. Stay humble,kind and loving to all you never know what life will bring to your door .🙏
He has been there himself and knows the script, now he is clean he understands the struggles. But he obviously has a caring heart and comes back to help.
I’m from San Francisco the epicenter of the homeless or the un-house. I remember being a teenager walking down market and being disgusted by the homeless. I was clueless. I had no idea that these unfortunate people so many were coming with back from Vietnam. All these years later I am ashamed of myself for feeling that way. I came here to thank you for your channel. I don’t know why, but I just burst into tears when I found out U2 are an addict. What a beautiful spirit you have.
Awesome I lived in The Mission for 13 years and you are definetly right from philly originally but now in San Diego on methadone with a week clean with Jesus Christ in my life I also msde a 180 and turned my life over to God one day at a time
Frand. Prayers bro. Great work. Great doc style. God bless u and urz buddy. Johnny wajda foxchase from Philadelphia. Two years clean. I got out. Barely got out peace
I’d hate to be lost and on dope in Kensington, I don’t think I could ever get better, you are a strong individual and god bless you for staying clean, not just for you but everyone that cares for you, your hole family and friends.
The Medical field has no treat for the additive in all the drugs. That's telling you how dangerous the narcotics are today. That tells you something ! God bless.
One of your best videos yet Frank. Great job. You brought a real cinematic documentarian Vice news feel here and most importantly delivered the wisdom and care to those who need it in a cautionary tale.
Love this style of video great editing, you are so talented and your wife is so sweet and a real one for sure , you guys are a great example for younger people not only for sobriety but of a healthy, faithful, loving marriage and what to strive for within their own families one day for sure Keep up the inspiration and quality content Ive watched you from the first few day until now and you and your family always bring a smile to my face and make me feel good about people again
Thankyou Frank .What a realistic perspective you gave us of The Kensington area . The drive into the city and the walk through makes it all the more real . The gift of sleeping bags and all the supplies is so very kind from the people who donate and yourself . This footage has given myself and i’m sure others a proper ,real view of the sadness . I had no idea that was a library in the park .Yes we take wifi ,warmth ,decent food for granted .Excellent work Frank .Thankyou
Thank you for a great video, it is so sad to see this happening, I cannot even begin to think of the suffering these poor people are going thru, thank you for trying to help, just sad that the police politicians etc just do not want to help,
Love you frank. I moved out of the neighborhood in my 20’s I moved back to port Richmond in my thirties I’m from Frankfort and aulburn born and raised bro. Whenever I come over the bridge my whole mindset changes mostly for the good but there’s always that in the back of your mind what’s going on with the bad
Thanks for the narrative you are giving with this video. This was truly needed for many that are trying to understand this tragedy. I have been clean for many, many years now. Having said that, I still cannot grasp the complete devastation down on Kensington. It just keeps getting more tragic there. It breaks my heart, seriously. ❤❤❤
Frank is a complete legend, once was dealing and an addict, but now he is sorted still comes back to help, that’s definitely a guy with a heart that cares.
So awesome you can do this. I list my adult daughter due to addiction. I watched her suffer for years. I. And our if rehab, building her life back up many times. Only to have it beat her in the end. Seems like every family is touched in one way or another. My Erin - Beth is so so so missed..thank you for your kindness..hugs
Definitely a great day to spread that blessing gby and all the people who donated and everyone out there, been there done that 100 X's over- noone truly wants to b there thank God I made it out many years now amen 🙏prayers to all🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hi frank Steve from England. Marvellous video frank, how kind that lady was . I do love your posts so real . Mayhem frank. Regards to your family frank, be safe
Wow! Your generosity Is so pure, I just adore you and your family. I'm a recovering addict to meth. Been clean since 1996. I was a club kid. Your a special , keep on keeping on.
Just found your channel and this video really made me emotional. Thank you for your kindness, understanding and respect for all these people in need. May God bless you and always protect you and keep you safe ❤🙏🏻❤️
thank you very much for your kind words. I’m supporting encouragement. I truly appreciate you and 100% just the fact that I’m clean and sober. God is over blessing
@@MORALSOVERMONEY1 thank you so much and congratulations on being clean it’s never an easy road but the rewards are tenfold. I will definitely be watching your videos to learn and appreciate how blessed I am to never have experience addiction and homelessness. It’s very important to realize and acknowledge that unfortunately this is real life for so many people.
I think schools and colleges should offer classes on addiction so that people understand it. No one really does, unless you and a loved one go through it.
I worked in Philly for 10 years, even if a homeless person wasn’t an addict I don’t know how they can survive on the street. Winters are cold & snow, spring is rain, summers humidity is brutal. Providing supplies & clothing is so important, thank you for all you do. (P.S. that is a penny on the billboard, great message though.❤)
Frank this was so good man. Just love how your channel has changed evolved. Whatever you want to call it. You have showed the people that arent from philly how it is!
I have a brother who is a severe alcoholic. My mom and myself have a close relationship with him. All others have shunned him. Noone understands how we can still have anything to do with him. I wish he would get help. He's tried stopping on his own and had strokes. I can give him my unconditional love and listen to him when he's in a bad place mentally. It breaks my heart not being able to provide more. One family member even said to drag him into rehab. You can't make anyone change their life until they want it themselves. 😢
King you go hard brother...stay safe, god bless you brother. One day at a time. Had to comeback, its been awhile since I got clean, and yeah you do need to reminded of just how easy things can go back to hell...thank you again brother.
I got off benzos after 13 yrs, left philly n came to jersey now in a recovery home and tbh i feel like im not gonna make it, never did no hard drugs just a dr prescribing me n never tapering me so i made that call, lost my home my girl everything n i almost regret it daily but i was gonna die eventually so watching these videos gives me alotta hope bro i really pray i find strength to get out my head n live that life i promised myself i was gonna get! Keep being a blessing my boy!🙏🤞💪
This is EXACTLY why drugs shouldn’t be legal… I just curious as to why the community isnt coming together and demanding changes and help for these people. If we have billions to send to Ukraine and other countries and we have billions to spend on illegals that would never qualify for asylum then we damn well have enough to help our own citizens
One of my good buddies growing up would get so angry every time he drank. He would get drunk and you could see the light switch flip. You'd be able to see it in his face. Just pure rage.
Those clothes, shoes , hats etc need to go to the people who work hard all day and still struggle to clothe and feed their families!!! Don’t give it to a bunch of junkies!!!!
After watching this footage for weeks now, along with the live stream… the sound of the “L” is haunting. Along with the icecream truck. I feel like if I used out in Kensington, those sounds would be triggering as hell for quite some time. I pray for healing for these people
As someone who lives about 15 min from K&A and am in recovery, i found this channel a few years ago in my active addiction and towards the end of it i would go down here to grab and within 5 mins always had it and now i have 2 years clean. I like to think Faces Of Kensington helped me make my decision to get clean since i am so close to K&A and very easily could've been down here on the streets dead.
Hi Frank you are such a good man ! Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to our Kensington community! God Bless you and your beautiful amazing family always , I love you guys so very much ❤❤❤💫🙏🌟🫶🏻✌🏼
The people put in power should be ashamed. I heard a lot about helping the people down there during election time but when does the help start? I pray someone just listen 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
That’s a beautiful thing God bless you guys in your endeavors a lot of those people who need that help aren’t just addicts they are angels, Gods children.
Real QUESTION ... Is this helping them , because isnt an important step before getting CLEAN is by feeling "sick & tired of being sick & tired" This would only bring them some comfort; which delays the "sick & tired" feeling?
I agree....I didn't even try to fix myself until I was beyond sick and tired. This sort of thing does enable them....best bet that all of those sleeping bags are going to be used once and tossed, puked on, shyte in or traded for droogs. Addiction is a choice.
Yes, I think it helps. Research all over the world shows that people are best helped (in any case) when they are treated as human beings and not as junk, trash, menace and so on. By showing interest and respect, Frank is making them more aware of their humanity, which helps to make them want to help themselves. Just feeling sick and tired isn't doing anything. It's the hope and awareness that you don't have to be sick and tired that is causing the turnaround. It's about what Dr. Martin Luther King said: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hatred cannot drive out hatred; only love can do that."
Hi Frank… have you ever thought of interviewing the loved ones of the addicts. Show the other side of addiction and those that it affects other than the addicts. I feel like we suffer as much as the addicts do
It's nice seeing you Frank. I really hope people know how this channel helps. I found your channel when Rachael just had Mercy. I've been off Fentanyl for 2 years and methadone last year. If I didn't find this community I would have still been chasing the high. I'm from Los Angeles and was blown away when I saw Kensington. THANK YOU FRANK!!
Good you got off before the tranq too. That's not even an opiate, and it's tearing people apart just as bad as the drugs before, more so physically actually. Glad you're doing well, keep enjoying your life. I hope things keep going well for you.
Youve got a pure, genuine heart my friend. Im an recovered heroin-addict myself; been there done that for 9 years. Got methadone and made a 180.. Today Im a working welder, got car and motorbike and a beloved daughter born 2019. God bless you Frank and never forget where we came from (I know you wont ;)
That’s a beautiful story, glad you got clean, I expect you appreciate the smaller things and really enjoy life now.
Bravo
Happy for you mate.
If he really cared about morals he’d do off camera
😊💯%!👍@@Jamesstan24
Same in Australia no help till your out on the streets even if a non user !,it to late people loose there self worth ,there dignity and there mental health suffers and medical help you just give up on dental,eyes, psychology, appointments, physiotherapy appointments it’s so inhumane for these wealthy counties to push people to no return.
Sad sad world we live in.
Stay humble,kind and loving to all you never know what life will bring to your door .🙏
This format is great.
Your patience and kindness shines. 💫 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️
He has been there himself and knows the script, now he is clean he understands the struggles. But he obviously has a caring heart and comes back to help.
thanks spreading love and empathy!
I’m from San Francisco the epicenter of the homeless or the un-house. I remember being a teenager walking down market and being disgusted by the homeless. I was clueless. I had no idea that these unfortunate people so many were coming with back from Vietnam. All these years later I am ashamed of myself for feeling that way. I came here to thank you for your channel. I don’t know why, but I just burst into tears when I found out U2 are an addict. What a beautiful spirit you have.
Awesome I lived in The Mission for 13 years and you are definetly right from philly originally but now in San Diego on methadone with a week clean with Jesus Christ in my life I also msde a 180 and turned my life over to God one day at a time
Frand. Prayers bro. Great work. Great doc style. God bless u and urz buddy. Johnny wajda foxchase from Philadelphia. Two years clean. I got out. Barely got out peace
Thank God you got out. I salute u. Stay sober.
Proud of you and congrats 👏
I’d hate to be lost and on dope in Kensington, I don’t think I could ever get better, you are a strong individual and god bless you for staying clean, not just for you but everyone that cares for you, your hole family and friends.
Stay clean.and sober. Be free. Don't be a slave to Dope there is no hope in that game.
God bless.
The Medical field has no treat for the additive in all the drugs. That's telling you how dangerous the narcotics are today.
That tells you something
!
God bless.
One of your best videos yet Frank. Great job. You brought a real cinematic documentarian Vice news feel here and most importantly delivered the wisdom and care to those who need it in a cautionary tale.
I love you Frank….Don’t stop what you’re doing….you’re truly a blessing!!
Love this style of video great editing, you are so talented and your wife is so sweet and a real one for sure , you guys are a great example for younger people not only for sobriety but of a healthy, faithful, loving marriage and what to strive for within their own families one day for sure
Keep up the inspiration and quality content Ive watched you from the first few day until now and you and your family always bring a smile to my face and make me feel good about people again
Great video Frank, I like the documentary style
Thankyou Frank .What a realistic perspective you gave us of The Kensington area . The drive into the city and the walk through makes it all the more real . The gift of sleeping bags and all the supplies is so very kind from the people who donate and yourself . This footage has given myself and i’m sure others a proper ,real view of the sadness .
I had no idea that was a library in the park .Yes we take wifi ,warmth ,decent food for granted .Excellent work Frank .Thankyou
Everyone matters! We are all brothers and sisters! Thank you Frank.
Hi Frank, Love this new format. Great job. Miss seeing your video's and lives. Be safe out they and much luv to you family. Hugs
You are a saint, my friend heart of gold , love your work, a real eye opener!! Respect man from the uk🇬🇧
keep up the GREAT work Son, the family is so proud of what you and Rachel are doing for those in need of help and love. God Bless! Great work.....
Thanks for the positivity you spread frank. It does make a difference and it does matter. No matter how many times you may feel unappreciated.
Frank !!! Oh my God ! This video hit me so hard. I think the best video you've done in Kensington !!
🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻
Thank you for a great video, it is so sad to see this happening, I cannot even begin to think of the suffering these poor people are going thru, thank you for trying to help, just sad that the police politicians etc just do not want to help,
I love your message. Keep up the good work.
Love you frank. I moved out of the neighborhood in my 20’s I moved back to port Richmond in my thirties I’m from Frankfort and aulburn born and raised bro. Whenever I come over the bridge my whole mindset changes mostly for the good but there’s always that in the back of your mind what’s going on with the bad
Love ❤ what you are doing for the homeless people in Kensington ❤😊 your help to the people
Great video Frank 👍
Great to see you Frank!
This is sooooo sad. I finally was able to move my family out of Philadelphia and now we live in Arkansas
Thank you for all you do❤You are a blessing in so many lives
Thanks for the narrative you are giving with this video. This was truly needed for many that are trying to understand this tragedy. I have been clean for many, many years now. Having said that, I still cannot grasp the complete devastation down on Kensington. It just keeps getting more tragic there. It breaks my heart, seriously. ❤❤❤
Frank is a complete legend, once was dealing and an addict, but now he is sorted still comes back to help, that’s definitely a guy with a heart that cares.
Bless you Frank! You doing a great job!🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Great video Frank! You give a good insite on what’s really going on and what people think of the whole situation.
sweet Frank & Rachel...
Great job on this documentary!! Thumbs up!!!
Shout to the people who send donations and you Frank Spread the love ❤️
U touch my heart. So glad to see people caring out here. Thanks for being you. ❤
So awesome you can do this. I list my adult daughter due to addiction. I watched her suffer for years. I. And our if rehab, building her life back up many times. Only to have it beat her in the end. Seems like every family is touched in one way or another. My Erin - Beth is so so so missed..thank you for your kindness..hugs
Thank you for what you are doing for these people ❤
Definitely a great day to spread that blessing gby and all the people who donated and everyone out there, been there done that 100 X's over- noone truly wants to b there thank God I made it out many years now amen 🙏prayers to all🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Appreciate all the work you do there bro … I took so much down there, I’d love to be able to give back like this.. inspiring
You do really good work Frank keep it up ppl need this stuff al the time. God bless ys dude
Hi frank Steve from England. Marvellous video frank, how kind that lady was . I do love your posts so real . Mayhem frank. Regards to your family frank, be safe
Glad to see ya back out there
Frank is like the security/ paramedic of kensington lol
You are fantastic man for your attention and the help you offer to others . God bless you and your beautiful family ❤
Good job out there Frank. ✌️❤️
Frank god bless you my guy!! You have a good soul my friend!
Wow! Your generosity Is so pure, I just adore you and your family. I'm a recovering addict to meth. Been clean since 1996. I was a club kid. Your a special , keep on keeping on.
keep doing what you doing man!!!
Just found your channel and this video really made me emotional. Thank you for your kindness, understanding and respect for all these people in need. May God bless you and always protect you and keep you safe ❤🙏🏻❤️
thank you very much for your kind words. I’m supporting encouragement. I truly appreciate you and 100% just the fact that I’m clean and sober. God is over blessing
@@MORALSOVERMONEY1 thank you so much and congratulations on being clean it’s never an easy road but the rewards are tenfold. I will definitely be watching your videos to learn and appreciate how blessed I am to never have experience addiction and homelessness. It’s very important to realize and acknowledge that unfortunately this is real life for so many people.
Thanks for what you do Frank! God bless you❤
Much love Rasta 💯 you are a blessing to the people more fiyah
I think schools and colleges should offer classes on addiction so that people understand it. No one really does, unless you and a loved one go through it.
Great video. Thanks again, for all you do!
What blessing you ppl are and frank ur a earth angel...bless all your hearts❤
I worked in Philly for 10 years, even if a homeless person wasn’t an addict I don’t know how they can survive on the street. Winters are cold & snow, spring is rain, summers humidity is brutal. Providing supplies & clothing is so important, thank you for all you do. (P.S. that is a penny on the billboard, great message though.❤)
Watching this is heart breaking, thank God for people like you Frank. Very best wishes from Scotland.
Frank u been suing ur thing for a long time as I’m truly giving back I salute and definitely appreciate u🤟🏽💪🏽
Frank this was so good man. Just love how your channel has changed evolved. Whatever you want to call it. You have showed the people that arent from philly how it is!
I have a brother who is a severe alcoholic. My mom and myself have a close relationship with him. All others have shunned him. Noone understands how we can still have anything to do with him. I wish he would get help. He's tried stopping on his own and had strokes. I can give him my unconditional love and listen to him when he's in a bad place mentally. It breaks my heart not being able to provide more. One family member even said to drag him into rehab. You can't make anyone change their life until they want it themselves. 😢
King you go hard brother...stay safe, god bless you brother. One day at a time. Had to comeback, its been awhile since I got clean, and yeah you do need to reminded of just how easy things can go back to hell...thank you again brother.
Frank your like an outreach programme by yourself amazing dude
I'm so glad you checked on that man...❤️
Rockin’. God bless you Frank
I got off benzos after 13 yrs, left philly n came to jersey now in a recovery home and tbh i feel like im not gonna make it, never did no hard drugs just a dr prescribing me n never tapering me so i made that call, lost my home my girl everything n i almost regret it daily but i was gonna die eventually so watching these videos gives me alotta hope bro i really pray i find strength to get out my head n live that life i promised myself i was gonna get! Keep being a blessing my boy!🙏🤞💪
This is EXACTLY why drugs shouldn’t be legal… I just curious as to why the community isnt coming together and demanding changes and help for these people. If we have billions to send to Ukraine and other countries and we have billions to spend on illegals that would never qualify for asylum then we damn well have enough to help our own citizens
Bless you frank ❤❤❤❤❤
Amazing work as usual Frank!!! god bless you
One of my good buddies growing up would get so angry every time he drank. He would get drunk and you could see the light switch flip. You'd be able to see it in his face. Just pure rage.
Praying for all the lost souls and those who love them. I was blessed to get out.
Those clothes, shoes , hats etc need to go to the people who work hard all day and still struggle to clothe and feed their families!!! Don’t give it to a bunch of junkies!!!!
A kind act can change a life.
Addiction kills Addiction breaks up families
I grew up is south side Queens early 80s during the crack epidemic
Giving a voice to the voiceless God bless 🙌
You do angels’ work my man! Good on ya!!
Love you Frank , u are an amazing human !
After watching this footage for weeks now, along with the live stream… the sound of the “L” is haunting. Along with the icecream truck. I feel like if I used out in Kensington, those sounds would be triggering as hell for quite some time. I pray for healing for these people
As someone who lives about 15 min from K&A and am in recovery, i found this channel a few years ago in my active addiction and towards the end of it i would go down here to grab and within 5 mins always had it and now i have 2 years clean. I like to think Faces Of Kensington helped me make my decision to get clean since i am so close to K&A and very easily could've been down here on the streets dead.
Thanks for another insight to your work godbless
Blessings to you and your family
Frank you're a great guy what a ❤ never change my friend.
Thank u Frank for your channel
Hi Frank you are such a good man ! Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to our Kensington community! God Bless you and your beautiful amazing family always , I love you guys so very much ❤❤❤💫🙏🌟🫶🏻✌🏼
He is out the game, but still comes back to help, he has a purpose in life now to help people struggling, a real gent.
Hi watching from California keep up good work 😊
Awsome wht ur doing God sees all and he loves you for wht u r doing helping ur fellow man. Amen bless you.
That resident pup looks better cared for then some of the ppl
Good stuff ❤
Humanity is not hopeless. Appreciate you for demonstrating and cataloguing that all is not yet lost. You’re a good one on this planet.
The people put in power should be ashamed. I heard a lot about helping the people down there during election time but when does the help start? I pray someone just listen 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Yr a good man Frank
My grandson OD on fentanyl and something else April 2023 a few weeks befor his 31st birthday. It hurts really bad
Sorry for your loss
That’s a beautiful thing God bless you guys in your endeavors a lot of those people who need that help aren’t just addicts they are angels, Gods children.
Well put. x
Love you frank ❤️
You’re a great guy and have accomplished so much. Thank the Lord for you.
Real QUESTION ...
Is this helping them , because isnt an important step before getting CLEAN is by feeling "sick & tired of being sick & tired"
This would only bring them some comfort; which delays the "sick & tired" feeling?
It is a photo op and window dressing but helps absolutely nobody and makes them sicker in the long run.
I agree....I didn't even try to fix myself until I was beyond sick and tired. This sort of thing does enable them....best bet that all of those sleeping bags are going to be used once and tossed, puked on, shyte in or traded for droogs. Addiction is a choice.
He offers to help them get clean by trying to get them in
Yes, I think it helps. Research all over the world shows that people are best helped (in any case) when they are treated as human beings and not as junk, trash, menace and so on. By showing interest and respect, Frank is making them more aware of their humanity, which helps to make them want to help themselves. Just feeling sick and tired isn't doing anything. It's the hope and awareness that you don't have to be sick and tired that is causing the turnaround.
It's about what Dr. Martin Luther King said: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hatred cannot drive out hatred; only love can do that."
Thank you Frank!!!
😢 I wish that the government does something about the massive homelessness in the United States.This is heartbreaking.
Frank is a real one!!
Sending love & respect
Hi Frank… have you ever thought of interviewing the loved ones of the addicts. Show the other side of addiction and those that it affects other than the addicts. I feel like we suffer as much as the addicts do
Thanks for sharing your story
I died off 1/3 of a bag from that area ,a girl was breathing for me for 20 minutes thx Leslie ❤
Good deal frank