I Work More Than 40 Hours A Week And l'm Homeless
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- The United States’ cheapest city isn’t inexpensive enough for the thousands who have found themselves without shelter. Huntsville, AL, is expecting an increase in its homeless population as the city’s cost of living and population rise. Imaeyen Ibanga travels to the area to uncover how people without homes are surviving in a place touted for its cheapness.
Chapters:
00:00- Introduction
00:40 - How Affordable Is America’s Cheapest City?
1:12 - She’s Making More Money Than Ever, But She Still Can’t Afford Housing
4:09 - Why The Housing Crisis Isn’t About Jobs
5:07 - Homeless Shelter Focuses on Pregnant Women and Single Moms
8:09- What It’s Like Raising Children in a Shelter
11:50 - Where Are They Now?
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Wow...I'm working and listening to this in the background then I start hearing the narrator name off the zipcode..realizing that's my city XD 35810 is one of the cheapest zipcodes to live in; we call it "North Huntsville " which has a bag stigma. Huntsville is insanly beautiful and our job market is insane.
@@actingtavis Insane how?
Some people make it hard for those in need
When are we going to wake up and stop being the hamsters on the government’s hamster wheel money machine?????????
Taxation is theft now a days! Maybe before it wasn’t and it actually went to programs but not anymore. They send 55+billion to Ukraine to line their pockets and we’re paying for it on that hamster wheel!
What is a ‘bag stigma’…?
America doesn't have a housing problem, it has a greed problem. There's virtually no good reason for housing prices to have skyrocketed the way they did. And there are more than enough [abandoned] spaces that can either be built or renovated/decorated in order to give people a proper place to live. But impossible bureaucracy, zoning laws, and other obstacles make it so that more and more people find themselves in dire straits while working harder than ever to support themselves and their families. Stop catering to the rich and start caring about your citizens, USA.
If they keep on voting democrats in they deserve what's coming for them.
Yep investors have been scouring my dads neighborhood in Texas offering to buy up everyone’s houses for cash. My dad told them to f*ck off. The neighborhood I grew up in used to be filled with children and young families. Now just old people because young families can’t afford the neighborhood anymore. So sad.
Unfortunately it's like that every where not just the state's. 😪
It's because homes aren't homes anymore, they are being bought as investments for landlords passive income and working families can't compete.
@@hannahlou3406 This is an excellent yet overlooked point.
Use my taxes to help people! Stop looking down on people who are homeless. Stop assuming they're lazy. Stop assuming this is acceptable
If they’re not being lazy and doing their best then they deserve the help. 4 innocent kids with a home then that’s putting my taxes in good use.
Yes! I can think of about a billion things we could cut down on and a bunch of billionaires that need proper old school 1950s style taxin’
Sadly most of your tax money goes to things rich people and politicians needs , not your local community or what’s needed for everyone, you’re giving the government back money so they can hoard for themselves and specific groups only :(
I’ve seen people in both red and blue states live like this and it’s sad bc most people work their asses off and don’t get what they need and some just give up and let the streets take them over sadly , I had a teacher that was doing good and later on this year he’s on the street homeless and living in his car bc rent is to high , people who don’t have to worry ignore it and don’t say anything bc they’re getting the benefits instead
That's what I tell everyone, while a lot of people who are homeless do have mental problems and addiction (I never actually thought it was laziness) a lot of them are working homeless. They work full-time jobs, with okay pay, but can't afford to rent anything. I mean, you see this family with the 4 kids have a nice car, but they can't afford to rent anything, it seems so backward. Also, the fact that only one of them can work since childcare is so expensive, it's cheaper for the one that earns the least to stay home.
Stop assuming your tax dollars aren’t helping people like this.
Nobody should work 40 hours a week and be unable to afford a place to live.
"JuSt LeArN A SkiLl Bro" .... * everyone learns a skill *.... "NoBodY WaNtS To WorK AnYmOrE" .-.... can't win with idiots... they literally want a class of people they can enslave and shit on
She has four kids. Do the husband work?
I've rented the same "old school" single wide 2 bedroom mobile on acreage in the woods for almost a quarter of a century. My landlord, a now-retired 6th generation dairy farmer who calls me a "lifetime tenant" and "the best tenant any landlord could hope for" and his family consider me "family" and I'm still only paying $600 a month.
When I had stage 3 cancer 14 years ago they told me that no matter what happens they'd never put me out and I'd always have a roof over my head. They kept their word.
I know my situation is very rare and I've never felt more grateful and fortunate.
You are fortunate indeed. My husband had a similar situation. His first wife became ill with liver failure early into their marriage and they had 4 kids to take care of in a blended family. They were renting a crappy single-wide trailer from an out-of-state landlord, who kindly allowed them to make interest-only payments when things were at their worst because they were good tenants who kept the place clean and always paid on time. His wife unfortunately died, but hubby eventually paid off the trailer and sold it - for the same price he paid for it - to a young family dealing with similar circumstances.
God bless the family that rents to you! Many landlords are not like this
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This happened to us a couple years ago... Both working, wife got a higher paying job, and we still lost our home. We were fortunate enough to bounce back though luck. Literally, we were just lucky, nothing more. Some people don't realize just how easily and how quickly you can lose it all.
I would not call that "luck" , sounds more like God's blessings ,only he could turn a tough situation like the one you and your family were in around in your favor. Oh what a mighty God indeed. Thanks for sharing your testimony, truly brings Hope .
@@eyegettit3535 Yes that was truly a blessing.
This is so true. I live hand to mouth and everyday I’m grateful for everything I have because it can all be gone so quick. I also know people have it way worse. Im not above anyone.
I personally do, I was homeless back in 2010 for a year, I will never forget the day I gave my keys back to my landlord and drove to my storage unit but I still don’t get why someone who keeps on having kids or having 4 kids to begin with if they don’t have a stable situation with good income…
I am not saying do not have kids but don’t have 4!!! In America you need to be rich as f to raise 4 kids, rents are crazy and cost of life as a whole too!
I'm sorry this happened to you. This is tough. I'm so happy you bounced back. Definitely a blessing from above. God bless you.
I can attest to this fact. I used to live in Huntsville and stayed at the EXACT same family shelter (first one shown) We had room 2. We left in 2019 to move to Michigan and never looked back. The way we could do this is my husband is a truck driver. My little girl was 4 at the time and could ride on the truck with us. So we packed up a few of our things and lived on an 18 wheeler for over a year. And now we are lucky to have our own home in Southeast Michigan. I still have nightmares about being homeless it has definitely traumatized me and my little family.
How did it effect your husbands health? Were there many altered sleeping schdules?
I’m so sorry this happened to you & your family. I hope you guys are doing much better now, take care!
@Gary Dorfner yes! Facts!
Welcome to MI
I moved to Madison AL in like 2013 and bought a house for 95K (an older neighborhood; County Line Rd); in 2019 it sold for 210K and it wasnt even that nice. Cost of living in that area got to be too much.
If u r living in poverty; there is NO need to have 4 children!
facts facts facts!
Exactly should of stopped after the 1st makes no sense
Both could also work different shifts so there is no need to pay child care.
I feel for folks and don't look down on anyone, but having 4 kids nowadays is NOT a wise choice. We must think ahead and make calculated decisions about our futures.
What a sweet lady this woman is for helping these families. If only our government and elected officials had the care and concern for its citizens as this amazing woman. The more people like her we have, the sooner changes can be made to benefit the majority and not the minority.
@little drane yeah, get fat off of the food that people are poisoned with, then go into debt with the medical bills they have to pay for the preventable diseases they have from the cancerous foods they’ve been eating, which is cheaper and pushed in lower income neighborhoods. Not to mention cigarette companies targeting people of lower income, especially those of color. What do poor people who see no way out and have high stress levels do? Oh yeah, smoke cigarettes and do drugs. I’m not saying that personal responsibility doesn’t exist, but most people are sheep; they live their lives in the way things have been laid out to them. Sure, individuals have the power to get themselves out of poverty and to make better choices, but societies don’t work at an individual level entirely. Humans are social creates that behave in a collective way, and to really change the system, things have to change from a structural societal level and not just with a few everyday individuals. It’s the same thing with climate change. Being a waste free, all organic, local buying individual will not remedy the climate crises. It goes beyond an individual level. The small minority of people at the top are largely to blame, while everyone else has no choice but to feed Into it the crises that’s been unscrupulously laid out upon them.
Government is not the solution.
@@spookrockcity unregulated government isn’t either. I think we should have a government for the people and represented by the people. That’s what I meant by what I said
Politicians want your vote and when they are done, they'll give you a middle finger.
@@kaizersouza1562 that’s the problem
Not trying to judge but Stop having babies if you can't afford to take care of them.seems like a no brainer to me...
There are homeless single people
What I don't understand is why have so many children that you can't properly care for that is quite cruel to bring children into poverty like that
People in the comments will make excuses like it's just impossible not to ahve kids in this day and age
Very true. I'll never get it. If you're someone that prioritizes video games over learning a marketable skill, even as you watch your savings deplete and knowing landlords love raising rent on top of that, you've asked for your problems - and even more top of all, that you're insisting on wanting to feel the pleasure through not using a condom.
In fairness, not all of us were poor when we had our kids. But I will agree that it's a problem in general. There are too many issues to fix just overnight unfortunately.
People aren't always educated on how not to get pregnant and also hardly believe in abortion
I see mom sucking on a cigarette
Huge respect to the lady helping the homeless. She has fresh bed linen and toiletries for guests, so kind. I hope she got a new fridge.
Honestly I'm scared of this happening to us. They keep upping our rent too, but its not like we can leave bc there isn't anywhere cheaper at the moment to go to
Same
Buy a house
@@fuckthosekids We would if we had the money. We don't even make enough to rent a house where we live.
@@fuckthosekids bro we cant even afford to pay rent where are we gonna get the funds to buy a home
Me too. Just cried the other night on the way home from work because of this type of situation
This is sad. It's a crime that so many people are homeless in the USA and can't afford to live in the cities where they work.
sometimes wonder where do the people who own the businesses in the city want their workers to live, do they want them to just sleep in front of the stores, wake up like a robot and come inside of work and then leave and go just right back in front of the store, it doesn’t make any sense when you have homeless people who work so many hours and don’t have enough to make the deposit on a place
@@CapitanNaufrago businesses have influence in politics, let’s not play dumb and pretend that they couldn’t advocate for more housing, because that’s what’s really needed is more housing, we do not have enough places to house people, and if businesses would use their political weight, and do something that would actually help their workers, then it would be a more better situation for everyone
The only thing thats sad is how much people care about each other
The American dream is a DREAM, because you'd have to be asleep to believe it.
One of the good things to come out of COVID was a hope companies would recognize and allow more WFH.
It saves money, it solves the gentrification issue and allows better work/life balance.
Let's note, however, that smoking is expensive and could pay for some kids shoes. Quitting is hard (I have done it and it IS hard) but your kids going hungry seems worse.
good for you. save your judgements to those that deserve it lady.
Its called priorities and why so many are in financial trouble
These bums need to be judged
Our family just emerged from homelessness. After nearly 11months living in a tiny office after being illegally evicted. (We won the appeal because we proved to the judge that we indeed paid our full rent every single month.) Its difficult and expensive to be homeless. Many families we met at the laundromat had similar stories during the pandemic. My adult sons and daughters were accepted to universities before they shutdown and also lost jobs. Now they are working and going to college again. Most people would be shocked to learn this about our family. We werent on welfare- but exhausted our savings. I hope everyone finds a home, security and happiness.
Did you end up back at the home that the landlord illegally got you out of, or did you move somewhere else?
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@@cherylT321 We found a house to rent and my kids are back in college. Two lost jobs in the last month, though. (Supply issues.) Its a huge blessing to be in a house. I dont know what became of that landlord.
@@jennydiez8020 I hope nothing good for being such a creep. Glad things are better for you!
@@cherylT321 I really appreciate your kindness- thank you. I hope you and your family find every happiness.
I remember working for $2.65 an hour when I was 20 years old. Gross pay was $400 for working a 40 hour a week job, a lot less after taxes. My rent was $200. I could not afford car insurance, I car pooled with a coworker, paid for gas, I had no money for car maintenance. I had no health insurance, no dental coverage, nothing. I got another part time job that also paid minimum wage of $2.65 an hour. So I was working two jobs. This was in 1978 in California. I was struggling, couldn't make it and moved back in with my parents. This country has never paid enough for us to survive. You've got to have 2-3 jobs and split the rent with several roommates to just get by. Those were hard times. I survived but just barely.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment on my work. I keep seeing stories like this in the comments. I'm wondering if you all would like me to explore more about the economics of poverty.
'78 and '79 was the last time the economy was as bad as it is now.
I remember making the minimum wage of about $3.75 in 1990. It was a struggle. I had a roommate to help pay rent. Drove a junk car that often had problems that I couldn't pay to fix. It was rough.
California: The land of the free, and the home of the expensive.
@@iiwrites Yes, that would be great!
This breaks my heart. This is why I withheld from ever getting pregnant. I feared having kids and not being able to provide. This shouldn't be happening. Housing should not be expensive anywhere and people should not have to choose. Tired of seeing the never ending cycle which the government doesn't choose to review nor solve. Hope a resource based economy like the Venus project emerges by different communities.
Why is it the governments job to solve? What happened to people taking responsibility for their lives, don't bring innocent children into this world when you can't afford to support them.
@@ladydi-lynn then why is our government taking the right to decide if we have children we can afford or raise or not. Prime example Florida where they won't let teenage girls in state care get abortions because they aren't mature enough to make that decision.
Your not alone. Both North America and Britain are showing a huge increase in the number of women who are opting out of having children. I’m proud of you. Both my children have made the same decision, and while I always wanted to be a grandma, I don’t want to die with my grandchild’s suffering on my conscience. At the rate North America is going, there is little to no hope that our future generations won’t suffer exponentially. There are thousands of children already here who are waiting for loving families, my hope is that my sons (and future partners) will make a difference for them.
@@ladydi-lynn not everyone wants to go to college tho? You act like the only people who can have kids are doctors and lawyers. Majority of people work regular jobs. How come regular hard working people cannot have kids?
@@Brokenstarz55 you honestly believe that happened? Anyway it's easy to prevent pregnancy, condoms are sold everywhere
One the main issues as well is having kids when ur not financial. I understand her situation I was poor all my life sleeping on the floor growing up but the fact that poor people keep having more kids shows immaturity. Me and my boyfriend are getting paid minimum wage rn and I am in no position to get pregnant until I am stable enough because it’s called being smart about your situation .
Fortunately for you, you are able to think ahead. Everyone isn’t equipped to do so for one reason or another. Good job
They have 4 kids and at the end it looked like she was pregnant again. Having more kids will keep you in poverty. I believe in free will but I have a hard time with having another child when you can't afford the ones you have.
It's called stop expecting humans to bot be human and pay them enough to take care of their kids
@@22lanisha everyone is capable of thinking about how much a child costs and how to prevent yourself from having more.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 it’s called wait until you make enough before having more kids.
Common sense, McDonald’s isn’t going to be enough to raise a family.
I'm so happy living in Jamaica. Never pay rent, built my own home as a government worker. Never pay a mortgage in all my 53 years. I'm enjoying the natural beauty of my country.
Its honestly very sad. I make $21 an hour and still can't rent a 2 bedroom house in metro Atlanta. The rent and income requirements have gone up significantly.
Same same i am near dc i work 2 jobs make around 18 dollars per hr cant afford to rent anything but rooms
And they want first and last months rent up front and now in some places you also have apartments where you gotta pay electricity!
Most place require you to be making 3x the rent!!!! This is almost everywhere now.
So even if you can technically afford an apartment you still can't because of the requirements. It should be illegal to have that requirement. I understand landlords get screwed over but when we have so many people homeless it's awful.
I would love 21. I'm at 17 an hour while in school, struggling and I'm always over drafted. 1 bedroom apt. At 975
@@Montycat92 like sir if I made 3xs the rent clearly I would choose something way better than this lol
Quit having kids when you can't afford to take care of them let alone yourself🤷♀️
Megan, a pox on your house/.
Maybe they'd get an abortion if it wasn't illegal.
You could probably NOT buy those cigarettes….and buy Adrien some shoes! I feel bad for families like these, but it’s very hard to feel bad for these parents when I see them choking on a cigarette! It’s the kids who suffer. I’m glad they got a home. ❤
You know the parents work very hard and if all they do is smoke cigarettes then let them have that come on people!
I have 2 children and struggling. I've decided not to have anymore kids until I'm in a better situation. I work 40+ hours a week too but I make too much for any assistance. I'm not homeless but paying rent is definitely a struggle. The best thing you can do is not make things harder on yourself. If you're already struggling with the kids you have, don't have more! She should have gotten daycare assistance so he could work too. $14 an hour is not enough for 6 people! He can't be a stay at home dad right now.
you often cannot get daycare assistance if you are married and he is working
You are a wise woman 👍🏼
I agree. Yes it's greed that is skyrocketing the living cost, but having 4 kids is just making the children suffer when they can't afford them. That's just ridiculous, I know people who make almost 6 figures and have 4 kids and are barely able to make it because of how expensive everything is now.
@@dinarusso3320 "make almost 6 figures, have 4 kids and are barely able to make it"??
That's is the MOST RIDICULOUS thing I've heard in ages.
You people are so STUPID
@@KishBish maybe it varies to state. In Pennsylvania, you can get all kinds of state assistance If you meet the financial requirements. These two would definitely qualify because they are a family of 6. It probably works the same where they are
Unfortunately the other issue is that the husband has to stay home because their kids are simply too young and I’m pretty sure they cannot afford childcare, I think even if they got some sort of childcare vouchers that would allow the husband to go to work also which would only help the family financial situation. The cost of housing has reached critical levels and is at a breaking point quite frankly something has to be done, she’s absolutely right.
Thank you for leaving such a thoughtful comment on my story. If I had more time, I'd probably do a series on just this subject. I hope you'll share it. Let me know what other stories are of interest to you.
@@iiwrites Of course I’ll share it, also maybe a piece on the soaring cost of college and how student debt (which feels like lifetime debt for many) is killing the American dream.
Unfortunately, we don't qualify for those vouchers right now. Both parents must be employed before you receive your voucher. If we paid full price for childcare, it would cost more for my husband to work than he would make. That's why he's a SAHD.
Problem goes further than the childcare vouchers. Even if the husband was able to get vouchers and go to work being on food stamps means even if he did go to work the family could possibly lose money and stamps. Not to mention because the voucher is based on household income rent would also go up. Making it near impossible to gain any more wealth. So if the husband did go to work your now going to work to pay cash instead of stamps while strangers watch your children.
@@beth9809 Yeah I had a feeling that probably was the situation. If he went to work right now it would probably be a net loss because of childcare costs, wouldn’t make sense. I still think something should be done to help people in your situation but at least I’m glad you guys finally got your own place, good luck to you.
Wish there was more homeless shelters like the one in this video. We are Desperately lacking in shelters.
The working poor is a growing class.
What's needed is the government having an account of all its residents and making sure there are affordable places to live, call "home." Living in a shelter isn't (AINT), the nicest experience ever! The trauma is real and nothing you should wish on anyone, unless they are at their very lowest point! Additionally, the government need to find a way to close its borders and guard it against illegal migration so it could "sort folks already living within the COUNTRY" and have a concrete account of folks coming in and how they're going to live. This situation and the accountability of it is crucial!
Rhonda Arnesen, There seems to be plenty of illegals that are being house in hotels but not for Americans! and illegals get free health insurance, something I can not afford to pay for and I pay a lot in federal taxes.
MAGAs don't care. And Dems only care about lifting up border crossers, not homeless many of whom are felons and can't vote.
GREED is hurting a lot of people.
@Noel Only Spekulation...
I'll always remember a saying. The choices you make now will determine if your children eat years from now
Yeah.. I lasted a few months doing that before I lost my mind. And I didn’t even have a family to support either it was just my boyfriend and I. We slept in the car with no air in 80+ degree weather & showered at the gym before work. I ended up having a mental break & I’m still struggling so so badly from it all. I’ve been in recovery for 3 years and some months from a devastating addiction. I don’t get how I fought so hard to escape the streets and do the right thing only to find that it’s nearly impossible to get out of poverty and function in society. It hurts. I’m suffering greatly.
I feel ya. Its like going from one kind of hell to another.
My god. I wish you good luck. I'm an American living in Thailand. I don't think I could survive in my home country now. Rent here is so cheap, as is food, and the quality is pretty good.
@@gemox3225 can u find work though?
Don't let your boyfriend get you pregnant, stay away
$900/month for a 1950s trailer???! Someone's getting away with robbery.
they should burn it down on their way out.
$900 a month for rent is cheap!
The town that I live in, is getting $1800, for a 1 bedroom apt., built in 1956 & with nothing updated from the day it was built.
Pitiful what the government is allowing to happen to the lower & middle class & their problem with housing.
Yes...thank God I live in a lil village in a 1901 2 bedroom 1 bath, 2 story house for 350..its not nice or insulated well so it costs alot to try to keep it cool/warm but it's good enough for me...I got lucky that I worked with a kind lady who knew I was from out of state trying to make it alone with no family...God is good and great people are still out there.
Seriously! That's outrageous
@@fabledfantasty7343 this sounds like our living situation 🤣 (Los Angeles). Needless to say, we're leaving the state.
This is nothing new. My dad worked 2 full time jobs (16 hours a day) to provide for mom & us 2 kids. He did that for most of his life. When he got laid off off once, he did odd jobs to make ends meet - he always found a way. Think I'll call him right now and thank him.
Nona - tell your dad he is a hero!👏🏼🇺🇸
He was also putting his mental and physical health on the line. Working two jobs to that degree is VERY stressful on the body. But he was a man that did what had to be done. Tell him that he deserves all good things and is a wonderful model of selflessness, sacrifice, and hard work.
Why do they have 4 children? I don‘t understand why people keep having more children if they can‘t even provide housing for their family.
My dad was an engineer, he had 7 kids he could comfortably afford and even provided us with private education. He had a stroke younger than most stroke patients do. He had to live in a hospital then medical rehabilitation center for over a year. It cost basically his entire savings. Lucky for us he started having kids young so my youngest sibling was 19 at this time and some of us already had careers of our own and could make sure the family was provided for. If he had waited to have kids until later in life like many people with careers do half of us would have been under 10 when this happened. We would be financially devastated and probably homeless.
Having 4 kids in this day and age is difficult. Birth control is much cheaper. Make better decisions for you and the children you can't afford.
AMEN
So now people are not supposed to have children??? Evil.
"When you work like a dog & still can't afford a place to live, something's wrong."
She's on point. But I'll add:
When hardworking citizens work like dogs making billionaires of corporate CEOs, who take weekend holidays in outer space, while they can't even afford to LIVE...
something's VERY, VERY WRONG!!!
Neither political party cares. Dems just want new fresh voters (border crossers) and MAGAs judge the homeless and don't want to help.
@Noel Let's stop bootlicking for billionaires too
@@omegasage777 you mean the billionaires who did what they had to and became rich? Started a business maybe? Took the risk? Trusted themselves? Worked very hard? Make good decisions? All the things these people won’t do. It’s their fault they are where they are, not successful peoples fault. Also, those billionaires provide SO MANY jobs, helping the economy. You obviously know nothing about business or finance. You’d rather blame other people for your crappy choices. Have fun while,the rest of us enjoy our money we earned without playing the race card or the poor me card.
@Noel she isn't a single mom how is a couple irresponsible, when they work and or take care of the kids and still can't afford a house? In fact let's remove the kids. They still wouldn't be able to afford a house. How about you just say less, you know nothing and say things worth less than nothing.
@Noel You can't raise a family of six on a McDonald's income but you SHOULD be able to if you're working full time. My grandfather worked at Kroger (grocery store) all his life, had seven children (one with special needs) and his wife (my grandmother) never worked outside the home, stayed home and raised her children. They were by no means poor. This was back in the 60's. Nowadays, this could never happen. Something is certainly wrong!
People don’t have 4 children if you can’t afford it 🙏 1 is enough
Four kids? Everyone should be able to pay rent on a full-time job, but if you know you're struggling and are not going to be able to put a roof over their heads, you should probably not keep having children. It's deeply irresponsible.
Although I do believe children are a blessing, I don’t understand why a couple in this situation would keep having more children, when the wife clearly said they’ve been struggling and in and out of homelessness for years. Since then, they had several more children. It’s clear these parents are working very hard to provide for their kids but I do wonder how the decision making process works when a couple is already broke, staying with family and unable to afford a home, yet wind up pregnant several more times. Certainly more affordable homes are needed, more skewers are needed, that’s all very clear. However, there must be personal responsibility too. If they get pregnant again while living in the shelter, it will be even harder to eventually find a way out.
She looked pregnant again in the video...that's not going to help. Also, with that many children, one parent has to stay at home so no possibility of two incomes...
@@erbiumfiber that’s the thing, if they stopped having kids they could have two incomes.
Why do they have so many kids? I'm sure they were in difficulties at least before the eight-month-old was born. Enough, already! It costs money to raise kids. And the husband can't work because he has to look after all of them? If they had all their kids in school, then at least both parents could work during the day. Get some birth control! 😱
Facts!
Then tthe red states (of which Alabama is one) to stop making it harder to get contraception…
We need more homeless shelters in each state and we also need cheaper housing for those on fixed incomes or who dont just make enough. Whether they are mini apartments there should be more of those. It’s not lazyness when nationwide rent increases have forced ppl to move or become homeless. Many ppl deciding to live in their cars.
We do, but the boomer homeowners and the people who represent them (ALL politicians) will never allow that. It's a very simple problem to fix, but if it doesn't benefit capital owners, the effort won't be made.
Single family zoning won’t allow that. The problem is that these baby boomers made it illegal to not live in a suburb. It’s called *single family zoning* and if you don’t have a car, well it’s game over. Now housing is unaffordable and everything is car dependent. The problem is that most of the country makes it illegal to build affordable non-detached homes thus making the whole country one massive copy and pasted suburb.
And I think they need to redefine the word affordable to truly be affordable and not some crazy number that goes by percentage of somebody's area for the federal median income and all the other blah blah blah
@@danielwells774 It isn't just boomers. Anyone who owns a house in a neighborhood will fight against public housing or midrise buildings in their neighborhood.
I wish I could. I live in nyc but it was all 2 family homes. Now they put a 6 story behind me almost to the property line. Once it's occupied, the people with the second floor porch can look right in my bedroom.
I wanna show people this. For when I share my story of my family. And then I get trolls saying get a job, work more blah blah, like your not already working, have credit, money in the bank, but with a crazy housing market theirs 60 family’s of 4 fighting over the same 4 bedroom house to rent. In this day and age you can still have your shit together and be homeless
1st thing that is wrong...having 4 kids when you can't afford them...the FIRST step out of poverty should be personal responsibility. I am disabled, I cannot work and earn enough to support kids...so guess what..I MADE DAMN SURE I DIDN'T GET PREGO!
People who have 8 kids aren't the only ones that are struggling. If you have a kid every year you have no excuses.
@Anothercg Gmail no
I completely agree. After you have been in a poverty type situation for so long and things aren't getting any better, they should tell people like this that if they have any more children, they will absolutely not ever get a dime in assistance or they will be arrested for bringing another child into the world only to suffer in such horrible conditions, which is pretty much child abuse. I mean after you have already done it so many times, by the time you are on the third or fourth child and in the same situation, there truly isn't any excuse. If you are not financially stable and have not been for some time, you have absolutely no right to bring another child into the world when you can't even support yourself or the children you already do have, yet they do and they expect everyone else to help them. It is bs.
Different culture...survival culture they raise them to help the family and family comes first to live in the same house when the kids can work and never move out the struggle right now will be worth it, to have all the kids in one house they all can live a better life
I’m a single mom in Ohio making 18.50 an hour. Full time job and I sacrifice 2 of my meals a day just to make ends meet. Everything is so expensive and on top of it, I’m expected to do more work for the same amount of pay. And I don’t even get benefits. I drained what little savings I did have to cushion myself in between paychecks so I wasn’t living paycheck to paycheck because I got really sick and went a whole week without pay. I have no paid time off, no sick days. I’m in the process of looking for a better job but I am so exhausted and every ounce of energy I have goes towards my son. At least for now, he has a teacher. A lot of kids in surrounding schools can’t even go to school because the teachers are on strike for the same reason I am struggling to get through the day (I don’t blame them). And if you are lucky enough to still have teachers, you still have to worry about school shooters and all the other shit. America is such a shit hole.
I bet illegal immigrants are getting more assistance than you could if you tried. As a Nurse, my employer takes our " sick days" from our vacation days automatically.
Hey I live in ohio too. Theres this place called kenworth. They make semi trucks. Great company to work for. They are looking for people right now at 25 dollars an hour. I dont know where you live but it is an option. It is only 4 days a week so you get to be with your children on the weekends too.
@@MultiAnne36 okay, so instead of commenting with support for this mom, you decide to be racist instead? Gotcha
@@down-to-earth-mystery-school its not racist, the only racist here is you assuming the illegals aren't white. Also it's 100% true
School shooters?? Why not trouble your mind with the thought of getting cancer? Or dying in a motor vehicle accident? Or Covid? You are more likely to die from those causes than be a victim of a mass shooting event
My heart really does go out to these families. However, when this mother says, "So what am I NOT gonna buy so that I can buy Adrian shoes?" and then takes a drag off a cigarette... omg! You can buy a hell of a lot if you're not paying 7, 8, 9 bucks per PACK of cigarettes! Skip a day or two and you can buy those shoes.
To be perfectly fair, quitting can be hell on your body. I have known women who have miscarried from the stress of quitting. I don't blame the users, I blame the fact the government for allowing these things to be sold.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 no excuses when it comes to being a parent, they come first end of discussion. It’s not about you when you have kids.
If you can’t afford the basics for your children you shouldn’t have thing like cigs.
I want to thank the person who documented this and uploaded it on youtube, because it inspired me to write about housing inflation on low-income neighborhoods as my essay topic for my American Government class. I look forward to opening the eyes of others who didn't put much thought into it.
The same thing is happening in the UK, which I call mini America. However, the one good thing is, people with families are always housed. There’s more of a safety net even for many vulnerable people. I can’t believe that in a so called wealthy, civilised country children sleep on the street or in cars with their family.
the same thing is happening all over the world*
Also medical debt/student debt is not a major issue over in the Uk
@@Sinaeb Do you have a further point?
@@popegeorgeringo840 you think private corporations are only able to do extreme profiteerism only in america?
did you know that canada's healthcare system is collapsing due to underfunding by conservative (read fascists) governments, in the goal to privatize it?
did you know that in the uk, the nhs is being sold to american companies?
did you know that in the uk, electricity prices are raising a lot more than the rest of europe?
it's always the same thing, the more conservative (read fascist), the faster the growth of profiteerism at all cost grows, as an exemple, in canada, all provincial governments are conservatives
95% of canadian medias endorses conservatives
there is no national left wing media, the cbc (government media) literally is bleeding "'journalists" that ARE LITERALLY ALL JOINING THE CONSERVATIVES (read fascists)
You should read about the IDU/CPAC, those are the same thing, fascists wannabe spreading their fascists tentacles accross the world
@@Sinaeb I get that. America's corporate brand of fascism is infecting the rest of the world, that was never in doubt. I just don't get what your initial comment contributed to OPs comment.
A lot of landlords won’t rent to you if you earn less than 3x the rent per month and have a certain credit score. So, you could make enough for rent but still not afford a place. Plus, childcare is as much as some people make altogether. Personally, I have chosen to not have children in order afford a livelihood. But as a society we can’t punish parents for having children, because it hurts their innocent children. And sometimes people’s financial situation changes, even if they had planned things in the beginning.
Can't expect people to watch your kids for next to nothing, especially when you're vouching for a living wage 🙄
@@sj9410 who said otherwise??
@Grace G....Oh, you said it, the amount of times people's financial situation changes is incredible, and right now, it has changed for the worse, for every one on earth who is NOT wealthy ! I have two nephews starting out in the real game of life, and they both decided they will not have children, as they feel how "un-stable" our world is !
Me and my husband had 4 jobs between us and we still couldn't get an apt.
@@pierre-rose7783 I never said anything about that. You just filled in the lines. There’s sooo many aspects to your logic which I could address, but I don’t have time. Here’s the important points: Childcare workers usually have a caseload of 3-10 kids each. So, there’s no reason parents should pay a 1:1 salary (or even close to it) for each child in childcare. Also, there should be government subsidies that underwrite childcare, as an investment in society and future generations. If I were a parent I’d take care of other people’s children, as a way to avoid paying for my own kids’ childcare and a way to earn a salary. I don’t know why parents don’t do that more often, especially since childcare is hard to come by and expensive.
I’m a teacher and my family was housing insecure for 3 months in the Fall of 2021. It was very challenging finding affords able housing and to be approved. Staying in a hotel for several weeks costs more than renting.
I would literally commit political crimes so yall can have a decent salary. Appalled you get paid crap wages. I’m sorry. I’m a nurse I get it 😔
The woman works and at McDonald's at that. That man has no skills, can't do construction? This doesn't make sense. Clearly something is wrong upstairs, they're not educated and keep popping kids out they can't afford. These are the people I can't ever feel bad for. They put themselves in this situation. Why bring kids into the world to suffer and struggle along with you? That's abuse and neglect.
I remember when homeless people didn't have to work full time 😭
I remember when people had compassion for others - guess your comment proves that’s fine too
@@down-to-earth-mystery-school in Colorado you need a job and a car to legally claim homeless
@@down-to-earth-mystery-school it's a comment on the irony of the situation, nothing to do with a lack of compassion.
rent caps are desperately needed. when rents for
Not to mention theyre charging outlandish prices for places that still got 70s style interior and havent been upgraded since they were built its crazy oh yeah i wanna pay over 1000 for a crappy outdated place no thanks
My husband works 70 to 80 hours a week and he says he doesn’t work “enough” that’s America for you. He’s the bravest kindest hardest working man I know ♥️
then eventually his life will be over and he will have realized he never lived a day in his life.
You cannot raise a family on a McDonalds job. I do not understand why they cannot work opposite shifts. Why can't he deliver pizzas or do postmates? They can find more money. Where are the grandparents, aunts, uncles?
Families extended don't really help out anymore that is the reality they are all struggling. They are probably sick of watching their daughter or their son-in-law having more and more children and the father not working and both of them not working as hard as they should to be bringing income in. So extended family usually just give up you can lead a horse to water but you can't teach them to drink
@@victoriapalmer5146 Facts why we only has 2 and thank Jesus they are grown.
The extended family aren’t responsible, it’s not their job to pickup the pieces from the parents irresponsible decisions.
They were struggling before they had this many kids.
That shelter looks way better than I imagined and its a blessing that they won't get kicked out of it
@User1996 omg that’s horrible 🥲🙏🏽
@@newflower8974 Amen - God help her, please!😢
I was in a women's shelter with my kids for a while. My ex went off the deep end . Got hooked on pain pills, then it progressed to heroin. Got real violent for a time. I had to wait for an opening . I had 3 little kids, their dad had a good job and I stayed home with the babies. My life went from the family in church every Sunday to having absolutely nothing. And not because of anything I did. I was on the list waiting for that call. Finally got it put the kids in the car and ran. The place was very nice , had a playground and counseling services. Had activities for the kids. I was completely devastated. Took me a very long time to recover from all that trauma. That man beat me, financially and spiritually abused me and raped me. I had nothing, no family, no friends anymore, no savings , nothing. But if I didn't run I might be dead. It's incredibly hard to be homeless, it's 10 times harder to be homeless with little kids. The irony is I was safer in the homeless shelter than I was in my own bed.
@@kristingallo2158 that's so sad. Sorry to hear. How did you get out? Did u get a job? How long did you have to save?
We need more people like Ms. Jackson, she has a pure heart.
Though I completely understand everyone deserves a place to call home I as a homeowner would not want to live next to a shelter. We have one child because we knew it would be easier on us to be able to afford him, I wanted another child but looked toward the cost of raising children and I wanted to be able to help my children when they started their lives outside of our house. I realized that we would not be able to do so if we were to have another. My husband was making 36K at that time and I am a housewife. As wonderful as it is to be a parent I wish more people would consider what kind of life that they will be able to give to their kids before having them.
This, it seems people have a few kids and just hope that it will work out.
I stopped at one also, I want to be able to live in a good neighborhood, afford sports, and put away for college. These days it’s just not bright to have 4 plus kids, but especially if you already know you’re making barely over min wage.
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I have actually seen some of these videos where they became pregnant literally while they were homeless!
Let's be honest the story is about people moving from one state to another state with no money or a job available with children
It's a sad state of affairs when people in North America can't afford to rent an apartment. Now with food prices tripled, life is challenging for the very many of us regular people. People may rethink how many children they can/cannot afford in this era as well.
There is an abundance of people to eat at least
Many of the younger generation have chosen not to have any children and even with two wage earners are finding housing way above their means. For a single person it's not even possible although they are working 40 plus hours a week. I'm seeing this more and more in my state of Michigan.
Many of us want kids but are choosing not to have them due to financial insecurity. If we get too old for natural birth we then need to have at least $10-40k laying around to adopt. Many apartment complexes around where I live don't allow fostering first. It is almost impossible to afford a house because rental corporations keep snatching them up. Every offer I have placed has been outbid only for me to find it on the rental market a few weeks later with a price that's 3-4 times what I would be paying in a mortgage.
People all wanted Biden as opposed to Trump because the media convinced them he was a better choice. Now everyone is struggling
So true! Things here go up in price then they rais rent and other necessities it's almost impossible to keep up. I started using coupons and realized it only makes it the price it was before they raised it! It literally doesn't help 😞
I live in Japan and can tell you in most cities in this country you can rent for as low as $500 or less. The reason is the variety of housing they have to build. If all you build are McMansions there's not going to be much space for everybody else. Combine that with inflation and the obscene arbitrary 'user fees' that have been imposed the last 10 years out of nowhere--thanks private equity--and you have a crisis.
Exactly they are taking all the affordable housing options away. Even the trailer park lot rents are going up. $2,000 just for the lot. Ridiculous. Rentals are the new investment opportunity. They fix it up to rent at outrageous prices or into short term rentals.
There’s been an uptick in elderly homeless. I can’t imagine being 70 and homeless.
True they need to build taller buildings if a city is all low density then there is not going to be enough housing
They’re actually selling trailers parks, that used to belong to the City to private for profit companies here in South California. People living in tents are all over. There isn’t even a homeless shelter in the city that I live. It’s all about money, people are just numbers.
@@smfarrie2943 That's why you should own the land that your trailer is on.
I was really enjoying this until I saw the mom light up a cigarette on the porch. Luxuries are so rare and the cost of a pack of cigarettes is insane, not to mention the lung damage and example to little ones. I hope she can beat her habit.
Its disgusting to spend money on cigarettes, so unhealthy. U shouldnt be smoking, especially if u have kids.
Went through the same thing. Fell ill and lost everything due to no support. Still trying to recover everything I lost after all of these years. Prayer, patience, and persistence!
I'm so sorry that happened to you. That is exactly what I'm always trying to tell people, is that so many of us are just one terrible health problem, car accident, or another issue away from being in an awful situation or being homeless.
It happens really quickly and people should truly Count Their Blessings if they are healthy. I hope and pray that things get better for you. :)
4 kids! That's expensive! I understand it's a hard situation but more kids isn't going to help. He could be doing night school getting a technical degree. Become an HVAC tech in texas and problem solved. When I was homeless no one helped me. My girlfriend and I at the time had to give our baby up for adoption. I got into a tech school, now the sky's the limit. Autobody training from UTI Houston gave me a great career with a future even my family is in awe of.
She can work during the day while he watches the kids. When she comes home he goes off to night school. It will be a sacrifice of time spent with family but after a couple of years he can be certified in something.
so sad to have to give up your baby 🙏🏽
Exactly right. I was a single mother with 1 child and I don't understand why people struggling keep having kids. He could have done something at night
Wait til you are in that sweet spot of income where you need medical care and find out you can work 40 hours + a week, pay $250+ for medical insurance per month, and still can't afford the care you need.
Amerika
I am a Nurse and none of employers has never offered what I would call Good health insurance. I only buy it for myself because I can't afford it for my kids but make too much for them to get assistance, now we have thousands in medical bills.
@@MultiAnne36 Nurses are in high demand, find an employer that offers good benefits for you and your family!
I am in this situation right now. I am working 2 jobs and afraid of going to the doctor. I haven't been feeling well for quite awhile and I am afraid I am seriously sick. But I am afraid of incurring medical.debt. I just paid off some tests from Feb. I need another test that ran me 1,000.last time.
Because the deductible is 5-10k. I did insurance for a year as nurse and I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD HOW PREDATORY IT ALL IS. It’s FAKE insurance! Nobody fulfills a deductible that high! You pay for everything anyways!
But please, make more children while you are already financially struggling....
The problem is you keep having kids while struggling 😕 Its not hard to figure out the solution.
We're not to judge people for a situation we would never be in
@sugarcane4648 It's not judging. It's a clear observation 😉
Stop having kids and start saving big.
Birth Control is a necessity when you are homeless!!!
Right she has an 8 mo old and didn’t sound like they were that stable 8 mo ago
Is birth control or the government sending billions abroad when they can’t feed people here 🧐🧐🧐🧐
@@tdtadesse547 Birth control is free at any community clinic or Planned Parenthood.
@@tdtadesse547 its both
Birth control costs money and if you don’t have health insurance to make it cheaper, when you have to choose between food for your kids or birth control…I hope you never have to make that decision.
As a native Montanan, and Montana seeing the same problem of the housing rates rising above the cost of what the locals are allowed to make, is why we do try to keep the Californians, and the Washingtonians our of our State. They bring their West Coast money, with their ability to work from home all the time and then they try to dictate how to Montanans should ove without bringing the money for locals to make. This is the same problems as Tennessee is seeing.
Ditto for Wyoming!
It doesn’t help that you have 3 kids under 5 . And only 1 person is working . SMH
How exciting that the family with four children found a place to live and they don't have to move. Those children are just precious and they deserve a home. Everybody deserves to have a home. I can't imagine how hard it is to live in a shelter.❤️
Yes, we have struggled, but we are resilient. It doesn't matter if it takes a year or 5 years to find your own place or buy a car, we are all living our lives exactly how we are supposed to be. My kids are fortunate to have both of their parents and lots of love. Thank you for your kind words.
@@beth9809 I'm a nashville resident, born and raised east nash, the only reason I'm not out of town right now is because my dad died and left his house to us. I hate the way that industry is booting people out of our city right now. I'm so glad that you were able to find a house, seeing the relief on your son's face and hearing him talk about it says it all. props to you, you have a beautiful family.
Hard for parents. But kids have fun anywhere. I grew up being in many shelters and it didn't register as stressful to me. I played, watched TV, ate cookies, went to school as normal. Some shelters had big breakfasts and dinners every day.
@@beth9809
👨👩👧👦you are a survivor, I can see it in you. You are a great mum & have a beautiful little family. Good luck to you in your new home! I'm actually in a motel right now, on emergency assistance. I got covid twice, I almost died. I couldn't work, lost my job, then my place of 10 yrs was sold out from under me, so I had to move out, all sick in the dead of winter with next to nothing - then everything just snowballed.❄
🩺I've been suffering with long covid, the most bizarre, debilitating side effects. Sadly, they don't even know how to cure it, bc they don't even understand it, so there is no end in sight. I spend most of my time going back & forth from this doctors appt to that dr appt - doing scans, lab tests, bloodwork, ultrasounds, etc. Hopefully, I can get on disability for the time being, as my unemployment has run out. 💸
😶🌫Sorry for giving you my miserable life story. I'm just really glad that you made it out of hard times. At least I know its possible, and that some of us do make it. Sending you good vibes & much love, Sister Soldier.
Keep your head up, be safe & take care. ☮💟 ☯
That is nice but they smoke. That shows that there are probably better budgeting decisions that they should make to support their family.
A family of 6 on a single mcdonalds income is going to have trouble ANYWHERE. And she describes that theyve had trouble their entire marriage with keeping themselves housed… yet they chose to have 4 kids.
They should still be able to afford a 3 bedroom place to live though! (When I say place, I mean anything: apartment, mobile home, duplex, etc., not some nice house!)
This also bothers me... I feel for these people as well but WHY have 4 children when you clearly CANNOT support them? Sorry but I just dont have sympathy for people that bring these crappy situations upon themselves.....
@@kerryphillips1 I noticed the cigarettes as well. Time to quit smoking and save a lot of money there.
@@mary-janegreen1513 I felt the same
she lived in states where there is the financial burden when giving birth or getting an abortion. not to mention the cost of healthcare and contraceptives without insurance.
maybe if the mom quit smoking cigarettes she could buy the kids the toy they are asking for. it's sad to be in financial distraught, but lest we not forget to take accountability for the actions that are under our control.
This couple with the small children are so sweet and kind. They are doing there best in the situation that’s horrible. I love their mannerism.
Thank you for bringing awareness to this all-too-common issue. This woman is clearly very bright, capable, hard-working, resourceful and intelligent. More so than the average citizen I would say. And she is having these problems in the cheapest place to live in the US? Imagine all the other people who are maybe elderly, less educated, refugees, etc trying to navigate this system…SMH. What is it going to take for us to wake up to this reality and actually DO something about it?
And please forgive me for not mentioning the people MOST affected by this, people of color and/or single mothers who are never afforded a chance
Thank you so much for giving me your time and watching. I hope you'll share this link and you're raising issues I've thought a lot about. Would you like to see more stories on poverty in the U.S.?
Bright suggests vibrancy or illustriousness. Obviously she's not that. No one is inspired or aspiring to this. If she was capable, she would have a better paying job. If she was hard-working, she'd have less convenience foods in her pantry. If she was resourceful, she'd have less pressure on her overall financial situation. If she was intelligent, she would have fewer kids and know how to plan her life in a way that maintains financial stability. If you consider her "more so than the average citizen" of any of these adjectives, you're going to have to reevaluate the people you allow into your life. If you can't afford your lifestyle, you're doing it wrong. ESPECIALLY in the United States. Period.
@@amberkumar4514 I do agree with you. She would also not have 4 children when she is homeless.
@@yr2180 she has four children, then became homeless
As a mother of 6, I work one full time job and one part time job. My part time job is at the gas station and I see how crazy it is how some people have no money but have money for beer and cigarettes and drugs. I have start realizing as long as bills are paid, food is on the table and my children have shelter, than that’s enough.
Spend your money wisely because it’s not going to get any better.
Addiction is no joke. It often starts in the early childhood where good ways of dealing with life’s ups and downs are not taught appropriately. It’s not like people don’t have responsibility, but it’s definitely more than just “choices”. When you are addicted to alcohol choosing a water instead of wine is not just two equal options. One is comfort and the other one is pain. A basic pillar of health care is treatment of mental illness and addiction and health care should be free.
Agreed!
@@isabellouise8164 There is help, people have to want it and stop using their childhood as an excuse. I lived in a home with an abusive alcoholic parent, I became an alcoholic and got sober 27 years ago, my brother died from alcoholism at the age of 47.
@@isabellouise8164 Healthcare is a right, not a privilege.
If you cannot afford your life you need to stop having children. It is no one else's responsibility to take care of your kids but your own
I am living in my car and have a $1500/mo income. At the moment, I am sitting in a parking lot waiting for enough money to fix my car. I figure it will take 2 months to save it. Very stressful.
I live in ATHENS, ALABAMA and this is so true. I pray this family finds a home and the Lord Jesus gives them comfort and peace.
amen trust in lord jezus christ ✝✝
The Lord Jesus should provide them with birth control
sorry but the lord doing squat
I honestly don’t know where the rich and privilege get their audacity from. Like, how do they look at someone like this mother and tell her that she’s “just being lazy and looking for handouts” or that she “just needs to work harder to be successful”? Genuinely mind-blown that people could be so self-centered and close-minded and honestly it’s just sad that so many people lack the basic ability to think beyond themselves and their lives.
The rich and privileged lack a lot of self awareness. There is always some one richer, more privileged and more wasteful than them. “I am not privileged I worked hard Elon musk is (rich)” poor people are junkies on the street, they lose all nuances between. I’ve better my self and my skill set throughout my working adulthood. My first apartment in 2010 rented for 20% of my current apartment. That is the problem. I did 10 yrs as a carpenter I can build a house from scratch but buying a fixer upper or even a small lot within 100 miles of where I work is $500k+. What wealth can someone build with out the basics and it’s only getting worse
There is no social safety net in this country anymore, and so many people want to place blame on those that are struggling economically. I think they blame others so they don't have to think about the fact that they could be in the same sinking financial boat pretty easily. For most people, one terrible illness or a job loss could bankrupt them. And, most of the ultra wealthy are completely out of touch with middle class and lower struggles.
Condoms lol
@@sgtmuffinbadger6147 Agree. If I had 4 kids I wouldn’t be able to afford my bills either.
Yeah that’s always their excuse, “I worked hard for this.” My mother has worked hard her entire life, she’s 53 years old, in student debt and will never be able to afford a house. Lots of people work hard, wealth and being comfortable is sadly about luck or the family you’re born into. They are woefully unaware, or they just don’t care
I’m glad they found housing. Housing should be a right, not a privilege. But, yeah, I’m gonna say it…they need to stop having kids and stop smoking.
Condoms problem solved
Exactly!
Exactly
Not a right. You have the right to housing. You having the housing is a privilege. Learn the difference. You aren’t owed anything
If almost being homeless with 4 kids doesn’t provide enough incentives to quit smoking, I don’t know what would.
And stop having children. But I was thinking the same thing about smoking also. In the husband could go work an overnight shift that way they would have two incomes
Stress
Not to judge…but if you’ve spent most of your relationship dealing with housing insecurity why have more children? That just seems irresponsible.
It definitely is, they could’ve prevented bringing more children into a bad situation.
Thank God I don't have children, but I've been homeless and working 40+ before. I have nothing but empathy for similar people and outrage at the situation.
Not to be insensitive but why keep having children if you can't afford to live comfortably?
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I don't have empathy for people who claim to be broke. Yet, they continue to have multiple children.
The older lady running the shelter seems straight out of central casting. What a kind lady.
Why would you have four children if you are working for minimum wage?
Exactly, please stop bringing more babies into the poverty you are living in! It’s a recurring cycle, they get more assistance when they have more children. We need to stop this cycle
Thank you for documenting these stories. Without this channel I wouldn’t know the severity of the problem. You hear about it on the news but it hits DIFFERENT when you see it
Corporate media outlets like CNN and Fox News will not cover this crisis because it would go against their advertisers’
Hello. I'm the person who did this story. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch. Let me know what other types of stories you'd like to see me explore. I love hearing from y'all.
Inflation is out of control with Biden and the Democrats, this is the sad reality we rarely hear about!
check the channel 'invisible people'.
@TheJoeTapes check out "Invisible People" more on homelessness & affordable housing. Mark Horvath has been passionate about this for a great many years.
To many kids in a low income family when you cant feed one...you are wrong..the world doesnt owe you anything
Ok.. u are struggling with financial things but u produce lots of kids??? Wow!! Speechless
It is happening in Canada, too. Rental costs are skyrocketing that people cannot even afford to live in the cities that they were born and raised in.
Absolutely happening here in Canada 🇨🇦 as well. I see people living in tents and without tents all over on the streets 😭 I believe it's happening all over the world and all governments *NEED* to do better !!! There is absolutely NOOO excuse for working class to EVER be homeless, ever. It is heartbreaking to know our governments don't have compassion 💔
On another note I am so glad to hear and see at least this family has a roof over thier head and food in thier bellies 💗
Meanwhile, Liberal Party of Canada politicians insult their constiuents' intelligence with their propaganda that they're actually accomplishing anything.
This woman is Kakharman. She is real hero. Half of the world is living like that
What’s that?
I feel blessed. I am single girl making 50k a year. No kids. I can make ends meet but I cant take vacations because of high rent and grocery and gas etc
Not cool but I have a roof over my head and quality food
The sad thing about all of this is that homelessness will never be solved, no matter what anyone tries to do. There’s just way too many people in need, not enough people that care, and the way this country spends its money and our taxes is ridiculous.
They could solve it-it’s just population control
One child policy will solve homelessness
@@MoneyMan28 a lot of people (including me) can afford more than 1 child.
@@monicavandeventer5429 50 Million Americans are living in poverty, 100 million don't have jobs, the more people you breed the more rooms and food they will need, just trust me
@@MoneyMan28 it’s literally been proven that the world is becoming more and more underpopulated every decade. People back then used to have 5-10 children. In this day and age, they only have 1-2. Most people no longer want kids and most of the ones being conceived are being aborted.
As I grow older, I realize having kids is guaranteed you'll be working multiple jobs and the cycle never end.
That's not universally true though. If you earn 6 figures in one job you can easily afford to have a large family.
that's why i'll never have kids. i can't imagine taking care of one let alone 4 like her.
Depends on how responsible you are with when you have them, or how many.
The ones I see around be struggling the most are ones that had too many kids. That probably would’ve been okay if they stopped at one or two.
You must say it excepts rich people though.
Uh nooooo lol
The husband needs to find a job, it just might be on a different shift. No jobs are hiring at minimum wage these days either so getting higher than that isn't really an accomplishment or something to settle for.. keep trying for more. This husband and wife need to learn how to schedule things to work for them not against them giving them excuses.
I’m thankful they have a clean & safe place to just breathe & be family. This is a human right 🙌🏽🙏🏽
I DID NOT think I was gonna tear up, during this 14 minutes but when that little boy shared how he’d never lived in a house that was completely theirs, did something special to my heart, right now. Lil dude, admires he dad very much, can tell, he stands with his head high just like him @14:13 … I guess it makes me think of how blessed I’ve been my whole life. Blessings to them and to all who are experience poor karma…they all look and sound so much happier and alive now. ✨cheers nam-myoho-range kyo. ✨
Just to lend some awareness, I am allergic to every homeless shelter or transitional housing as I am anaphylactic allergic to laundry detergent. People with disabilities, cannot access help leaving domestic abuse or homelessness. Because of that 50% of all disabled people are in abusive households. This crisis, is so bad, disabled people are dying to starvation and euthanasia. It is bad out there.
While I empathize with your situation, there is help out there.
@@ladydi-lynn actually she is right, shelters discriminate against the severely disabled because we are a liability. I was told i would be kicked out of shelter if i had a seizure, fell, or got sick while i was there because it sets them up for lawsuits. There may be help out there, but its very hard to find if it is. I am currently waiting on a medicare coordinator to help me and there is just so much they can do.
@@ladydi-lynn have you been in a similar situation?
I agree with and sympathize with you,,,,a lot of homeless people but some have a much harder time than others,,,lot of discrimination against handicapped individuals,, point is government should step up instead of taking a back seat,,,,hope things improve for you,...good luck,...
I don’t understand how these people know they are suffering and can’t make ends meet but keep on having more children 😥
Right? I don’t want to sound unkind but it’s just common sense that you should be doing somewhat well and have savings to bring more people in the world. Falling on hard times happens but personal responsibility is there too.
I found out four days before giving birth that I was pregnant, it happened to my friend too with two of her children. Do not judge what u don't know.
You can't understand why people keep having sex
@@hlengiwemasondo2858 no gonna judge because it’s easy to prevent. You don’t continue to have kids that you know you can’t provide for.
They had 4 kids while working low wages, how many times do you do the same thing?
Also it’s very unlikely to find out that late😂 that’s rare, and I doubt it also happened to two of your friends.
@@thepinkestpigglet7529 birth control, condoms, vasectomy, abortion. It’s simple, don’t bring a life into a bad situation.
Everybody in America should have a home. Until corporations are stopped from buying up properties and pulling rental prices from the sky, this housing crisis will continue.