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  • 08:29
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    Theo Henderson fell into homelessness the way most people do: he wasn't making enough money to afford the rent. At the same time, he also suffered from an illness that put him on a path to the streets. Henderson moved from an apartment in Chinatown to his car, from his car to motels and eventually the sidewalk.

    A former school tea...
  • 08:25
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    Brian spends six days a week volunteering to help homeless people in New York City. Brian volunteers with City Relief's mobile outreach on four of those days, a modified bus providing food and services at locations around Manhattan, Harlem, and the Bronx. Brian also lives in a homeless shelter.

    Emmanual is a homeless veteran. He ...
  • 08:56
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    Eric Montoya is an outreach supervisor for LA Family Housing. When it comes to his job, Eric is a rock star. He is respected by his peers and even more importantly, the homeless community. Eric works tirelessly to get homeless people off the streets and into permanent supportive housing.

    "Permanent supportive housing is the key be...
  • 13:56
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    Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) has a tough job. As the primary homeless services agency for Los Angeles County, LAHSA is responsible for helping to end homelessness in 88 cities spanning 4,083 square miles – that’s an area larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined!

    Thanks to dedicated staff memb...
  • 09:45
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    Skid Row may be the most notorious slum area in the United States. Often described as third world poverty in our first world country, Skid Row is the epicenter of the homeless crisis in America.

    Skid Row is a 50 square block area of downtown Los Angeles with 9,000 people in various states of homelessness. Images of addiction, men...
  • 08:28
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    The concept of community and love doesn't die when you're houseless. It's not an economic thing. People still need love that comes from community.

    The unhoused community at Echo Park Lake embraces this concept, and accepts all walks of life. They take care of people new to homelessness, give them food and support. They remind peop...
  • 06:33
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    If you see a human down, you stop and help. That’s the message Wound Walk OC is sharing.
     
    Founded by Michael Sean Wright, the group provides basic wound care and hygiene services as well as food and drinks to unsheltered people in Orange County, California.
     
    “We can all agree that wounds need to heal. Without care, a nick or scra...
  • 09:16
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    In California, more than 151,000 people are experiencing homelessness and in Los Angeles County alone, almost 66,000 people are homeless. For those that are experiencing homelessness, street medicine provides direct, comprehensive care to those living on the street and under bridges, as those experiencing homelessness often suffer ...
  • 11:06
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    The Sidewalk Project uses harm reduction to help save the lives of addicts and sex workers living homeless on Los Angeles's Skid Row. And yes, they hand out weed to help homeless people with trauma and other medical reasons. While we know many will be offended that this organization provides free marijuana, we hope those same peopl...
  • 11:14
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    All it takes is one conversation with one unhoused person to change the ugly perceptions about homeless people. ~ Adam Conover, TV Host and SELAH Volunteer

    Everywhere you look, homelessness is getting worse. This especially holds true in cities like Los Angeles where homelessness continues to skyrocket. Homeless encampments are ev...
  • 13:12
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    AJ doesn't know why he can't stop using drugs. He has serious health issues from reusing dirty needles and has been homeless more times than he can count. AJ has been in and out of detox and rehab multiple times. In 2021 alone, AJ says he was in treatment over ten times!

    It's for people like AJ who suffer from addiction that OnPoi...
  • 11:26
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    Dr. Coley King of the Venice Family Clinic is one of a growing number of medical professionals making house calls to homeless people.

    Living on the streets, people don’t visit the doctor because there are barriers: no transportation, ‘I can’t leave my stuff because it will get stolen,’ ‘I don’t trust the healthcare system’, ‘I ne...
  • 06:42
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    America’s homeless crisis seems insurmountable and people are overwhelmed. As homelessness continues to grow in Los Angeles, regular everyday people - who have no professional experience in social work or outreach - are stepping up to help their homeless neighbors. Ktown for All is a model for those who want to take action. This vo...
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    Some of the cards he people got had no money on them...they had been used before being given out. You can't tell the murderers from the thieves without a program. Hell on earth it would seem. Source: Project Veritas. More videos that I don't have the imagination to make up on my own: