Homeless Shelter
By Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99425)
Atlanta, Georgia
August 15, 2017 8:51pm CST
Would you object to a homeless shelter being built near you? Not far from us a parcel of land has been selected to build a homeless shelter and people are protesting and petitioning against it. There are no homes near the parcel of land. The nearest homes are behinds a grove of trees, not within sight of where the homeless shelter would be.
I hope the shelter will be built. Its shameful that we don't take care of the homeless. Some cities have individual homes for the homeless. Small shelters that provide Space for a family to survive . Most of our homeless are people who have lost jobs and have nowhere to go but to the streets.
With a little help they could get back on their feet and take care of their families. Many families are just a couple of pay checks off the street. It can happen to anyone. What is your opinion? Would you protest against a homeless shelter in your area?
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I would not and as a matter of fact there are several right near me here.
And since I had used one a few times in life and it was a great help to me at the time, no reason for me to object.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Aug 17
I think so. I read in the paper that several hundred school children in our county are homeless. I can't imagine how a child can do that. It's heartbreaking. Most parents work at low paying jobs but don't earn enough money to feed the family and rent a home.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Aug 17
@Courtlynn She did and I'm sure she's proud of you.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 Aug 17
No I would not mind. In the past I have rented to a few families that were from the Salvation army homeless shelter, they paid their deposit and first month.
At the end/edge of the neighborhood there is now a rehab shelter home, A step down I think what its called, no problems whatsoever.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Aug 17
We have one shelter not far from us. I've never heard of any trouble there. But they never have enough beds. They keep clothing for the asking and serve two meals a day. I've donated clothes and my son and his wife helped provide and serve the food on their days off. We really need another larger shelter..
@YrNemo (20261)
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16 Aug 17
There are many types of homeless people I think, some are so destructive, some are just people down on their lucks. The latter ones are those we should help. How to avoid the former is another problem. (I have heard stories from neighbors who live close to the destructive type. These are not hesitant in destroying the neighborhood in any way they could.)
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
18 Aug 17
I would never protest a homeless shelter, I think we have a responsibility to the homeless especially since it is becoming a severe problem in this economy. The government should be helping too, they help developmentally disabled people why not homeless.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
18 Aug 17
@RubyHawk You are right about the politicians. I will never understand why they think politicians can make the laws for us when they have not idea whatsoever as to how we have to live.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Aug 17
You said it better than I did. So do I think our lawmakers should pass laws that help our needy We are said to be one of the richest countries and yet we have families living on the street. But our politicians only care about filling their own pockets. They have the best of everything and it's all they care about.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
18 Aug 17
@sumofalltears They should step down in our shoes and find out.
@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
19 Aug 17
I would not protest at all. It is better for them to be off the streets and comfortable then to be living under bridges trying to survie. We don't know what a persons circumstances are and they deserve a place to live until they get on their feet. I am all for it.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Aug 17
It makes me so angry when people get all up in arms about having services for the least of our brothers in their neighborhood. Everyone would swear they want to help but not in their neighborhood, rather hypocritical that!!
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Aug 17
That's what I think. We have food to eat and a roof over our head. How must it feel to have no shelter or security. I'm hoping this shelter will be built. It will help so many. I see homeless people and I would like large churches that can afford it do more.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
16 Aug 17
A homeless shelter here would be odd because of the zoning we have in place. We'd have no objection and do have several in other areas. Some groups here have been able to do wonderful work with the homeless. People forget that bad things can happen to every person and we never know which of us will be next and leave us homeless.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Aug 17
That's one of the problems. Zoning in some areas must be changed. But the place I'm speaking of has no homes, there are restaurants, gas stations and other small business but no homes. The closest homes are behind a large grove of trees and can't be seen from the site.It was a surprise to me that anyone would protest.
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