Me either. So he would sleep during the day in the park, and then at night he would store his bag in a shelter and go off to work.The shelter where I stayed briefly, you had to be in line. So in our shelter, what we offer is we have mental health counselors there. He joined us from member station WBUR. And when I got arrested for trying to steal some food, the prosecutor and the defense attorney and the judge, they all said this guy is not a criminal, he just needs help.So they told me I had to go to a shelter. So when you talk about people, you know, catching the flu, et cetera, our Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program does flu clinics in all of our shelters. And so what happens is, we have already developed a relationship with the people that we serve on the streets.And so when they come - remember our shelter currently is only open from November 1st until March 31st. Foreclosures are partly to blame, and there's a whole host of other factors at work, as well, from mental illness and addiction to the availability of public assistance and jobs.Shelters try to fill the gaps between homes and the streets, but people who are homeless don't always want to check in. This entry was posted on October 9, 2010 at 5:31 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. FED. It gets very cold at night in the desert.ELBE: There were times, mostly with heat, but it wasn't so bad. Today, while traveling home from MD, we ran across a van load of strange looking folks at a gas station in VA. She says: I never hear this reality being discussed when there's conversation about ending homelessness. It's not as cheap as you would think, the bed night(ph) cost to put people in large rooms. We have an overflow into local faith communities.SHAPIRO: So even though there are all of these drawbacks to shelter life, there is still more demand for them than the supply.JOHN: You know, our - we're probably one of the few communities in America where we can say if you show up tonight, we'll house you. So it's an abusive environment where I'm not respected, my credibility isn't respected.If there's security cameras or lots of witnesses, usually it doesn't happen, or they can't get away with it.SHAPIRO: Sounds like a lot of people in high stress, in close quarters, just does not make for a pleasant situation.IRENE: Right, I think it's good to have a right to exist.

It's tough to count how many people are homeless, but according to national estimates, over the last two decades, homelessness is on the rise. So when you talk about people, you know, catching the flu, et cetera, our Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program does flu clinics in all of our shelters. Or send us an email, [email protected]. So we have some shelters, for example, that are for women only. And I think a part of what we do here in Boston - you know, Mayor Menino emphasizes preparedness. But when you come in the door, there are options inside there. Home / Uncategorized / Problems Faced by Homeless People. Hi, Irene.IRENE: Well, I've been homeless two and a half years in three states, from Minneapolis to Eugene, Oregon.

There's a lot of very good shelters in this country.

We'll begin with a guest who was once homeless himself and refused shelter, but we also want to hear from you. Our number is 1-800-989-8255. We have a year-round interagency street outreach network in Boston that's outstanding, very skilled and experienced outreach workers who are likely to know somebody like David by name, know where he stays, have already discussed some of his fears with him.But even more importantly, maybe, they have relationships with the folks at the Pine Street Inn or the Woods Mullen Shelter or the Long Island Shelter, so that they can - if they're encouraging someone to come in, they're not just saying why don't you go down to that place you're so terrified of, but let me give a call to Ivan or Niurka(ph) down at the shelter, or let me talk to Leo and see if we can get you a bed.And I think that the relational fabric that outreach teams build are both part of good public health and preparedness, but they also help overcome some of the social isolation that David was describing. So each day volunteers and outreach workers head out to encourage homeless people to go to shelters.In many cases they refuse, and in this hour we'll explore why. It might be that you cannot drink, or you cannot use substances or something like that.

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