#homeless shelter

[posmasc]

So about a month ago, there was this protest against a all male homeless shelter in brooklyn

that planned to be built near schools. Is is feminist to protest against it or classist/anti homeless. There were definitely some classist people in the protest so even if there was a valid reason to be against the homeless shelter, allying with conservatives is a bit of a yikes. Here the view against the home

Classists - Homeless Shelters shouldn't be built because they don't like homeless people.(These people were part of the protest)

(Rad) Feminists - Homeless Shelter isn't the issue to them but moreso the location. They believe that Homeless Men are likely to be a threat to children and to protect children, the homeless shelter must be moved elsewhere.

I wonder if an all female homeless shelter near children would be protested as well. Maybe the argument that Women are less likely to be violent towards children is enough for the public to trust an all female homeless shelter near kids.

Pro Shelter - Any help towards ending homelessness is good and this service is necessary.

What do you guys think?

[allthecanadianpolitics]

When Job Gori moved to Canada from Kenya a year ago, he spent his first night in the country sleeping in a Toronto park.  "I came here knowing nobody," Gori said. After sleeping in an encampment at Allan Gardens, the 23-year-old then secured a bed at Covenant House Toronto as part of its youth winter respite program. The agency serves Toronto youth who are unhoused, trafficked or at risk.  Covenant House Toronto's winter respite program, which officially launched on Friday for its third season, is meant to give people aged 16 to 24 a warm place to stay in winter. It operates around the clock and will run until April.

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[madmanbear]

Trans rights and access to women’s shelters

I was thinking about female domestic violence shelters, and how they’re a hot button issue for feminists and trans feminists alike.

Trans men often want access and trans women often want access. They’ll go back and forth, arguing over who needs access the most based on their proximity to cis womanhood, accusing one another of male privilege. Trans men were born female and thus need access more, trans women live as female and thus need access more, and so on.

Cis radfems will sometimes claim that trans men are technically welcome in women’s shelters. Some shelters run by radfems will even include a transmasc-inclusive policy on their shelter’s website or in literature. In practice, though, it’s often the case that only trans masculine people who are noticeably female-born and who carry female documentation are accepted in these shelters. If a trans man is too masculine, or if he passes for male, women staying at the shelter will sometimes complain about “feeling unsafe” because a man is there. It’s not uncommon for passing trans men to be unable to even get in the door.

Women’s shelters which have a policy to include trans women but not trans men often have similar issues. Trans women who pass as female, who do not look as if they were born male and who carry female documentation are allowed to stay unbothered. Trans women who do not pass are often harassed, hazed, bullied or asked to leave.

It would be great if we could have our own shelters, however we are a small minority of people. It does indeed make more sense both financially and logistically for us to share an existing space with another group than form our own. Mixed sex shelters serving the LGBT community specifically are a possible solution, and these spaces exist, just not in every city.

Why not use men’s shelters? Trans women and trans men both face danger, sexual vulnerability and the possibility of gendered violence due to our proximity to cis womanhood and due to transphobia. Maleness is the reason we cannot use men’s shelters, yet maleness is also the reason we are excluded from women’s shelters.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was on Shark Tank pitching a coffeeshop whose proceeds went to creating more accessible and safer homeless shelters. It was called “Homeward Grounds”.

[chronicallycouchbound]

Wet shelters save lives. If someone is forced to freeze to death in their car because they’re not allowed in the local dry shelter because they’re under the influence, you are enabling their death.

[spideyladman]

When my parent starts telling me something that she remembers that clearly doesn't sound like me and I know damn well it's her own words because I've heard it a million times coming out of her mouth:

[remembertheplunge]

Day of the Zebra

April 12, 2017 Wednesday 9:10pm

DAY OF THE ZEBRA!

Mike and I were sitting  outside Preservation Coffee House getting to know each other when he said “There’s a zebra”. I turned around and sure enough. Two people on separate horses  were escorting a young Zebra by! We were downtown when this happened!

An Omen of my meeting and encounter with Mike! We had just met at the corner of 11th and K Street by the Brenden Theater parking garage. He asked for money for food. He was homeless.

After leaving Preservation Coffee, I drove Mike to my house where we had a  pizza party out front. Afterwards,  I dropped him off at the Salvation Army shelter. Before leaving my house, I had given Mike a back pack left behind by Troy, a homeless man who had spent a few nights at my house. In March When Troy left, he left behind all of his personal belongings including the back pack. Troy never returned for them. I offered to let Mike stay at my house, but, he said no. I respected him for that. Mike said that he didn’t drink, but he was loaded on something. He asked me what the date was, but didn’t believe me when I told him. He seemed confused. But, his essence was sweet. He was kind and appreciative and a delight to be around. He frames my friend who told me to fear him, or she frames him.

The next day, April 13, 2017 , Mike called me from the Salvation Army shelter. I drove there to find him, but lost him to their red tape. I never heard from Mike again.

But, thanks to our Zebra encounter, the Zebra became the symbol of my long and continuing journey of encounters with the homeless. I now have Zebra images of one form or another around my house!

Later, I told a friend of mine about my encounter with Mike. She organizes businesses to fund Christmas backpacks for the homeless. But, the project got bogged down by red tape.

She warned me of the dangers involved in my helping the homeless. Her first response when I told her about Mike was “be careful."

My question to my friend (which I didn’t ask) would have been “Who did you give a bag of food and socks to today? Why not just pack a back pack and give it to one homeless child?

My friend said that her niece took everything from her house every time she stayed. She’a druggy.’

My friend is out there on the dark side of the disaster curb.

[fungi-funguy]

Homeless shelters are a fucking joke, aren't they?

[bingusbongusbaba]

Ive been nonverbal for like 2 days and while its been a struggle at times mostly everyone here in the homeless shelter has been understanding and that makes me feel so safe

[ceevee5]

“Family Village is one of a new kind of homeless shelter now emerging in the US, those that use trauma-informed design. It’s also the first and only overnight shelter of its kind in Oregon. This emerging approach is part of a movement that recognizes that traumatized people need specialized support. Severe stress can literally change the brain, affecting memory, coping skills and abilities to regulate emotions. Aware of just how much the physical environment can shape people’s lives, more architects are starting to rethink how they design homeless shelters and spaces such as prisons and foster care centers.”

[timmurleyart]

The living wage. 🔒💎💵💰💎💳

[spotlightstory]

"I'm Just Tired"

Silent Voices on YouTube

Aid Worker: ....I'm worried about you, man. I'll put your stuff up so they can't steal it while you are in there? (the shelter)

Elderly Homeless Man: Noooo. I'd rather be out here with Jesus than in there. I'll survive.

[murdermittens666]

Being Homeless (The Blog)

First of all: I didn't want to be homeless, I'm not on hardcore drugs, and I'm clean. I hate that I am in this situation where I thought I could rely on a family that took me in, but I was wrong. Here is the deal; I got kicked out because they decided to guilt-trip me to hell, and back. They literally have said they "are putting me in a corner" like some scared dog. And when I finally got help, they threw me out like a dog. Punishing me and this is how I became homeless.

And let me just say; being homeless and being a woman is the most hardest thing ever. You risk your entire life. Not just yourself, but your sanity. It's so dangerous for me being a woman in this type of situation. But being homeless also opened my eyes to a lot of stuff. So I wanted to make this blog to showcase what's it like being homeless, my experiences, and how I am trying to get out of it.

Things have been horrible; I have put over 20 applications in for jobs, and none have gotten back to me. Somedays I feel like giving up, or giving myself a break. The homeless shelter that I live in is called: Our Daily Bread.

This is my home for now. But not all the time.

That is right I won't even know if I get a bed or not. The way it's set up that there are too many homeless people, and not enough beds or cots. It's horrible that so many people here are in need like me. I'm one of them.

July 4th I should be at a place, I should be relaxing having a good meal, and watching fireworks. But now it's gone. Here I am in a shelter that won't allow us to go out after 6:00 PM because we need to "Check in", and then we can't leave.

Happy 4th of July to me I guess.

The food here is...gross. Let me just say. Hamburger that was half cold, half heated. People here are sick, and are making me sick I got sick 2 times sense I have been here. There are people dealing with drugs, and alcohol. There are many times I don't feel safe.

I'm looking into temporary residence that I can be in, but that is even hard.

I hate it here. I want to leave. I want to have a stable home.

Everyday I ask myself why am I here. Did I do something to deserve this. But this is a realty check, and damn is it kicking me hard in the ass. I felt horrible for homeless people, but now here I am.

But I'm still a good person; there are many people who have came up to me asking for opinions, and me listening to them. Giving out my cigarettes if I have any sense so many people have given out theirs. I will admit; there are a lot of nice people in this shelter though. I have made a friend, and even a boyfriend.

So things are slightly looking up, I'm going to file for disability. But my food stamps have been canceled because I didn't talk to Workforce Solutions, when I did, and I have a case with them. Guess I will provide that tomorrow when I go see them.

This sucks. Everything sucks. But I will try my best to remain positive.

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I entered something they called a Bear Bike Marathon, in which teams of three dirt bike riders race through a 30 mile stretch of track through wilderness, city streets, and mud pits. Apparently my team was supporting a local homeless shelter, but before we could finish, I wiped out and woke up.

[chronicallycouchbound]

Being searched and patted down in order to gain shelter for a night really changes your perspective on caring.