Invisible Reality; The Working Poor
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- Last winter temperatures dropped to record lows as the Polar Vortex swept through New York. Shelters across the city went in full emergency mode.
This episode was filmed during that time.
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Shelters in New York cater to more people than ever. Its not just the poor that line up for a hot meal, its the average working American who can't make ends meet. On this edition of Inside Out we look at life post-recession and take you inside one of the busy shelters of New York City.
Facts:
Over 146 million Americans are either "poor" or "low income". U.S. Census Bureau
57 percent of all American children live in a home that is either "poor" or "low income".
32 Percent of all working families are considered to be among "the working poor". www.workingpoorfamilies.org
Not everyone is a drug addict or alcoholic that are homeless. There are many people just came across really hard times.
Stephanie yelka that is correct..but u cant convince ppl of this
I'm totaly agreed with your statement. Perhaps this world gets more kind hearted people.
Well said
is that true?
He's lying. Whenever someone is down on their luck - either from alcoholism, drugs, or losing their job they blame the rich. They have to blame someone because they won't take responsibility for themselves.
I blame big corporations for trying to turn everyone into part time workers with hardly any benefits and low wages.
American people opened for all nation, for migrats and immigrants, we have to provide them with all needs. For USA citizen no money.
Lots of greed at the top. They gotta have their Hamptons mansion in addition to their other homes. Even when they are fired, CEOs walk away with millions. Ridiculous.
Its your choice to be part time worker.
I blame increased government regulations,price floors/ceilings, and taxes.
Dorian Nance I am sorry to say, some people just cannot get a second job to match time/travel. It is not so black & white ....please just think a bit deeper before condemning those not so fortunate as yourself!
In reading these comments, it seems some people watched this just so they could feel superior to someone. Be careful, life has a way of putting you in your place.
Nancy Campbell Gibson a
Thats the TRUTH because I was homeless because of ID Fraud. I had funds for Housing but no one would Rent to me. So, no matter who you are - you can hit a wall that shuts you down. Whats more..... The ppl you thought were your friends want nothing to do with you when you can't do and buy for them. We must all be mindful of how we treat ppl.
Nancy Campbell Gibson amen Lady. I never ever thought my life would have gone down the path that it did. Divorce, traumatic brain injury, Disabilty, homelessness , living out of my car, hopelessness and now I can only take one day at a time. No plans. Drugs or alcohol were never a part of my story. I've never even smoked a cigarette ....I would never waste my precious dollars on it.
I know this for a fact....If I was wealthy... I would help them
Some people watch this though to feel humbled for what they have. A lot of people take the small things for granted like working a decent job and having a roof over their head.
All Americans need to work together in helping each other out no matter what race, gender or income class they are.
that won't happen because big business runs America. They are more interested unlike Europe in making a dollar and don't care about humanity.
aprinc1960 boi I come from an upper middle class family and they really think that it's there fault for being homeless
aprinc1960 the world doesn't work that way, but if families took care of each other to include fathers stepping up and make sure their kids are well that would take care of 98% of those issues.
Some would only help if you would convert to their religions or change your sexual orientation or at least profess to believe in their creeds or "holy" books. Of course, there are also those who would help you just because they have compassion for fellow human beings in need.
the right wing govt instigate racism in order to keep us separated. Unfortunately americans don't realize that they have more in common with Haitians and Moslems than they do with their american masters!
The prices are too high and the wages are too low! And don't get me started on health insurance.
☝️🙉🙊🙈 so true
Damn right! Smdh
Things are a mess because the govt runs the economy. Everything the govt
touches is destroyed.
When I was a child back in the day, no person went hungry because the neighborhood helped each other no matter who it was. Families looked out for each, learned how to cook from scratch, made clothing and saved!!! Boy do I missed the old days!!!
it's definitely sad how a lot of neighbors don't even talk to each other or wave hello. I'm living in my childhood home t the moment and it feels so safe because I've known my neighbors all my life. If something happened, I know they would help me.
Charity should be unnecessary. Having our basic needs met is a human right.
‘Neighborhoods’ and town geography are vastly different now.
These people are truly doing Gods word. Humility is a rare gift in this world. If everyone did SOMETHING every day to better this world it would change. amazing place and staff.
Thats how i grew up. My both parents were working but the money they were getting wasnt enough, but we had a house thanks god.
albilevizm your parents knew what it took to make things work and they DID it. A lot of people here knew but just blamed everybody else.
I'm european and this is a serious problem here too. I'm 35, working and earning slightly above minimum wage and I can't afford rent (or buy my own place). I'd be homeless if I didn't have a mother who is ok with me sharing her apartment.
I've been hit with waves of depression for the last few years, due to the frustration of working and not being able to afford a place of my own... and I know other people my age in the same situation.
We need to eat the rich
The American dream..............Homeless and hungry..........
The richest country in the world whose citizens have to live this way , shocking really....!!!
Norway gives around 1000 dollar each month if you are not working, and even covers the house rent, hospitals er free, schools are free and so on. if you loose your job, you get 60% of what you earned last 3 years
The US's GDP is equivalent to the entire EU's combined friendo
but still homeless
Norway does not have the number of people (or homeless) that we do.
oh come on, you telling me that US dont have money to help the homeless people? 1% of their militry spending would cover that
All these years later. Hardly anything has changed. It's just getting worse and worse. It's not fair. The American dream has turned into a Nightmare
Javier R. Castillo not really. The American Dream is still out there. Just need to know how to get. I do. And I did.
Very sad.
Life isn't fair, people that get ahead are the ones who work hard and invest, it's all about creating passive income and ditching the 9-5.
I feel their pain I'm working poor too.
erick akon respects
I hear ya. Working and living from paycheck to paycheck really sucks .
Instead of watching videos if i were in your shoes I’d be searching for better paying jobs online or work a 2nd job. A third job if you’re hungry enough to succeed.
So was I.
@@ErrorPagenotFound-ig1cy better than being homeless but 2,3 jobs must take a toll on your health.
greedy corporations only want to pay minimum wage, whose the fault here.
That is the exact way how the capitalist system work. You must minimize the cost and maximize the profit. So the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.
While they play we pray to live another day. Life ain't fair.
2MLYU I will only pay minimum wage if I can.
Did we really have great choices?
My family is technically the 1% (thought that is active income and not passive income). Trump wants to half our taxes. We don't want that. We don't support that. Please don't make it a class war. Most urban areas hold the "wealthy" and urban areas did not vote for Trump.
I watch docs like this to remind me of how fortunate I am. I am not wealthy by any means but am grateful I can meet my commitments
Hers what I know . 23 year old female lives Tucson. Great young lady. Got a job at Walgreen at 20. she gets minimum wage. She takes home 235 a week after tax. A decent single bedroom apartment in a safe apartment block averages 125 a week. The lower prices are filthy scary apartment blocks and still go 90 to 100 a week but you can not live there due to crime noise and the filthy conditions of the place. So then she has 40 a week utilities, add to that her car Insurance as she needs her car to get to work as no transport to it and she works night shifts as well there. Add it all up. This young woman
235 a week.
125 rent
30 Utilities
20 petrol
25 Car insurance.
Thats 195 a week gone. Shes left with 40 bucks a week for food clothing and God help if she needs anything like a car repair.
Its so sad.
So she stays living with her mom who also is on minimum.
Not a lot of hope for the future but the last thing she would do is have a child. Shes smart enough to know not to.
There are people she works with that both are on minimum as well married. so they get 460 a week married couple?
Theres a great future huh.
The Walgreens near me pay a few dollars more per hour than minimum wage. Also, why would she stay at that job if they haven't given her a single raise over 3 years? She should definitely look for a new job.
chownful that's the problem with people they don't look for new opportunities or work 2 jobs to save and buy a home debt free
Chucky I dunno, it's extremely difficult to buy a home without a mortgage and the other problem is that the damn prices go up faster than you can save. They are one of the few items that just continues to increase in value. 150k USD used to buy you a nice brand new two story brick house in my area 20 years ago, but now you can barely find decent homes for that price. It took me years to save up 50k USD, I can't even imagine how higher the prices would be if i waited until I had 150k USD.
or take a bus or a bike imbecile.
1. Walgreen's pay more than minimum wage. 2. why not pick some part time jobs? 3. find a roommate for a 2 bedroom apartment.
This is so SAD. Why, in one of the richest countries in the world, are people living like this? This is not fair at all. Even people who have jobs are forced to do this. So much for "the land of opportunity".
And our government is still letting all of these immigrants come in. I'm not against Legal immigration, but we need to make sure Americans are taken care of first.
wisecurls miss, you are speaking BS. those immigrants who can barely speak English could open restaurants selling food to your poor black brothers...you'll blacks failed with a reason.
Taken care of first. That is the problem because Americans do not like to educate them selves or keep a clean record so they end up with cheap jobs and expect the government to take care of them.
$650 - $700 Billion dollars for Military "Defense", $708 Billion for Banker Bailout of 2008. Not enough money for schools, for domestic infrastructure, not enough for the poor.
breanna wolfe our country isn't rich any more, it's in debt up to it's eyeballs and all our production is shipped out to 3 Rd nations factories.
I always say that when I grow up and start making a sustainable income I'll donate a part of every paycheck to these God-sent organizations. This could be any single one of us someday.
VII. Very true i donate to the regional food bank and local food pantry.
That is so true. I am one social security check away from homelessness. I have a two year college degree have job skills but NO one will hire me. There are some 22,000 people just like me looking for work. There is none. Why? The illegals and the migrants take those low wage jobs and push out those who are job skilled and want more hourly wage than the company is willing to pay. It is called supply and demand.
Substantial income what planet do you live on your be lucky to find a job let alone find a job tht pays a substantial income your talking utter crap
The "I've got mine already, **** you!" attitude in this country is sadly all too prevalent and not to mention...dangerous for the long term stability of this country. History shows us what happens when the there's a large increase of the poor who can't find jobs that pay enough to put food in their bellies or a roof over their heads, lets just say historical examples aren't pretty. I hope for the sake of the long term health of this nation that things will turn around, but my hopes aren't particularly high.
SpudForceable well that's why Obama gave out free phones
thank you bill clinton for giving foreigners our jobs
That self centered attitude is plastered all over these comments....
This happens in Britain too. I have been homeless. But I'm not now. British also judge you on what you have. Rich people aren't humble because they feel immune to poverty.
College grad and a working poor. No hope to get out of my situation. I need a master degree or higher to even make more than 30,000 a year. And you bet I have a lot of student loans. So I stay living with my mom and hating my life. If it wasn't for my mom, I would be living in a shelter.
its not your fault... ITS THE INFLATION RATE...most people will never beat that in their lifetime.
I would be homeless, too, if not for my mother.
I hear you.
I hear you. I have a bachelors but went back to community college to get a paralegal certificate. I make more money under the certificate than with the degree.
Kiss my ass. Your job might be in another state. Stop making excuses. I know a lot of people who make good money with just a high school diploma. Get out there and WIN
"Kind of nurture people back towards the middle class"...
What middle class?🤷🤦
The middle class that existed in the 1950s when only one working parent in a two family household could earn enough to own a nice decent home and a wage to sustain thier families. That was once upon a time...wtf happened America?
@@EzeICE
He 👉👿 took over institutions, governments, corporations, music & movie industries, education and law enforcement systems and Americans have turned their backs on God. That's what happened. And if you think things are bad now, just wait until God removes His presence from the world 🌎
We need to be praying without ceasing! 🙏
@@EzeICE women entered the labor market and doubled the labor supply.
The goal of capitalism is to maximize profits. That means paying the employees as little as possible in order to reap as much as possible. In real estate that means getting as much money as possible out of the tenant. In education that means getting as much money as possible out of the student and spending as little as possible on their actual education. When you have a society whose goal is to get as much money as possible for giving as little as possibly could be given in return, it's pretty much inevitable that the masses are going to be thrown under the bus.
Matthew S i agree
Yet those are also the customers who can spend less and less on the provided goods and services, so in the long run, the simple mindedness hurts the business.
Well you love freedom don't you?
So they both loose...
@@philipagtuca5486 well technically if you are homeless you are still free from paying any bills if that's what you're getting at.
What really upsets me is the amount of food we throw out when we can feed these people!!! I just witnessed three organic roast chickens thrown in the garbage tonight at my local grocery.
I worked in a buffet 30 pounds about of pizza thrown out daily
Right! stupid logic in America.. I see and hear about that a lot. They're like "we're not gonna give this food to freeloaders" terrible mindset!
The food looks so tasty! Hope everyone enjoyed their warm meal. Thank you Chefs and the organisation for helping those through difficult times. I wish the need for these shelters will decrease one day. ❤️
Minimum wage jobs did used to be for young people who were just starting to work, and they would use that as a step to bigger and better opportunities. That is not the case anymore. Many older people have to rely on those types of jobs. And a single, older person cannot support themselves on minimum wage. No one can
GOD bless those that serve the poor.
That chef is a badass! Great job Pedro. Keep doing god’s work 🙏
God bless their souls. Helping the needy
$2k a month is poor, I know it very well.
Damn I wish I made that much a month... I could actually live comfortably with some extra
@Another Day $2,000 a month is what you earn and about $1,400 goes to renting a one bedroom apartment....$100 for heat, and a couple hundred for health insurance, then factor in food and transportation yes he's poor. I worked 3 jobs and earned $2,500 a month with 2 kids we couldn't afford to eat, or electric most of the time.....also no child care.
I used to be the working poor but I made a change in my life. I went and got my CDL and now i'm the driving poor. Life is good...
Sean Wilson kiss my ass. Truck drivers make a lot if they know where to work. My friend is a truck driver. Owns a house and TWO corvettes. Kiss. My. Ass.
@@ErrorPagenotFound-ig1cy Wow dude, who hurt you?.....
America is asset rich.
banks are asset rich and cash rich.
the masses of people are cash poor.
most fortunately there are charitable organizations helping the needy people.
BS. At the rate the United States is taking in more migrants that require housing, food, money, education, medical care, transportation this country will not be asset rich too much longer. The United States has taken in so far for the last two months 902,000 migrants already and growing.
Not asset rich. The USA owes China a lot of $$. The US is in a deficit. (and has been for DECADES)that keeps growing. Your information is very FAULTY.
I got my Economics degree in the mid 1970's. Even though I'm far from "Liberal" I AM a Christian and have maintained a constant study of economics for 40+ years. My heart goes out to the poor and especially the "working poor" because they are actually working full-time at real jobs and don't fit the stereotypical "poor". The Official Poverty Level set by the Government is SO low that economists (Liberal & Conservative) consider people earning 150% or less of the Official Poverty Level as being poor. So many people work full time and still can't afford rent AND food/utilities/transportation expenses. I fear that my Republican Party is dead (Thanks, George W!), and rightfully so. Sadly, I don't think the Democrats are much better. It is a systemic issue that may never change thanks to Globalization.
Not to mention those with disabilities that prevent them from full time, and when you work, right hand of gov (SSI) takes from left hand (Foodstamps). Some have food allergies and 'cheap food with preservatives' they can't have. Most ares of section 8 or those have 'asset' limits of $2,000 or so. Keeping one 'poor' vs allowing for those to save for emergencies, have transportation to get better job and work. That is another problem. As to working healthy poor, if you make say 6 bucks over, some can't even get WIC for their kids. It's a shame.
randy109 What are your thoughts on Economist Walter E. Williams, Thomas Sowell, & Milton Friedman?
randy109 I fear you're absolutely right. Since the 1980s, both parties have completely gutted the middle class. First it was Reagan with his trickle-down economics and then it was Clinton with his free trade deals. You're about my generation; I graduated university in 1979 and I'm sure you remember what it was like to be middle-class in the 70s. I see how people live today and I have to say that there is no middle class anymore. What people call the middle class today was the poor class of the 70s. We've got to stop voting for the same two parties that don't give a damn about us anymore. If we keep voting for the same career politicians then nothing is going to change (and may even get worse).
Most Americans are spoiled and lack the fighting spirit because of the culture. I went to college with many of them and they would quit for the simplest of reasons. Another point is they love to experiment drugs. People cannot be successful with those two credential.
Game changer I see so many young healthy people being incredibly lazy, no ambition, calling in sick 2x a week, having baby after baby with no $ from the fathers of the children. It angers me when I have to work so hard I literally feel like passing out from exhaustion
How are people ever going to get ahead when every time minimum wage does go up so does the cost of living?!
Cost of living goes up without a minimum wage increase anyway...we haven't had one in over 10 years.
We grew up in a tent, a trailer, and then a van. My life changed when my dad died.
My mom found a way to Finnish school, and get a job as a truck driver.
My mom tought me that If I am going to survive in this mans world, you have to fight, work, and fight some more just like a man. And so I did.
If I lost my job and everything I worked for, I'd get a survivalist bag, bug out gear, and live wild as if the world had ended.
I would never live in a big city if I was homeless.
I live in an RV I bought .... work on my own rigs....do all the work on my RV.....have alot of tools....skills.....do not go out....the good times are gone in America as our politicians spend our tax $$$ like drunken sailors......would rather live out in the sticks ....and do for myself.....service jobs do not pay the freight......
Mike Wilkinson. More people than we would like to think live in RV’s or converted sprinter vans. Problem is not many places you can camp for free. Few can afford an rv Park on a regular basis.
When the going gets tough, the tough get going..
@@carmenwheatley7316 Walmart parking lots :) I watch enough docs on YT to know this! LOL
K Hanna. Not all Walmart’s let you stay overnight. I’ve seen several with no overnight parking.
The cost of living especially in NY NJ metropolitan area is very high,. Even if you make 40k to 60k its difficult to make ends meet. In NJ the average rent is 1200 per month for 1 bed room or studio. You can't. survive on 8 to 9 dollar per he wage.
That's the rent people are paying where I live but on 20 thousand a year. Even harder here.
Let me say this without it sounding mean spirited. Life is about choices. I see these poor folk with nice clothes, tatoos and other things that they should never have if they are truly poor. Speaking from experience, I say that you've never been "poor" unless you've been hungry.Most of these people look like they have never missed a meal. Peaple choose to drop out of school, not to work, not to save, not to deny themselves the things they "want."
So many want to demonize the homeless immediately saying well they are addicts or alcoholics or this or that, it's just not the case, and if it is SO WHAT! They are human beings. HATE isn't the opposite of LOVE, indifference is. To be hated your being acknowledged, for someone to be indifferent towards you, you become invisible. I've seen it all and its heart wrenching.
I make 70k before taxes I haven't bought new sneakers or clothes in 6 years and I am 1 paycheck away from homelessness due to high rent, healthcare, and govt taxes. The oligarchs only offer me part time work for IT gigs, I do uber to supplement my income. I have a bachelor's degree in info systems
I feel terrible for people. I have had my hard times as a single mom in a country with zero benefits. However, I'll never understand why people continue to have children when it's obvious that they're not able to manage. It baffles me. I found it hard enough with one child.
Thank u for this video. Very good conversations between the reporter and workers at this shelter.
I'm thankful for programs like this! For working class poor also those that hit hard times and folks that become homless.
The housing costs are so high where I live we had to buy our house 10 miles outside the city limits. Rent is 1600 for a two bedroom apt here. They need to make affordable housing and people need to fight for a 40hour work week and then a raise in minimum wage
We should just lower the oligarchs pay, then they will instantly raise the wages boycott their goods to force them to play fair. You see they send the jobs overseas to avoid hiring us or paying us fairly so if we boycott their goods they have no one to sell to even after getting cheap labor.
10 miles is nothing, you,re lucky!
Wow 10 miles? No way! Try 50-80
Try 1600 a month for one bedroom plus making mim wage
10 miles ain't squat. Try 50 miles.
only going to get worst many degreed people still cant find a job to use their degrees only to still end up working the two minimum wage jobs like they had in high school and college to make ends meet with student loans to pay. Many jobs went overseas and salaries staying 20years behind time . So lets make our representatives make the correct decisions.
It depends on the quality of said "degree." Only idiots think a "degree" from ITT Tech or EPCI is comparable to a degree from NC State. Only the naïve think that a degree from NC State is comparable to a degree from Yale. If you walk into my office looking for job and your degree is from NC State, you'd better have a 95% A-graded transcript. If your "degree" is from ITT Tech I might spew coffee all over your tieless, polyester shirt.
Yes also true. That's why those schools shouldn't sell folks the idea that they are earning a degree. When in reality no one accepts as a degree. mainly a fancy diploma unless like you said from a more accredited institution. But people with both types are struggling know many of them . Most are working two jobs until they can get back to the careers they once had.
oldschoolbbass I have no problem selling ice to Eskimos as long as it is profitable. The stupidity lies not with the seller, but the buyer. No one makes someone attend the college or "college" of their choice. Decisions have consequences.
100% correct
By cutting funding from academic positions academics go and work in the professional world. With the word Dr in front of their name they push other people down the ladder or out. The people they pushed down take up entry level positions which pushes graduates out. So either the graduates take up the unskilled positions, which pushes out the unskilled workers or they can't get a job because employers see their degree and are scared to have them in unskilled positions or they lack the training in things like adin that a former trainee who's being doing admin since 16 has. If they're lucky they get a part-time entry level position but it doesn't pay enough and working a second job has tax ramifications. Either way there are losers. The other thing is you can get a degree in anything these days, many of them are just not useful to the worforce and there are just too many graduates with useless qualifications and no vocational skills.
This was an INCREDIBLE video, about the REAL LIFE situation in MANY cities in the U.S. .... It's SAD, in one respect, but also, encouraging to know that something IS being done about it !! As that "GAP" between the Rich and the Poor, is continue to INCREASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sad thing is many starving children don't get enough to eat. It's really heartbreaking.
This post is five years old and nothing has changed. Hopelessness is rampant in this country. I feel for these people.
When the good manufacturing jobs went to robots it to other countries, that's what started this downward spiral. The greedy executives should burn in hell.
thanks clinton
The blame game is what makes people stay poor
manufacturing jobs are so old. Why don't you adapt to the new economy?
Holly B true story
Why not make the departing factory pay a startup fee that will go toward their replacement here in the states. This way when they leave to Asia etc, we in the states can have the opportunity to still make that washer, dryer etc?
The American dream is for the rich, not for the poor.
The unspoken rule of America has always been. Screw you if your not rich. There are rags to riches stories. Not many. It takes money to make money. It's never been about what you know but who you know.
Kiss my ass. The American Dream is for those who work hard and know what it takes to get that American Dream.
Eddie Wow And lots of luck
God Bless The Working Poor Nation Wide, Remember God Is Forever & Always Will Be 🗽🇺🇸🙏🏾🥰
"It's not just the poor lining up for a meal, it's the average working American who can't make ends meet." Ya.... The poor
Great work, keep it up!
You can thank the Koch Family for this evil form of social engineering.
The problem also when the minimum wage goes up so does the taxes
If only the working poor had ways to get out of paying their share of taxes like the billionaires do.
And we spend how much feeding other countries poor? We spend how much fighting wars? Hmmm
You think our government feeds the poor in other countries ? Dont be delusional, its a mask to take advantage of other countries
Why does the girl look scared doing the documentary? She looks terrified.
more like indifferent
FLJAMESFL she’s really looks like she’s not really paying attention
Rich don’t pay taxes they get richer. Middle working class making decent money but pay a lot in taxes it’s hard to make money live decent life if this issue doesn’t get resolved which it won’t because we know the rich control what benefits them.
Rich dont pay taxes...they pay politicians though...LOL...the middle class pays for what the rich are making..
The rich should pay their taxes!
Jo Gill ? What should they pay there child hand or body in taxes?
Every one pays taxes but that money are spent on military and unnecessary wars
Barbie 0815 actually the poor pay no taxes. Taxes go up the more you earn. So you’re punished for being smarter and or working harder.
Its not just NY guys its the USA .... may 2019 be a better year for all of us! And I am so thankful for that shelter, I am sad they have to get bigger, but bless their hearts!!!
God forbid we pay people more than $7.00/hr...oh GOD forbid!
God Bless these people that help others
Lottery shelter isn't the solution. It's a psychological disaster. Real shelter for all in need and bringing people back into the work force with high enough wages to afford housing and food is the answer. Your video is important for people to see.
This was once a rich country look what happened.
moongirl shining. White man dropped the ball thats what happened!!
Everybody wanna share this one space
lemme guess....your a glass is half empty type.
Miguel Cruz it's funny ever1 blames the whites. Whom else has or will fix society?
We're buying too much junk from China instead of making our own products. Made in the USA products is almost nonexistent....
Our diets are unhealthy because people don't even know how to cook..they eat unhealthy fastfooods...drug addiction mental health illnesses are increasing. The family units are weakened by social media and not loving God and family. Sin causes poverty. The rich and greedy corporations..and some poor people are responsible for the consequence of their lifestyle. Some not all...the children are victims of the parents drug addiction problems which also cause mental illness. God can help heal us when we face our own responsibilities. We cannot blame others 100%...but there's blame for greedy corporations.. The 7 deadly sins.....greed, lust, wrath, sloth, pride..envy, and gluttony....these are the cause of chaos and poverty. If we practice the opposite you will prosper.
Keep up the good work that your doing to help the needy.
I have actually had the opportunity to do security in a homeless shelter in NY. I must say God Bless them all.
Job placement? Job training? Give them a chance? Student job interviews? Fair shake? Fight against inequality? Automation, automation, automation, automation, automation, automation. Wake up!
Have you seen All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace?
your forgot outsourcing and off shoring.
+Spartaculus Jones Automation is not the problem, the primitive humans are the problem. We have driverless cars, computers in our pockets and robots and machines, which can do most of the hard work, but most humans are still greedy and selfish like hungry animals.
Why are they living in New York, one of the most expensive city in the world? Why? I am not living in Dubai or Belize, because I can't afford it. If they can't afford it, why are they not looking for jobs in other cities?
their luck probably changed, had to get a new job, rent goes up, food prices go up, ect. items get taxed more now days to help keep up with people on welfare that demand more.
Cosmin D. Some ppl have children and other family to care for. You can't just uproot them because the cost of living goes up. Splitting up families has all types of social consequences. Besides who will do all the work, when workers leave a city on mass. Your argument needs some more thought.
Cosmin D. Some people were born in New York, that's all they know and it's more to it than just getting up and leave. These people can't even afford gas or food, how are they going to find the money to just get up and leave?
Percy elliott they can pick vegetables for farmers in Texas...free food and board...
NONE how will they get there?
Very sad we have the same issue here in South Africa
Really don't believe you
I love this story. The men from the missionary are nice caring individuals, and they cook good food too. I applaud them all. That’s great how they help them with their needs like homes, jobs etc. wonderful ppl.
I have been studying poverty and the city for many years now, I honestly do not believe that the answer to homelessness is simply to give checks out to the poor. There needs to be a mechanism that 1) provides a safety net to prevent people from living on the streets or in a tent when things go south. Then 2) a pathway out of poverty. The current system penalizes the poor for working and trying to escape poverty. Effectively creating a permanent underclass. Solving the issue of poverty is not the realm of the federal government, although federal dollars are needed. Programs dealing with homelessness, job training, mental health, addiction, family services and the like should be dealt with at the state and city level with a strong partnership with non-profits. The Feds want everything to be a "one-size-fits-all" solution, and with every dollar that they give out, comes with ten dollars in expanded bureaucracy. Rules and regulations that may apply to one location but not another. The system is cold and unresponsive to local needs and conditions.
Wow it’s a good thing they had on those hard hats everyone knows how those homeless people just always fall right on your head
The hardhats are for the parts of the building that are under construction. Its a part of the safety laws.
I love the rescue mission chef. What a beautiful soul xxxx
That soup kitchen serves better food than what I cook at home. LOL.
min. wage needs to be over $20/hr!
Their food looks good
Probably for TV
Tasty
It is always sad to see how many people cannot make end meet :( Hopefully there will be one day the chance for them all, to fit up and get safe.
This is America where even full time employees are poor 🤦🏽♂️
If you live in NYc and do not make at least a six figure income i have no idea why you would live there. Its crazy expensive, just insane.
Why does people always assume that the government is a household and it has to save as normal people does? Do they not realise that when a government reduces it's spending, less money enters the economy compared to tax revenues out of the economy? Why can't politicians realise the fallacy of composition?
(If USA really cared about the deficit, they should end their perpetual war in the middle east and cut the oversized millitary budget which is well over 50% of the entire budget.)
BoB Bobvik they can't
If America pulls out of all countries Russia and China will invade countries over seas and dominate
That's what they're hoping for
Yeah cut military budget and see us slowly getting ourselves in a war with either Iran, Russia or China.. that trillion dollar budget will probably double itself if we do get into a war. Great thinking.
If the US cuts it's military, we will become vulnerable to other countries (Russia) and get attacked. A lot of that money go to constantly recruiting and training because it takes time so we are always prepared.
Let's be honest. All our problems come from greed. Until we start reinstating price controls and ban profit gouging, like we used too, nothing will get better.
these shelters are amazing keep up the great work you do
The poorer we get, the closer we get to not use money anymore... it has to be a better way of doing things.
TVP! Down with money!
why the ducking upbeat happyintro music..wtf
There needs to be more programs like this.
Only solution is bring down the cost of rent and real estate. If you have two adults working full time at minimum wage they must be able to obtain adequate housing with money left over for food and savings.
No bc if you take away the cost of real estate the people who rent houses out will be among the working poor
What happens when the property owner can’t pay his mortgage, wages or upkeep? I agree something needs to be done, but what I don’t know.
jarla naudic you have to increase the supply for the value to go down.
I was told by my grandpa that people need a cheap home they can own this creates a different attitude towards there lifestyle and most try to inprove there property not rentals I know many good people who rent including myself and I own a home that I rent out my grandpa took action and built cheap homes sold em made money my dad worked with him and I also did but each generation the government took more and more profit out threw regulations and fees now my children can't build new homes but have to fix up old existing homes and can't flip em so they rent em I feel like we got away from the original plan now the government is regulationng the rentals so I figured our plan failed
Okay genius how are you going to bring down the cost of rent in California for example??
I watch things like this to keep myself humbled and realized how lucky i really am.
me too
Fast forward to 👉 2020
MORE HOMELESS THAN EVER!
I really like this documentary. Good job.
Aw, disappointed that Pedro the head chef didn't win Chopped. He should go back. He's a true hero.
guy at 2:41 has a SUPREME hoodie on, but is in line at a soup kitchen? lol
Juan Shaft Patel priorities
It’s called goodwill dude
@@laurachristianson1688 there aint no Supreme at goodwill.. all the hypebeasts snatch it up
1:45 How do you get a better job when working the whole time and school is crazy expensive.
Dave Tom i work and go to school at the same time. What’s your excuse?
Move to a state where school is cheaper. Find an employer that helps pay for school. Try a community college to get the core courses done cheaply. What will you study? If it isn't an in demand career that pays well, don't do it!
God bless the NYC Rescue Mission and the amazing people they help
one of the problems I notice from experience and seen is once u get evicted from yo apartment u have to wait 7years to get approve for another so u can have a decent job but forced to stay n a hotel with your family God bless these families and babies
Pedro is really an exceptional human being. What an impressive overall person. In my view, globalism is suppressing low-skill wages and it will not stop because outsourcing is an option in a free market system. Capitalism is the best way to improve quality of life and our standard of living. However, without enhanced skill sets, too many Americans will live in abject poverty. In addition, with the demise of unions, wage inflation will remain subdued. Illegal immigration also posses a downward force on low-skilled wages. Finally, technology will replace mundane jobs and even more complex positions in the future. I feel a properly constructed Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the best solution to this dilemma. It encourages work, strengthens the civil society and actually shrinks the Federal Leviathan.
No one likes being homeless life is too damn expensive and for people that work hard there is employers that like to help us get a job it makes me happy knowing that there are good people that don't like to see others suffer.
Moving out of New York City would immediately lift many out of poverty.
The economist says wages need to be raised "a little bit?" They need to be raised A LOT.
Higher minimum wage will then price out minorities and young people, so what will be gained?
It's already at more than $10..00 now still can't afford to live in a house anymore remember this clip is 7 yrs old
I went to a food bank this morning! I get allot of veggies and breads free.
Very smart of you, be safe.
How beautiful those people that cook for the soup kitchens
Great documentary.
This really makes me want to volunteer.
Here is a thought why can’t we just lower the cost of living...
Lower rent ..lower the cost of utilities... food gas etc
Ryte if that was lower people could pay up they rents and feel less stress at least have a forever cap where its forever Capped for 10 years if a person lives there you have one strike your out rule drugs etc your out no exceptions people could afford their first home or condo or pay for college or pay off college i wish Ben Carson would live in housing for 2 months maybe a year to study living of the working poor and actually make housing affordable and he would see cuz he could feel it by living there first hand on a income like Nancy ragan did back in the 80s everyone is one paycheck away from being homeless welfare section 8 tenn care is going broke