HOmeless population of San Diego - Page 6

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

My sister is on the board of several organizations that help the homeless. They help not only in finding housing but medical, mental, education and other needs they have. I have started going along with her because one of her responsibilities is getting doctors, psychiatrists, accounting and budgeting specialists, etc... to donate their time helping people get back on their feet if possible and if not helping to find a permanent solution to keep them housed and taken care of.

The last statistics I looked at collected and used by the charity she is on veterans make up about 8% of homeless. While that may not sound like a lot it is when you consider they makeup around 22 million of the US population. The homeless population is around 565,000 and vets account for around 48,000 of that number. That is quite a bit.

The current population of the United States of America is roughly 325,900,000 according to worldometer website. According to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, the projected veteran population for 2015 is 22,000,000. Simple math yields a percentage of 1.3 percent of the population. Lets say they were even 2% of the US population. For them to account for 8% of the homeless population is quite high.

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esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

The homeless situation is worse in San Diego now due to the Hepatitus A outbreak which is going though this segment of the population. The state is worried about this spreading to other cities and other segments of the population.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@stuyvesant

http://updentity.mosheroes.org/helping-homeless-vets/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz83S1MP91gIVC5J-Ch1FCgFbEAAY...

There Are More Than 120,000 Homeless Veterans In The U.S.

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American Homeless Veterans

http://americanhomelessveterans.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz83S1MP91gIVC5J-Ch1FCgFbEAAYASAAEgJOFvD_BwE

stuyvesant · ‎05-15-2010

Again, for anyone still attempting to follow this thread, out of almost 23 million veterans, there are between 40,000-50,000 who are homeless. This is part of our homeless problem, but only part.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@stuyvesant wrote:
Again, for anyone still attempting to follow this thread, out of almost 23 million veterans, there are between 40,000-50,000 who are homeless. This is part of our homeless problem, but only part.

@stuyvesant

Actually, the other stats show a lot more than you have, and you seemed to think there was no problem with substance abuse but there is, and the medical reports explain WHY and HOW.

Sorry you found it difficult to follow. It's all there, one point following another.

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

Hi @Irshgrl31201 !

You and your sister have a lot to be proud of

stuyvesant · ‎05-15-2010

@Noel7 wrote:
@stuyvesant wrote:
Again, for anyone still attempting to follow this thread, out of almost 23 million veterans, there are between 40,000-50,000 who are homeless. This is part of our homeless problem, but only part.

Actually, the other stats show a lot more than you have, and you seemed to think there was no problem with substance abuse but there is.

@Noel7 I didn't "seem" to think anything about substance abuse - I was talking about the amount of veterans who are homeless.

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

@Noel7 wrote:
Hi @Irshgrl31201 !

You and your sister have a lot to be proud of

Well I am really proud of my sister. She is unemployed. Her husband owns an engineering firm and she has made philanthropy her full time plus job. She is on the board of several and I have to say, she works harder than most people who have a "real job" as some people put it. Since I have slowed down my hours I have been joining her with two charities she is involved with one is called Clarks Promise and the other is Step Up Ministries but she also works with Raleigh Rescue Mission. As I have been tagging along with her (I bring my grandson too when I can) I've realized a lot about my sister, I never knew how bad A$* she was. She shakes down a lot of people not only for money but to donate their time. She really is a fighter for these people who sometimes can't fight for themselves. It makes me proud to be her sister.

It is cliche to say but you do get a lot out of it. You see these people with so little and they are so appreciative of even the smallest gestures. It makes you look at the petty things you may gripe or complain about and feel embarrassed.

It is so frustrating that in a country that constantly tops the world in money given by private citizens to charity that we have any homeless.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
JFK

Noel7 · ‎03-09-2010

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@Noel7 wrote:
Hi @Irshgrl31201 !

You and your sister have a lot to be proud of
Well I am really proud of my sister. She is unemployed. Her husband owns an engineering firm and she has made philanthropy her full time plus job. She is on the board of several and I have to say, she works harder than most people who have a "real job" as some people put it. Since I have slowed down my hours I have been joining her with two charities she is involved with one is called Clarks Promise and the other is Step Up Ministries but she also works with Raleigh Rescue Mission. As I have been tagging along with her (I bring my grandson too when I can) I've realized a lot about my sister, I never knew how bad A$* she was. She shakes down a lot of people not only for money but to donate their time. She really is a fighter for these people who sometimes can't fight for themselves. It makes me proud to be her sister.

It is cliche to say but you do get a lot out of it. You see these people with so little and they are so appreciative of even the smallest gestures. It makes you look at the petty things you may gripe or complain about and feel embarrassed.

It is so frustrating that in a country that constantly tops the world in money given by private citizens to charity that we have any homeless.

Nice post @Irshgrl31201 and I agree with you. Your sister is incredibly busy, she gives a lot of herself.