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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn The Wealthiest Area Of The Country, 7 Homeless People Have Frozen To Death This Winter
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/12/18/3081571/bay-area-homeless-deaths/oe White, a homeless man who died during a Bay Area cold snap last weekend, in a photograph with his mother Mary Archuleta
Joe White was this close to making it.
A 50-year-old California man described by relatives as a loving father and a doting grandfather, White had been living on the streets of Hayward for years. He wanted to work and was able to find odd jobs here and there, but it was never much or consistent enough to afford a place to live. Hayward has no emergency shelter with beds for single men, so White slept outside.
But things were looking up. Last Saturday, White was second on a long list to get permanent supportive housing in Hayward. He had been waiting in line for months and it seemed as though he might finally catch a break.
White died on Sunday.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Sorry he died, but where does his Mom live? I can't imagine her not allowing him to stay with her while he finds his own place. They look pretty cozy in the picture. Of course she could be homeless too but because the story has so many holes, we will never know.
RedCappedBandit
(5,514 posts)You "can't imagine" him not being able to find a place to live. Clearly what you can or can not imagine is not applicable in the real world.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)You misunderstood the post!
Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)could eliminate this almost overnight.
completely shameful, inhuman.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)The multiple men should be charged with manslaughter.
Harmony Blue
(3,978 posts)"White is now the seventh homeless person in the Bay Area to die in the cold since November 28. The others were Daniel Brillhart, 52; Enrique Rubio, 56; Andrew Greenleaf, 48; Daniel Moore, 53; and two men in the East Bay and Peninsula whose names have not been released."
What I notice is that they all are closely related in age. It is hard to find a job if you are 50+ or older as the job market is brutal.
Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)JCMach1
(27,572 posts)and into shelters, or housing
http://arizona.newszap.com/northvalley/127891-114/new-philosophy-turns-tide-for-homeless-phoenix-veterans
Proving there just has to be a will to get it done... Phoenix isn't exactly the most progressive place in the US...