[Music] I’d like everyone to take a minute and
I’d like everyone to take a minute and
I’d like everyone to take a minute and think about their day if you’re anything
think about their day if you’re anything
think about their day if you’re anything like me you wake up in the morning take
like me you wake up in the morning take
like me you wake up in the morning take a shower get dressed eat breakfast drive
a shower get dressed eat breakfast drive
a shower get dressed eat breakfast drive to work work eat lunch work some more
to work work eat lunch work some more
to work work eat lunch work some more drive home eat dinner and go to sleep
what if you got into a car accident and
what if you got into a car accident and your car was totaled you’d Oberer right
your car was totaled you’d Oberer right
your car was totaled you’d Oberer right you’d use lifts you use a bus I’d still
you’d use lifts you use a bus I’d still
you’d use lifts you use a bus I’d still make it into work no problem okay so all
make it into work no problem okay so all
make it into work no problem okay so all the money that you’re now using on uber
the money that you’re now using on uber
the money that you’re now using on uber causes you not to be able to pay for
causes you not to be able to pay for
causes you not to be able to pay for your water bill you can’t take a shower
your water bill you can’t take a shower
your water bill you can’t take a shower so are you gonna be the stinky guy who
so are you gonna be the stinky guy who
so are you gonna be the stinky guy who shows up at lyft to go to work oh oh one
shows up at lyft to go to work oh oh one
shows up at lyft to go to work oh oh one more thing you don’t have clean clothes
now you’re gonna be the stinky guy who’s
now you’re gonna be the stinky guy who’s in dirty clothes who shows up on uber
in dirty clothes who shows up on uber
in dirty clothes who shows up on uber you don’t have money you don’t have food
you don’t have money you don’t have food
you don’t have money you don’t have food anymore could you even go to work
I want to talk to you about the
I want to talk to you about the invisible population you’ve seen them
invisible population you’ve seen them
invisible population you’ve seen them they are visible believe it or not
they are visible believe it or not
they are visible believe it or not you’ve seen them in the park
you’ve seen them in the park
you’ve seen them in the park you’ve seen them downtown you’ve seen
you’ve seen them downtown you’ve seen
you’ve seen them downtown you’ve seen them on the off ramps to the freeway and
them on the off ramps to the freeway and
them on the off ramps to the freeway and now you all know exactly who I’m talking
now you all know exactly who I’m talking
now you all know exactly who I’m talking about it’s the homeless but this is why
about it’s the homeless but this is why
about it’s the homeless but this is why they’re invisible take a second and
they’re invisible take a second and
they’re invisible take a second and think about the last person that you saw
think about the last person that you saw
think about the last person that you saw that was homeless do you remember what
that was homeless do you remember what
that was homeless do you remember what they look like
they look like
they look like what color was her hair now what you
what color was her hair now what you
what color was her hair now what you remember unfortunately is that they were
remember unfortunately is that they were
remember unfortunately is that they were gross but their clothing was dirty that
gross but their clothing was dirty that
gross but their clothing was dirty that they were doing weird things that were
they were doing weird things that were
they were doing weird things that were they were huddled up in a group in a
they were huddled up in a group in a
they were huddled up in a group in a park you didn’t remember that they were
park you didn’t remember that they were
park you didn’t remember that they were a person they became invisible to you
a person they became invisible to you
a person they became invisible to you well I want to introduce you to
well I want to introduce you to
well I want to introduce you to Charlotte when you watch this video
Charlotte when you watch this video
Charlotte when you watch this video you’re gonna say this that she’s an
you’re gonna say this that she’s an
you’re gonna say this that she’s an actor she’s not an actor in order for
actor she’s not an actor in order for
actor she’s not an actor in order for Charlotte to allow me to film her to
Charlotte to allow me to film her to
Charlotte to allow me to film her to show you all Charlotte used the last
show you all Charlotte used the last
show you all Charlotte used the last bottle of water that she had to wash her
bottle of water that she had to wash her
bottle of water that she had to wash her face she had to get the cleanest dirty
face she had to get the cleanest dirty
face she had to get the cleanest dirty shirt that she had and oh by the way
shirt that she had and oh by the way
shirt that she had and oh by the way since she washed her face she couldn’t
since she washed her face she couldn’t
since she washed her face she couldn’t wash her hair so she had to find a hat
wash her hair so she had to find a hat
wash her hair so she had to find a hat then she had to ask her friend she could
then she had to ask her friend she could
then she had to ask her friend she could borrow a necklace so that she’d be
borrow a necklace so that she’d be
borrow a necklace so that she’d be pretty for the video this is Charlotte
it’s just hard to get out once you hear
it’s just hard to get out once you hear I’m having running water all the things
I’m having running water all the things
I’m having running water all the things I used to take forgot it you know I had
I used to take forgot it you know I had
I used to take forgot it you know I had it nice in Orange County I had a job for
it nice in Orange County I had a job for
it nice in Orange County I had a job for 20 years I had a brain aneurysm I didn’t
20 years I had a brain aneurysm I didn’t
20 years I had a brain aneurysm I didn’t have that planned you know the results
have that planned you know the results
have that planned you know the results can trickle down I got addicted to pain
can trickle down I got addicted to pain
can trickle down I got addicted to pain pills after that for a while so I have
pills after that for a while so I have
pills after that for a while so I have my addiction battles too but there’s you
my addiction battles too but there’s you
my addiction battles too but there’s you know it’s just hard to find food it’s
know it’s just hard to find food it’s
know it’s just hard to find food it’s hard to get a job without an address
hard to get a job without an address
hard to get a job without an address without a shower to be clean to have
without a shower to be clean to have
without a shower to be clean to have clean clothes you know have a mailing
clean clothes you know have a mailing
clean clothes you know have a mailing address it’s just what do you put in an
address it’s just what do you put in an
address it’s just what do you put in an application I just wanted out of here
yeah I think a job I don’t know if
yeah I think a job I don’t know if everybody out there wants to work I know
everybody out there wants to work I know
everybody out there wants to work I know me personally I prefer to work it self
me personally I prefer to work it self
me personally I prefer to work it self worth that you get you know cause your
worth that you get you know cause your
worth that you get you know cause your self-esteem gets real low out here you
self-esteem gets real low out here you
self-esteem gets real low out here you feel like you’re nothing nobody you
feel like you’re nothing nobody you
feel like you’re nothing nobody you don’t matter
don’t matter
don’t matter you know people walk around you like
you know people walk around you like
you know people walk around you like you’re good day just on the sidewalk and
you’re good day just on the sidewalk and
you’re good day just on the sidewalk and pull their kids away we’re not some
pull their kids away we’re not some
pull their kids away we’re not some people we’re not good people out here
people we’re not good people out here
people we’re not good people out here but there’s a lot of people who are good
but there’s a lot of people who are good
but there’s a lot of people who are good people I think I’m one of em you know my
people I think I’m one of em you know my
people I think I’m one of em you know my heart’s in the right place that was
heart’s in the right place that was
heart’s in the right place that was Charlotte she had a brain aneurysm
and now she’s homeless there’s three
and now she’s homeless there’s three types of homelessness transitional
types of homelessness transitional
types of homelessness transitional believe it or not it’s you and me some
believe it or not it’s you and me some
believe it or not it’s you and me some kind of medical catastrophe happens to
kind of medical catastrophe happens to
kind of medical catastrophe happens to us all the sudden we can’t pay our bills
something happens to our car now we have
something happens to our car now we have to start using money in other ways it
to start using money in other ways it
to start using money in other ways it could be any one of us
could be any one of us
could be any one of us episodic these are individuals that go
episodic these are individuals that go
episodic these are individuals that go in and out of homelessness more often
in and out of homelessness more often
in and out of homelessness more often than not they have behavioral health
than not they have behavioral health
than not they have behavioral health issues that need to be taken care of
issues that need to be taken care of
issues that need to be taken care of which causes that eventually these
which causes that eventually these
which causes that eventually these individuals become chronically homeless
these are the individuals that really
these are the individuals that really need programs that need help the problem
need programs that need help the problem
need programs that need help the problem is growing significantly I’m going to
is growing significantly I’m going to
is growing significantly I’m going to put a number up on the screen and it’s
put a number up on the screen and it’s
put a number up on the screen and it’s kind of devastating
kind of devastating
kind of devastating really it’s the increase of our homeless
really it’s the increase of our homeless
really it’s the increase of our homeless population within this city in one year
but there’s government programs right
but there’s government programs right there’s cities that are taking care of
there’s cities that are taking care of
there’s cities that are taking care of this our city is taking care of this
this our city is taking care of this
this our city is taking care of this right what can you do because obviously
right what can you do because obviously
right what can you do because obviously cities states the nation they’re doing
cities states the nation they’re doing
cities states the nation they’re doing what they can but they’re not taking
what they can but they’re not taking
what they can but they’re not taking care of it what’s the answer what’s the
care of it what’s the answer what’s the
care of it what’s the answer what’s the solution community-based problem-solving
solution community-based problem-solving
solution community-based problem-solving in times of crisis human beings come
in times of crisis human beings come
in times of crisis human beings come together look at Harvey look at 911 you
together look at Harvey look at 911 you
together look at Harvey look at 911 you had people from different states and
had people from different states and
had people from different states and Harvey coming in and helping out because
Harvey coming in and helping out because
Harvey coming in and helping out because mankind was in trouble
mankind was in trouble
mankind was in trouble guess what mankind is in trouble a
guess what mankind is in trouble a
guess what mankind is in trouble a friend of mine came and visited me and
friend of mine came and visited me and
friend of mine came and visited me and he was from a foreign country and he saw
he was from a foreign country and he saw
he was from a foreign country and he saw this individual who was homeless and it
this individual who was homeless and it
this individual who was homeless and it blew my mind to think about this because
blew my mind to think about this because
blew my mind to think about this because he gunned the invisible population you
he gunned the invisible population you
he gunned the invisible population you know we don’t see him and he said how in
know we don’t see him and he said how in
know we don’t see him and he said how in America can you have someone that’s
America can you have someone that’s
America can you have someone that’s living on the streets I I couldn’t
living on the streets I I couldn’t
living on the streets I I couldn’t understand it I said what do you mean
understand it I said what do you mean
understand it I said what do you mean just look in LA rows and sections of
just look in LA rows and sections of
just look in LA rows and sections of people that are homeless community-based
people that are homeless community-based
people that are homeless community-based problem solving communities coming
problem solving communities coming
problem solving communities coming together to solve the issue you have
together to solve the issue you have
together to solve the issue you have organizations within each of your
organizations within each of your
organizations within each of your communities that do specialize in
communities that do specialize in
communities that do specialize in homelessness they do outreach they
homelessness they do outreach they
homelessness they do outreach they provide food sometimes they provide
provide food sometimes they provide
provide food sometimes they provide shelter the problem is is that they’re
shelter the problem is is that they’re
shelter the problem is is that they’re taking on the problem as a whole and
taking on the problem as a whole and
taking on the problem as a whole and they’re solving the problem okay they’re
they’re solving the problem okay they’re
they’re solving the problem okay they’re not doing a great job they’re doing what
not doing a great job they’re doing what
not doing a great job they’re doing what they can community based problem solving
they can community based problem solving
they can community based problem solving is the community coming together it’s
is the community coming together it’s
is the community coming together it’s the church that decides to provide
the church that decides to provide
the church that decides to provide transportation to a group of people that
transportation to a group of people that
transportation to a group of people that need transportation to job interviews
need transportation to job interviews
need transportation to job interviews the need transportation to their
the need transportation to their
the need transportation to their doctor’s appointments
doctor’s appointments
doctor’s appointments it’s a synagogue that decides that
it’s a synagogue that decides that
it’s a synagogue that decides that they’re gonna every Thursday give some
they’re gonna every Thursday give some
they’re gonna every Thursday give some clean clothing to somebody so that they
clean clothing to somebody so that they
clean clothing to somebody so that they can go to that job interview so that
can go to that job interview so that
can go to that job interview so that they don’t have to sit in filth it’s the
they don’t have to sit in filth it’s the
they don’t have to sit in filth it’s the individual who remembers in December how
individual who remembers in December how
individual who remembers in December how cold it gets even in the desert man my
cold it gets even in the desert man my
cold it gets even in the desert man my hands are cold I bet you his hands are
hands are cold I bet you his hands are
hands are cold I bet you his hands are cold he doesn’t even have a house to go
cold he doesn’t even have a house to go
cold he doesn’t even have a house to go to what am I gonna do I’m gonna get them
to what am I gonna do I’m gonna get them
to what am I gonna do I’m gonna get them gloves that’s what I’m gonna do to help
gloves that’s what I’m gonna do to help
gloves that’s what I’m gonna do to help and that’s all you need to do
and that’s all you need to do
and that’s all you need to do organization people coming together and
organization people coming together and
organization people coming together and solving the problem that’s all it is
solving the problem that’s all it is
solving the problem that’s all it is coming together but what’s being done or
coming together but what’s being done or
coming together but what’s being done or rather what’s going on right now I’m
rather what’s going on right now I’m
rather what’s going on right now I’m gonna leave you with a story that I want
gonna leave you with a story that I want
gonna leave you with a story that I want to give you about
to give you about
to give you about we’ll call him Jay I do outreach
we’ll call him Jay I do outreach
we’ll call him Jay I do outreach sometimes with the local police
sometimes with the local police
sometimes with the local police department Jay is 19 years old I found
department Jay is 19 years old I found
department Jay is 19 years old I found him in a ditch he was sleeping he wasn’t
him in a ditch he was sleeping he wasn’t
him in a ditch he was sleeping he wasn’t dead or you know horrible but he’s in a
dead or you know horrible but he’s in a
dead or you know horrible but he’s in a ditch he was kicked out of his house he
ditch he was kicked out of his house he
ditch he was kicked out of his house he was addicted to methamphetamines I was
was addicted to methamphetamines I was
was addicted to methamphetamines I was able with PD to call an individual
able with PD to call an individual
able with PD to call an individual that’s in this city who runs a
that’s in this city who runs a
that’s in this city who runs a rehabilitation program the next day Jay
rehabilitation program the next day Jay
rehabilitation program the next day Jay was off the streets and he was in the
was off the streets and he was in the
was off the streets and he was in the rehabilitation program five months later
rehabilitation program five months later
rehabilitation program five months later today he hasn’t touched any drugs he’s
today he hasn’t touched any drugs he’s
today he hasn’t touched any drugs he’s no longer homeless he lives up north and
no longer homeless he lives up north and
no longer homeless he lives up north and he works on a farm that was me and one
he works on a farm that was me and one
he works on a farm that was me and one other person that did that you can do it
other person that did that you can do it
other person that did that you can do it too
too
too we can solve this crisis we can solve
we can solve this crisis we can solve
we can solve this crisis we can solve this problem we just have to come
this problem we just have to come
this problem we just have to come together
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