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Originally Posted by pbradley
I worked in a non-profit that advocated for ex-convict rights to employment while in college, All of Us or None. Wasn't doing much other than bitch work, but the ex-convicted women that worked there were some of the nicest but hardest working women I've ever known. Unfortunately, it sounded as though their victories were few and far between.
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I am doing very similar work right now through AmeriCorps. I work at a home that helps ex-incarcerated female addicts, helping them transition into a stable life. And yeah, some of those women are the hardest working people I've ever met. Living on the streets isn't easy. To believe that people
want to remain homeless is truly one of the most ignorant/heartless comments that I have read on this board. Occasionally there is the hippie idiot who chooses to be homeless...but you can't make those types of generalizing assumptions based on a sorry few. People who are homeless do often make decisions that force them to remain homeless...but that's because most of those people are stuck in cycles that continue to keep them down (ie drug addiction and stuff) and don't have adequete education/reasources to find ways out of their situations. It's not like a homeless person can spend hours on the Internet searching for jobs or other options.