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I think I told this story before on NW Firearms...
My sister's significant other passes in January, 2018. I go up to the funeral in BC, and drive two family members back to the Vancouver, BC area. A 4+ hour drive so plenty of time to chat. It turns out one works at a large homeless shelter in downtown Vancouver, BC. He is being honest about things so I eventually ask the hard question: how many make it back to the other side?
10-15%.
Those with mental illness fight that battle forever.
Those with addiction(s) sometimes get past it all, but few do. His organization provides life-skill counseling, helps people get setup with apartments and jobs, and more. He's seen the organization invest two years into more than one person (e.g. apartment, working) and the person will toss it all away in a weekend and go back to the addiction monster.
This is the hard reality of what we/society are facing out there.
So do you invest limited tax dollars into the homeless, young kids and schools and lunch programs, other?
I offer no solutions, other than to work hard to keep my family out of these types of situations.
My sister's significant other passes in January, 2018. I go up to the funeral in BC, and drive two family members back to the Vancouver, BC area. A 4+ hour drive so plenty of time to chat. It turns out one works at a large homeless shelter in downtown Vancouver, BC. He is being honest about things so I eventually ask the hard question: how many make it back to the other side?
10-15%.
Those with mental illness fight that battle forever.
Those with addiction(s) sometimes get past it all, but few do. His organization provides life-skill counseling, helps people get setup with apartments and jobs, and more. He's seen the organization invest two years into more than one person (e.g. apartment, working) and the person will toss it all away in a weekend and go back to the addiction monster.
This is the hard reality of what we/society are facing out there.
So do you invest limited tax dollars into the homeless, young kids and schools and lunch programs, other?
I offer no solutions, other than to work hard to keep my family out of these types of situations.