#homeless statistics

[chronicallycouchbound]

I can’t live in over 99% of housing.

This is not an exaggeration.

“Less than 1 percent of all units are equipped with features that would allow a wheelchair user to live independently.” HUD.gov

My experiences of homelessness are inherently tied to this.

[ao3statistics]

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[ausetkmt]

[diabetesnscoliosis]

CAN WE STOP

With

Saying

"Oh x many people are alive there's still hope"

NO

That just treats the people that have died as mere numbers. They're people. They should be alive. They're not. They're dead and all their deaths were preventable and avoidable.

Be it deaths through action or inaction, they're all people that should still be walking around. They matter.

[human-leather-hat-appreciator]

God me ranting about the housing market more.

My boyfriend and I met with another group of 3 students last night, hoping we could join up and snatch one of the single family homes on the market as a group since prospects on finding apartments is so dismal and just the thing that got me was the mutual understanding that despite us grouping together in order to try applying for a larger place, was that if anyone found a single for themselves first, that they were bailing.

It's just every man for himself in this city.

[pinnithin]

[pats the “i have got to write better” gremlin in my brain] please focus on being housed and paid first. you do not need to do nanowrimo this year

[martyrbat]

i genuinely dont think people realize the impact of being poor and how it effects your entire life - even if you do become financially stable in the future

[flaxenbull]

A new year, same problems, new nuances

[mylowmilo]

I keep seeing people arguing that they shouldn’t be responsible for other people’s student loans

and it’s just so ridiculous to me! this whole ideology of “every man for himself” completely falls apart the moment you poke it just a little bit. what IS a human society if not a group of humans pooling resources and collectively raising the quality of life for everyone? what’s the point of any of this if we’re not going to help each other??? and they seem to think that it’s not going to help them personally at all to live in a society where people are well-educated, or fed, or housed, or given medical care. people actually act better when their needs are met, y’know. being hungry, being cold or physically exposed, being in pain? these are all things that make people less productive, less able to care for themselves and others, and much more likely to lash out or commit a crime. even if you can’t see the value of their happiness and comfort and safety in and of itself, you should at least be able to acknowledge that a well cared-for populace is more pleasant to live in and around for you the individual.

and we know it is. we have statistics, we have studies. we know the best solution to homelessness is to give people housing. we know the best solution to food insecurity is to just give people food. punishing them for not having these things does nothing to solve the problem-- being kind, generous, even when it might strike someone else as ‘an unfair handout’ or whatever, THAT’S WHAT WORKS. so when someone’s response to that is “but my ideology says that it’s immoral to solve the issue that way, people have to earn it” what they really mean (whether they know/admit it or not) is “I don’t care about the actual outcome. I don’t care about making anyone’s life better, not even my own. The most important thing to me is that people continue to suffer, because my ideology tells me that they deserve to suffer, and that makes me feel better about the world. If I acknowledge that the solution would work, I would have to confront the flaws in my ideology, and the mental structures that keep me from facing harsh truths about the world would start crumbling down. I’m not prepared for that kind of introspection. To spare myself that pain, I need everyone else in society to suffer.”

[chronicallycouchbound]

I can’t live in over 99% of housing.

This is not an exaggeration.

“Less than 1 percent of all units are equipped with features that would allow a wheelchair user to live independently.” (HUD.gov)

My experiences of homelessness are inherently tied to this.

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[ ID: Red capitalized text on a cream colored background reads: “I can’t live in 99% of housing” the “99%” is much larger than the other text. Below that in pink small font reads: “Less than 1 percent of all units are equipped with features that would allow a wheelchair user to live independently. HUD.gov” End ID. ]

[ex-foster]

People's derisive attitudes towards homeless individuals can be linked to the Just World Theory, which posits that people want to believe the world is inherently fair. This psychological mechanism leads individuals to blame the homeless for their predicament, assuming they must have done something to deserve their situation. It's a way for people to maintain the illusion of a just and orderly world, even when faced with the harsh reality of homelessness.

The connection with foster kids aging out of care is significant. Former foster kids facing homelessness at a much higher rate highlights systemic issues within the foster care system, contributing to their vulnerability. This stark statistic suggests that societal structures, rather than individual choices, play a substantial role in determining outcomes. Addressing these systemic challenges is crucial to creating a more equitable and just society for everyone.

[ausetkmt]

[comas-are-for-sleeping]

every day i feel myself becoming a little more pretentious and i HATE MYSELF for it

[mxlxdroit]

one thing i find really interesting about watching old movies is seeing the economic differences. for example, i'm watching twelve angry men, and the crime they're discussing happened in a nyc slum. back then, inner-city slums were common: crowded, dirty, and terrible places to live. when a lot of those places got bulldozed and/or gentrified during urban renewal projects in the latter half of the twentieth century, we transitioned into a world where people that poor are simply homeless now. we've decided as a society that we prefer for people to not have a house at all rather than to have a dangerous and dirty one. it's the same reason we sweep homeless encampments: they're often dangerous and dirty, so rather than fix the problems of poverty, we remove the visible signs, making things worse for people

[jcbmcdrmtt]

Sorry if I am not as good about tagging stuff for the foreseeable future. I shattered the screen of my tablet (to the point where there are chunks missing and glass dust coming off under your fingers and you can see the electronics under the screen), and I normally use that + a keyboard case to browse tumblr. I’m using my phone now which means a.) no physical keyboard, and b.) I don’t have as much battery life so my time is more limited. I do not see a point where I can replace the tablet or get it fixed anytime soon either.

All that coupled with the fact that I normally use tumblr in a browser, not the mobile app, means it’s a lot harder to tag things now, especially if I can’t just tap to apply OP’s/the reblogger’s tags because they didn’t add any or i don’t like what they used etc.. Tumblr mobile is honestly tiny and kind of crap on my phone browser - the keyboard makes the screen elements squish together and some things like tag rearranging are broken.

TL;DR: You may possibly see more untagged posts from me in the coming weeks. I apologize, understand if you unfollow, and just. Yeah. I guess I just wanted to explain myself as I normally pride myself on my tagging etiquette.