In The Wealthiest Area Of The Country, 7 Homeless People Have Frozen To Death This Winter

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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]

1. His Mother

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]

3. Well isn't that sweet.

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]

7. Reread my post!!!

You misunderstood the post!

[Egalitarian Thug]

2. In the midst of the highest concentration of billionaires on earth, any single one of whom

could eliminate this almost overnight.

completely shameful, inhuman.

[FarCenter]

4. Victim of crime as well.

He’d been beaten up and robbed by multiple men, who took the new winter coat White’s sister had given him on Friday. He was wearing just a hoodie and shorts.

The multiple men should be charged with manslaughter.

[Harmony Blue]

5. This is so sad

"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]

6. .

[JCMach1]

8. Meanwhile, just before Christmas, Phoenix has ALL homeless vets off the streets

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...