"THERE IS A REASON TO MY MADNESS,  IT'S CALLED SURVIVAL.

".. i don't know, sometimes i feel like my entire life is live to show other people how not to live.."

That words hit me hard

love how they can make light of such trying times 2:15 "We're high-class bums, we're reading Wall Street Journal" "That's so he can check his investments"

"Sleeping is the most peaceful act a person can do"

My son helped a homeless man a few years ago get on his feet. He later saw him all cleaned up eating at a resteraunt. He grew up with us not having much and watching me be kind to homeless people. I am so proud of his kindness❤

"Why, if you have a job, are you still homeless?", someone asks. BECAUSE RENT IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!! OUT OF CONTROL!!!
Because people are greedy. The rich keep getting richer & the less fortunate keep getting buried.

We all have a life story ! Prayers for y’all 🙏🏼 this makes my heart hurt 😢

i am spiritually homeless and watch videos like this to know how good i have it

Homeless people are the closet thing we have in our society to REAL HUMAN BEINGS!!

My old boss had 10 houses... I couldn't make rent on a two bedroom trailer workin for em, that's how most people that got it made act.

you guys did an awesome job capturing all of the real spirits in these people . Thank you .. Blessed Be .

What an amazing documentary! These people form their own society,, their spirit remains intact and their sense of survival is heartwarming. Steinbeck wrote a book titled "Cannery Row", which also focus' on their society and relationships with each other. It's true that most of us are one paycheck away from being homeless. Most of us have family to help out but not everyone does! The only option is survival and hope.

the economy collapsed in 2008 and has not recovered

my heart goes out to them..

Thanks for making this video. Probably one of the more real videos out there. Lots of interesting conversations and they seem like decent people.

Fabulous documentary, certainly makes you humble. I can't imagine that way of life. How scary, sad and lonely it must be🙏❤

i watch this because i believe that one day i will be homeless

A country's spiritual maturity can be seen in  how they handle their elderly and they're homeless

I’m a security guard I have a lot of dealings with the homeless I haven’t got a bad word to say about them there nice people I’m allways chatting to them i give them any change I have & I give them a few cigarettes 🚬 & I chat to them I like the homeless there nice to me 👍

Thank you, so much, Ryan, for this. It tears my heart to watch.
I became homeless when I suffered a stroke and couldn't manage my finances. My landlord evicted me because I got government assistance when I lost my ability to speak. I had lived there for 6.5 years, but he didn't want a 'welfare queen' living in his building.
I was fortunate not to have any addictions or other 'problem issues' like criminal or credit problems at the time, but society lumped me in with them, anyway.
Living out of a car is easier than living on the street. I was terrified of driving while I did it, but I managed. I realize that several of these folks are worse off than I was. Many of them can't drive, or get insurance or registration. Ronnie Reagan threw this country into a downward spiral when he closed the state hospitals. Sick people have nowhere to go. Trickle down. lol
I have a home now, thanks to many friends and family that pitched in to help me after I had been homeless and finally admitted it. The shame that goes with this is crippling.
The cruel people here are cruel because they are afraid that they could be in the same circumstance, and want to believe that this couldn't happen to them. It's just 'inconceivable' for real. (See 'The Princess Bride' if you don't get the reference.) Everyone should be homeless for just a month. It would teach everyone so much about compassion.
I'm sorry you have received so much grief for being caring and thoughtful.
I appreciate it. So do many others. KOKO. (keep on keeping on)