We hear a lot about how the middle class is shrinking and the rich are getting richer by the day, but what does that mean in terms of personal lives? If the middle class is becoming poorer, then the poor are poorer yet, and some end up on the street, homeless.
The federal government and cities record the number of homeless--"Counting the homeless in America's poorest city," "Here's Why Homelessness Is Going to Get Worse in 2014," fund programs to help the homeless, and provide services. But the numbers of people needing assistance is often greater than the services available.
So what does it feel like to be out on the street, not knowing where your next meal is coming from, and without the running water to even brush your teeth? Take a look at "7 Things No One Tells You About Being Homeless." If, on the other hand, you're interested in living off-grid and fully mobile, take a look at this word from the street, "Ultra fully mobile."
Here are some bits and pieces that offer to help with street survival; some should be taken with a grain of salt.
The Space at Tompkins offers an array of resources for the homeless in New York City.
One of Tompkins' suggestions is a survival kit in an Altoids tin, which is fully described at Field & Stream's site. Note that the comments have some interesting things to say about it and survival kits in general.
It follows (at least for me) that if you're homeless you may become a squatter. Lorraine Henning, who has/had a project at Indiegogo, has proposed a handbook, "A Practical Guide to Squatting." While she sometimes sounds like she's speaking tongue-in-cheek, she offers some interesting information.
Here are two sites that offer designs for emergency shelters. While the designs seem to me impractical for a person without income or resources to implement them, they're still worth a look. There's The Tiny Life and HomeTone.
-- Marge
The federal government and cities record the number of homeless--"Counting the homeless in America's poorest city," "Here's Why Homelessness Is Going to Get Worse in 2014," fund programs to help the homeless, and provide services. But the numbers of people needing assistance is often greater than the services available.
So what does it feel like to be out on the street, not knowing where your next meal is coming from, and without the running water to even brush your teeth? Take a look at "7 Things No One Tells You About Being Homeless." If, on the other hand, you're interested in living off-grid and fully mobile, take a look at this word from the street, "Ultra fully mobile."
Here are some bits and pieces that offer to help with street survival; some should be taken with a grain of salt.
The Space at Tompkins offers an array of resources for the homeless in New York City.
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| Street person with friend, The Space at Tompkins |
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One of Tompkins' suggestions is a survival kit in an Altoids tin, which is fully described at Field & Stream's site. Note that the comments have some interesting things to say about it and survival kits in general.
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| Survival kit in an Altoids tin, Field & Stream |
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It follows (at least for me) that if you're homeless you may become a squatter. Lorraine Henning, who has/had a project at Indiegogo, has proposed a handbook, "A Practical Guide to Squatting." While she sometimes sounds like she's speaking tongue-in-cheek, she offers some interesting information.
Here are two sites that offer designs for emergency shelters. While the designs seem to me impractical for a person without income or resources to implement them, they're still worth a look. There's The Tiny Life and HomeTone.
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| Encore Heureux and G studio, room-room, HomeTone |
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-- Marge
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