How are unhoused people supposed to get a job without a permanent address? Whose going to rent to

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a huge, huge problem as any homeless advocate can tell you.

Also - most job applications require a phone number, which is usually how you find out you’d get a job. No job, no home, no money = no phone. Used to be you could just hang out near a pay phone, but that’s not an option any more.

Also - when you are homeless, you can quickly become undocumented. Your social security card, birth certificate, drivers license can easily be lost or stolen. Then what? You need those documents to get a home.

What about suits for interviews? How do you keep them clean?

There are LOTS of barriers to getting a job when you’re homeless, beyond people’s assumptions like “work ethic” and “substance abuse.” These are really complex issues.

And when I volunteered at a homeless shelter, the biggest thing that united the people there - no family support. Either they have no family or their family is in worse shape than they are.

Dry cleaning suits is the problem.

[Anonymous]

Charities can help a lot, if people are able to access them. https://thedcpost.com/best-charities-washington-dc/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a huge, huge problem as any homeless advocate can tell you.

Also - most job applications require a phone number, which is usually how you find out you’d get a job. No job, no home, no money = no phone. Used to be you could just hang out near a pay phone, but that’s not an option any more.

Also - when you are homeless, you can quickly become undocumented. Your social security card, birth certificate, drivers license can easily be lost or stolen. Then what? You need those documents to get a home.

What about suits for interviews? How do you keep them clean?

There are LOTS of barriers to getting a job when you’re homeless, beyond people’s assumptions like “work ethic” and “substance abuse.” These are really complex issues.

And when I volunteered at a homeless shelter, the biggest thing that united the people there - no family support. Either they have no family or their family is in worse shape than they are.

Dry cleaning suits is the problem.

It would be lovely for this charity to be implemented here.
https://www.indy100.com/news/dry-cleaners-suit-homeless-job-interview-free-charity-uplifting-news-good-7585266

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a huge, huge problem as any homeless advocate can tell you.

Also - most job applications require a phone number, which is usually how you find out you’d get a job. No job, no home, no money = no phone. Used to be you could just hang out near a pay phone, but that’s not an option any more.

Also - when you are homeless, you can quickly become undocumented. Your social security card, birth certificate, drivers license can easily be lost or stolen. Then what? You need those documents to get a home.

What about suits for interviews? How do you keep them clean?

There are LOTS of barriers to getting a job when you’re homeless, beyond people’s assumptions like “work ethic” and “substance abuse.” These are really complex issues.

And when I volunteered at a homeless shelter, the biggest thing that united the people there - no family support. Either they have no family or their family is in worse shape than they are.

Dry cleaning suits is the problem.

It would be lovely for this charity to be implemented here.
https://www.indy100.com/news/dry-cleaners-suit-homeless-job-interview-free-charity-uplifting-news-good-7585266

PP: but are many unhoused people applying for and interviewing with white collar companies which require suits? Legitimately asking as I have no idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought some counties give free cell phones to welfare recipients. At least in MD.

How do you expect homeless people to reliably charge a phone?

Ours use the post office.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought some counties give free cell phones to welfare recipients. At least in MD.

How do you expect homeless people to reliably charge a phone?

Ours use the post office.

“Ours”? Do you own some homeless people?

[Anonymous]

They don't need to. Unhoused in DC are a protected class so not hiring them or renting to them for lack of an address would likely have you paying out a settlement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This affects refugees too - it was the situation the Antetokounmpo family faced as depicted in the movie Rise.

Unlike in the movies, most refugees have an already established community from their country already in the US. They help with leads and let them use their address, at a minimum.

[Anonymous]

This isn’t the biggest problem with “unhoused” finding employment as you can probably guess. If they were mentally stable they would quickly find a way to have an address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought some counties give free cell phones to welfare recipients. At least in MD.

Or they just pay for the phone with their begging proceeds. Some have nice androids and burn through the data binge watching Breaking Bad on Neflix.

how would you know this??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a huge, huge problem as any homeless advocate can tell you.

Also - most job applications require a phone number, which is usually how you find out you’d get a job. No job, no home, no money = no phone. Used to be you could just hang out near a pay phone, but that’s not an option any more.

Also - when you are homeless, you can quickly become undocumented. Your social security card, birth certificate, drivers license can easily be lost or stolen. Then what? You need those documents to get a home.

What about suits for interviews? How do you keep them clean?

There are LOTS of barriers to getting a job when you’re homeless, beyond people’s assumptions like “work ethic” and “substance abuse.” These are really complex issues.

And when I volunteered at a homeless shelter, the biggest thing that united the people there - no family support. Either they have no family or their family is in worse shape than they are.

Dry cleaning suits is the problem.

most homeless people aren't applying for jobs thatt would require a suit for interviewing. do you people have no common sense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a huge, huge problem as any homeless advocate can tell you.

Also - most job applications require a phone number, which is usually how you find out you’d get a job. No job, no home, no money = no phone. Used to be you could just hang out near a pay phone, but that’s not an option any more.

Also - when you are homeless, you can quickly become undocumented. Your social security card, birth certificate, drivers license can easily be lost or stolen. Then what? You need those documents to get a home.

What about suits for interviews? How do you keep them clean?

There are LOTS of barriers to getting a job when you’re homeless, beyond people’s assumptions like “work ethic” and “substance abuse.” These are really complex issues.

And when I volunteered at a homeless shelter, the biggest thing that united the people there - no family support. Either they have no family or their family is in worse shape than they are.

Dry cleaning suits is the problem.

It would be lovely for this charity to be implemented here.
https://www.indy100.com/news/dry-cleaners-suit-homeless-job-interview-free-charity-uplifting-news-good-7585266

PP: but are many unhoused people applying for and interviewing with white collar companies which require suits? Legitimately asking as I have no idea.

Nope, but this is DCUM

[Anonymous]

The homeless who are mentally unstable probably aren't taking there medicine (no money/insurance, forget to take it, don't have a prescription) so they may not be taking showers or getting haircuts and their clothes are dirty. Most employers prefer to hire undocumented immigrants who have a stereotype of being harder workers than an american.

Unfortunately, I have a member of my family who is now homeless due to a mood disorder/SUD. When I am able to locate him to help I find it shockingly impossible to access help for them.

[Anonymous]

This is a huge problem but also an opportunity for someone to come up with ideas and solutions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a huge problem but also an opportunity for someone to come up with ideas and solutions.

There’s been an idea for years - involuntary commitment