wendytheweird wrote:
nb411 wrote:
He was in his mid twenties. Australia has an excellent social security/welfare system. No-one has to be homeless if they don't want to be.
girl7000: I'm chuckling softly at that subtlety.
Doesn't matter. Most homeless people are mentally ill, and THAT is why they're homeless, not because they don't have services.
There's a homeless man who goes to my clubhouse, which is for people with mental illnesses. The boss, Janet and him made a deal that he's allowed to eat lunch if he takes a shower. He's very unaware that he needs to take a shower. He sleeps underneath a blanket at the front of the clubhouse, every night where the rain cover is. I feel very sorry for him. He was offered a place to live, but he turned the offer down. I'd have him live with me, but my landlord says that there's to be only one tenent a room, unless you're married.