Caroline by ShadowsNTime
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One of my pet passions is the homeless issue...In my town they closed a local mental hospital and literally dumped the residents on the street...Caroline lost her husband years ago and lost her home... and her mind..Sometimes she stays at the mission where she can get a hot meal and clean clothes, shoes etc...but I have seen her sleeping in doorways, on porches of abandoned homes or wherever she can get out of the elements. I asked her if I could take her picture and put it on the internet to use to speak for homeless people here. While she didn't understand internet she was happy to pose for me and to have her picture used to help someone else. Usually she has more bags that she carries with her but the case is someone probably stole what she had...She begs for food and coffee and money and most people usually try to give her something in our neighborhood. Thanks for viewing and previous comments.
Comments (12)
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+.
jeandubuc
very touching and sad,bravo.
hydroCat
Good shot but that's awful... it's terrifying what some have to go throw when someone actually could do something, and i know i'm not the only person who thinks that. I hope your fair to her, since no one else really is, as it shows... It's good you show this, it'll put that little voice in the back of people's head that says 'wait a minute...' Hope she and the rest of them turn out to be okay... or at least as okay as they can get in their lifestyle...
Draco1960
The homeless population is growing at an alarming rate. (for many reasons). I manage an apartment house dedicated to housing the homeless. In fact you have to be homeless to even qualify. My waiting list has tripled in the last year. Most people dedicating housing to homeless are selling out due to funding cuts.
timtripp
thanks for showing! this began with ronald regan's 'new federalism'. i was on the board of directors of our county mental health clinic at the time and saw it coming. the state hospitals have closed and, at this time, there is almost no mental health care in florida. and we have a 'homeless' problem too! homelessness is the symptom, not the problem as you have so poetically shown in your wonderful image and powerful story. god bless you!
Eldeago
Well the celab's are all bussy doing their thing over sea's not much help on the home front. I hear ya here!
B_PEACOCK
I feel for people like this.Not the ones who choose to be there.But the ones who were not giving the choice.Sad they did that to her
carrotsoup
When are people going to realize that she is someones daughter and maybe someones mom. It is so sad that there is not more people would do. This is a very touching photo. It does make you sad though because she could be my mom. The government should be spending less money on other peoples wars and do something for their own people.
DukeNukem2005
This is very beautiful and very nice photo!
e-brink
A superb study! Well done.
Richardphotos
the mental hospital that serves NE Texas can only keep people for 2 years.then they must go to the hospital for the criminally insane or on the street.they passed a law against panhandlers but they still do it.I posted a picture of a lady very similar to this lady. she stayed on a bus bench outside of a conv. store rain or shine. no matter how hot or how cold.someone hit her with a car and broke her leg. when the hospital dismissed her she was back at the bench with cast. finally someone convinced her to go stay at a place for the elderly
kimariehere
i used to work as a waitress in a healthfood restraunt in college where they would throw all the food and bakery goods out - each night i would load up my entire trunk full of the tossed aside food they were going to toss ( big white of frozen yogart too) drive down to LA mission and they knew my car and would come running people thought i was crazy for doing it saying i would get hurt downtown LA ( * esp my parents!!) but it was so rewarding and gave me an inner peace... then i used to let a lady named cassie come and take showers in my back bathroom and always fed her a hot meal ... my heart too has always been to help ... bless you for being to big hearted ....