The World Today
9 people I know are out of work.
1 person I know is "classically" homeless - i.e., living on the streets.
6 people I know are legally homeless - i.e., only have a place to live due to generosity of someone else letting them live with them or paying their rent.
5 people I know are in imminent danger of living on the streets.
12 or so people I know cannot pay for basic, day-to-day medical care.
6 people I know require government assistance in order to get enough to eat.
In just the past 2 weeks, 3 friends have mentioned to me that they see so few options and feel so despairing that it's a struggle to find a reason not to commit suicide.
I don't know that many people.
These are people of a wide variety of ages, educational levels and fields.
I am 34 years old. This is the first recession I've lived through as an adult, and I'm scared. I'm seeing friends suffer and struggle and not have it be enough, and I don't know how to help them. I don't even know how to help myself.
Something's got to get better soon, right?
1 person I know is "classically" homeless - i.e., living on the streets.
6 people I know are legally homeless - i.e., only have a place to live due to generosity of someone else letting them live with them or paying their rent.
5 people I know are in imminent danger of living on the streets.
12 or so people I know cannot pay for basic, day-to-day medical care.
6 people I know require government assistance in order to get enough to eat.
In just the past 2 weeks, 3 friends have mentioned to me that they see so few options and feel so despairing that it's a struggle to find a reason not to commit suicide.
I don't know that many people.
These are people of a wide variety of ages, educational levels and fields.
I am 34 years old. This is the first recession I've lived through as an adult, and I'm scared. I'm seeing friends suffer and struggle and not have it be enough, and I don't know how to help them. I don't even know how to help myself.
Something's got to get better soon, right?