Betty T
Genesee Hill
It must be so nice to sit in a nice warm house and go to work every day.. But there are those who don’t have that luxury, many not by their own choice. If all these people are “kicked out” of Nickelsville do you have a better place for them?Maybe some are bums, maybe some are druggies, maybe some have mental issues but some have fallen on hard times. Unless you’re involved with Nickelsville you shouldn’t judge their residents. Many have told me they feel safer there than in any shelter and deffinitely on the streets or under a bridge. They don’t have to worry about being beaten up or robbed . They have their own space to leave their belongings to go look for work or help or go to the Launrymat. I definitely wouldn’t live there by choice but there are those that do. Some of these people work when they can find it. Unless you’ve been involved in some way, “How dare you group all homeless people into one category.” All the donors and volunteers who help when and where they can, do it willingly, no one twists their arm. The city would like to do away with all homelessness but that will never happen here or anywhere else.
Evidently you haven’t been to Nickelsville for some time beause there are no children there except for one boy. He’s very helpful, very polite, goes to school and is almost a straight “A” student because his mother cares.
It sometimes is a long road of appointments and paperwork for anyone trying to get help and Mike can vouch for that. Some manage to struggle through and move on to training and a small place to live. It could take medical help and counciling to get them to return to productive people.I’m proud of every person that has succeded in accomplishing it this past year.
Nickelodians have worked very hard to make it as liveable as possible without much help from the city. As you travel the highways and freeways, you should checkout all the greenbelts and wooded areas and see just how many people are out there with little or no help. I’m not a political person but it really upsets me to hear people badtalk all homeless people. Until you meet some and hear their story you just can’t begin to understand.