[AGL] influx of homeless

[Constance Clark]

Not sure, but there may be a migration south for the winter.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 11:52 AM, Donna Bobb <dianenwade at gmail.com> wrote:

> Most of these men look like they are over 40 and 50 years o!d. Just a
> curious observation. I am currently video journaling my brother who is 45
> and still on meth, worked only 2 years his entire life, the system has him
> on SSI and he continues to use the money for drugs and has never met his
> grown son and now granddaughter. Socialism at its worst!
>
> On Aug 9, 2016 11:48 AM, "eisenstadt0" <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Around the main library on Guadaloupe & 8th st I have been noticing an
>> increased number of homeless, many of them sleeping on the sidewalks.
>> And this morning around 8am, just downstairs, San Antonio between
>> 6th & 7th st,  I saw a food truck dispensing groceries to a long line of
>> men,
>> the truck being an outreach of a local catholic parish.
>>
>> And on the local TV news last nite there was a report on the recent influx
>> of homeless to Austin and efforts by the police and others to render help.
>>
>> So I took pics of the truck and line of men which I attach.
>>
>> Interestingly the ethnic makeup of the men was predominantly white
>> with a few blacks. This factoid may reflect the wave of heroin and
>> painkiller addiction sweeping the nation also being reported on the
>> news.
>>
>>
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