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Originally Posted by urban1
How many people here would hire someone who doesnt have a phone number
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I've seen this mentioned a couple of times in the thread, and just wanted to add my 2¢. The last time I faced a job loss that threatened my housing status, I went on social assistance for a few weeks. One of the services offered was a phone number. They would provide you with a number to give out- and that number would be answered by a receptionist that would say "Where can I direct your call?........ please wait and I'll give you his machine." This was back in the early 90's, I'm sure with new technology there's something similar today.
To me this is just one example of the fact that there are social services out there for the taking. The reason I only needed a few weeks of assistance was because I made use of the services provided, and used them to get myself back on my own 2 feet.
I think with some of the back and forth going on in this thread some people are missing the point of the OP and the people backing them- let's find a way to help the one subset of homeless people that should be the easiest to help; the ones without mental issues or addictions. ie- the "lazy" homeless people; let's get them back into the work force. Even if they only make up 20% of the homeless population, now we can focus our resources on those who need it most. So instead of social services trying to help those who are able to help themselves, let them deal with those who need our help.