Common Ground homelessness project

Hacketthead said :

Maybe this will help out that pest who hangs around Woden with a cardboard sign stating he is homeless and hungry. I dunno, he looks able bodied to me. And I’ve heard he used to sell The Big Issue but abused people who wouldn’t buy from him. One day I was walking along and a lady in front of me said to him, “No I am not giving you any money – some time ago I offered you work, and you told me where to go”. This joker has no sympathy from me. I’d rather support The Big Issue than this freeloader.

Sounds like he has the same set of moral standards as the repulsive nutbag who loops around Garema Place on his hand-painted bike screaming about his ex-girlfriend and occasionally stopping to relieve some good samaritan of their pocket change only to walk directly into the ACTTAB and siphon it through their coffers..

Hacketthead said :

Maybe this will help out that pest who hangs around Woden with a cardboard sign stating he is homeless and hungry. I dunno, he looks able bodied to me. And I’ve heard he used to sell The Big Issue but abused people who wouldn’t buy from him. One day I was walking along and a lady in front of me said to him, “No I am not giving you any money – some time ago I offered you work, and you told me where to go”. This joker has no sympathy from me. I’d rather support The Big Issue than this freeloader.

If you are referring to the gent with red hair, unfortunately I’ve seen him in the Woden Tradies, turning peoples generous donations into poker machine fill.

Sad but true.

Maybe this will help out that pest who hangs around Woden with a cardboard sign stating he is homeless and hungry. I dunno, he looks able bodied to me. And I’ve heard he used to sell The Big Issue but abused people who wouldn’t buy from him. One day I was walking along and a lady in front of me said to him, “No I am not giving you any money – some time ago I offered you work, and you told me where to go”. This joker has no sympathy from me. I’d rather support The Big Issue than this freeloader.

miz said :

Just givin’ as good as I get. This IS a soapbox forum that I have been part of for a long time.

As opposed to being part of a community…something you obviously struggle with.

And now, of course, since the ABS reckons we’re the next worst after the Northern Territory for homelessness, maybe certain governments will be embarrassed enough to do something? The ABS count of rough sleepers is way under, by the way.

Admittedly what we need at least as much as crisis accommodation is somewhere for people to go next. The average length of stay in crisis accommodation is eerily similar to the the priority housing waiting list, since private rental is just too expensive. I guess Common Ground style setups are relatively long term and provide accommodation for low income earners as well, so it does help a bit with that too.

lol, so this got a bit off topic. Anyway I’ll be interested to see if it goes anywhere, certainly funding will be an issue, and sadly the Canberra Times didn’t mention it at all. But I’m glad Shane Rattenbury got the Housing ministry at least, the Greens have been a lot more open to working with the community sector on homelessness than Labor (as far as I know).

Just givin’ as good as I get. This IS a soapbox forum that I have been part of for a long time.

we have this sort of facility about 100 metres from my house. Never an issue, ever.

Dunno, perhaps around here there’s less people scared of anyone who doesn’t look like them?

miz said :

Poetix, I note you did not offer your street. PS. you know nothing about me, so don’t assume you know how much rent I am paying (NOT a bargain). And for that matter, Housing ACT accommodation is not secure.
However, I now know that YOU are a hypocrite with a big mouth.
‘I would welcome this in my street’ is the point I made – given that it would actually DO something. How about you?
clj, appreciate your point, but the only ones we’ve seen so far are the tantrum-type ones who are getting rewarded for their uncooperative behaviour (and, of course, their loitering friends. Yay.)

So every single one of these kids is out of home because they threw tantrums and were uncooperative? Nothing more to their situation?

I really feel for you, people throwing around baseless assumptions about you and all…

miz said :

Poetix, I note you did not offer your street. PS. you know nothing about me, so don’t assume you know how much rent I am paying (NOT a bargain). And for that matter, Housing ACT accommodation is not secure.
However, I now know that YOU are a hypocrite with a big mouth.
‘I would welcome this in my street’ is the point I made – given that it would actually DO something. How about you?
clj, appreciate your point, but the only ones we’ve seen so far are the tantrum-type ones who are getting rewarded for their uncooperative behaviour (and, of course, their loitering friends. Yay.)

Would happily have them in my street because I’m not a grade a pos even lower than mr g, like miz is.