Letter to President Trump

Dear President Trump,
   I have a few VIP suggestions that can completely resolve the homeless problem. I have some expertise in this arena, because I am a homeless person.
   I beg you to take a deeper look at this situation, with your heart, and realize that most homeless people are not criminals. Many lost homes due to sudden increases in rent or due to medical problems. Some are veterans who were too wounded in the wars. Some lost homes in floods or fires. Some are elderly people who's social security is not enough to cover the rent. Many are victims of crimes that shoved them into poverty or homelessness. Many are victims of domestic abuse and neglect...etc. And most of us do not feel safe in shelter's that do not provide a private bed and completely private showers, because there are (unfortunately) some homeless people (or shelter workers) who can be dangerous or disrespectful.

The best way to quickly clean up the streets is to provide homeless people with SAFE places to live. Among other things, this could be done with the building of large shelters that have private single bedrooms and showers, and enough guards to keep them safe, and enough kind and compassionate counselors (and funding) to help them recover from what has happened to them and get them back onto their own feet. Perhaps four different types of homeless shelters would be best; one for families with young children, one for harmless single people, one for drug addicts and alcoholics, and one for those who can get violent. And each one could have support groups and programs that help with what they need, which is most often to get back onto their own feet and choose their own place to live.

A long term plan to prevent homelessness would have to include a massive drop in the cost of living... and massive efforts to stop crimes that severely hurt people financially or physically or mentally or emotionally... and massive efforts to stop domestic violence and heal severe familial dysfunction. And it should also include ALL of humanity being encouraged to find the heart to not leave their family or community members suffering out on the streets alone, when many could kindly offer them enough money to get a home, or provide them with one...etc. Perhaps we could have "help the homeless" weekends that encourage people to go out and do what they can to directly help at least one homeless person to have the kindness and consideration that ALL people should have from fellow human beings; to have a caring person to talk to and a SAFE place to live...etc.

 Please help us without hurting us - without force and with compassion. Please care about us and be considerate of our feelings. Please.

I hope this helps you to deal with this homeless situation in a way that is good for everyone, including us homeless people. 

As for me; I recently started getting my monthly retirement social security refund check, but its not nearly enough to get an apartment, so I will still be homeless until I am able to save enough for a piece of land that I can build a little cabin on, which is what I want and need most anyway. But the raids against the homeless scare me a lot. I have already been hurt so much that it is hard to have to endure even more - its VERY hard to have to live in fear of being grabbed and forced into a place that could be even more dangerous for me. And I am sure that most other homeless people feel the same way. Please help us without hurting us - without force and with compassion. Please care about us and be considerate of our feelings. Please.

I once worked hard and owned my own country homes, but was shoved into destitution through being covertly targeted by a group of criminals. Among the things I've had to endure are the loss of a substantial bank account, a fire in one of the homes I'd owned, my business being sabotaged, being drugged and raped, and ongoing microwave and laser weapon attacks. And there are many others (like me) who are harmless victims of horrid crimes, and who have families that hurt and/or intentionally deprive us, instead of helping us. We should not be hurt even more by being forced into shelters that are not safe for us, or through forced institutionalization and stigmatization by unaware people who assume that we are "mentally ill" or "dangerous" because these things are not true. More than anything, we need the crimes, that are being committed against us, to be stopped, so that we can get back onto our own feet and get our own places to live in. Can you do this for us - stop the crimes that are being committed against us, so that we can freely live our own lives? Can you?

Sincerely,

Sharon R. Poet
PO Box 383
Mont Vernon, NH 03057