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Someone I know and care about loves her daughter who will, once again be in survival mode - trying to stay warm and safe (and ALIVE!) on the streets again. This housing assistance program must get reinstated, stat! People are trying to turn their lives around... think about that while you are warm and protected in your home tonight and when you are throwing your half eaten dinner in the garbage.
Debra supported: Reinstate Funding for Housing Assistance Programs for the HomelessI'm a part of this program and it has been really really hard to understand what type of program I'm actually in... It's rare that anyone speaks to their caseworker if they get one, we were promised housing and a steady place to live until we can get our IDs birth certificates and socials together but now we have less than one day to get out of the hotel that is a shelter, no one was given too much warning except for maybe 5 days ago then posting telling us that our time is up here and it's time to get out come Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. they had an option to put their dog in the pound and go to a homeless shelter on the west side, we're on the east side right now, and they could not be in the same room as their spouse everything will be separate and it'd be scary. Or they could wait until Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and make sure everything in their room that they have acquired or have brought with them is packed up and out of there by 10:00 a.m. or they have to leave it behind. Some of us did get housing but that was only from the group from last year, I am one of the lucky few but I am still waiting on the answer if my landlord has signed off on the paperwork and my move-in date is the 7th I have heard nothing and I am nervous as well. This has been such a scattered confusing time for every single homeless individual that has been here in this program. The staff did their best with what they knew and our top guy Andre has been absolutely amazing and always had our back but there has been a lot of chaos for the past year and a half here. Besides the awful living conditions which we are still very grateful to have coming from nothing outside living in the woods cockroaches don't seem so bad when it's freezing out. Honestly I'm so grateful to still have been able to be here this whole entire year than to hopefully be getting my place on the 7th if that's happening, but I feel much sorrow for all the other people that are in the program that have to leave to the cold tomorrow or that we're separated from their pet or spouse and were sent to the west side. I hope people take the time to really dig into this more and get more information on it because what I'm saying is really just the tip. Please take the time to really read what's happened, these people are my friends and some of them are like family and to think that they have to be cold another day breaks my heart. Help us, they need you. We need you.
Katrina supported: Reinstate Funding for Housing Assistance Programs for the HomelessI am currently one of many that is at risk of losing everything once again, and it is the worse feeling in the world. How can we change our situation when no one cares enough to give us any kind of fair chance? I wish I could do so much for so many people, but I can't which just makes me more depressed because no one should have to endure some of the things I have experienced this last year and a half. Please help us to help ourselves because not everyone likes living on the streets!
Danyel supported: Reinstate Funding for Housing Assistance Programs for the HomelessI’m deeply disappointed by the behavior of this nonprofit employee, who has treated members of our community with clear disrespect and disregard. In a role meant to serve and uplift those facing hardship, compassion and grace should be non-negotiable. I support any necessary actions taken to address this misconduct—no one seeking help should be made to feel like they don’t matter.
Shantese supported: Monmouth County Demands Oversight: Investigate Lunch Break and Gwendolyn LoveI have an Autistic daughter. She will run off and even if you tell her to stop she will not stop. If you grab at her she will recoil or possibly even push you away with one arm and say no.
Her only chance if she encounters a police officer is either that she is still very young, the officer doesn’t attack because she is a girl, or the officer is properly trained and never jumps straight to action.
I can’t even put myself in my friends shoes. Both his son and daughter are autistic and like my daughter it’s bad. They are both non compliant. So he has a boy that is dark skinned and at some point that boy is going to be tall and teenage. I’m worried about cops attacking my daughter especially after seeing that cop who body slammed that 100LB teen into concrete with no provocation. It’s worse for men and it’s worse for dark skinned people.
William supported: Mandatory Autism & Mental Health Training for First Responders, Educators & ResourcesMy son has autism and was taken advantage of and used by druggies. Yet he's paying the excessive price. They wanted to send him to state mental hospital, very bad place to restore him to prosecute. I threw a fit telling them he's not insane, he's autistic! The court sentenced him with 2 felonies. For someone with the mental capacity of approximately 16 socially and elementary in comprehension, reading and writing. I felt it was excessive for someone with autism. I truly believe autistic people are really smarter and highly intelligent and lifted. However, it's trapped inside them, making communication very difficult for them. The judge should have shown some compassion but didn't. He's still on probation and none of the probation officers know anything about special needs or autism. It was shameful and disgusting to witness as his mother. I will never give up on him. He's finally getting help in developmental disability program but Medicaid makes the process extremely difficult to get him the help with living skills he desperately needs. This young man is going far if we can just keep these druggies and freeloaders from taking advantage of and manipulating him. He was almost off welfare when he met this bad person who got him into soo much trouble. It breaks my heart he's doesn't understand when someone is using him or manipulating and taking advantage of him.
From a loving autistic mom.
Kelley supported: Mandatory Autism & Mental Health Training for First Responders, Educators & ResourcesThis petition is dear to my heart one of my pediatric patients was Autistic non-verbal
Tanya supported: Mandatory Autism & Mental Health Training for First Responders, Educators & ResourcesI personally have watch people be treated poorly by bad cops on a couple different forces. I have personally had things happen. It's disheartening. I've never been in trouble and I'm 49 years old. These are things that are hard to get over, and create distrust for our first responders.
Deena supported: Mandatory Autism & Mental Health Training for First Responders, Educators & ResourcesSo many are negatively impacted by the results of untrained first-responders when dealing with Autism spectrum and mental health issues. Proper Training saves lives, it provides education for the ever-growing issues plaguing our communities. This can also boost financial support for programs endeavoring to help those in need. This is a no-brainer, let's work together for the greater good of our world!
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