The St. Louis Homeless - We're not ready either

[Schwahalala]

Had a 9 am meeting at the Library on Saturday. I saw about 15 - 20 individuals pretty much living in a small block of park. They had card board boxes and whatever they could carry. I even saw a couple of women with little (under 5) kids. In the event of a natural disaster or any other disaster I don't see a positive outcome for these individuals.

When did downtown become homeless central and what if anything can be done?

[jusse]

I lived in Atlanta for 4 years and can tell you that there are hundreds of homeless in that downtown area. I would imagine atl and New Orleans drawing pretty heavy amounts of homeless from all rural areas of the south.

[thetorch]

These people are there all the time. You've never seen them?

They sleep on the city hall doorsteps. Rice's joint is not too far away.

[Schwahalala]

Originally posted by thetorch@Sep 12 2005, 12:09 PM
These people are there all the time. You've never seen them?

They sleep on the city hall doorsteps. Rice's joint is not too far away.

Quoted post

I haven't been downtown in a while.

[Prngr44]

Plus the soup truck makes a stop there to hand out food, etc.

Guppy's "House of Love" err, place of work is also nearby.