would you be so kind ?

[jayman]

about two weeks ago i heard of a homeless person camping out at the the local train station and didnt think anything of it then about a week ago heard the homeless person was a 20 somthing girl and had moved to a back garden about 5 doors down from my mothers house then i came over to my mums and found she had invited her in for a bath and meal and has now asked if she wants a bed for the night, now i havnt got a problem with this at all, my point is why has it taken 2 odd weeks for some one to do this to take her in and offer her help, where are the local service's/parents/friends, its a sad world when a young girl so vulnerable with nothing can go without any one caring :-(

[Robert_S]

Its a media thing everyone is terrified they are going to get killed in there sleep cause its in the papers.

 

for the record i would not have taken her in as i have enough girls in my house giving me orders:biggrin:

 

Well done to your mum for being a decent human being

[jayman]

i would also have taken her in but for the fact i have a baby girl 4 months old and wouldnt take the risk, im all for helping the less fortunate but not at the expense of my family

[Mesterh]

There are places they can go for food and shelter and help some either dont know, dont want the help or are to violent to be part of it.

 

Good on your mum but I would always be careful of the situation tbh.

[janey]

It's a highly complicated issue, from both sides. When you are genuinely homeless, there are always options and agencies available to help get you a bed for the night and look at helping with a more long term solution. There are also loads of help agengecies for mental and substance abuse problems, but if you are new to sleeping rough, it's terrifying and you may be a bit stunned by it all, distrustful and unsure with where to go to get help.

 

You mum is comendable and very brave. And very trusting. It's not just media hype - there really are a lot of people claiming to be homeless that either aren't or are in a very unstable state. So it's not surprising that people are very reluctant to open themselves and their home up to help a stranger.

[geoff]

There are places they can go for food and shelter and help some either dont know, dont want the help or are to violent to be part of it.

 

Good on your mum but I would always be careful of the situation tbh.

 

Wise words.

It could be anyones daughter,and your mum is a diamond by the sounds of it,keep an eye on things.

[jayman]

after having a bit of a chat i found out she is 20 and been homeless for 7 weeks, dont know why , she is very shy , she says she has tried a couple of places here that deal with homelessness to no success , she seems like a really nice girl , no substance abuse or alcohol problems(just offered her a glass of wine and she declined), her brothers refuse to put her up and her parents know she is homeless, what can you do ?

[Robert_S]

to be fair mate it seems a bit strange that her brothers wont put her up, that has alarm bells ringing for me

[janey]

... what can you do ?

 

Where are you? If it's in or around London, then I can PM you details some of the larger organisations that may be of help to her.

[jayman]

Wise words.

It could be anyones daughter,and your mum is a diamond by the sounds of it,keep an eye on things.

 

oh i am , im gonna stay here tonight just in case, in this area any thing can happen, the house she's been staying is a well known drug and alcohol house, i'v told my mum im sleeping on the sofa and to hide all the valuables and i will be sleeping with a weapon of some sort just in case some one comes looking for her !!!