Comments on: Community of Hope: Services for DC’s low-income & Homeless Families http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/ Welcome to the beautiful life Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:43:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Golden Silence http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83098 Golden Silence Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:49:42 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83098 Oh, good grief. PoP did an excellent piece highlighting this organization and all people are worried about are why the poor haven't moved someplace else or how "dateable" the girl who runs the organization is? Backwards priorities. Oh, good grief. PoP did an excellent piece highlighting this organization and all people are worried about are why the poor haven’t moved someplace else or how “dateable” the girl who runs the organization is? Backwards priorities.

]]> By: Left Las Vegas http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83097 Left Las Vegas Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:40:55 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83097 Wow, Cassandra Hetherington seems so nice and dateable. I guess this is a strange comment, but she seems so much cooler than the Wonderland weekend warriors. Oh my sad life~:( Wow, Cassandra Hetherington seems so nice and dateable. I guess this is a strange comment, but she seems so much cooler than the Wonderland weekend warriors. Oh my sad life~:(

]]> By: smh at nathan http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83096 smh at nathan Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:24:13 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83096 thanks PoP for putting this out there. i hope that logic works out for you nathan. thanks PoP for putting this out there. i hope that logic works out for you nathan.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83095 Anonymous Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:14:51 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83095 What a weird conversation to start out with. This is wonderful, PoP, thanks for posting it--I can't imagine being 14 and never having had a friend in my life... or being homeless, which seems plenty horrible enough, and then to be made fun of at school which would be the one constant in life. Being a mentor to these kids seems like a really good thing to do -- or at the very least, shooting $20 bucks their way for gift cards. Do they need anything special for Xmas? What a weird conversation to start out with. This is wonderful, PoP, thanks for posting it–I can’t imagine being 14 and never having had a friend in my life… or being homeless, which seems plenty horrible enough, and then to be made fun of at school which would be the one constant in life. Being a mentor to these kids seems like a really good thing to do — or at the very least, shooting $20 bucks their way for gift cards. Do they need anything special for Xmas?

]]> By: dcuser http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83094 dcuser Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83094 In some respects you're right -- people's persistence in staying where they are, rather than moving to where they could get better jobs and cheaper homes, is economically inefficient. (This is one reason why many economists believe the high rate of home ownership in the U.S. is a bad thing.) On the other hand, even speaking strictly economically, there are reasons people stay put. Some poor people live here because their jobs are here. (Just because a job doesn't pay enough or isn't steady enough to lift one out of poverty doesn't mean the person can leave it for the unknown.) They may live here because they depend on DC-resident family and friends for childcare. They may live here because they don't have a car, so need the urban environment. They may live here because it's hard to find a job and apartment in an unfamiliar place -- especially when you don't have references or a car. Add in non-economic factors: Not wanting to leave your family or friends; wanting to stay in your present church; not wanting to uproot your children; fright at new and unknown places. In some respects you’re right — people’s persistence in staying where they are, rather than moving to where they could get better jobs and cheaper homes, is economically inefficient. (This is one reason why many economists believe the high rate of home ownership in the U.S. is a bad thing.)

On the other hand, even speaking strictly economically, there are reasons people stay put. Some poor people live here because their jobs are here. (Just because a job doesn’t pay enough or isn’t steady enough to lift one out of poverty doesn’t mean the person can leave it for the unknown.) They may live here because they depend on DC-resident family and friends for childcare. They may live here because they don’t have a car, so need the urban environment. They may live here because it’s hard to find a job and apartment in an unfamiliar place — especially when you don’t have references or a car.

Add in non-economic factors: Not wanting to leave your family or friends; wanting to stay in your present church; not wanting to uproot your children; fright at new and unknown places.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83093 Anonymous Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:55:40 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83093 You're not snooty just sort of not understanding the full situation. Nearly all of these families are fourth and fifth generation Washingtonians with little education, thanks to a failing public school system, and no savings to move elsewhere. They have strong roots in this city, with family all over. Nothing is as easy as it sounds! You’re not snooty just sort of not understanding the full situation. Nearly all of these families are fourth and fifth generation Washingtonians with little education, thanks to a failing public school system, and no savings to move elsewhere. They have strong roots in this city, with family all over. Nothing is as easy as it sounds!

]]> By: Nathan http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2007/12/community-of-hope-services-for-dcs-low-income-homeless-families/#comment-83092 Nathan Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:28:25 +0000 http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=1124#comment-83092 I know I may come off as being snooty here. But many of the poor people that live in DC, probably would be better off living somewhere much cheaper. Their quality of life would drastically improve. It is just not feasible to live here making 25,30,40K. Especially if you have kids. There are plenty places in the rest of the country where families could have a better quality of life. I know I may come off as being snooty here. But many of the poor people that live in DC, probably would be better off living somewhere much cheaper. Their quality of life would drastically improve. It is just not feasible to live here making 25,30,40K. Especially if you have kids. There are plenty places in the rest of the country where families could have a better quality of life.

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