a homeless guy in Toledo who came into a bar/restaurant and was going to get thrown out because he was only having ice water. i got pretty pissed, gave the guy $20 and told him to stay. he ate, had coffee and ice tea. im on a fixed, limited income, but im not gonna stand to see my fellow man get fucked over like that.

You did a great job. Opened my eyes to the transparency of shelters here. If there is nothing to hide they would open their doors. It helps when deciding where to donate. Thanks

I swear I want to help Create a Safe Haven for the Homeless. I think about this Daily. There's really People out here with no one😢😢😔. Lord have Mercy🙏🙏🙌🙌

WOW! Family House is doing it RIGHT! If I was a citizen of Toledo, I'd definitely be volunteering there!

THANK You for this,I was homeless and it's nice to see people who care!

I appreciate this...I was homeless for 4 years here in Toledo until about a year ago I finally got my housing.

Thank you so much for taking your time to make the lives of the homeless reach a platform that, prayerfully cause people to come forward and help and step things up more. I strongly encourage everyone to continue to give, love and show compassion to everyone, God sees your heart and He will reward you. One Love!

Wow bro I also live in Toledo and make KZfaq videos! We should collaborate on something this is so inspirational!!

I've heard way too many complaints about bed bugs at shelters when all they need to do is store belongings in a locked room and spray the stuff people bring in as well as the whole building a couple of times a week or more. They have plenty of time since they make the folks leave in the morning and don't let them back in until late at night. I guarantee one of the extermination companies would donate their services; then if they get good press for doing it, maybe other companies would follow their lead. It's ridiculous when homeless people would rather sleep outside because of the unhygienic conditions in a place that's supposed to help them! I bet if one of the big wig employees took some bed bugs home with them things would change! SMH 🤦🏼‍♀️

As a former resident of Toledo, “T-Town,” this a great eye opener of a very serious issue. Thanks for tackling it in a very professional and compassionate way. Keep them coming.✌🏿

Someone please please get this director to film school, incredibly talented, a true artist. Well done my friend.

I saw your 2020 documentary on Toledo, first, a few days ago. And I loved that one as well. Don't stop, please. People need to be heard, and hopefully then understood.

Family House is definitely a good shelter! My grandmother used to work there 2007-2010. And my current girlfriend was homeless there with her twins off and on until she got her place back in the summer. And myself, I was homeless at 19 staying at Cherry Street Misson and got no help. A few friends of mine I met through being at Cherry Street Misson put our heads together and started hustling and all got on our feet. And for 3 months before I had got my apartment in late 2009, a staff member at Cherry Street Misson put his hands on me and I was wrongfully kicked out and they wouldn't even let me get the mail that had came before I changed my mailing address. Dan Rodgers and everyone employed by him is a fraud! Ask anyone who was homeless from 2007 to now, and they'll tell you the same thing I'm saying and the same thing the fellas you interviewed said. Most of them I know and one of them is my cousin.

Beautiful piece, thank you for bringing a good perspective to the issues that face the homeless of this country 🙏🏻👏🏻God Bless

You put a lot of hard work to make this. Eye opening. Thanks for a great job.

I feel so helpless watching videos like this because one I'm 2 years late and 2 i don't know where to start to help💓💓💓💓💓 But this isn't about me, my feelings don't compare to how these homeless people feel....you and a few others have inspired me to help some how, Something Will Change!!!💕

Thank you for this video, I am not even done watching it yet. I’d love to meet you and talk about this.

I’ve watched a lot of documentaries on homelessness and yours hands down is one of realest!! I love that you let the people keep it real and raw!! Much respect for you and to those that took part in the video!! Keep doing what you’re doing!!

Thanks so much for caring. If more people were like you, this problem would be much less prominent.

Crazy ass hell seeing my hometown. Grew up on buckeye in the notorious north. My heart goes out to those strugglin in the 419. Great job. Most of this takes place close to where I grew up.

Keep doing what your doing..thank you for your devotion and careing...in this problem of our city..That needs to be told..for all to see and understand..Thank you.

This is awesome man , the way you approached everything is on point , thanks for caring for our city, its hard to be nice to people in toledo. But were all in our own struggle, this makes me wana be more nice to ppl

My friend ended up in this situation, temporarily thankfully, and also refused to stay in the mission. He said the few days he stayed there, his bike was stolen , which he used to get back and forth to work ( lost his job due to this ) was assaulted by the person who stole the bike , and the bedbug infestation drove him to sleep in tbe snow! He said the bedbugs were what really caused him to sleep on the sidewalks downtown . Thankfully he had a family that helped him get back on his feet . But i will never forget when I ran into him downtown and he told me he cant even sleep in the mission due to all of the bugs, totally infested ! Also, thank you for looking into this, so many are ending up homeless due to the drug epidemic in Toledo , as well as the lack of mental health and even physical health care .

I am a property manager and used to live in Toledo; I know for a fact that Toledo has one of the best pest control companies - Rose Pet Control. I do not understand why they or other pest control companies don't offer their services and clean these places up! I moved to Monroe, MI after Toledo now out in Whitmore Lake, MI but not far from Toledo - anyone reading this that does any events or community work to help the homeless - I always have extra clothes; I would love to wash and donate. I'd be happy to come out and help in any way I could. I know this documentary is old but I'd love to help somehow. Good job on doing this!

This needs to be shown in all the schools of Toledo. DON'T DO DRUGS!! That man near the beginning of the video is telling everyone in plain words how he ended up in his situation. Nobody ever thought "hey it would be cool to be a drug addict" when they tried drugs for the first time but then it happens.

Great interviews and narration awesome work you've done of this

I really enjoyed this man. I am doing a piece of fiction in Toledo and I wanted to include some Humanity in it, and this really hit the nail on the head. Thank you, Sir.

Very good job on this documentary.

Awesome documentary bro.Its an eye opener.God bless you for your outstanding work.Greetings from Canada.

Great job

New stubbie here! That cruddy shelter KNEW exactly what's going on there!! That's why they wanted to make sure you were going to present them in a good light. Sickening! However, St. Paul mission and the last family one had full transparency bc they had nothing to hide! Thank you for this essential work! I just found you and saw that not many people are caring about the homeless or what's happening to them. This needs to change! The Lord has also put this issue on my heart. I have recently been taking food to the homeless in Gary, IN. If you could take the trip out here to expose the homeless in Gary, that would be awesome! You have a place to stay if you decide to come. PM me if that is something of interest. God Bless you brother!! And keep doing what you're doing!

Great documentary Red Dragon. Good job!

You found your calling bro find a way to keep this going

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Great job.

I worked with the homeless for years in Toledo (SPCC) and our town (the outreach community) does try hard to help this population to the best of their ability. Go St. Paul's Community Center.

#419 Thank you for shedding light on this. Im an hour away from Toledo..

keep up the good work bro 😥🚬

God bless you for making this documentary and posting.

that's right my brother, encouraging words.

The cherry street and many other shelters in toledo are great ive been in and out yrs and they provide great services and do all they can to help us get on our feet . they provide all we need and connect us w facilities that get housing food etc .

When I was young I went .to Sunday School on Sundays and Bible Study on Wednesdays. Bible study cost 35 cents. The second time I didn't have the 35 cents, they sent me home and told me to "don't come back without the money". I was devasted and cried all the way home in the snow. God didn't love me anymore. Well, we didn't have $1.05. That was in 1959 and is probably the best thing that's ever happened to me in my whole life. It woke me up to how s%&t really works. I haven't set foot in a church ever since and have yet to come up with $1.05 that I thought they deserved. Just sane... Saint

I was born and raised in Sandusky and I can't bring myself to go back. All of northern Ohio is a depressed area and I mean that in an economics sense. I have watched my hometown, the place I grew up, turn into a terrible desolate place. It breaks my heart.

I currently live in Toledo and it’s only gotten worse and when I get the chance I give when I can I understand an know the struggle and hate to see this rite in my back yard

Good job making videos 📹 👏 👍

Awesome 👏🏽😊

I'm.from toledo

Thank you for this authentic documentary. It certainly takes me back to my early teen years of living on the streets here in Oz. I was very fortunate to have been looked after by 2 homeless elderly gentleman who were a great source of wisdom for me to survive the experience. Without them I would never have made it out alive.

Im impressed. Good documentary bro👏 Heavy shit.

Yo man this is my first time seeing this video at the time of this video I was staying at Cherry Street Mission I know all these people but I do got to say Church commission don't help people get out of the situation there and they just help them with a place to stay in place to eat the place has so many bed bugs and it's kind of hard to get a job because if a job sees a bed bug on you and have every right to decline you so many people got sick off that food everyone's pretty much right on the point and it's just crazy seeing how many people I know that you interviewed like at 40 minutes you got Uncle Mike and you got Neal Rochelle Mike ended up getting his place Neil is still struggling with some issues but all these people are right downtown is the homeless spot we all would gather we all would try to hang on to each other in the problem is is so many people got used to Cherry Street Mission because they never tried getting us out it took me a year and a half to get out from being homeless and I'm 24 and a vet they ban people from the homeless shelter for b******* they banned me for two months because they thought I was pimping and pandering and I told him I was doing the stuff I wouldn't be in this goddamn homeless shelter they don't talk to people one-on-one their situations like you did so I just want to say thank you so much for letting everyone know all these homeless people are always trying to come up and the only people who look down on the homeless are the people who actually help the homeless like Cherry Street Mission and Saint Paul's and a lot of these and a lot of these people are recovering drug addicts and the housing they tried getting people and areas were heavy drugs are because it's cheaper for them to put homeless people in places like that now don't get me wrong not all the people who helped us look down at us the people who truly cared about us who tried helping us ended up getting fired for me to Cherry Street Mission they're all about business and not really helping people what is crazy just watching this video

I grew up right next to that Kmart and LJS went to Whitmer as well. I know the whole area!

my wife is leaving me cause i had a heart attack and cant work so ill be homeless soon never thought i be going through this a 57..im tired all the time since my quad bypass...and type 2 d its tough now gonna be whole new thing when i become homeless in detroit

Toledo is one of the most affordable cities to live in. Yet you won't have a place if you don't work, or you decide to blow your money on alcohol or drugs. Getting a job is key. Get yourself your place and build your life up. Put God first in all things 🙏 and you will be blessed.

It’s a total shame that these people are passed around... and around.... it’s so sad

usa needs to find strengh right now, still yje greatest country to me, stay strong.

Years ago, Family House was not actually a good place for families. A friend of mine, was single with 4 of her kids, and had to go there. They were treated like shit, and basically the exact same rules as the Cherry Street Mission (your whole family had to be out of the building and not even hang out by the building most of the day, except for kids with lunch and at dinner time). People were stealing from her and her kids, and nothing was being done about it, there. I think she and her kids were only aloud to stay there for 2 weeks, max. They told her that, upfront. To this day she is still struggling, but at least she and her 2 youngest have a roof over their heads, now. Between this pandemic and her trying to fight cancer, I try to help, when I can. I won't let her give up. As far as the Sparrow's Nest, in recent times, I have not heard good things about there. Kinda same story of unclean conditions and bedbugs. A few years ears ago there was also like 3 other shelters, but I don't know how many of them are still around. They may all be still around. Idk. I think 1 other woman's shelter and 2 other men's shelters. Even though I am not homeless, I still appreciate you shining a light on those that struggle more than the rest of us. Those that have fallen through the cracks, tossed to the side and treated like crap. All of us, need help at some point in our lives. Some, more times, than others. I am a disabled female Army veteran, that tries to live paycheck to paycheck, but still helps people around me. Even if I don't have it. I know people that look down on the less fortunate and the homeless people. Instead of talking to someone, to find out and understand that person, alot of people just keep going (and whine and complain about the person they just passed). Damn it! We are all humans! Everyone should be helping one another. Sorry, I am going on a rant. I again thank you for your work, on these topics, and not being afraid to just ask. Please keep it up. 💗

is there an update to toledo

It's totally beyond insane that the Homeless has to call 211 in order to secure a place in a shelter. Years ago, all you had to do is call a local Toledo Shelter and see if they have a bed available and if they did, then they will hold that spot for you. Now, you have to jump through even more hoops just to lay your head. That's Bullshit. How can the system go so low that they treat the homeless like shit under their shoes. Maybe the ppl. who run the homeless shelters needs to have mandatory homelessness sensitivity training so they can empathize what it's really like to be homeless. Also there needs to be more accountability for all staff that runs shelters which will also includes accountability for their board members who also Lords over all shelters We as a community also needs to contact Marcy Kapturs' office and let her know what really goes on in the homeless community

As a homeless veteran I can say being homeless does suck. The thing that doesn't suck, freedom. You haven't actually ever been free if you haven't been in survival mode so long it becomes comfortable.

I live off Lagrange and this area bad out here.

I help the homeless every chance I get

I am a former foster child 46 I was in 3 orphanages and 19foster homes I have been wealthy and homeless most of my adulthood I want to help foster kids like I was to transition to successful adults from trauma once they are adults I think we need to hit it early hit me up anyone🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿Godbbless

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The homeless is just as human as anybody else. It's wrong these people getting treated this way

I'm gathering that if your homeless and cannot provide for yourself, a person will have to deal with the homeless shelter situation. It does not sound perfect by any stretch, but it's something. Just deal and make some moves.

Wooow!

keep filming, great job GOD IS REAL

THE WORLD IS IN 4 PART'S, PART 1-Drug Addict,LOW AS YOU CAN GET, PART 2-HOMELESS,LOOK UP TO THE WORKER'S PART 3-THE WORKER'S,TRYING TO SURVIVE PART 4-THE RICH DON'T GIVE A DAME, THE RICH POLITION'S AND DRUG BARON'S ECT, LOOK DOWN ON EVERY ONE.

Them red and black Nikes look nice

Cherry street mission is really horrible.

I am looking for a cousin of mine who is homeless in this area. If you or anyone else knows Johnny Freeman please respond here or message me please. He’s a drug addict and has been for many years. I haven’t seen him in a couple of decades. I do not live in Ohio and was never close to Johnny but I think of him often wondering if he’s alive or dead. He’s a white male, blonde hair and very skinny. That’s all I know but if anyone reading this knows Johnny or has seen him please contact me. Thanks.

They told you not to do drugs stay In school don't join gangs work hard it's the cherry street mission fault

Alcohol and drugs does not pay the bills.

Good work get out of Ohio

Using people a have u homeless too

If Ohio just disappeared I wouldn’t give a shit