Because he was young and able-bodied, he wouldn't have been as high on the priority list for available help and housing as those on our streets whose age and disabilities put them at more obvious, immediate risk. Struggling, like everyone on the streets. If you spoke to him, he might not have presented as obviously mentally-ill, and one wouldn't have assumed after interacting with him for a short time that he needed help.įor those of us who knew him from Safe Space, he was sweet, very quiet, and perhaps a bit introverted. Stephen was young, able-bodied, the type of person that some find particularly disgusting when they see them on the streets. ✓ Homelessness finally precipitated by a traumatic event ✓ Troubled early family life/lack of family support When people complain about "the homeless," or "the transients" and insist they should be "pulling themselves up by their bootstraps," that they are lazy, that they are criminals, that they just didn't try hard enough, and oh, so many far worse things that can't be reprinted in this space, they ignore that the vast majority of their stories are something akin to Stephen's. Heartbreaking, infuriating, and emblematic of the stories of so many on the streets. The story about Stephen Vest in this morning's Chico Enterprise Record is incredibly important. /r/California1st - Ca 1st Congressional District, Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale).Ca 1st Congressional District Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale).Ca 3rd Assembly District Representative James Gallagher (R-Ricolaus).Chico City Council - Meetings are 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.Butte County Board Games - Facebook Group for tabletop gamers.530 Cody Alert - Facebook Group for lost animals.Chico_2600 - Hacking group, meets first Thursday monthly.
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