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In a country that is as rich as the US, homelessness is unconscionable. Right now SCOTUS is trying to make being homeless illegal, sleeping outside illegal. The fact that Madison actually has laws against sleeping outside, that any other municipality dehumanizes it's own residents that way is unfathomable. Giving people back their dignity, making sure everyone has a safe place to lay their head, to keep their belongings, to send mail and be a positive part of a community is all anyone wants. Unscrupulous landlords and skyrocketing rents nationwide is driving more and more people out of safe, affordable housing. There's just no excuse. Every city/town/village should have a means to house EVERYONE. It's as basic a human need as clean water, food, and clothing.

No phone, need to take day jobs, otb. It seems someone could get him a burner phone? Let’s say a person needs seasonal work, like landscaping, cleaning garage, basement, around foundation of house, shrub trimming. These are the kinds of jobs I’d hire a gentleman who lives in a teepee. There’s no drugs, no alcohol, no smoking in my house. Could pay a day’s work, cash, and lunch.

The woman had a place to live and she moved out because she wanted to spend her money on dope and booze and she would rather live outside. That is her problem.

This is awesome. But nobody needs to convince anybody that values for all homes in Madison have been skyrocketing for years.

Okay but some of the people are still on the streets even if jobba helps there still other people who are taking the donations and buy themselves a better life instead of helping people who needs it 😢

What about your other two children? Weren’t y’all just living in a trailer? Dude don’t have legs to walk to get a job? Y’all don’t have money for a buss to go get your ss card or your id. Man this is wild. When is the last time you seen your son? Or the other child you have? You have 4 in total and a few places y’all could stay. Where DHS? They are fine with y’all just living it up in a camp? Wild your hairs done and you look clean, clothes look clean but them kids must be treated the same way the other two are.

This documentary is so well intentioned and inspiring! Their story is important so thank you for sharing it and making art from something a lot of the world wants to ignore. These kids are angels!

Pennsylvania should see this and take a lesson.

GOD IS GREAT HE SENT JOPPA TO HELP THE HOMELESS YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME! DOING GODS WORK GOD BLESS YOU ALL

I am so happy for you! Congratulations on your new home!

We were at a shelter with them for several months. They had just moved up out of this area. They were great housemates. My son nicknamed the girls, "The little HI! girls " because they were always saying hi and waving to every one who came into the dining room for meals. It was awesome to see them moving up when their time came. So happy for them.

God is great all the time ! I met Johnny and Lexi in the same shelter great people and life changing events here god bless your family and keep up the good work great to see there is a new beginning at the end of this struggle! Amen

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Glad that rules are in place for this community.

I used to hangout with Jonny. This is truly an incredible story.

Australia!! Get in board!! WE NEED THIS!!!! WAKE UP WA let's lead on this initiative, be the first, not the "wait awhile" come on 😅

And to add to my earlier comment.think of all the billions of dollars out government is sending to other countries.

As much tax money the government takes for us and gives it to illegals.no legal citizen in America should be homeless.and they try to make it impossible with all the zoning and building regulations to live in a tiny house.everyone in our government that's lining their own pockets and letting the people live in tent's and sleeping on park benches.needs to go to prison.

wow thats innovation...❤

Yay, Madison! Great model for many cities!

We need these in Maine!

the Greeks copied the story from the Egyptians regarding the Trojan Horse😅

Wow! A heartwarming story with such emotion with lovely music to accompany it! Well done! 👍

Some non-profit in LA tried doing this same thing then the city bulldozed it down for some reason

Tears. This is an incredible story. It fills my heart to see the work that Joppa is doing to help those in need. Please keep making these videos. We need to tell the stories of our neighbors in need, to make a difference and to heighten awareness. A hole in perspective bolstered by gaps in empathy can be so damaging.

Ya'll keep going, cuz this is just the beginning ❤ praying!

Watching this as I was writing the music, the image of homelessness I had was absolutely shattered. It still wrecks me to think that the first 10 minutes were the end of their story for 3 months. Joppa is directly impacting lives and doing amazing work to not only help people out of homelessness, but to change minds and show how anyone could end up in these circumstances.

I love what you are doing here.

Fewer talking heads and more showing of the houses and amenities would be helpful.

Very cool!

College education doesn't make you smart , your smart in one thing... How you help your neighbor , humanity now that is smart , storing up treasure for heaven very smart GBY all🌿🕊️❤️

Wonderful🎉🎉🎉🎉 I hope more councils do this

There’s plenty of legal places to sleep.

Great job, Madison! So glad to see projects like this going on all across the country. It's about time! Way to go!

SUCH a Wonderful outcome, we need something like this in the .U.K. If thats at all possible. So many homeless people.

Our city did this for homeless, they started with 50, second year 100, this year 150 and now they are planning 500 and buying more property for future projects. We went from 2 homeless tent camps to 3 and they keep coming. Without a path to something else you will just have more and more people to provide for and now other cities are sending their homless here. Crime is out of control and now city services are being cut. I really dont suggest anyone do this without a clear pathway to turn peoples lives arpund and juat not keep giving and giving. They seem to gave a good program or something, because there's been a huge spike in crime, fights and stabbings, but in our city its raciat to expect people to behave...

Love this… every person deserves to feel safe and warm when they lay their head down at night… and this also provides a whole community to those who are otherwise ignored. Mental illness is rampant among the homeless and it gets worse in isolation. I think every city in America should offer something like this.

May God bless the people behind this scheme , of housing the homeless , and may God bless those who are in this unfortunate situation , love and light be with them all ,

America has become a nation of minimum wage jobs. A sevice nation. I blame the outsourcing of well paying manufacturing jobs to 🇨🇳 and other Asian countries as the reason for most of this and I definetly blame Washington and greedy American corporate elites AND their lobbyists. Most who once were politicans. Ever wonder why politicans are so much richer today than they were 30 40 yrs ago ? I seen this coming back in the 80s. Good luck America. Your leaders have sold you out a long time ago. Fjb FW.

This is exactly what the homeless person would love to have. This is all they need. Don’t need housing authority that will get them no where. Governor of each state can afford to buy land and built as many tiny homes, What’s the excuse of the governor putting that off,

I’m not homeless but getting ready to retire and it’s scary. I would love to be apart of your village. I’m so happy there’s a place like that. Hopefully it will spread to other states. Wishing you all the best. ❤

Do not play music while people are talking as they are competing with it

Curious if there are on-site community bathrooms for showers, toileting, etc.?

Boarding homes need to come back. Think Hey Arnold.

A child looked up to me and asked: Why are they making people live in dog houses? I looked down and exclaimed: Probably to punish them for not being able to pay their ridiculous prices for houses that are oversized and over rated.

Hope this idea spreads across the country. When people have a hkome they can concentrate on other parts of their life. Gardening so you can grow food for yourself, you can start bartering for what others may grow, being creative so you can sell items you make, it becomes a neighborhood.

It breaks my heart that a country as great as ours has these problems.

It’s wonderful. So happy they have a place that is so good for self esteem

Keep up the great work prayerfully the rest of the USA would come to their senses ❤❤❤❤❤

This proves this is a worthy oroject that can succeed. We just have to give people a chance. Thank You to all that put forth the effort. You got this !