Volunteers out of options for 78-year-old homeless Belleville man with cognitive disability
“You literally believe there are services to help with these situations until you actually try to get the services,” one volunteer said.
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“You literally believe there are services to help with these situations until you actually try to get the services,” one volunteer said.
“I feel like God actually spoke to me directly and told me that I should get involved in some way, shape or form,” said a Missouri man.
The 77-year-old didn't pay his property taxes, and St. Clair County foreclosed his home. His story reveals a series of breakdowns in a system that struggles to deal with people who don't fit into traditional society or follow all its rules.
“(After the eviction) I said, ‘Are you OK?’ And he said, ‘I don’t want to talk about it.’ It was so sad. I wanted to cry because he just had a pillow and his cart,” said a neighbor.