297 Quotes About Homelessness

You know, everyone needs a place they can call home! They need people and a place to go which is theirs, a safe haven. A place to feel protected, where you can be yourself and unwind. A place where you are accepted. A safe roof over your head.

Homelessness hurts.

My mother's right. Home for us doesn't have to be a fixed place. I find it in slots of time, in slants of light. I feel it closest at dawn when night and day meld and mingle awhile before they drift apart.

A homeless person should know that many souls feel utterly homeless in spite of living into the bodies of wealthy homeowners

Aren't we all homeless without a home inside our mind?

We are homeless enough in this world under the best of circumstances without going to any special effort to test our capacity to be more so.

Begging is much more difficult than it looks. Contrary to popular belief, it’s a high art form that takes years of dedicated practice to master.

Poverty is what you see in the eyes of a Black child living in the squatter camp.Matsime Simon Mohapi

What would it hurt for me to give that homeless guy a couple bucks? Who the hell cares if he spends it on beer? Maybe beer is a step up for him from the harder stuff that knocked him onto the streets in the first place. Maybe, just maybe, he’s actually going to spend it on food (homeless people do eat, right?). Maybe, he really is a desperate human being who is trying to change his situation.