Homeless Helping Homeless - H3x Sheboygan

Homeless Helping Homeless - H3x Sheboygan H3x is a community-driven advocacy and outreach page for the homeless in Sheboygan, WI.

12/17/2023

There is currently a dire need for men’s and women’s belts in the community. Pay it forward Inc has garnered a few clothing donations. However the men and women of the community could make hearty use of a means to keep their pants up.

If you have any belts or otherwise you’d like to donate towards a good cause, please don’t hesitate to bring them/ it into Pay it forward Inc on Erie Ave, or the Open Door on 8th St & tell them “Homeless Helping Homeless” sent ya.

12/09/2023

Thanks to some very kind people, we have secured just enough tents & tarps this week to ensure 5-10 families do not go without some form of shelter for the rest of the winter.

Thanks to the kindness and consideration of the surrounding Sheboygan community, multiple individuals will be able to find temporary shelter this winter.

If you are in need of shelter, contact our page for assistance.

11/18/2023

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to bring forth urgent and distressing concerns about the operations at the Salvation Army emergency shelter in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. There have been troubling decisions made by the lodge manager that pose severe risks to the safety and well-being of individuals seeking refuge.

In the past month alone, over five individuals have been expelled from the shelter for seemingly trivial reasons, ranging from inadvertent possession of over-the-counter sleeping medicines to disputes between residents. These actions continue amidst the harsh winter weather, exposing those expelled to life-threatening conditions as temperatures steadily decline. The consequences of being made homeless in these extreme conditions could lead to dire outcomes.

Moreover, there have been disconcerting changes in admission rules, allowing individuals who have failed important screenings—such as breathalyzers, urinalysis, and sexual predator background checks—into the shelter. Disturbingly, this includes individuals with a history of sexual assault against children, even when other children are present in the lodge.

Further compounding these issues, the recent outbreak of bedbugs and lice within the lodge has not been reported to the health department. This lack of transparency bypasses essential regulations necessary for ensuring the safety and functionality of the shelter.

The individuals who have been expelled from the lodge encompass a wide range, from a pastor to elderly men and women in their 50s and 60s.

These concerning matters demand immediate attention and action. It is crucial to safeguard the vulnerable individuals seeking shelter and to ensure that the shelter operates in compliance with the required standards for safety and care.

I urge the oversight commission to investigate these pressing issues and take swift measures to rectify them, guaranteeing the safety and well-being of those in need of emergency shelter.

If you see this GMC, this person has been driving around downtown Sheboygan back and forth between 8th street and 7th st...
11/04/2023

If you see this GMC, this person has been driving around downtown Sheboygan back and forth between 8th street and 7th st, harassing every homeless person they come across. The vehicle in question is a dark burgundy GMC hatchback.

If you see this vehicle, do not attempt to make contact with the individual driving it. However if you feel so inclined and witness the harassment, report the plates and the observed incidents to the Sheboygan Police Department.

10/18/2023

Another sensitive point we as the homeless community here within The City Of Sheboygan, WI, 53081 would like to touch on, is employment opportunities.

Let’s be honest, employment opportunities are ample in Sheboygan Wisconsin at all times due to factories and more. However, the process for hiring has changed quite a bit over the years. Companies like Kohler and other family owned industries now require a longer and much more thorough vetting process.

One of the main determining factors to a person’s success in garnering the career they are seeking or a job to pay the bills as a homeless individual, is often times “appearance” and “social setting”.

With the above said, often times the homeless are overlooked as workers or potential employees due to the negative stigma attached to the homeless role. Other times appearance and or a patchy resume due to bout/s of homelessness prevent many homeless individuals from a job to pay the bills much less a great career.

We look around in this position and often times we see people hungry to work. Burly and strong. Some skinny and frail but teeming with moxie and spirit to get the job done. Whatever the job may be.

But due to many more factors than we will have space to mention, with “being homeless” being number one, we homeless citizens likely will not be given the opportunity to work.

As per example: One of us apply to a hypothetical position at kohler company, at the same time a freshly shaven, showered, fed, and housed graduate is also applying for this position. It is unlikely the employer will choose one of us over the graduate.

It comes down to this.

Who in all honesty would hire one of us over the aforementioned graduate?

Thus we are given another daily dilemma to ponder and overcome. In a stable setting, this dilemma would be no more than part of daily life and at worst a mere consideration. But out here in this position? It becomes another barrier to stable living.

10/18/2023

As much as it pains us all to admit it, every day / night in The City of Sheboygan, homeless citizens face unexpected hostility along their journey.

A lot of what will be described herein can be observed & verified when it is convenient for you, the observers, during the late and early hours of any given date.

Often times it will be the late night or early morning walks / bike rides from spot to spot the homeless citizens of Sheboygan must take to keep warm enough to survive a night in the cold, lest hypothermia set in; wherein this hostility is experienced.

Often times along said walks or bike rides you will have few cars or people on the street. 3 out of the 5 cars you will see in passing at these late/early hours are going to have someone within, screaming something hostile out of their window in passing the homeless citizen/s. Some go as far as to blare nuisance music and bass while following the homeless for miles on end, others will go as far as nuisance behavior such as following the homeless while honking, repeatedly, parking wherever they are and performing either of the above, or all three.

There is a lesser spoke upon stigma affiliated with the homeless community locally, wherein, it is a common stereotype to see a homeless person walking at 2 in the morning and naturally assume they must be on drugs or alcohol, a non contributing vagrant, or a trouble maker.

Rather than to think about the conditions in which they are walking currently. Often times ill equipped for the weather or blustery conditions. The homeless must continue to move or it is very possible and though not often touched on in today’s media, very possible that they may not make it through the night as the temperature drops and the cold winter wind picks up off the lake.

This stigma, and the resulting unexpected hostility, can often be seen around the downtown area, and the waterfront/ beachfront area. Even in & around our own military bases locally.

Let’s break the cycle of this negative stigma attached to this false stereotype.

The truth is, there was as of 2021, five hundred homeless citizens in Sheboygan Wisconsin. With maybe 2-3% overall of those homeless citizens being afflicted by drug addictions or alcoholism. Thus it is an inaccurate and negative stereotype that only hurts and hinders our community as a whole. Often times a homeless individual whom has sought the appropriate resources and aid will be out and about late night and early morning due to the strict stipulations of some of the assistance programs and stable living transition programs such as the Salvation Army emergency lodge. There are many reasons to see the homeless community moving from point A to point B throughout a day, any one of the given reasons could be valid. However, it is mathematically less likely to be drug or alcohol related, than one of the given examples.

Let’s rethink how we view the homeless, together, as a city. 🌆

We would like to address some concerning issues regarding the lack of presenting basic human rights to the homeless comm...
10/18/2023

We would like to address some concerning issues regarding the lack of presenting basic human rights to the homeless community in Sheboygan, WI, 53081.

It is deeply saddening to see things of this nature but it is the reality of the predicament many of us face and thus it must be touched on.

Below you will see basic amenities such as bathrooms, water, or charging of important devices for survival or communication have been revoked by the city of Sheboygan.

This does not even begin to cover some of the issues at hand regarding this specific topic nor was it designed to point fingers in any one direction, however, it is supposed to bring about awareness.

10/18/2023

Welcome to Homeless Helping Homeless - H3x Sheboygan! 🏠 We’re a community-driven advocacy and outreach page for the homeless in Sheboygan, WI. Run by the local homeless community, we’re your point of contact for local homeless issues and raising awareness. We’re not a fancy non-profit, nor do we have government funding or financial backers. We do this because it’s the right thing to do. Join us in making a difference! 💙

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