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Milton, a
homeless person himself, educates the public about the complicated socio-economic reasons behind why homelessness exists.
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San Francisco, California
DURATION:
2 hours long
PEOPLE:
for 1 - 10 people
TAGS:
Urban, Off the Beaten Path, Politics & Activism, Social Good, Adventure, history, Walking, Homeless, Tenderloin
Navigate the Tenderloin with a homeless person.
Come with me on a truly unique tour where I'll tell you about what it's like to be homeless, the issues many homeless people face, and social services available to those in need. Many people have strong opinions about homelessness but few people actually venture out to experience what it's like for themselves. I'll give you that experience.
We'll go to a couple of shelters, day centers for children, soup kitchens, workplace training programs, and so forth. The Tenderloin is a unique part of San Francisco, where poverty is rampant and many people are on the streets, so it's best to go around with a seasoned habitant.
For: People curious about homelessness
Cost Includes:
A guided experience of what it's like to be homeless from a friendly homeless person.
**All fees collected by Vayable will go to the local shelter you visit.
Reviews
Highly Unique Insights Into Homelessness
Milton is the man! He's also someone you would likely never meet unless you were homeless yourself. On his exceedingly candid tour of the Tenderloin, Milton provides both objective insights and complex opinions about the overlapping cycles of poverty, violence, addiction, mental illness and other misfortunes that plague this small section of town. Overall, it's a very unconventional tour, and that's what makes it so enlightening. My entire family took the tour and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Insightful and also important tour to do
Milton is a charismatic guide who understands the realities of living on the street as well as the underlying social problems that keep people on the street. The tour is inspiring and we'd highly recommend it, with our only suggestion being that it could be slightly shorter.
Having so little and doing so much
I went on this tour and worked in a soup kitchen with Milton, and he is such an amazingly inspiring, friendly, and imaginative person. Even though he's homeless, he volunteers at GLIDE and helps to feed others who are also in need. He embodies what Vayable is: he has a unique perspective and gives you access to a world many people have strong opinions about yet do not understand. After spending a few hours with Milton, you'll understand the day-to-day on the streets, the chronic issues that prevent progress, and what it's really about.
