Yup. Follow the money.
If you haven’t seen the poverty pimps up close, you might overlook what they are really about. They have a vested interest in perpetuating homelessness, poverty, drug addiction, mental illness, and alcoholism. The bigger their numbers, the more money they get. The more money they get, the more people they hire, and the more the bosses make. Always, grow the bureaucracy. If you can lure more homeless people to your town, all the better. Offer more programs, advertise, and oila! More work to do. More grants. More donations.
Without poverty, they would have no jobs.