I’ve noticed they have quite a few older women (and men) on YouTube living in their vehicles because they can’t afford to make it otherwise on their Social Security. They document their daily life on those channels. They sometimes have difficulties finding a safe place to park where they won’t be chased away by cops or security guards. Taking showers is a hassle. Altogether it doesn’t look like much fun. But as inflation keeps going up and the housing market remains tight I expect many more will wind up on the street. It’s not just young able bodied drug addicts that are homeless.
Congrats on your sensible consideration.
Every single one of them are different stories. Some are simply addicted and need to be institutionalized. But the later 1 third are as we indicated. They can not afford rents, or lost their domicile because of one spouse passing away, or medical..or whatever.
The solution is localities getting together and through volunteers, setting aside a piece of vacant property and setting up places, or constructing housing for these people to go to.
Not throwing them in jail and issuing fines for...BEING DESTITUTE.
You agree, we got enough money to GIVE for endless wars and ILLEGALS infiltrating this nation, but very little compared to get these people back into society. Most of these people indicate they can afford to pay rent at a lower price.
The one constant is...DO NOT, give them money. The addictive people will use that money for you know what.
It is a local issue as I said. And it require volunteers to administer the solution.
At a prior thread I explained that we look after a disabled man who served this country in the NG and can not access VA benefits because, like my wife they served at the time of no conflict, and served a short time. So there is just one example of veterans who may not get access to benefits, even if they’d be lessor.
This is a national disgrace!