Muttly
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I am a huge supporter of programs that help homeless people. I volunteer often with organizations that help homeless. We do need to do more, but it is a complex issue. I think right now, what would help a great deal, is to change the attitudes folks have about homeless. The majority still assume that homeless people are addicts, criminals, mentally ill, making a choice, etc. As we don't live in a socialist country, support has to come from a variety of forms, including charities and have buy in from the public. We have one of the worst, maybe the worst, issues with homelessness. Much higher than detroit. The mainstream media here is frequently running pieces about the problem of homeless. Those pieces often do not include all the facts, like they will state that people turn down offers of shelter, without stating the reasons. They will also repeat information that has been disproven, like large numbers of the country's homeless community are coming here because our services for homeless are so great.