Homeless, How do towns deal with it?

[pacoalcracker]

half the population are just a few paychecks from homeless, and thats the sad truth.

 

[307]

Homeless burned down an empty house this past Sunday morning in my town.

Now they’re even more homeless.

 

[IdahoElk]

We get very few homeless people in my town, It's just too cold most of the year but in the summer there are people that camp in the woods.

 

[AK Troutbum]

We get very few homeless people in my town, It's just too cold most of the year but in the summer there are people that camp in the woods.

You would think the same thing in Anchorage. We just spent the last month or so in mostly subzero temperatures (several nights -20°), and it doesn’t seem to phase them. Although, a few do freeze to death every year.


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[Customweld]

We get very few homeless people in my town, It's just too cold most of the year but in the summer there are people that camp in the woods.

I’m not sure they’d be tolerated for very long , where you are.

 

[Customweld]

My crew was on a homeless camp cleanup this morning. The guy had only been there for a few weeks and we filled a dump truck and 8 yard roll off dumpster with garbage. The stuff that is in some of these camps is absolutely bizarre.

 

[IdahoElk]

I’m not sure they’d be tolerated for very long , where you are.

So funny, Glitter gulch isn't for everybody

 

[Fartrell Cluggins]

Quck, maybe helpful search about the underlying reasons for homeless. Obviously, no hard and fast numbers exist because, it's complicated. But this is at least a reasonable guestimate.

1. Lack of housing, economic hardship. Approximately 50%

2. Drug/alcohol abuse. Approximately 30%

3. Mental Health issues. Approximately 20%

Any proposed solutions would likely need to be aimed at the underlying cause(s) to be most effective and efficient.

You'll find that many of the homeless are those who aged out of foster care.

 

[Mangata]

The homeless just need to join Rokslide…

Not one of the previous #208 posts has someone reported their descent into homelessness. So is owning firearms or posting on the forum is in some form protective to individuals from housing insecurity…