Addressing Homelessness

It is hard to image a society without homelessness but the mere fact that this existed for more than 3 decades because the federal government prioritized housing as the basic infrastructure of our society means there is hope. He touches on the importance of separating poverty from homelessness which highlights the government’s failure in addressing these issues. How it is that problem that existed in the 1930’s and is still an issue in 2017. From a social point of view, homelessness is a major concern and we as a nation should feel ashamed to not addressing this issue.
The government has failed, infrastructures established to address these issues have failed and most importantly we as a society have failed. Reducing the federal budget by 65 million dollars has issued a significant blow to social programs that were geared toward minimizing homelessness, creating affordable housing and taking care of the mentally ill. In addition to not having a safety net, homeless
I agree that the president should prioritize ending homelessness and reinvest affordable housing. I think that the current Bill of Rights should be Amendment to include special protections for all vulnerable population, not just the homeless. In regards to the creation of policies that prevent mass evictions and regulate rents this should be a joint effort at the federal, state and local levels of government. I also agree that building strong coalitions and attacking this issue at the grassroots level will force more people to face the problem be socially accountable. I do disagree that only way to end homelessness is having a home. Homelessness is not homogenous, there is an array of circumstance that lead to this problem so address the physical issue of not having home this alone will not be suffice we have to also address the underlying societal and personal