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Originally Posted by wolf
I know them. I know their stories. Not a noble mother of four struggling to find her children a better life among them.
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I'm not sure that the ones you encounter in your line of work are a true sampling.
Many of the 'mothers of four' can usually find something other than street begging. There are still a lot of organizations, Govmt and NGO, who can help the determined. Still, shelters are full, low-income housing is getting scarcer, and an already overstretched system just took a big hit.
It would be interesting if someone would buy up all of the foreclosed homes and turn them into multi-family shelters. I'm not sure how the suburban communities would feel, but it would probably be better than an abandoned firetrap.
IMO, kids should never be homeless. In some cases it might be the parents fault. In other cases, everyone is one job loss or serious under/uninsured injury away from losing everything. It is possible to do everything right and still end up homeless.
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