What do you think can be done about the problem of homelessness?

Recreating of more jobs, shelters or homes or some funds per month until they are able to fund for themselves would be the best solutions in my opinion, but then again, if there are monthly payouts, there might be some whom choose not work. I think getting them jobs would be the first step of all and then, giving them a work or a dormitory to stay at. I'll be looking at other answers; would bookmark this discussion.

There are low cost housing projects for those who can afford, for those who can't, there are projects of relocation but the people leave the place where they can dwell as they don't want to stay in a quite far place away from the city. They preferred to stay in the streets or under the bridges where they thought here they can earn a living in a quite easy way. What others are doing after recieving a simple house and piece of lot from the government, they sell the rights to others and go back to the city. Though this one is commonly happened at our country. Sometimes the problem lies at the people themselves.

I think that we should have social workers in charge of helping the homeless ,so that we can connect them with community services.

I think it's really a problem that could be fixed with a little extra effort from people or with a little bit more care from people. When you go to the city you see lots of big run down buildings that are just sitting there taking up space. There is so much more we could be doing with these buildings. There are just so many things out there that we could that could make this world better and we would just have to do small things one step at a time.

I really don't know much about this issue; it's something that's always there and it makes you think that sometimes, it's not really solvable. Offhand, I could only say that how a particular treats its poor, its week, its downtrodden is a function of how this society values its people. So I won't be pointing fingers to anyone, I'm part of a guilty society. On a more practical perspective, I believe part of the solution is in creating stables ways for transitioning homeless people into a more stable life. I think, the use of modified halfway houses could be used for this approach, modified in a sense that each transient house has a its own program to mainstream homeless people.

Across our nation, homelessness is an unbearable condition we all are faced with on some level. Some choose to ignore the homeless as being unimportant, yet there are others who would give their last penney or the shirt off their back to help someone in need. I really admire Jon Bon Jovi and his efforts with Philadelphia Soul. What he has done to help the homeless with his star power should be recognized. If everyone could lend a helping hand in some small way to their community, maybe we could wipe out the issue of homelessness one day.

I'm not one to run to the government for the solution to all our problems, but I think here is one thing they can do. There are vacant houses and buildings all over the place when you start looking for them. I think the government or someone should run a check on the buildings and pay the owners to allow homeless people to use them within certain contexts. People should be there to teach the homeless whatever they need to know to get back on their feet. Most homeless have access to clothing from places like the Salvation Army or clothing banks, and if they're careful, they can look presentable. It's the showers and addresses that are the problem. Why not let them use the vacant buildings with addresses and running water, etc.? It's so wasteful for these buildings to set there empty while people desperately need them. Another thing we can do personally is to support shelters however we can. If you can't give money, give food or blankets or towels or toothpaste. If we do what we can individually, we could do a lot to alleviate the problem.

i am not really keen on helping those homeless people. cause some homeless people have their own home who just left their own home. because of some reason. i know personally some people who wants to stay in my place though they have their own house. i say no. a big no. i don't want to adopt any one who have their own home who just run out of home to run away from their responsibilities and just want to be fed and enjoy life without any responsibilities. but there are really poor people that are homeless that we should help out.

I saw a thing on the news, I can't remember if it was national or local, but it was an interview with a lady who ran a shelter and she said that probably 60% of the people she sees in the shelter regularly have college degrees and probably 35-40% of those people have Master's and even Doctorate degrees. It's scary to think of when we are told as children that all we need to make it in the world is ambition and a college education. I had this idea, if I had unlimited money, of buying or building an apartment building, or even an old hotel, and letting people work to live there. If there are that many college-educated people living on the streets there are probably just as many who have gone through an apprenticeship with a carpenter or electrician or who know how to cook...they could put those skills to use as a way to pay their "rent" in the house and get a stipend in the meantime that they could be putting away for the future. It's something directly out of a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie plot and there would be a lot of practical details to work out but that's my idea.

Hello there pose. Here in my city, I see few people sleeping anywhere. It is because our government reach out on them by helping them go back to their hometown or be taken care by the social welfare department. However, in urban areas especially in Manila, I saw a lot, and in my mind, I could not exactly understand why these people prefer living that way rather than going back to their hometown. I guess they thought that living in the city would help them get a wealthier life, but to no avail, it is a great challenge for them looking for a job....

I think this is something our government should give attention to. We live in different countries and I believe in every country there is a high percentage of homeless people. In our country Philippines, I have seen many street children and yet the government seems to not care about them. I think there should be a program to provide food, shelter and clothing to these people and allot a budget to provide them way of living so they would learn to earn for themselves.