How many homeless shelters are there in the United States?
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Not only not nearly enough - but too many.  There shouldn't be any homeless shelters and no homeless people.
513622
Those of you who describe homeless people as some horrible people are wrong. I was once homeless. Not all homeless people put themselves into that situation. Some were put there due to fires and hurricanes. Others were put there because people they care about took advantage of them. Everyone has their story. I heard a lot of them. There are some who are homeless because of their own stupidity but even most of them are trying to help themselves to do better.\nLimo Driver, try to get someone who the shelter says are making something of themselves. Not just someone who sits around all day doing nothing or has been there for a year and never once had a job. Someone who seems to be really trying and deserves that extra bit of help.\nI think that it is great what you hope to do. And that makes me love you even more. I hope that you do do it and that you do it soon.
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http://www.hud.gov/local/in/homeless/shelters.cfm
794580
Sure, why not. Giving a homeless person a job takes some reliability off the state/federal government! Hire two!
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No solution. If you create free housing for the homeless, more and more people will take advantage of it. This will drive more and more homeless people to the big cities, and your free housing will always run out of space. Plus, you are encouraging more people not to work hard and just take advantage of free housing.
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This is a tricky subject.  I've worked with the homeless and many actually prefer to live on the streets and wouldn't use or care for housing if they had it.  Many of the homeless are also mentally ill.  Tackle that challenge, they can become productive and turn it around.
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How many cities are there in the U.S.A.?
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Well, in my town, they usually hang around Wal-Mart. Burger King is right next to it. There are not a whole lot of homeless people though. Most are veterans who are missing limbs, so I always feel really bad for them. I don't like just giving them money because you just never know what their going to buy with it (like booze or drugs). However, I hate to see people going hungry. So, I usually stop by Burger King and pick them up a meal. So, if your able to do this, that would be my suggestion. Or, you could point them in the direction of the nearest homeless shelter if you have one in your community.
286808
You might want to check into your local Work Scource program and also if you have any "Homeless" shelters around where you live they may also have some information. The local employment office is another.Good luck!!!
751142
Well the homeless tend to gravitate to large cities where they can blend in unnoticed, possibly find assistance or panhandle.  There are probably no more in cold weather cities than anywhere else, it's just that cold weather brings them out looking for shelter.
344594
trillions and billions...!\n\nwhat? there are homeless people out there? there's people on minimal wage? what do you mean no hospital cover, no go?
748086
I completely agree with you.....I work for the courts and I know for a fact there are many resources, both federal and private entities that are out their to help the homeless, but MOST refuse the help, they just prefer to live in the streets.....I have yet to see one illegal or Hispanic panhandling in my border city and yet I see many white Americans begging and living on the streets....GOOD POINTS....
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http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Human+Services&entityNameEnumValue=24\n\nYou need to go to that website. It is the City of Chicago's Department of Human Services. They have TONS of information on homeless shelters and housing in the Chicago area.\n\nOur Mission    \n  The Chicago Department of Human Services helps people gain stability and achieve self-sufficiency. Through direct service and a network of funded agencies, we address basic human needs and help individuals and families make productive life choices.
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Too many.  We are disposing of our own people.  Sad state of affairs don't you think?
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Okay, let me ask you something.  Have you ever gone to feed the homeless yourself?  Have you ever been homeless?\nI have gone on compassionate missions to San Francisco, LA, downtown Tacoma, Portland Oregon, and Seattle to feed the homeless, and to give them blankets.  I can honestly say that many of them are alcoholics and/or drug addicts who don't care to better themselves. \nThe church I attended for several years offered some of them jobs, in exchange for food and shelter.  The homeless that we offered jobs to wanted the food and shelter, but didn't care to work.\nAs for the second part, for two weeks in '99 I chose to spend all my time with the homeless kids in downtown Tacoma.  I squatted with them, "spanged" (begging for spare change), and observed them closely.  What I saw was that they spent their money on drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes instead of getting their clothes cleaned, taking a shower at the YMCA or YWCA, or getting a hotel room.  I saw heroin, crank, and prostitution for said drugs.  I saw overdoses, disease, and degeneration.  I also saw that they were apathetic to change their situation, and that even with the numerous homeless shelters, they chose to stay in abandoned buildings.\nThe fact that there are homeless is a neverending problem, but it's also an abstract idea to those who speak out against it.  They have no idea, they haven't seen it firsthand like I have.  There are government programs to help these people, and they don't take the opportunity.  Therefore, if these people really want to help themselves, they do so, and they don't stay homeless!\nI know this sounds cold-hearted, but I really do feel for the homeless...just not as much as I did before I tried feeding them.  And I have even less sympathy because I saw it as closely as one can.\nEdit:  I commend the people who volunteer to work in soup kitchens, and in food banks.  But just WHAT is the government supposed to do?  Honestly.  Throw some money at the people?  How are we supposed to sort out the ones who want to better themselves from the drug addicts and alcoholics?  There are homeless shelters, food banks, soup kitchens, low-income housing, churches with good people who try to help...\nAnd I'll tell you what.  In those two weeks that I ran with the homeless, I never went hungry.  There were always people giving us money.  I think I made more money in those two weeks than I have at ANY job I've had...and all that without resorting to prostitution.\nAs I said, there are government programs.  They can help themselves.  Throwing money at them will solve nothing, except putting us even further in debt.\nOne more thing, my sister has five kids.  They live in a four bedroom house, and the rent is $850 a month.  Not bad for Washington State.  She and her husband have a monthly income of a little over $1500.  Their electric bill comes every other month and is usually close to $400 even though they conserve.  One more thing:  My sister has yet to use Welfare.  Those kids are well-fed and cared for.  \nThe unfortunate thing, as I said, is if the government put more money into programs for the impoverished, there are too many who would take advantage of it.  Do you know who would wind up paying the price?  The taxpayers!\nThat there are homeless is tragic.  But there is nothing the government can do.
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im sure if theyd asked they wont be turned away. maybe not all religious buildings have the appropriate amenities to be a suitable shelter. why arent government buildings or public buildings shelter for the homeless?
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I do help the homeless, my husband and I have started a homeless outreach at our church. We take clothes and food under a bridge once a month(we are a small church and it takes us that long to collect everything) and hand them out. We also hand out blankets when it's cold, shoes razors, tooth brushes, tooth paste and much more.