Authors explore multiple viewpoints on whether tent cities can help solve the homelessness problem, whether housing first approaches are the best solution to homelessness, and whether promoting access to technology can help the homeless.
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An overview of homelessness / Gale Group - Tent cities can help solve the homelessness problem / Hubert G. Locke - Housing First approaches are the best solution to homelessness / Iain Atherton and Carol McNaughton Nicholls - Housing First approaches are not a long-term solution to homelessness / Ralph de Costa Nunez - Giving money to panhandlers helps the chronically homeless / Colorado Springs (CO) Gazette - Giving money to panhandlers does not help the chronically homeless / Derek Thompson - More than positive thinking is needed to deal with homelessness / Anna Nussbaum Keating - Homeless people need compassion and empathy / Gillie Easdon - Blind compassion does not help the homeless / Jayne Sorrels - Some homeless people are taking advantage of support systems / Becky Blanton - Promoting access to technology can help the homeless / Joel John Roberts - Homelessness has a serious impact on families and children / National Coalition for the Homeless - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender homeless youth face special challenges / Anthony Glassman - It is important to speak out about homelessness / Cynthia Rae Eastman - A homeless teen talks about her experience / Valencia McMurray.