Went there not long ago. Was shocked with the amount of homeless. Seemed to be whites and blacks though. But definitely agree. So much for white privilege. . . I believe these bigger cities have much greater access to homeless shelters than small towns. Unfortunately, most homeless do not want to be there because most are on the street due to mental illness not due to circumstance. I know in my small town and in the nearest large city you have to have a clean drug screen. Well that is virtually impossible for most. Sadly, the govt threw these ppl away long ago by opening the doors of the mental institutions and putting the folks out on the streets. Yes the system needed to be restructured but there is now no immediate resource to meet the needs of these ppl unless they are essentially suicidal are homicidal.
Went there not long ago. Was shocked with the amount of homeless. Seemed to be whites and blacks though. But definitely agree. So much for white privilege. . . I believe these bigger cities have much greater access to homeless shelters than small towns. Unfortunately, most homeless do not want to be there because most are on the street due to mental illness not due to circumstance. I know in my small town and in the nearest large city you have to have a clean drug screen. Well that is virtually impossible for most. Sadly, the govt threw these ppl away long ago by opening the doors of the mental institutions and putting the folks out on the streets. Yes the system needed to be restructured but there is now no immediate resource to meet the needs of these ppl unless they are essentially suicidal are homicidal.