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Do you think increasing funding for shelters will truly help, or will it lead to other challenges?

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 @9WMHFQQ  from California  answered…8mos8MO

I think funding for shelters is just the start. While I feel that they will help, shelters can only do so much. Resources will have to be provided as well.

 @9WFFM4CSocialist from California  answered…9mos9MO

I don't think funding shelters will truly help until they can get therapy for their issues.

 @9W7JBYBRepublican from California  answered…9mos9MO

Giving more money to the least trustworthy financial stewards in the nation is idiotic.

 @9W4PRZPPeace and Freedom from California  answered…9mos9MO

It may help for a while until people start abusing it.

 @9VQXMHV  from California  answered…9mos9MO

Funding and a reimagining of failing systems are necessary to save lives and prevent this epidemic of homelessness from spreading.

 @9V6YNV7 from California  answered…9mos9MO

It can help but drugs also plays a factor in this.

 @9V6QT26Women’s Equality from California  answered…9mos9MO

Yes, it will help because they are struggling more than others.

 @9V3KL7K from California  answered…9mos9MO

I think having more job opportunities meaning using less technology for factory workers.

 @9V2K6HN from California  answered…9mos9MO

I think it would truly help, because homeless people often face addiction and other hardship. If given the proper help I think it would truly benefit the homeless crisis

 @9V765LD from California  answered…9mos9MO

Funding for shelters really doesn't do very much when the shelters in question don't actually help homeless people. When a homeless person would rather sleep freely on the streets, than sleep with a roof under their head with maddening conditions and requirements, then maybe homeless shelters are not the way to go, and increasing its funding could make shelters that much harder to actually use. Instead of focusing so much on shelters, housing cost problems and rent issues should be dealt with. The challenges that homeless people face is mostly due to the fact that shelters don'…  Read more

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