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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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 @9WGYMYG from Maine  answered…8mos8MO

Increasing the funding will help out because more and more people become homeless each year because of how expensive housing is.

 @9WGTMNJDemocrat from Maine  answered…8mos8MO

I think it will, help. The homeless just need some help getting on their feet.

 @Te#246d^ from Maine  answered…8mos8MO

I think increasing Homeless Shelters will truly help. It gives the homeless a place top go, and with education, their lives can be improved for the better

 @9W3JFGL from Maine  answered…8mos8MO

I believe it will help if it is used properly and people accept the help

 @9W3F3L4 from Maine  answered…8mos8MO

funding would do nothing throwing money at a problem like Homeless shelters is pointless when that funding could be put to making housing and jobs to be provided to these people

 @9VN3SX6 from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

Such funding will not help. While the thought behind it is good, many homeless people completely disregard the help given, so it's a waste of money.

 @9VN3SX6 from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

Such funding will not help. While the thought behind it is good, many homeless people completely disregard the help given, so it's a waste of money.

 @9VL8VBV from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

It could help some but it will lead to more challenges in getting people to go live in the shelters

 @9VGZPC7 from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

it will help because a lot of homeless people are homeless from not being able to afford housing

 @9VGGRSH from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

i think it can help especially if we are using the homeless shelters as rights of privilege to the homeless who really need it and aren’t on drugs.

 @9VFHPH6 from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

I think it will do both I think instead of putting more money into homeless shelters I think there should be more funding for drug/alcohol rehab.

 @9V8JP8P from Maine  answered…9mos9MO

I think that it won't help enough, I think that there's too many people in this country and that we don't have enough room for more housing, led alone homeless shelters.

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