Do we have a duty to help the homeless? This is obviously a matter of opinion – if you don’t think that your money or effort should go towards helping the homeless, I doubt that…
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Homelessness – Part 4: Why does Seattle have such a big homeless population?
Seattle ranks 18th in terms of population (755, 078) within the US, but it has the 3rd biggest homeless population (16,385). Chicago ranks 3rd in terms of US population (2,664,452), but ranks 13th in terms…
Homelessness – Part 3: Myths about the homeless
Myth 1: Most homeless people are mentally ill It is estimated that about 30% of the homeless population in Seattle suffers from a serious mental illness. I have encountered many homeless people that are seriously…
Homelessness – Part 2: Why is it a problem now, when things were fine in the 1970s?
I know that there have always been homeless people, but I don’t remember seeing any when I was growing up in Seattle during the 1970s. In fact, Google AI says that homelessness was such a…
Homelessness – Part 1: Introduction
Homelessness is a topic that has been on my mind a lot over the past few years and I’ve been wanting to write about this for a while. It is a very broad topic with…