Why don't homeless people just go stay with their families?

Several years ago, I saw one of my former classmates sifting through trash in search of a meal. I went up and talked with him - he was living on the streets! I asked Scott why he was living on the streets. What happened to his grandma, who he used... read more

Three stories about four people who for various reasons ended up homeless and for various complicated reasons couldn't just go stay with family. Homelessness is an extremely complex and complicated problem so there's not going to be one simple or easy answer. read more

A lot of homeless people are also physically disabled, which makes it harder for them to do things like find a cheap place to live or get a job. The biggest reason why some people end up homeless is that they had a lot of choices taken away from them at the outset. Any bad choices they made beyond that are not the bulk of the problem. read more

I have friends who have had children go homeless, sometimes with families of their own, but who cannot allow them to stay in their apartments for more than a few nights a month without losing their own subsidized leases, or being immediately evicted for exceeding occupancy covenants in their developments. read more