return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months agoUS is on track to set record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streetswww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up1370arrow-down16cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldlatestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldcollapse@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up1364arrow-down1external-linkUS is on track to set record for homeless people with over 650K living on the streetswww.independent.co.ukreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square45fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldlatestagecapitalism@lemmy.worldcollapse@sopuli.xyz
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoTo be fair, a lot of small community churches or other religious shelters seem to do a lot more than anyone else about the problem.
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoDebatable. I work for a church. We do a LOT for the community. Free lunches under the bridge. Park clean ups every season. After school programs for kids. But in no way are we even close to doing as much good as actual organized programs that have real leadership and get funding.
To be fair, a lot of small community churches or other religious shelters seem to do a lot more than anyone else about the problem.
Debatable.
I work for a church. We do a LOT for the community. Free lunches under the bridge. Park clean ups every season. After school programs for kids.
But in no way are we even close to doing as much good as actual organized programs that have real leadership and get funding.