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There are 2 comments on Homelessness, Its Consequences, and Its Causes

  1. It is good to see the emphasis this week on homelessness. Another issue intertwined with homelessness is incarceration. Many people leaving incarceration have no place to go once they walk out the door of the prison/jail, and their support structure may be very narrow (if they even have one) having lost or severed many ties with family and friends. Homeless shelters are where quite a few end up going. Programs that provide some support to people toward the end of their sentence and then in the crucial first days and weeks after returning to the community are another approach to stemming some of the homelessness.

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