I, like most folks, support assisting those with "legitimate" needs and, yes, among the homeless there are many individuals with such needs: the mentally ill, the "suddenly" unemployed and seeking work, PTSD vets, the chronic alcoholics and drug addicts, the physically and mentally handicapped, women and children escaping from abusive situations, et al.  At the same time the streets of Eugene's downtown are also "littered" (I know, that's a nasty little pun) with "travelers" who are perfectly  capable of working, but choose, instead, to live off the largess of the community and "hang-out."  A key question:  How can we provide needed assistance w/o having it being drained-off by those who, IMO, don't deserve the support?  Perhaps Mr. Neubeck has an answer.  Gary Crum