D Gerber as per Dan Bryant: "He painted a picture of the issue in broad strokes, pointing to mental illness, addiction and dysfunctional families as the causes of the problem."  mr gerber, I think the underlying cause of homelessness are the issues in the statement you dismissed as  not valid.  In a previous editorial you mentioned things that could be done by the homeless to help them help themselves..  2/20/16.  to summarize,  you stated 3 steps for helping. 1) educate the "citizenry" - I guess it's been all the doctors and shrink, and vets and social workers  -are all incorrect. 2) connect newbies with help - homeless" hand out palm cards". 3) a an alternative to panhandling. "chess, basketball..."
  sir, with all due respect I do hope your outfit gets little or no governmental funding. I don't agree with you at all on possible underlying cause and your steps to achieve something are pie in the sky.  so, we the people are to provide a rec program . really?