There is a certain truth to what Mr. Harkins wrote. Most people who are by chance, become homeless by bad chance or bad situation, works at being not homeless. There are enough programs available out there to help almost anyone who are willing to get off the streets....if they want to. But when being a homeless become a lifestyle, then they got no sympathy coming.  Some homeless are drug or alcohol addicts, or mentally ill who refused to take their medication like the one that article written previously. How can anyone help the homeless without being their enabler??? In sad retrospect, you probably can't until they want to be help.