Chronic Homelessness

This group thinks it’s found a way to end chronic homelessness. It’s working. By Robert Samuels, June 11, 2014, Washington Post: “Four years ago, a nonprofit organization named Community Solutions, declared they could reduce homelessness in the country by 100,000 people. On Wednesday, at a reception for about 100 people, campaign director Becky Kanis made the announcement: The plan worked, even better than they thought. “101,628″ read the placard displaying the number of people housed since the campaign began. In the Washington region, Montgomery County housed 96 homeless people during the campaign; Fairfax, 222; and Arlington, 90. The District, which this year saw a 13.5 increase in homelessness, housed 2,422. The announcement of the program’s success was notable. . .”