New Federal Homeless Plan

Turns Ice-Cold Heart to Families, Individuals

Hearts Photo Diane Nilan

Now is the worst time to be homeless in America.

Millions of families and individuals experiencing or facing homelessness will encounter an avalanche of problems while discovering that “help is on the horizon” is as fake as a political campaign ad.

Bad enough: CoVid-19, surge in evictions, lack of financial help from Congress, restricted shelter admissions because of the pandemic, and ongoing “faux compassion.”

Add another new feckless Federal plan to address homelessness and Old Man Winter (and seemingly endless natural disasters) lurking make this the suckiest time to not have a place to live.

Two harbingers are among my reasons for dismazement:

1. The latest federal “toolbox” to address homelessness, while surprising in some admissions and suggestions, offers no hope. Congress, no matter the party in charge, is unlikely to embark upon a whole new, expensive, approach to house millions of struggling Americans.
2. Media shows uninformed concern. CNN’s well-intentioned post describing help available for our nation’s millions of beleaguered housing-challenged population illustrates what has been true all along — what little help is available…