Building a Lasting Solution to the Nation’s Homeless Crisis
“A fundamental dilemma is that even though there may be many organizations in a community with programs to help the homeless, there’s usually not a clear authority in charge, taking accountability for the problem. Individual groups are accountable to their funders and boards, but don’t have a formal incentive to work together.
‘That’s something that surprises people in the general public, that it’s not someone’s job in your community to end homelessness,’ he says. ‘It’s actually lots of people’s jobs, which means that it’s no one’s job.'”