that’s a lot of $$….never recall seeing any previous president/administration share such a gesture….seems to be a media blackout on this one too…
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The Trump administration is giving $2.96 billion of CARES Act funding to support homeless Americans and those at risk of becoming homeless as a result of the economic shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced in a Tuesday press release.
“Homelessness was a major issue in some cities across our Nation long before this pandemic occurred, and unfortunately the dire living conditions of our most vulnerable Americans left many without a home to isolate in or proper medical and healthcare resources to defend themselves against this invisible enemy,” HUD Secretary Ben Carson said in a statement.
“As we continued to monitor the effects of COVID-19 in at risk communities, the Department and our partners worked quickly to respond to outbreaks and minimize the spread from hotspots to other locations,” Carson added. “This increased funding to help provide for our homeless will make a difference now as we combat the coronavirus and inform long-term, innovative solutions for addressing homelessness in the future.”
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How exactly is a homeless person supposed to access that money. Many of them are mentally ill, and have no clue as to what is going on around them. Who is distributing this money and how?
Just throwing money at the homeless population is not an answer to this crises. Who is going to take them, if they want a place to live. What about the drug addicts, who are out of their minds? Elderly?
It’s a generous gesture on the surface, but it is a complicated issue that needs some real social solutions!