What are we doing about it? - a photo on Flickriver

            "The city said homelessness has doubled in Raleigh since the pandemic. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Raleigh City Council approved a pilot program Tuesday that would allocate $5 million to help reduce homelessness, which the city said has doubled in Raleigh since the pandemic. May 7, 2024". The reality is, some are "working homeless." They have jobs, but they don't make enough money to afford a house or apartment due to the rising cost of housing in the area, which is not going to go down any time soon. Some use drug users, some do not. Some are alcoholics, some aren't. Some are homeless by choice. Some are offered help, but refuse it. Some accept help, but there's all kinds of hoops and red tape and bureaucracy that they have to go through before they get off the streets - which sometimes take weeks or months. Some assistance requires an address, but they don't have an address since they're homeless - so they're stuck in a loop. I could not rap my head around that requirement! Some qualify for Section 8 housing, but there's an over 2-year wait on Section 8. The city of Raleigh has the "ACORNS" program that's supposed to help, but it's not all that the city politicians make it out to be and want you to believe. ACORNS doesn't have enough money and resources it needs, and despite all the rich people in the area, and ever increasing taxes, nobody will give it to them, so for the most part there's not a lot ACORNS can really do other than put on a nice looking show for the general public. On the meantime, the homeless just keep getting shuffled from one place to another.
   

Taken on: September 7, 2024

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Camera: Nikon D810, f/2.8, 1/250 sec, 50mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D810
Lens:	50.0 mm f/1.4
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	50mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 9.5.0 (iOS)
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