Why can’t we stop homelessness? 4 reasons why there’s no end in sight

July 12, 2023

NPR

A man carries a sleeping bag at a homeless encampment in Portland, Maine, in May, before city workers arrived to clean the area. State officials say a lack of affordable housing is behind a sharp rise in chronic homelessness.

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1186856463/homelessness-rent-affordable-housing-encampments

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