This was a report that I heard on the news and found an article in Realtor Magazine online.  In a report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, the group found out that there are more than 744,000 people in the US alone that were either homeless or living in a shelter in 2005.

According to this report, California had the most homeless people in 2005 of about 170,000 followed by New York, Florida, Texas, and Georgia.

Other areas included Nevada with the highest share of its population homeless, about 0.68% followed by Rhode Island, Colorado, California, and Hawaii.

The president of the National Alliance to End Homelessness stated that the problem is that many of the homeless simply can't afford housing.

Isn't it interesting that here we find thousands of homes in the US sitting on the market that is vacant, or about to go into foreclosures.  What would be wrong if society tries to visit some of these homeless shelters and find responsible people who are working hard to support their families and have them rent out their homes.  Granted, we know that they could not afford to pay all the mortgage cost but isn't something better than nothing at all.  Where are the support and help for fellow humans?

Why not push for affordable housing for these citizens of america?  Yes, we know that some have mental and substance-abuse problems, however, there are others who are currently just down and out.  They might have loss the bread-winner in the family, maybe medical bills or other circumstances pushed them to seek shelter elsewhere.  We must all remember that they are just homeless, not hopeless.