I think you may be over-simplifying the problem of homelessness. I agree that housing in itself is not a total solution. I also agree that healthcare and our so

I think you may be over-simplifying the problem of homelessness. I agree that housing in itself is not a total solution. I also agree that healthcare and our social welfare system are a mess to some extent. However, there are many other things that need to be considered. Drug abuse, lack of willingness to seek out/receive services, individuals that choose to be homeless. Taking a long-term homeless person with a substance abuse issue to gainful, successful employee supporting themselves is not going to happen overnight and most likely not within a year. The support system required to solve the issue is massive at scale. With that said, I do believe there has to be a better way to address the problem. One of the best solutions I have seen in a while came from HandUp (https://www.handup.org https://www.handup.org). They basically created a crowdfunding platform to help homeless people obtain the things/services/etc.. they need. This I believe is similar to what you may be envisioning. I think the best solutions come connecting the individual to the right services/programs and ensuring they remain connected. You have to accept you will never have a 100% solution, but if you can touch just 10% you have made a drastic improvement in so many lives.