Where I am from you will see homeless people everywhere and it’s a really sad scene. Having been one of those kids thats had to have their friends family feed and take care of them, I know how hard it is for families to make the cut. Things are a lot more expensive now a days and with a surplus of people in the world as well as entering the work force, there’s now a lot more homeless and struggling people/ families.  Whether they got there because of little affordable housing, drug use, mental illness or parental/social factors; we need to find ways to help them out.  Creating jobs and spaces for people to get their lives together and find the help they may need.  So many people have money that could be put to use to better the economy and peoples lives.  The government wastes so much on things  that are either over funded or have no real value to the citizens, we even shut down the government we costs its citizens.  This year under Trump we lost around 11 billion dollars shutting down the government and are funding 3.2 billion dollars towards building a wall.  Money which could be going towards helping the economy and getting people on their feet.  The funding should go to getting people off the streets, food in their stomach, and a roof over their head.  Everyone should have these simple necessities, and not have to be worrying day to day if things are going to be okay.  Working for Redlands Family Services(RFS) and taking from my own life has really showed me just how significant a little help can go,  along with how much of a difference it can make in someones life.  Life’s already hard as it is and when we dehumanize homeless people, we dehumanize ourselves because they aren’t just like us, they are one of us. So next time your thinking about disrespecting someone homeless or in need, think twice and if your scared that they’re going to use it for drugs. Which is the common stereotype that people believe, and is something people turn to when living on the streets because of its harsh reality, but if that the case buy them food.  I’m sure you can spare a dollar or two, or learn about ways you can help them find help so they can seek it themselves, anything & everything helps.  I hate seeing kids have to come in super early to get food at RFS or on the streets begging.  We need to be building our communities up, not tearing them down.