From all we have seen from homelessness it is hard to say if there is a solution or not.

Watching the motel kids of orange county movie goes to show how hard hitting the issues that perpetuate homelessness are. These families are in positions where they have lost jobs or have other circumstances that hinder them from getting back on their feet. They are educated individuals, they are hard workers, but when they have an entire family to feed and bills to pay it is hard to front enough money for high rent every month. As they rent increases in the orange county area these families find themselves even further stuck in the same spot they have been in. With out some sort of financial lift these families will not be able to get an apartment to even begin with. It is difficult to see the hardship that the children go through having to live in these conditions. They wear a lot of the same clothes everyday, don’t get very healthy meals and are stuck in the same classroom as students two grades above them. For these families it seems that the only solution to the problems they face would be to have some sort of financial support every month for a bit to help get them off of their feet.

This is similar for homelessness as a whole. A lot of individuals are stuck in this cycle, barley making enough money to cover the minimum of what they need in order to be successful. It seems out of everything we have discussed the way to decrease the number of homeless is to devote money towards housing instead of wasting government funds on cops, ambulance rides, treatment, and other services that are most often consumed by the homeless population. This is easier said than done but will hopefully be something that will continue to be adopted over the years.