We seem to be in this new state of chaos. Nobody's on message, because everybody's got their own message.
Sheila Crowley
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They actually have to pay attention to it.
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If you don't have the resources, getting housing relocation assistance has proven to be problematic.
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They are the poorest folks.. And they are the ones who are going to be left with nothing. It's going to show up at homeless shelters this winter.
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It's scandalous. Congress should have hearings about the lack of information that's available.
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People wait years for housing assistance. They should not be delayed because somebody else is getting their money.
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The disparity between what people earn and what even modest rental housing costs grows larger each year. This is the housing market in which millions of low-wage workers and elderly or disabled people must try to find safe and decent homes.
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The consequences are most dire for those least able to compete. Once somebody with a family loses housing and is living in a shelter, their ability to regain a foothold is much harder.
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Unless they have some serious plan for helping move people from hotels into apartments, other than putting up fliers... As of December 1, there's going to be a lot of homeless people.
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As tragic as this result is, unfortunately, it is not a surprise. We have been afraid for several weeks that an increase in homelessness would be the outcome of the Bush transitional housing program. This is simply the logical consequence of a flawed program design and an inept program implementation.
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