Sarah V. Ficenec brings to light the rising causes, problems and possible solutions of homelessness. She strongly believes that the increase in homelessness has been influenced by these key factors; rising housing prices, the diminishing of low-quality housing and the growing income inequality, resulting in a persons damaged resilience, self-confidence and self-esteem. Thus she finds it vital to build people skills, giving a person a sense of confidence, self control and the ability to move past homelessness. Which in order to achieve this state, their first must be a more realistic definition of homelessness based not on fixed nighttime residence but on the general public's perception of daily encounters with homelessness.
Response:
Although income inequality, diminishing low-quality housing and rising prices in housing all play a role in causes of homelessness. I also believe that their are many other sub-factors resulting in homelessness and that shelters as momentary housing focuses on the present term while in order to reduce homelessness their should be available long term incentives. Starting with a more realistic definition of homelessness, based on the public's perception and daily encounters. Which then after a shift can occur forming greater results in long-term housing and services treatment.
Other Sources:
http://home.uchicago.edu/~kczerniak/Economics%20of%20Homelessness.pdf (Economics of Homelessness Link byKevin Corinth)
http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/causes-consequences.html (Causes and consequences of homelessness)
https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/2015-AHAR-Part-1.pdf (List and definition of supported policies and housing and urban develpoment)
