The only bus in the county that offers 24-hour service, No. 22 is a warm place for many homeless people. The study, which involved the efforts of 12 federal agencies and thousands of interviews, showed that approximately 2 million people are homeless at some point during any given year, a third of whom had slept on the street or in some other public place within the last week. Two-thirds of the homeless suffer from chronic or infectious diseases, and 39 percent are mentally ill. Assistance programs can replace the nightmare of homelessness with the American dream of a better future. But instead of looking for real solutions, politicians all over the country are more concerned with maintaining an image of prosperity.
Bedrooms are for sleeping.