Washington CEO Inc. Downtown Seattle's daily mix of humanity includes a couple thousand people who spend their lives on the streets. Most are men, but the number of families and single women with children is growing.
Many homeless people are in temporary straits, finding a way to get back on their feet again.
Many others are chronic alcohol or drug abusers, or are mentally ill. He started a similar paper in Boston before coming to Seattle in 1994. This is happening in every big city, because wealth is becoming more polarized in this nation. There is a lot more wealth now, but a lot more poor people. Cities reflect that.