LP, I have compassion for the homeless as well as you do, however, you are not understanding the frustration that people like B. Carfree, myself included, and many, many others are feeling and dealing with.  People are tired of organizations putting these events on in THEIR neighborhood. The homeless come into the neighborhoods and  on people's  private property,  they pee. poo, one of their biggest signatures is leaving garbage, they steal, they use drugs and sell drugs,  they always have a 40 oz. beer going on, nobody likes strangers hanging around being suspicious, their dogs leave pee and poo, their cats leave  pee and poo,  lack of security, FEAR.  

If you are so worried about their right to fundamental housing, open up your spare bedrooms.

Using your impact words surrounding compassion, and your  ploy on the general public's emotions is getting old.  

As far as any one of us ending up outside in the cold, you are wrong.   Read the Sign:  As B Carfree stated, we are tired of it