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  1. Comment - Google gives phone numbers to San Francisco's homeless

    (Feb 29, 2008 - 1:35 PM)

    I have to say that I find many of the comments based in ignorance to say the least...

    One of the greatest challenges those who are attempting to get back on their feet face is the fact that they lack solid contact information... Having a personal phone number to place on a job application can make a huge difference in an individual's life. The point isn't to force these individuals into some conformist view of what it means to be happy, but instead to give them the means by which they can accomplish their ultimate goal.

    As for the comment regarding drug/alcohol use.. a huge percentage of the homeless in the US are mentally ill and untreated.. since the dissolution of the public mental health system an increasing number of individuals who are legitimately sick have found their ways to the streets or the prison system due to a lack of access to mental health services.