User talk:Yougotchange

Homeless in Fort Collins, Colorado is on the rise at record numbers. The rapid growth of the city had created a population boom which is also creating an increase in the cost of living. With the cost of living rising, many families moving here are finding it difficult to earn enough income to afford housing, both in buying a home and also finding an affordable rental. People are starting to allow other families to move in with them to help pay the mortage/rent. The city of Fort Collins in responce has created a me plus three law which prohibits more than three non family people from living in the same house. With these restrictions on living, many people are loosing their homes and moving to the streest. The city of Fort Collins is now combating the homeless at levels never seen before. As a result, there are not currently sufficient resources to house the homeless, or provide enough services to those in need. Homeowners and business owners are turning to the police to run off homeless, who are congregating in their alleyways, and near parks. The police department is also limited in what they can do to the homeless. The police are not social workers who can provide care for these people. The police therefore must find a legal basis to make people leave an area. The city ordinances such as loitering, public camping and drinking in public are common laws used to take legal actions against homeless people. These laws in essense target the homeless for living in the only way they can. Until the residents of fort collins can come together and agree to support programs for homelessness, those in need will continue to be dealt with through targeted legal means rather than compassion.