It's not just a matter of a leaky roof; even the building's foundation may be collapsing. If we don't invest in aid for the homeless, there will be an even bigger gap between certain parts of society. There's a cost to that gap. I'm not an economist, and I couldn't tell you what the return on investment would be, but from the moment you help a person begin a process of achieving stable housing, regain power over his life, emerge from a survival situation, that person is going to integrate and reintegrate. No one is satisfied with welfare. There are way too many prejudices.
