A beloved Lubbock homeless woman was arrested for criminal trespassing in a building/property but a few good big hearted people decided to help her out.
The homeless outreach team will respond to 911 calls pertaining to the homeless with the object of keeping them out of jail by directing them to shelters.
Just when we thought we'd seen it all, an Odessa man posts a Craigslist ad seeking a homeless girl as a roommate in exchange for cooking, cleaning, cuddling and satiating his "high sex drive."
It's easy to throw money at "homeless" people and hope the problem goes away. It's harder to look at the reality of the situation. Many "homeless" have mental issues that prevent them from being a functioning part of society. Now, outside of that group are vagrants that are unwilling to make the sacrifices necessary to rejoin society. More after the jump.
The City Council has made a decision regarding feeding the homeless. The controversy "erupted" when a church group was cited for trying to take food to the "needy."
I can predict the future and it's not good. The "tent city" that houses homeless in Lubbock will become a big problem. See why I think that after the jump.