The Real Problem of Homelessness in the O.C.

The reason we don't see homelessness in Orange County is because these individuals don't necessary roam the streets (some do), instead they have to resort to finding inexpensive housing for shelter. Such places could be motels, emergency shelters that are few in number, or subletting a room in someone else's home. This unique quality about our county's homeless community makes it appear as a trivial matter to the general populace. According to Dwight Smith from the Isiah House, an emergency shelter in Santa Ana, Orange County's populuatin is the second largest in the countr,y next to Detroit, and yet we receive nothing in government aid to resolve the matter. Rather than progress with finding solutions to break down barriers to help these people, our legislators would rather utilize their time in office to "study" the matter. What we really need from these ineffective politicians is change if we ever expect to help these needy individuals.