Help Quote by Dawn Foster

It should be obvious that banning begging or criminalising rough sleeping will do little to combat homelessness.

— Dawn Foster

Focusing only on street homelessness is resource-intensive, and acts after the rough sleeper has already endured significant hardship and trauma. Acting before people are…

— Dawn Foster

Living and working in the centre of a city, one cannot but be affected by the sight of the homeless on the streets. They…

— Basil Hume

Of course homelessness has many causes and the solutions are often frustratingly complex.

— Grant Shapps

People are not homeless if they're sleeping in the streets of their own hometowns.

— Dan Quayle

We can find any number of ways to criminalise begging, but when we do so, aren't we attacking the problem from entirely the wrong…

— Dawn Foster

There is no single cause of homelessness, and vulnerable people, those with mental health problems and addictions for example, need support not punishment.

— Layla Moran

Some people think you've chosen to sleep on the street. People don't choose to lose their jobs or suffer from mental health problems. The…

— James Bowen

I want to be clear: We can address safety and livability issues head-on without criminalizing homelessness. After all, people living on our streets are…

— Ted Wheeler

“You know, the big thing that sets the homeless apart is that they usually only commit crimes out of desperation,” C continued. “Those with…

— Richard LeMieux

I was very clear that we'd invest much more in shelter space to get people off the streets, out of doorways, out from overpasses…

— Ted Wheeler

The cause of homelessness is lack of housing.

— Jonathan Kozol