Description: Unlike most urban issues, homelessness is a social ill that policy makers actually know how to solve. Here are a few that were suggested in this article by the Tyee: http://thetyee.ca/Views/2007/01/08/HomelessSolutions/ ( Edited by Peter )  

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The Top Five

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Low-cost accommodation

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Addiction treatment

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Job training

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Increased employment insurance

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Public/private housing partnerships

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Mental health treatment

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Train Young Workers

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SHower!

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Guaranteed annual income

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Hold trade fairs for the homeless

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Living wage

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Raise the welfare rates

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Buy a Few Hotels

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Give Addicts Time to Heal

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