So why does a city with 16,000 residents have 1,000 homeless? Policy Makers! Anyone else wonder where the 1,000 homeless came from? I haven't done a survey, but my guess they weren't all born and raised in Aberdeen, WA. Do some research on sanctuary cities, and you will see that Washington state has several. And what is a sanctuary city? This depends on who's definition you to subscribe to. Policy Makers if you really want to fix the homeless problem, start with providing the tools to understand why they are in the situation they are in, and stop enabling them. Many homeless people will tell you they truly know why they are there, but don't want to change. Some are mentally ill or have an addiction who need treatment, and others have felony conictions who can't find work. This isn't going to be popular with the agnostic, atheist, or some policy makers, but God provided us with a book called the Bible, and his son Jesus as an example on how to live. We all fall short of perfection and sin, but God is merciful ,graceous, and foregiving. He also holds us accountable for our actions, something the policy makers don't do much of anymore. If you are homeless, look to the Bible and Jesus not the government to help you. Hold yourself accountable, if you need help with addiction ask for it, stop blaming others for the situation you are in, and be courageous and strong. Remember when we separate ourselves from God (sin) we only have ourselves to blame. It won't be easy getting off the streets (river),but you can succeed with the help of Jesus, and with your faithfulness to him. If you truly submit your life to the Lord Jesus he will help you, and if he doesn't help you right away, go ahead and complain to him, but be prepared to hear why. You are loved you by Jesus, and he is waiting to work with you to get you off the streets.

I appreciate the effort and intentions of the filmmakers of this documentary but as someone who works in a homeless shelter and is always looking for films to show my clients, I wouldn't show this one. The film is a "snapshot" of all the players involved in a homeless encampment in Washington State, the clients, the politicians, the police, and the helping agencies. No "conclusions" are revealed about what to do the clients and overall the film lacks any "point or direction" that I could decipher. Early on a lady at the Town Council meeting says what I think is the most important statement in the film-that "beds are available in shelters for clients so they don't have to stay at the encampment-but they go empty" and she gets shouted down by others at the meeting. My "message " to anyone watching this film is-that "we" (society) are doing enough for the homeless and what's needed is better boundaries around what is acceptable from folks living on the streets.