To a woman who lives and sells cigarettes on Skid Row its never going to change. But to a man with money Skid Row will inevitably change and improve. The street is run down, acting as a market for drug deals and physical assault. Rev. Bales, who runs the shelter for Skid Row states that the street is in its worst condition yet. Stating that hospitals from the region, and even other states, have been dumping homeless patients on Skid Row illegally, and jails have been releasing inmates with little preparation for the real world. The shelters resources have been reduced in favor for other approaches.
Everywhere in this nation major cities are building up and improving. With that the run down areas will be made over and cleared. So what is going to happen to all of the people who are living there? It is important that we take care of them for they are people as well. These people experienced something tragic to end up on the streets and it is up to us to not leave them lone. We need to put more effort into the Permanent supportive homes, they have always produced results and helped those who can get back on their feet. People should want to help, not guilted into helping. As a country we are united and we need to help our fellow Americans.
This article was written for NPR click the link below to read the full article:
http://www.npr.org/2014/10/26/359112842/as-downtown-l-a-grows-so-does-urgency-to-fix-skid-row
I think it's essential for the city of LA to address the Skid Row issue. With such little preparation for the real world, criminals may resort to old habits.
ReplyDeleteThe Skid Row issues is something for the city to look into solving but it is also all those homeless people with no other place to turn to. LA is a make it or break it sort of city, so once everything falls behind you, this is like a place to take safety in. The city can search for ways to improve the area and help the people there.
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