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Surrounded by vast farmland and enjoying majestic sunsets, Spokane is the largest city in Eastern Washington. It’s home to Gonzaga University, an abundance of outdoor activities, and the population is booming — including at a place called, “Camp Hope.”
Organizers say more than 600 homeless people live here in tents, RVs, and all kinds of makeshift structures. Just a few miles outside of downtown, they consider it the state’s biggest encampment.
For nearly a week I experienced firsthand the wide spectrum of the homeless crisis. And was reminded again that there is no one-size–fits-all or quick solutions.
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Surrounded by vast farmland and enjoying majestic sunsets, Spokane is the largest city in Eastern Washington. It’s home to Gonzaga University, an abundance of outdoor activities, and the population is booming — including at a place called, “Camp Hope.”
Organizers say more than 600 homeless people live here in tents, RVs, and all kinds of makeshift structures. Just a few miles outside of downtown, they consider it the state’s biggest encampment.
For nearly a week I experienced firsthand the wide spectrum of the homeless crisis. And was reminded again that there is no one-size–fits-all or quick solutions.
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Discovery Institute promotes thoughtful analysis and effective action on local, regional, national and international issues. The Institute is home to an inter-disciplinary community of scholars and policy advocates dedicated to the reinvigoration of traditional Western principles and institutions and the worldview from which they issued. Discovery Institute has a special concern for the role that science and technology play in our culture and how they can advance free markets, illuminate public policy and support the theistic foundations of the West.
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Follow Discovery Institute at discovery.org
Follow The Center on Wealth & Poverty at https://wealthandpoverty.center
Twitter: @DiscoveryInst1 twitter.com/DiscoveryInst1
Facebook: facebook.com/thediscoveryinstitute
Follow Jonathan Choe: twitter.com/choeshow
