Blog Topic #1

I think that Maple Street Shelter rose because of the difficulties that individuals face. For example, homelessness, a lack of jobs and a lack of life-skills are still major factors that cause individuals to be out of work. Maple Street Shelter tackles these issues by offering temporary housing for short-term (2 months), long-term (6 months), life skills workshops, on-site medical care and hot meals. I think that local governments did not fill these needs for a variety of reasons. One could be that due to the severe budget reduction, the local government concluded that volunteers and donations could take care of said issues. Another reason could be that the local government needed to fund other areas first, such as education and healthcare. I assume that this organization is accountable to their board of directors. The only federal issues that I think would affect this organization would be financial, since they need funding, and healthcare, since the residents are not necessarily in the best shape.