I reference an article from the July 27-Aug. 9, 2005 Redmond Reporter about a city forum on homelessness. Per this article and the county representative, Jeff Natter, from the Committee to End Homelessness in King County, there should be no homelessness in 10 years.

I haven’t seen this, nor has your paper, per a recent article.

I have been very disturbed by the increasing homeless population around our public buildings and now I hear downtown has similar problems. Per the Bible, the poor will always be among us and the homeless as part of that.

What we do about it is important. Obviously throwing money at a 10-year plan/committee wasn’t the answer. I don’t have any cure-all answers, either. I support church and community programs, but avoid giving directly to the homeless people. I feel bad about this, but I am never sure who REALLY needs our help and who is playing the system. (I have seen people take food given them from a fast-food restaurant, and as soon as the car leaves toss it in the trash.)

Again, this is a good topic to continue discussing during this holiday season to help those less fortunate.

Barbara Dickson, Redmond