According to local activists, the solution to homelessness in America may actually be deceptively simple: build houses. Describing the current homelessness situation in Ithaca as “ludicrous” and worse than before, a panel of local activists advocated to find sustainable solutions to the housing crisis on Saturday afternoon. “The number one cause of homelessness is lack of affordable housing,” said panelist Mark Horvath. “The number one cause of homelessness is lack of affordable housing. The world runs on money, Horvath said, and figuring out a way for developers to make money off of creating affordable housing would have a significant impact in solving the issue.

Source: Daily Sun February 21, 2018 03:56 UTC