Katie McGiveron thinks that Lake Worth is the only home for the homeless...

This is from last Tuesday night's City Commission meeting during public comment on unagendaed items. The next day, a friend of mine on Facebook left this status update:

And then there is this article from today's Palm Beach Post and West Palm Beach City Commission's discussion about their panhandler situation.

The point is homeless people can be found anywhere. It is not a crime to be homeless. And Vice Mayor Maxwell pointed out after this comment Tuesday night that there are those who are temporarily homeless due to various tragedies that befall them and then there are people who either choose to be or are chronically homeless. The later group could be due to addiction issues or other barriers, economic or social, that make it difficult for them to maintain housing on a permanent basis.