# Help The Homeless
I'm pretty sure if they were given enough time to unpack years of suffering, given free therapy, granted a free room, then they would eventually start trying to work.
Many of the unhoused have had to deal with very traumatic events in their life that get in the way of being able to focus on doing things. The idea is to let them heal and then they'll naturally want to do things, after they catch their breath.
We're not talking about giving them yachts or caviar, we're talking about basic, basic necessities like shelter.
To quote Alyse Oneto, " People need to have access to safe, stable housing to be in the best position to receive other care and services and to make progress on achieving other goals they may have."