Not so simple mathematics

It's something I don't understand. There are those who say we already offer enough help for people who are homeless (or even too much). But if that's the case, then why are there still people who are homeless? If our funding, our programs, our help is "enough," why are there still people out there who need help?

Can't THEY do the math?

Is it simply a matter of fact, as some would have us believe, that those who remain homeless WANT it to be that way?

I suppose it has to do with goals, and logic. Some feel that assistance ought to be offered at a level that helps society's most marginalized to just get by...to barely make it. But there are others who believe that assistance can actually lead to transformation...and in the end, a society that embraces all people and the gifts they have to share.