Helping the Homeless - Is it "the Church's" or the Gov't's responsibility?

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I spent the summer working with homeless women in Washington, DC, and I think that in any situation you have to find a combination of supports. In the case of the place I worked (N Street Village for those in the area), it was begun by a church in the area and still received much funding from the area's faith community. The whole Village was definately tinged with that spirituality and it brought a lot of hope to the endeavor. But, we would not have been able to provide nearly the amount of programs we did without government funding. I think a balance has to be struck, but government funding is key to helping the homeless.