The Chicago Coalition for the Homeless estimates that between 2014 and 2015, 125,848 Chicagoans were homeless. 20,205 homeless students have been identified by Chicago Public Schools. 98.1% of students identified were “children of color” and 18.3% were diagnosed with a disability or developmental delay. 54,638 students were identified across Illinois. People living with families make up half of Chicago’s homeless population. 14% of homeless adults in Chicago were employed. It seems to me that it is very difficult to oppose helping the homeless, and yet somehow some people do it, and laws are passed and services are denied . The most common arguments against helping the homeless seem more like rationalizations of ignorance, indifference, or superiority. “Subtle” arguments against. Someone might say something like, “I see this guy every day; every day for, like, two years, and I gave him change, and I gave him change, and but he's still here, and I'm just like, 'God, man, why don't you find- you don't just have a job already? ''Small dehumanizing slights. Hypotheses from an incredible mass of unknowables; things that are assumed to be true for themselves (or the world as a whole) are then assumed to be true for others as well, which is, of course, incredibly reductive and false in a large number of cases. We are not all the same in the same circumstances, and not everyone can do exactly the same things. Not everyone is equally “lucky,” by which I mean something like the quality of facticity. So anyway, this "Get a Job" guy is just an example of someone defending himself for the sake of care, help, and empathy, and altering himself, then arguing against the merit of the other... middle of paper ...... where to come for a safe environment, meet with counselors, eat, sleep, shower, wash clothes, etc. They also help homeless children with their education, working with schools to offer supplies and transportation. Chicago Coalition for the Homeless (www.chicagohomeless.org) “We organize and advocate to prevent and end homelessness because we believe housing is a problem. human rights in a just society. They're similar to the national coalition for the homeless, but, of course, they're focused locally in Chicago. They run several programs and campaigns primarily focused on community outreach and providing immediate assistance to homeless people. They have a program that provides legal education and assistance to the homeless, and a reentry program to help recently incarcerated people find housing and employment, as well as a general "Jobs" program, creating work for the homeless..