Mike Binder Quotes

The public thinks that homelessness is about not having any accommodation to go to.

What we have found in this country, and maybe we're more aware of it now, is one problem that we've had, even in the best of times, and that is the people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless, you might say, by choice.

The cause of homelessness is lack of housing.

Homelessness is an umbrella term for a lot of different problems that need separate solutions.

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.

There are five issues that make a fist of a hand that can knock America out cold. They're lack of jobs, obesity, diabetes, homelessness, and lack of good education.

Poverty is about people lacking the tools they need to get on in life. And solving it is about tackling educational failure, antisocial behaviour, debt problems and addiction, and of course it's about work.

I don't think we can fix poverty without fixing housing, and I don't think we can address housing without understanding landlords.

Of course homelessness has many causes and the solutions are often frustratingly complex.

Sadly, youth homelessness is an issue throughout the country.

We can't solve the issues of homelessness without more housing.

The 'Guardian' supports the vital work that volunteers and campaigners do to mitigate homelessness and destitution; we will also continue to report on the causes of homelessness and destitution and urge policy change that will solve it.

What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That's what we need to change.

Seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless.

These people living on the streets could have been friends you once knew. They are people who have somehow fallen through the gaps and found themselves, often through unimaginable circumstances, on the cusp of existence. In another reality, this could easily be me or you.

Obsession with the market seem to prevent ministers looking at the huge problem and all its ramifications in health, education and employment that come from the housing insecurity that too many face.

We just can't stop people from being homeless if that's their choice.

The challenges that the homeless face aren't dissimilar to those in developing countries.

Hunger and homelessness aren't things we always want to talk about.

I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path.

I didn't really have an interest in politics when I first entered the workforce. What I wanted to do was help people who grew up like me. When I was a kid growing up in Tucson, my father lost his job and we lost everything - including our home. We lived in an abandoned gas station for two years until we were able to get back on our feet.

We cannot have homeless people in our society. It's just wrong.

No one should be richer than a ten millionaire and no one should be without a home.

There are thousands on thousands in New York who have no assignable home.

There is no greater priority for the department whose name begins with 'housing' than dealing with houselessness .... We can do better than 1 million people sleeping in the streets.