If you think about it, it makes sense. A lot of people who live in our community are no longer part of the work force, and many have been longtime donors.

Realistically, you aren't going to be able to completely end homelessness. But we certainly can do a much better job that we're doing right now.

These are not first-time volunteers. They are very community-minded, and they have long histories of doing really cool stuff with United Way and other charities across the country.

That term came from the federal government. You're never going to end homelessness, or end people suffering from mental illness and substance abuse, but you can do it better than we're doing it now.

Our concern is that the restriction doesn't consider the uniqueness of the situation in San Miguel.

We're going to be asking for more staff to do outreach in the community. We're going out into the streets talking with people. It will be a community effort.