Our humanity in a capitalist system (or lack thereof)
Our humanity in a capitalist system (or lack thereof)
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Open your own doors and take them in.
“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” ― Charles Darwin
“These things become the norm: that some homeless people die of cold on the streets is not news. In contrast, a ten-point drop in the stock markets of some cities is a tragedy.” – Pope Francis
Malthus and his ideas have been a devastating detriment to humanity.
You really should look at the homelessness crisis in more detail, because it cannot be on private citizens to shoulder that burden. There simply isn't enough for individuals, even if they all miraculously organized together in this effort, to fix the issue.
It's systemic, and we need top-down action. Housing people affordably is a scale issue, and larger institutions should be the ones to gather the equity and resources at a scale that individuals simply cannot, especially in the middle of a housing crisis.
For examples of public housing that works quite well, I'd suggest you read into Greek's post World War 2 Social Housing programs, and Singapore's state controlled housing programs.