An idea

I know I am going to get bashed for at least a part of this idea but screw it.  I just got off the phone with a friend and came to the conclusion we need homeless services on a federal level. 
It started off with a message from him claiming there were more homeless in Las Vegas than here in New York (he is on a vacation out in Vegas).  I found that hard to believe, but he described what he saw and told me about some alleged underground homeless.  According to him though you can apparently be homeless in Las Vegas but not necessarily go hungry because agencies collect food from the numerous casinos and feed the displaced.
This country needs to come to grips that we are responsible to provide. A certain amount of services.  I am not saying to give people the world but at the very least, to the citizens of this country, on all levels of government (federal, state and local) we need to provide care for those who need it.   That service should connect with state and local branches to ensure that nobody is hungry and that people at least have a safe place to sleep.  The trend of "fend for yourself or starve" needs to stop.  Its the humane way to approach the problem.  For people more interest in dollars and sense we are wasting money and clogging the legal system going arresting and jailing the homeless.  Apply that money towards something productive and we might go somewhere positive.