While the epidemic of urban homelessness rages on across the United States, with cities like Los Angeles, California, and Austin, Texas, experiencing the emergence of tent cities, the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, has come up with an innovative solution to help homeless people earn their way to a new life.
To respond to the need for reintegration in the community, the city passed an ordinance in spring 2019 that offers a path to housing through work. The program, which was allotted US$80,000 and is run by the Canvas Community Church, offers homeless people minimum wage for picking up trash around the city.
