Before hearing the panels discussion, I always thought that most homeless people were homeless because they were drug or alcohol abusers. While these people make up a large percent of homeless people, they are not the only kind of homeless people. Other reasons may include loss of a job, domestic violence, and sever mental disabilities. After hearing the panel’s discussion, I really would like to try to get more involved with helping the homeless, because it really opened my eyes to how serious the problem is, especially in northeast