We all can agree that children should not be left to sleep on the street. I work for a social service agency and last week we scrambled to find money from local faith organizations to help a family of five sleep safely over the weekend.

The city of Portland and the state of Maine told this family that they could not help them. This family is not alone. Faith groups and kindhearted individuals have stepped in to pay for hotels for people because there is no room in the family homeless shelters and no money available to pay for emergency shelter.

It does not have to be like this. Whether we are Republicans, Democrats or independents, we can all agree: No child should be sleeping on the streets. We can solve this problem together. I believe in us; let’s lead the way and show what compassion in action looks like.

Aaron Hoffman
Scarborough

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