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I also don't like litter. I do think that there is something going on that I don't see talked about, you said we are compassionate and giving, but people who are homeless don't necessarily feel the same way. There is a feeling of being left out. Left out of housing choices that are both affordable and without someone telling them constantly how they have to be in order to get shelter. Yes, some people do need what's being called wraparound services, but most people just can't afford rent and would like to be able to do the same things every housed person can do in their homes. This might include having a beer or glass of wine, or smoking pot. Totally legal and enjoyed by many every day. We even have a socially acceptable (happy)hour for drinking , but once you've become unlucky enough to become homeless, even if it's not because you smoke pot or have a few drinks, you become something else in certain people's eyes. Otherized in an instant. Then in order to stay at a place you are told you have to follow rules that don't apply to the rest of society. I see it as a big middle finger to all the a-holes who treat homeless people like trash. Like saying you wanna think I'm trash? I'll show you trash! I suggest instead of patting ourselves on the back for how "good" we are at "allowing" these people some basic needs we start thinking about how we need to treat people better on a personal level. I would not feel connected to or responsible for something that I was purposefully kept separate from. Start treating people who are homeless as a neighbor and potential friend with value and I am guessing you will see the respect returned. As is it's an us and them and people are sick of being treated as trash, a project, or a problem. Anything but treating them as equals. Your egos just won't let you. Give up your classist thinking. Still there will be some jerks who still litter, happens with yuppie hikers all the time. Those are just a-holes and should be dealt with through legal system.