“name just one solution that has worked”
Sure.
In a nearby wealthy suburb I used to use the commuter bus. We had a homeless person who used to sleep on the bench at the bus stop.
A few of us met with local officials to see if we could come up with a solution.
Everyone agreed that removing the bench was worth a try.
The bench was removed and we never saw the homeless guy again.
Keep it local, work with others, keep it positive, stay positive and good things start to happen.
Don’t wait for DC to solve your problems—that is your job.
I’m sorry, but that makes me laugh. You’ve got a bum in town sleeping on your bench and the solution is to remove the bench? You’ve degraded your local community life to get rid of the bum. So your community is not as nice as it was before, locals and families are deprived of a place to sit.