The biggest need, in my opinion, is to have peaceful outreach by nonprofits, trace how some of these kids wound up in this state and add prevention programs, and if indeed there are acts of crime then arresting and taking a given person out of the mix for the communities safety etc is appropriate.

Neither the kids down there or the police are at fault. It's our community's priorities. The homeless and displaced situation could be better and it could be worse. A lot of issues honestly come from too many lack luster uneducated government systems that propagate immaturity... child welfare, family and human services, and wonderful Lane County Circuit Court.