Most <i>chronically</i> homeless people suffer from mental illness or substance abuse, but there&#x27;s a distinction between the long term homeless and those who are temporarily down on their luck (like one woman mentioned in the article, who moved to Seattle for employment reasons and was thrown off when her state based certification didn&#x27;t transfer).<p>I don&#x27;t think it was Amazon&#x27;s intent to reach out to individuals whose present condition included serious untreated mental illnesses.