Corbin earned a master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier University by the young age of 23. Being the Son of a Naval Officer, Corbin decided to follow in his Father’s footsteps and become a Naval Officer himself after graduating, and now currently works as a civilian contractor in support of the United States Navy.
We must do more than get homeless off the streets, but ensure they have the care they need.
First the mindset must be adopted that local governments, not Sacramento, are leading the charge to address this crisis. Although Sacramento can assist local governments as needed, such as providing funding or resources that may be obtained from the federal government and not available to local municipalities, it is the local governments that understand the needs of their community better than Sacramento politicians.
With that being said, there are many faith based organizations that are doing a wonderful job of helping the homeless population that does not want to be homeless. I would like to see more partnerships like these grow and expand.
We must also fund more rehabilitation programs to help addicts get clean, off the streets and their lives back, consult with mental health experts (and pay them accordingly) who understand best how to address the mental health needs of a large portion of the homeless population and we must provide more housing to our disabled veterans. These people served our country and now they need us to serve them.
I would also encourage out-of-the-box thinking, such as utilizing existing structures that are unused, to create safe communities for the homeless population to get clean and back on their feet on their own terms.
Finally, we must do everything we can to get illicit and highly addictive drugs off the streets and impose heavy fines and punishments for those who would deal these drugs to the people.
Many illicit drugs flow into our country from countries south of our border. In their constant pursuit to do things which they do not have the power to do, our federal government has foolishly neglected its duty to do one of the things it actually has the power to do, which is to secure our southern border. Therefore I will call on the state of California to secure what part of the border we can to protect our communities from those who would traffic illegal, harmful and illicit drugs into our country that destroy our communities and make it difficult for the homeless population to break the cycle of drug addiction