New Castle County Executive Tom Gordon says he want to create a policy that will help many of the homeless who find themselves sleeping outdoors and often trespassing on private property.
Gordon said he does not want to simply clear them out.
He suggested the options would include working with the county’s community services agencies to help find housing for the homeless.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that there is no firm way to know how many people are homeless or living in camps.
The paper reports last year counted more than 900 people who are homeless in the state.
And, in the Community Organizing for the National Coalition for the Homeless say around 30 percent do not have shelter.
