What actually should Knoxville do to address the homeless crisis?

Specifically, I see loads more unfortunate folk out near walker springs in west Knox. I know our current situation has a few issues: - Knoxville is the only major city in east tn so everyone comes here - current shelters have restrictions on belongings, hours, pets, etc which make them unappealing - clearing camps doesn’t fix anything. Homeless will still exists regardless.

What is a realistic solution? Should we build facilities where they camp for bathrooms, trash, lockers for belongings, etc in hopes that it will be a cleaner situation? Currently areas are getting trashed with needles, human waste, trash, and crime. Would accommodating them knowing they are here already help, make things worse, or is there some other shower thought I haven’t uncovered?