sumofchemicals@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoIf you were a community, municipality or country committing to the principle that all people deserve shelter, how would you make that principle a reality?message-squaremessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down14
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squareIf you were a community, municipality or country committing to the principle that all people deserve shelter, how would you make that principle a reality?sumofchemicals@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareCryophilia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago In 2023, HSOC teams approached and engaged with 2,344 unsheltered people living on the streets. Of those 2,344 people, 1,065 accepted shelter services. Fifty-four percent of people experiencing homelessness — or 1,278 people — declined offers for shelter. Housing is exponentially more expensive than shelter. Sure, in an ideal world, housing should come first, but we don’t live in that world. We live in a world of budget constraints. We need to practice harm reduction.
Housing is exponentially more expensive than shelter. Sure, in an ideal world, housing should come first, but we don’t live in that world. We live in a world of budget constraints. We need to practice harm reduction.