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> You obviously need to address the core issues of homelessness first. But then what? Once someone has marketable skills, mental health treatment and is in a be
by jff 11y ago
> You obviously need to address the core issues of homelessness first. But then what? Once someone has marketable skills, mental health treatment and is in a better condition to contribute to society, do you ask them to leave the city because there isn't anywhere they can afford to live?
There are plenty of jobs in the rest of the state or the country, places where you can get an apartment for a couple hundred bucks a month. Given a choice between living on the streets in San Francisco or working minimum wage in Turlock, I know which I'd choose.
- netfire 11y agoAgreed, that's what I would choose as well, but would the people that are already homeless make that decision as well? It seems like part of getting someone off the street is building a support system to help them stay on the path to recovery. If you establish that system in the bay area (maybe with local friends, family, social workers, etc) and then ship that person out of the city or state, what are the chances that they will return to homelessness when things get tough?