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There are six times more empty homes in the US than there are homeless people. This is not a supply problem, it's a distribution problem.
by jtolmar 8y ago
There are six times more empty homes in the US than there are homeless people. This is not a supply problem, it's a distribution problem.
- slavik81 8y agoI briefly lived next to a 'housing-first' building, and it became very clear why there was a 24/7 staff. At least once I week I encountered someone who needed to be helped home because they were disabled, lost, drunk or some combination thereof. The staff basically filled in for the social support network that the residents didn't have. Residents may have been able to mostly get by on their own, but when they needed help, they really needed help. Living alone did not seem like a realistic option for the people I encountered. Reading through my comment and the thread context again, it's hard to come to a single conclusion. It's complicated. There's many different situations that ultimately end up as homelessness, and the different situations require different interventions to fix.