Some shelters are pretty horrible. Sometimes, folks just don't want the shelter's help. Horrible, as in: you can't stay here if you are a male with children. A

Some shelters are pretty horrible. Sometimes, folks just don't want the shelter's help. Horrible, as in: you can't stay here if you are a male with children. A female with children will have a curfew and need special permission if they happen to have part-time work that keeps them out after curfew. The children's father can't visit because it is technically for abused women. You can't make sure your medications are safe and you might not keep your belongings. You might be forced to go to AA meetings, church services, or to work in the thrift store. You might be turned away if you are trans or gay - I'm not sure that is supposed to happen legally, but it does nonetheless. We should house folks, period. In actual housing. Shelters should always be a very, very temporary solution. If you still get folks that insist on living on the street even though they have basically free housing, then surely, we can do better and create spaces for folks to live. You know, with showers and toilets available for use.