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NYC has right-to-shelter laws, which prevent anyone from being denied access to a homeless shelter. If the shelter runs out of space, they will literally rent o
by Wowfunhappy 5y ago
NYC has right-to-shelter laws, which prevent anyone from being denied access to a homeless shelter. If the shelter runs out of space, they will literally rent out hotels.
I think this is great, and it makes me proud of my city—but frustratingly, there are still beggars on the streets, who for one reason or another have decided not to accept the city's shelter. What has Finland done differently?
- flavius29663 5y agoI think the answer is in the article. They don't just provide shelters, which have many issues on their own, they put the homeless in apartments with tenant agreements, dragging them back into society. In most of Europe there are enough shelters for the homeless, but many people avoid them, I'm guessing violence, theft and strict rules is what turns them away. For example, whenever there's a cold snap, the Romanian police is canvasing all the homeless locations and bringing everyone in shelters...I guess they prefer dealing with homeless people rather than dead bodies.
- nerdponx 5y agoNYC shelters are notoriously bad places to be. I've heard and read many times that the streets tend to be safer and more comfortable. Maybe things are good if you time it just right and get a hotel room during one of those overflow periods. I'm not sure what the solution to that issue was, but it seems to one of or the main reason why the shelter system does not work like you'd expect.