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I can definitely go with this "pay them to build and manage their own homes" idea. As long as what they build is up to code.

• blacksmith_tb 5y ago
  A program like Habitat For Humanity[1], which does exactly that, would have to scale up enormously to house everyone on the street, but could at least serve as a model. I have volunteered on single-family builds, but for big multi-unit buildings they tend to not use volunteers as they require more actual experience in the building trades (and being bonded and insured I think). 1: https://www.habitat.org/about/faq#homeownership https://www.habitat.org/about/faq#homeownership
  • vanusa 5y ago
    Yeah, there's only so much these people can do on their own. But the point is -- there's no reason not to at least try to take them seriously.
    • blacksmith_tb 5y ago
      For sure, you'd think even just paying everyone in a camp a small amount of money per bag of trash collected would be a short-term fix (yes, it could be gamed by taking trash from somewhere else, but that'd still be cleaning up town...) I have wondered if cities couldn't require that surface parking lots reserve a space or two for an RV or tiny house, and the residents could work as watchmen in exchange for living there.
      • blacksmith_tb 5y ago
        I see I am reinventing the wheel[1], at least for the trash pickup. 1: https://komonews.com/news/local/tacoma-launches-program-to-pay-homeless-people-to-pick-up-trash-debris https://komonews.com/news/local/tacoma-launches-program-to-p...