Another point about homeless shelters is that it is only a small percentage of the homeless that stayed in them. I know that when I was homeless, I stayed away

Another point about homeless shelters is that it is only a small percentage of the homeless that stayed in them. I know that when I was homeless, I stayed away from homeless shelters for the vast majority of my time in any city, except for when I was entirely new to the city. I opted for staying in abandoned places and couch-surfing, as staying in the shelters is really hit-and-miss. Your few (and important) possessions are not safe,they often try to shove religion down your throat, and a lot of the people staying at the shelter are the mentally-unstable type of homeless.