Worth bringing up. The answer is that the community pays far more in police, court, and hospital fees than they would by simply paying the person's rent. So its

Worth bringing up. The answer is that the community pays far more in police, court, and hospital fees than they would by simply paying the person's rent. So its a win financially in addition to being the right and decent thing to do. (My stepmother is running a pilot program in Greensboro, NC to test this theory - so far the hypothesis is spot on. Google "Housing First" if interested.)