Living on the same street as a homeless shelter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I live within a mile of a nice shelter for women and children. There have been no issues with it.
But the overnight shelters for people where they kick them out every morning at 6? Nope. Also would not be crazy about the short-term shelters for single men. Sorry, but the majority of single men who are homeless have issues—sometimes perfectly harmless disabilities but more often addiction and problematic mental health issues, and the shelters can’t really filter for this. Women and children are different — there’s a lot of different reasons why a mom with kids can end up homeless.

+1 We also lived about a mile from a home that housed women and children who were escaping abusive conditions. The home and yard were as carefully maintained as any others on the street. Even had ferns hanging from the front porch.

I don't think living a mile from a shelter is the same as living on the same street. I'm assuming the OP was meant within a block or two.

[Anonymous]

Not unless there is something super appealing about that particular house and location that overrides the negatives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, of course not. Absolutely not. I'd fight one tooth and nail. But thankfully our area is too expensive.

I'm not unsympathetic to the plights of the homeless but most are deranged people with psychosis issues and serious drug and alcohol habits.

Silly question to ask on DCUM. Way to many paranoid nimbys here.

[Anonymous]

Homeless person in the house next to me is fine.

A shelter where they kick people out all day, no.

Transitional housing is fine.

[Anonymous]

I lived on the same street as a homeless shelter for 15 years. Two murders occurred related to the shelter in that time.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Most shelters kick the homeless people out during the day and operate the shelter at night. Those people need some place to be during the day that maybe your property. Also resale value would be effected.

[Anonymous]

Never. My DH works too hard to be around homeless people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, of course not. Absolutely not. I'd fight one tooth and nail. But thankfully our area is too expensive.

I'm not unsympathetic to the plights of the homeless but most are deranged people with psychosis issues and serious drug and alcohol habits.

Silly question to ask on DCUM. Way to many paranoid nimbys here.

Invite the homeless (oh I’m sorry, people who lack housing, people who are not housed and people who inject drugs) into your house if you love them so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A home for intellectually disabled adults opened directly across the street from my house a few years ago. Now, I regret not arguing against it at the time. We live in a relatively new cul-de-sac subdivision.

The employees are all weirdos who drive pickup trucks (multiple parked on the street at a time) with stickers on them I don’t like DD seeing when we go for walks. They’re all smokers so lots of cigarette buds on the street and sidewalk. At odd hours of the day you can hear the residents screeching. And so on.

Our block has a group home for intellectually disabled adults and it is tiny and peaceful. You may have a problem neighbor, but any living configuration can be a problem neighbor.

[Anonymous]

If I'm living by myself and its a nice house at good price then yes. If I have small children, no way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A home for intellectually disabled adults opened directly across the street from my house a few years ago. Now, I regret not arguing against it at the time. We live in a relatively new cul-de-sac subdivision.

The employees are all weirdos who drive pickup trucks (multiple parked on the street at a time) with stickers on them I don’t like DD seeing when we go for walks. They’re all smokers so lots of cigarette buds on the street and sidewalk. At odd hours of the day you can hear the residents screeching. And so on.

Wow you're something else aren't you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not unless there is something super appealing about that particular house and location that overrides the negatives.

This^. It depends.

[Anonymous]

Big NO

[Anonymous]

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A home for intellectually disabled adults opened directly across the street from my house a few years ago. Now, I regret not arguing against it at the time. We live in a relatively new cul-de-sac subdivision.

The employees are all weirdos who drive pickup trucks (multiple parked on the street at a time) with stickers on them I don’t like DD seeing when we go for walks. They’re all smokers so lots of cigarette buds on the street and sidewalk. At odd hours of the day you can hear the residents screeching. And so on.

Wow you're something else aren't you.

Yes I am! Oh well.