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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Housing first” is an abject failure. It should be “services first.” There’s a fundamental disconnect between reality and the people driving homelessness policy. The vast majority of people living on the street have mental health issues or drug issues or both. That’s the reality. But the “housing first” people want you to believe that it’s just a rough patch or a little bad luck. [/quote] The idea is that the services would be more effective if people weren’t living on the street, though. But both should go hand in hand. [/quote] But it is also unfair to not consider the needs of the other residents in the building. You work your way out of poverty to finally afford a decent apartment in a decent school zone to raise your kids in a better area than where you were raised, only to have the city fill your hallway with drug addicts and violent offenders, leaving you with no recourse and nowhere else to live in safety.[/quote]
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