Reply to Can someone explain to me “homeless” vs “unhoused”?

Forum Index » Off-Topic

Reply to "Can someone explain to me “homeless” vs “unhoused”? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shelters, weekly motel rentals, living on a friend's couch, all unhoused but not homeless.[/quote]

This seems the opposite of intuitive to me - those people are "housed" in some type of situation, but are "homeless" in that they lack their own permanent home.[/quote]

In many cases, they have made a home - you know, a place for their family to gather together and be loved, in less than ideal circumstances. It’s a motel, their car, couch surfing, etc. it is their home, but not adequate housing for actual human needs.

The problem with “homeless” is it somehow implies that people are sleeping their nights out on benches in the cold, or in a shelter,  when that is simply not the reality for many people who need access to affordable, safe housing. In many places, having a friends house that you can sleep in temporarily, or money to rent a motel room for your family means that you are not “homeless” enough to qualify for services and assistance and access that helps you get safe, adequate, permanent housing and shelter. [/quote]

Okay, that's your view, but the fact that it is unclear and open to different interpretations does not really serve anyone's cause.

What about "home-free," like "child-free?"  If you don't want an actual home.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics