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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone post [b]Frumin’s talking points on voucher problems[/b]?

The problem is that you can’t put the people placed through Housing First in the cross hairs bc of a huge systemic problem in the government.  We are not seeing the forest for the trees. [/quote]

So I just looked into Housing First. It’s a DC-based national nonprofit that advocates for ending homelessness by placing people in apartments. They do not worry about wraparound services. I think this is where people need to direct action as well. Who doesn’t want to end homelessness? The city has made strides, but look at all the unintended consequences. A city as wealthy as DC needs to start funding whatever comes second and third. [/quote]

I would like to see his talking points as well, with specificity. ^
When I called his office last week his aide mentioned them, but I need to read through. 
What came across to me was there would be more responsibility on landlords, but that almost seemed like another typical DC cop out to me. This is a city created problem, starting with illegal value of these vouchers. The "solution" to the disaster they've made of upper connecticut, and potentially other buildings, needs to go much further than telling landlords to "do something". This city puts enough on landlords already.
Off to house shop outside the District line. DC sucks.
--DC Native[/quote]

What could landlords do that wouldn’t be considered discriminatory?[/quote]

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