Bergen County Ended Chronic Homelessness, So Can Every Other Community

[eridani]

Bergen County Ended Chronic Homelessness, So Can Every Other Community

https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/12/28/bergen-county-ended-chronic-homelessness-so-can-every-other-community

1) Provide one-stop housing health and employment services in a welcoming environment

2) Adopt the Housing First Model; Change the focus from fixing people to finding them housing.

3) Create a government, faith-based and non-profit collaborative model where everyone is bought into the same philosophy and goal

4) Provide low—to no—barrier housing focused sheltering. (For example, no intake process that involves extensive questioning or identification requirements.)

5) Adopt a County Homeless Trust Fund. This can provide additional financing to acquire property, purchase housing rental vouchers, fund supportive services, and provide family homeless prevention projects.

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[Cold Mountain Trail]

the homeless shelter model is sure a big loser. people need stability to do most things; a safe dependable place to be should

be the priority, not a place where you’re rousted out in the early morning and can’t go back to til evening, etc.

[Anonymous]

And some ppl don’t like having to stay with a group of other homeless ppl

It’s not exactly a peaceful environment.  Everything you own has to be locked up for safety. Some of the residents have psychiatric problems, many have drug problems, some are willing to steal or eager to fight.  You can’t relax there.  It’s nothing like a home.

I’ve talked to a handful of people (men mostly) without homes, and they view the local shelter as the last-ditch option.

[Pastiche]

Faith-based?

Doesn’t sound good to me.

[Cold Mountain Trail]

a government, faith-based and non-profit collaborative model

where everyone is brought into the same goal

[surrealAmerican]

What is that supposed to mean?

“faith based” is a big red flag.

 

on edit: This was intended to be a reply to coldmountaintrail’s post, just above.

I’m not sure why posting replies to replies isn’t working for me.

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