there is a culture of "but people need to deserve it", and I guess because housing is so expensive
Housing doesn't have to be complex or extravagant. A single homeless person could thrive in a small 1-bedroom studio with a kitchenette with their own shower, etc. Many hotel-style residences would be suitable for this purpose.
A key factor will be locating this in a place that doesn't feel like a concentration camp and putting it near the city center with working public transportation so they can access employment options.
They can help "pay" for it via optional community programs for housekeeping, landscaping, trash removal, and so on. Many homeless individuals will not take handouts because of pride and they don't want to feel any more of a failure than they do.
It'll be better than being homeless, but not as good as having your own place (paid for by your own income).
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Housing doesn't have to be complex or extravagant. A single homeless person could thrive in a small 1-bedroom studio with a kitchenette with their own shower, etc. Many hotel-style residences would be suitable for this purpose.
A key factor will be locating this in a place that doesn't feel like a concentration camp and putting it near the city center with working public transportation so they can access employment options.
They can help "pay" for it via optional community programs for housekeeping, landscaping, trash removal, and so on. Many homeless individuals will not take handouts because of pride and they don't want to feel any more of a failure than they do.
It'll be better than being homeless, but not as good as having your own place (paid for by your own income).
Sounds great but there would need to be a no drug policy in this housing. Otherwise, these places will just become drug dens.
No drugs and mental health and drug counseling with job placement would be the dream situation.
The problem is, what jobs? There just aren't jobs for people of that sort. Those days are gone