One of the benefits of a housing first model is giving the homeless person security and safety. When that need is met they can focus on things like recovery. This “Alternative shelter” model is a joke. Sleeping pods? Basically glamping at this point and never viewed as a permanent home by the residents which means they never feel that security that comes from a permanent home.
I’ve never been homeless but I’ve spent a night or two on a park bench. The anxiety and fear of constantly being worried someone could assault you is real. The only way I could sleep is by getting black out drunk.
America needs to step up its housing first model and offer permanent living quarters with basically no strings attached, anything less will end up a failed experiment.
One of the benefits of a housing first model is giving the homeless person security and safety. When that need is met they can focus on things like recovery. This “Alternative shelter” model is a joke. Sleeping pods? Basically glamping at this point and never viewed as a permanent home by the residents which means they never feel that security that comes from a permanent home.
I’ve never been homeless but I’ve spent a night or two on a park bench. The anxiety and fear of constantly being worried someone could assault you is real. The only way I could sleep is by getting black out drunk.
America needs to step up its housing first model and offer permanent living quarters with basically no strings attached, anything less will end up a failed experiment.