My friends and I were discussing the homeless yesterday at our group
The one thing that frustates me the most is the fact that people don't want to do the cheapest thing possible for the homeless because they don't believe the homeless deserve a safe, secure home for free. Housing them is the cheapest answer to the tax payer, hands down.
I don't know what kind of home they think the homeless would get. It's not a McMansion, or even a 1,200 sq ft home with all the luxuries.
I also don't know why it matters to them if the homeless get something for free. They weren't helping them, so why do they care if someone else does?
I came up with a fairly rough idea of a way to help the homeless, using something that has already been done successfully.
Get a plot of land that no one wants. A real clunker of a parcel that's been on the market forever. That way, it's obvious, no one wants it.
Set up tiny homes that can house 1 person. If you have a family, then a small mobile home. Tiny homes range from 450 sq ft to 900 sq ft. You can put a few on a fairly decent sized parcel.
Make a community garden that they can attend to while going through any rehab and/or therapy they need.
They can live for free while attending the rehab/therapy so they can get themselves stable.
Once they are ready to move from that, they are given donated clothes for job interviews. Now that they have a physical address, they can actually get a job.
Once they have a job, they must save a portion of their income and pay a modest rent. The rest is for them to enjoy things with.
Once they save up enough for their own apartment, they can move out and on with their lives. The time and rent spent during this time becomes a reference for them to get an apartment.
Yes, there will be failures. Yes there will be people who "take advantage". That's life. All well. Who cares?
Giving people a chance is more important than worrying about someone getting something for free, someone taking advantage of a situation, or unable to beat their demons. If you spend your time worried about what other people are getting that you aren't really makes you the bad person.
I don't know what kind of home they think the homeless would get. It's not a McMansion, or even a 1,200 sq ft home with all the luxuries.
I also don't know why it matters to them if the homeless get something for free. They weren't helping them, so why do they care if someone else does?
I came up with a fairly rough idea of a way to help the homeless, using something that has already been done successfully.
Get a plot of land that no one wants. A real clunker of a parcel that's been on the market forever. That way, it's obvious, no one wants it.
Set up tiny homes that can house 1 person. If you have a family, then a small mobile home. Tiny homes range from 450 sq ft to 900 sq ft. You can put a few on a fairly decent sized parcel.
Make a community garden that they can attend to while going through any rehab and/or therapy they need.
They can live for free while attending the rehab/therapy so they can get themselves stable.
Once they are ready to move from that, they are given donated clothes for job interviews. Now that they have a physical address, they can actually get a job.
Once they have a job, they must save a portion of their income and pay a modest rent. The rest is for them to enjoy things with.
Once they save up enough for their own apartment, they can move out and on with their lives. The time and rent spent during this time becomes a reference for them to get an apartment.
Yes, there will be failures. Yes there will be people who "take advantage". That's life. All well. Who cares?
Giving people a chance is more important than worrying about someone getting something for free, someone taking advantage of a situation, or unable to beat their demons. If you spend your time worried about what other people are getting that you aren't really makes you the bad person.
