the jimmymac attack!
This is a collection of assorted observations from my travels and experiences. Many of the posts refer to life in Taiwan where I spent a year living and working. And many others are about my own country, Canada.Sunday, June 04, 2006
Homeless shelters
What is the answer to homelessness? The answer is homes. If everyone had a home there'd be no homeless. The problem is some do not conform to the rules required to maintain a home. The next best thing to homes are shelters for them to use. If there were more than enough shelters perhaps we'd have less homeless.
There are more than enough hotels and restaurants and cars. Why not more than enough shelters? What if the government and private sector and charities could provide more than enough shelter beds? With places to shower and eat and feel safe? Perhaps people would not choose to sleep on the street. And perhaps some would graduate to better places and real homes. Don't worry that people would take advantage of the free shelter. No one who has a choice would stay in a shelter unless they had nothing better.
The solution to homelessness is to empower the homeless and help them to move up to something better.
There are more than enough hotels and restaurants and cars. Why not more than enough shelters? What if the government and private sector and charities could provide more than enough shelter beds? With places to shower and eat and feel safe? Perhaps people would not choose to sleep on the street. And perhaps some would graduate to better places and real homes. Don't worry that people would take advantage of the free shelter. No one who has a choice would stay in a shelter unless they had nothing better.
The solution to homelessness is to empower the homeless and help them to move up to something better.
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